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Summer Program in Puebla
 The Puebla Summer Program is open to students from all colleges. Notre Dame will offer Engineering and Spanish courses during the summer of 2006
at Universidad de las Americas (UDLA).
All students will enroll in two courses. Engineering students will complete an engineering course, either Introduction to Structural Engineering or Global Engineering, and a 3 credit Spanish language course
while all other students will complete six credits in Spanish language/Mexican culture. Students will live in UDLA dormitories or with families, and will be offered a variety of trips and activities through UDLA's Centro Internacional de Lengua y Cultura (CILC).
Professor David Kirkner will accompany students and will teach Introduction to Structural Engineering. He was also likely arrange a Habitat for Humanity service project during the program.
The approximate dates of the six week program are May 19 to June 30, 2006, and the cost is approximately $3,800. The price includes tuition, room and board, and activities. Students must make their own flight arrangements
Applications are available through the International Study Program website and should be submitted no later than March 1, 2006.
NOTE: Interested students will be able to enroll in UDLA's Spanish for Health Professions program this summer. Students will earn 6 credits while taking Spanish for Medical Profession (ROSP 24460) and participating in a medical internship (ANTH 34721). Students will take a day trip to Mexico City to visit private hospitals and will also travel to Cuetzalan to learn about traditional Mexican medicine. The cost of this program is about $4,200.
Puebla Course Listings:
CE 34200 – Introduction to Structural Engineering
Introduction to structural engineering; analysis of statically determinate structures; deflection analysis; analysis of indeterminate structures using classical and matrix methods; introduction to analysis software, structural design concepts and codes and standards.
EG – Global Engineering
Students will learn a framework for the systematic analysis of globalization in technical endeavors. The course will be based on global and culture models, analysis and discussion of real cases, field trips and discussions with industry experts, and student projects. This course will likely fulfill a technical elective for all majors within the College of Engineering.
POLS 34405 – Mexican Politics
In this course, you will analyze current political, social, and economic realities of Mexico. The course is listed as LE 442 Mexican Politics in UDLA’s documentation.
ROSP 14101 – Beginning Spanish I
This course introduces basic Spanish grammar structures and fosters functional ability needed for daily life situations. The course is listed as LE 144 Spanish I: Grammar in UDLA’s documentation.
ROSP 14102 – Beginning Spanish II
This course fosters the use of language functions and promotes vocabulary growth through varied activities and tasks assigned to students. Additional practice is gained through the reading and writing of simple texts. This course is listed as LE 145 Spanish I: Oral and Written Communication in UDLA’s documentation.
ROSP 24201 – Intermediate Spanish I
This course is for intermediate level students. It fosters the understanding and use of all time frames and functional ability related to narrating and describing. This course is listed as LE 244 Spanish II: Grammar in UDLA’s documentation.
ROSP 24202 – Intermediate Spanish II
This course is designed to improve communicative skills in reading and writing. Working with important literature texts, it fosters the acquisition of specialized vocabulary through discussion of the readings. This course is listed as LE 245 Spanish II: Oral and Written Communication in UDLA’s documentation.
ROSP 24220 – Intermediate Grammar Review
This is a course for students who desire to achieve an advanced level of proficiency. It focuses on complex structures and promotes discussion and expression of opinions, feelings, and ideas. This course is listed as LE 341, Spanish III: Grammar in UDLA’s documentation.
ROSP 34320 – Advanced Grammar
This course is a challenging review of Spanish grammar in its more complex grammatical structures and functions. This course is listed as LE 441 Spanish IV: Grammar in UDLA’s documentation.
ROSP 24450 – Spanish for Business
This course combines the practice of Spanish with on-site activities, interviews, and visits to important companies in Mexico. It is listed as LE 344 Spanish III: Business Communication in UDLA’s documentation.
ROSP 34820 – Survey of Spanish American Literature II
This course is an overview of the most significant literary movements and authors of Twentieth Century Mexican Literature. Reading and discussion of literary pieces are combined with analysis of movies based on the texts. It is listed as LE 345 Spanish III: Twentieth Century Mexican Literature in UDLA’s documentation.
ROSP 24681 – Mexican Culture
The course is a cultural and historical analysis from pre-Hispanic times to the present. Several aspects of contemporary Mexican culture are discussed and analyzed. This course is listed as LE 442 Spanish IV: Mexican Civilization in UDLA’s documentation.
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More questions?
Feel free to contact Sarah Baer at 631-0644 or e-mail her at: sbaer@nd.edu with any questions you may have regarding the opportunity to spend a summer studying in Puebla, Mexico.
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