Seminar and Field Trip

Argentina will once again be the focus of the Center for Latin American Studies’ Seminar and Field Trip. The vibrant country of more than 40 million diverse peoples has been a popular destination for study seminar/field trip and study abroad in general. The 10 to 15 students selected to participate will be spending six weeks in May and June of 2013 studying and living with a host family in Rosario, Argentina, the third largest city in the country with 1.3 million inhabitants. The students will first enroll in a spring semester-long preparatory seminar, then travel to Argentina, earning six credits applicable toward the CLAS certificate upon completion of the program.

Pitt in Ecuador

Interdisciplinary work in the Humanities, Sciences, and Engineering on the sustainability of Amazonian environment and culture. Held at Iyarina (Ee-yah-ree-nah) on the banks of the Napo River in eastern Ecuador, one of the most bio-diverse places on earth. Open to adventurous students from any college or university. This program is FLASF eligible for the study of Kichwa!!