CAPA Summer Internship in Buenos Aires, Argentina
This program is currently not accepting applications and will be paused through Fall 2023. If you would like to discuss your study abroad options, please contact the CWIL office at abroad@saintmarys.edu.
Buenos Aires is a colorful and electrifying Global City. It is also a diverse city with an immigrant population largely made up of Europeans and other Latin Americans. You can taste the local foods like a succulent churrasco (grilled steak), or enjoy a cultural event such as watching a lively polo match.
This six-week summer program gives you insight into the significant ways in which Buenos Aires has been imagined, invented, and transformed by globalization. Earn 6-9 credits.
LOCATION
Buenos Aires is Argentina’s big, cosmopolitan capital city. Its center is the Plaza de Mayo, lined with stately 19th-century buildings including Casa Rosada, the iconic, balconied presidential palace. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia.
PROGRAM of STUDY
Earn 6-9 credits per term (courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted; internships are 3 credits). Credits are issued by State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego.
EXCURSIONS and ACTIVITIES
Enjoy a full day excursion to an estancia, an Argentine cattle ranch, where you will learn about the ranching traditions of gauchos, watch a showcase of traditional music and dancing, and enjoy an asado, a classic Argentine barbecue. Social events include an arrival reception, mid-term dinner, and a farewell ceremony.
CAPA-led activities each term include a tour of Buenos Aires’ famous street murals and a visit to the Immigration Museum, housed in the building where countless people stayed after leaving their homelands and loved ones in search of a better life. Mate on Tuesday is a weekly informal gathering where students can enjoy a favorite local beverage. Other activities vary by term and reflect what is on at the time.
HOUSING
Students live in private homes with host families, in a residential area within commuting distance to the CAPA center, where they will have their own room and two meals each day
TRANSPORTATION, COSTS, and FINANCIAL AID
Accepted students will pay $7,050 to Saint Mary’s College for the CAPA program. This includes 6 credits, homestay with two meals, orientation, study tours, and GEO Blue insurance. Students are responsible for their own round-trip transportation to Buenos Aires and personal expenses.
Short term, need-based Travel Grants are available through CWIL.
ELIGIBILITY and REQUIREMENTS
The internship program is open to any major. Students need to complete at least three semesters of study and have a minimum GPA of 2.8 in order to apply.
For more information, contact:
Rebecca Méndez
Assistant Director of International Programs
Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership
(574) 284-4740
rmendez@saintmarys.edu