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Curriculum | Excursions | Costs
The Summer Session of the University of Virginia Program in Perú will take place from May 18 to July 3, 2009. Classes will start on May 22 and will end on June 25, with a mid-program break scheduled for June 6-14. The program offers financial aid opportunities for both UVa and non-UVa students attending its Summer Session. These grants are awarded on the basis of need and merit and are described above, in the section on Financial Aid. All Summer Session courses are specially designed for the University of Virginia Program and are conducted in English unless indicated. However, the Summer Session takes place during the normal Peruvian academic first semester, and all our courses are open to regular Peruvian university students at our host institution. US students, therefore, have ample opportunity to meet Peruvian students and to audit regular Peruvian classes. All participants in the UVa Program in Perú Summer Session are assigned Peruvian students as compañeros (companions) to help them meet other Peruvian students and integrate into the life of the host university. Shortly after their arrival in Lima and their orientation sessions, and before the start of classes, Summer Session students will be taken on a short two-day, one-night excursion to a site near Lima. Possible destinations include the natural reserve of Paracas and the colonial city of Ica, to the south, or Caral, the oldest city in the Americas dating to 3000 BC, and the active commercial town of Barranca, to the north. The purpose of this excursion is to prepare students for their Peruvian experience by enabling reflection on various aspects of the country, on how their perception may be affected by their own presuppositions and attitudes, and on how they themselves will be affected by this experience. The Program Directors will accompany students during this trip. All transportation and accommodation costs are included in the program fees, as are most meals during the excursion. During the ten-day break in the middle of the session, Summer Session students have the opportunity to take an optional, program-organized excursion to the city of Cusco, including Machu Picchu, and either the Amazonic tropical rainforest in the region of Madre de Dios, or the city of Arequipa and the region around Lake Titicaca in the southern Andes. Summer Session students will enroll in two courses, each worth three credits awarded on a transcript from the Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya. Courses will meet daily Monday through Friday for two hours, starting either at 9:00 am or 11:00 am. Please note that to count courses towards a major all UVa students must obtain the approval of the appropriate major advisor or departmental Director of Undergraduate Studies (except in the Departments of Philosophy and of History, where all Program courses may be counted towards a major or minor subject to regular departmental regulations; this does not affect the need for all UVa students to obtain pre-approval of any courses they are planing to take abroad). Non-UVa students should seek advice from their International Studies Office or major or minor department regarding transfer of credits. Complete course offerings for the Summer Term are indicated in the Summer Session Curriculum section. Course numbers indicate the equivalent University of Virginia courses. Class times and course availability are subject to change as required by student interest (courses normally require a minimum of 6 students). |
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