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Accepting online applications for Fall 2008
This unique program will be offered every Fall semester.
Fall 2008 : August 27 - December 17, 2008
The Center for Global Education, in partnership with Road 2 Argentina , offers students the unique opportunity to participate in a professional academic internship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, one of the cultural capitals of South America. Students are placed in unpaid professional internships for academic credit, based on their course work, skills and personal interests. Possible placements include: Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Amnesty International, Fondo de Garantias Buenos Aires, The Buenos Aires Herald, Bairexport, and Fundacion Metropolitana. Please note that these internships are not guarantees, but possibilities.
In this 16 week program, internships are complemented with a weekly class focusing on Argentine Life and Culture, taught by local faculty in Buenos Aires . Students intern four days per week, gaining valuable practical experience, and participate in the formal class one day per week. Students are evaluated according to their performance at the internships, and are also required to complete reflective and research assignments as part of their coursework (From both the Mason Faculty Director and their Argentine professor). All students, both Mason and non-Mason, are eligible for career counseling, resume writing tips and internship search strategies from Mason's University Career Services, in SUB 1, Room 348.
Internships are offered in a variety of professional fields including:
For all placements, students need approximately intermediate level Spanish to participate. If you are not sure about your level, please contact the Department of Modern and Classical Languages.
-UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS-
12 credits (9 internship credits + 3 for the class on Argentine Life and Culture OR 6 internship credits + 3 for the class on Argentine Life & Culture + 3 for an additional independent study).
-GRADUATE STUDENTS-
Up to 9 credits (3–6 internship credits + 3 for the class on Argentine Life and Culture)
For the internship credit, graduate students may use course number PUAD 794 Internship (3–6 credits) or they can seek internship credit through their department (For example, MAM 790). The course number for the class is PUAD 796 Directed Readings & Research.
Students will stay in single accommodation in a home stay with an Argentine family
Undergraduates must have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA and have completed at least 45 credit hours. Graduate students should have at least a 3.0 GPA. This program is open to both Mason and non-Mason students.
Program Fee:
Fall 2008: $ 7,060 ($7,110 for non Mason students)
This fee includes:
The program fee does not include:
Financial aid may apply. To see if you are eligible for aid, please pick up a Financial Aid Profile Form and Cost Breakdown from the Center for Global Education or download the form and take it to the Mason Financial Aid Office.
CGE reserves the right to raise its program fees in light of currency fluctuations or any other unforeseen circumstances.
June 13, 2008
To apply consult the How to Apply section and apply online.
Mason reserves the right to make any necessary changes, including adjustments in cost, in the event that unforeseen circumstances arise.
For more information, please attend a study abroad info session.
Program Officer: Sarah Mournighan