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Middlebury School in Chile: Temuco (Outgoing Program) Featured:

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  • Locations: Temuco, Chile
  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Calendar Year, Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: Middlebury Schools Abroad 
  • Dates / Deadlines
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Program Type: Middlebury Schools Abroad Program Sponsor: Middlebury Schools Abroad
Language of Instruction: Spanish Click here for a definition of this term Language Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level instruction with a 'B' average in language coursework
Click here for a definition of this term GPA (cumulative): 2.67 Click here for a definition of this term Minimum Language GPA: 3.0
Click here for a definition of this term Minimum Major GPA: 3.0 Internships Available: YES
Excursions: YES Housing Type: Homestay
Click here for a definition of this term Midd. Financial Aid: YES Advisor: Alessandra Capossela
Subjects Offered: Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Communications, Computer Science, Dance, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Film, Geography, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Spanish/Hispanic Literature Recommended Program: YES
Featured Program: Yes
Program Description:
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Sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains, and stretching 4,300 km from the Peruvian border in the north to Cape Horn and the Strait of Magellan in the south, Chile encompasses every kind of environment from tropical to desert to sub Antarctic.  The long, impossibly thin line of Chile boasts a magnificent Pacific coastline, Andean peaks with over 50 active volcanoes, the inhospitable Atacama Desert, and Chilean Patagonia.  Since the end of military rule and the return of a stable democracy in 1990, Chile has proven an attractive site for university-level study. Chilean history covers all phases and models that students may have studied and wish to learn about first-hand.

One of the best kept secrets of the southern universities, the Universidad de la Frontera in the city of Temuco is well known for its programs in sociology and anthropology, and especially indigenous studies.  There are very few international students enrolled at UFRO, making it ideal for the more independent student. It is located ten minutes by bus from the downtown area and enrolls roughly 5,000 students in its schools of Medicine, Engineering and Administration, Education and Humanities, and Agricultural Sciences. 

The Universidad de la Frontera is also one of the sites of the School in Chile's fall semester Sustainability and Society Track, which provides students with the opportunity to engage with sustainability studies within the context of rural development and Indigenous Studies.  Students in this track will take two courses within the university's Department of Natural Resources and will participate in a research project led by a university faculty member.  Students will also have the opportunity to apply their academic work through an internship with an organization working in the field of environmental studies and Indigenous community support.  

 

Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2025 10/01/2024 ** Rolling Admission 02/19/2025 07/18/2025
NOTE: Dates are approximate: Do not purchase a plane ticket until official program dates are available on the School in Chile Dates & Fees page (https://www.middlebury.edu/schools-abroad/schools/chile/dates-fees). MIDDLEBURY UNDERGRADUATES must apply by February 1, 2024.
Calendar Year 2025 10/01/2024 ** Rolling Admission 02/19/2025 12/19/2025
NOTE: Dates are approximate: Do not purchase a plane ticket until official program dates are available on the School in Chile Dates & Fees page (https://www.middlebury.edu/schools-abroad/schools/chile/dates-fees). MIDDLEBURY UNDERGRADUATES must apply by February 1, 2024.

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants who apply in the fall or winter will be notified on February 15th of the academic year preceeding study abroad. Applicants whose applicaitons are completed after February 15th (or anytime in the fall, if they are applying to study abroad during the following spring semester) will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline. Some Schools Abroad will fill before the deadline.