Study Abroad in Costa Rica

API in Costa Rica
API offers comprehensive semester, summer and year study abroad and volunteer programs in San Joaquin de Flores and San Jose, Costa Rica. In both locations students can focus on Latin American culture, Spanish language, and environmental conservation. Students in San Jose can also take classes in English.

Visit: www.apistudyabroad.com

ICADS Field Course in Resource Management and Sustainable Development
The Institute for Central American Development Studies, (ICADS) offers an interdisciplinary semester program in Costa Rica focusing on development from ecological, socio-economic perspectives. Semester includes: 4 weeks of intensive Spanish and social issues, 5 weeks in the field in managed and natural ecosystems learning methodologies of field research in social and natural sciences (banana transnationals, traditional agriculture, community cooperatives; cloud forest and watershed management); 5 weeks of independent research - working in rural communities. Fall and spring semesters with academic credit.

Contact: Institute for Central American Development Studies c/o ICADS, Dept. 826, P.O. Box 025216, Miami, Florida 33102-5216; info@icads.org;www.icads.org

Spanish, Ecology, Latin American Studies in Heredia and Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Even if you have had no previous Spanish language experience, you can study Spanish in Costa Rica or take elective courses in English. The Spanish spoken in Costa Rica is considered one of the purest and easiest to understand in Latin America. Our study abroad program in San José, Costa Rica offers a wide range of courses in areas such as Ecology and Environmental Studies, International Business & Economics, and Latin American Studies, among others. You will also have the opportunity of doing volunteer work, learning to dance to popular Latin American music, and immersing yourself in Costa Rican culture.

Contact: usac@unr.edu, usac.unr.edu.

Contact: abarahona@uveritas.ac.cr, www.uveritas.ac.cr