Santiago Courses

Review the list of courses below; then see the Santiago Class Timetable for a schedule. 

On the form provided (see STEP FOUR), indicate your courses in order of preference. Please see our online course list for more detailed descriptions. We will make every effort to meet your preferences, but you should have alternative courses approved by your home college in case of a course cancellation or schedule conflict. 

Santiago Class Timetable

Spanish Language (required)

Because the language courses are not directly equivalent to U.S. university Spanish courses, it is possible that a course will repeat some previous study. These classes each carry 4 credits:

• SPA 180 – Beginning Spanish

• SPA 280 – Intermediate Spanish

Matriculated Syracuse students: SPA 180 and 280 are not direct equivalents to the courses offered on main campus. If you intend to continue your Spanish language studies when you return to campus, you will need to take a placement test to determine the appropriate SU SPA course level. (Subsequent Spanish courses taken on the main campus may repeat prior study.)

Obtain approval for the most appropriate Spanish language course(s) based on your background in the language. Visiting students should refer to the course descriptions on our website and consult with an advisor in the languages department of your home school to select the appropriate language level. Your level will be confirmed with a placement test in Santiago.

Signature Seminar (required)

HST 406/IRP/LAS 334/PSC 428 – Contemporary Issues in Chile and Latin America (3 credits). You may not drop the Signature Seminar. 

Syracuse Santiago Center Featured Course

HST/IRP/LAS/PSC 424/PAI 624 – Dictatorships, Human Rights, and Historical Memory in Chile and the Southern Cone (3 credits) is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about Chile's recent turbulent history from those who experienced it. The course is taught in English by Santiago Center Director Dr. Mauricio Paredes. 

Take this chance to bear witness. This course will forever change the way you think about Chile, the people you meet and study with there, and global human rights. 

Other Optional Courses

All the courses below carry 3 credits: 

• COM 350 – Topics in Media Diversity and Inclusion: Diversity in Contemporary Chilean Film

• CRS/ARC/SOC 380.50 – Chilean Identity in Concrete Images: From Indigenous Groups to Contemporary Architecture

• ECN 380.9 – Latin American Economics 

• GEO/IRP 380.23 – Sustainability and Development in Chile

• HST 380.50 – Introduction to Latin American History 

• HOM 380.4 – Music of Latin America

• PSC 380.29 – Comparative Political Economy: Chile in World Perspective

• PSC 380.30 – Democratic Institutional Design