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The
Summer
Session
of
the
University
of Virginia Program in Perú will take place: 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 or
in Spanish, as 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.
Immediately upon arrival in Lima and before the
start of classes students receive extensive academic and security
orientation
to complement pre-departure information and orientation sessions.
Session
students will be assigned tasks designed to introduce them to the city
of Lima
in a safe and enjoyable manner; their first evening in Perú they
will all share
a meal at a local chifa in the district of Miraflores. During these
initial
events Program Directors will
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.
During a ten-day period in the middle of the
session, Summer Session students will travel to the Andean city of
Tarma, some
140 miles east of Lima, where they will engage in
various
activities of cultural interest.
At the
end of the session and before departure to the US, students have the
opportunity to take an optional, program-organized excursion to the
city of
Cusco, including a visit to Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas.
Courses will meet daily Monday through Friday
for two
hours, starting either at 9:30 am or 11:30 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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