ADVANCED SEMESTER

• Conversation (with a Community-Based Learning option)

• Spanish Composition

• Advanced Spanish Grammar (morphology & syntax)

• Intro to Cultural Studies of Central America

• Analysis of Latin American Contemporary Literature

• Latin American Cinema

• Conservation & Ecotourism

• Phonology

• Intro to Linguistics

• Contemporary Hispanic Texts

• Business Spanish

• Latin American Music

• Intro to Literary Analysis & Latin American Literature

• Cultural History of Central America

ADVANCED SUMMER

• Contemporary Latin American Short Stories

• Advanced Spanish Grammar (morpholy & syntax)

• Intro to Cultural Studies of Central America

• Latin American Cinema

• Spanish Composition

• Cultural History of Central America

• Business Spanish

• Conversation

• Latin American Music

• Tropical Ecology

• Contemporary Hispanic Texts

• Spanish for Nursing Careers

INTERMEDIATE SEMESTER

• Intermediate Spanish I/II (intensive 8 weeks each)

• Intermediate Conversation

• Intermediate Culture of Central America

• Intermediate Conservation & Ecotourism

• Intermediate Business Spanish

INTERMEDIATE SUMMER

• Intermediate Spanish I/II (intensive 8 weeks each)

• Intermediate Culture of Central America

• Intermediate Business Spanish

AND ALSO... *

•  Community health

• Politics & sociology

• Agriculture

• Interships & community service

* Course descriptions available upon request

COURSES AT UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICA  & UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL

UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA

The Instituto San Joaquín de Flores offers the option to semester students of enrolling in one course at the nearby UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA.  Areas include: Business, Communication, Advertising, Public Relations and Education. This enrollment also entitles the Instituto San Joaquin de Flores students to participate in sports and activities at the INTERAMERICANA with Costa Rican students. www.uinteramericana.edu

Courses recommended at the Universidad Interamericana:

Advertising and Public Relations:

• Communication and Semiotics.
• Oral and writing Communication

Administration:

• Marketing I

Education:

• Children’s Development Problems
• Adolescents’ Development Problems
• Children’s Literature

New for Spring 2006:

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL

As of  the Spring semester of 2006, the Instituto San Joaquín de Flores also offers the option to Spring semester students of enrolling in one course at the nearby UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL (UNA).   Areas include Business, Liberal Arts, Communications, Fine Arts, International Relations, Sociology, Economy and Education. This enrollment also entitles the Instituto San Joaquin de Flores students to participate in sports and activities at UNA with Costa Rican students. www.una.ac.cr/intercambio

Courses recommended at UNA:

Liberal Arts:

• Art: End of the Century
• Art and Popular Culture
• Human Vision of the Seventh Art (Cinema)
• Popular Music Philosophy
• Science, Technology and Society at the end of Millennium
• Modernity and Ecological Debate      
• Ethics and Philosophy 
• Human Being in his Social Surroundings
• Indian Thought
• Half of Century of Costa Rican Short Stories
• Culture and Globalization 
• Ecology and Cultural Identity
• Youth in Latin America
• Identity and the Traditional Tale
• Human Rights in the New Millennium
 

UNA Philosophy School, recommended courses:

• Ancient Philosophy Problems 
• Introduction to Ethical Problems
• Introduction to Modern Times Ethical  Problems
• Introduction to Aesthetics Problems
 

NOTES:

The students can take only one additional course either at the UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL, or at the UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA

The program reserves the right to change, cancel or add courses depending on enrollment and curricular needs.