Costa Rica

The Program strongly encourages students to use the short and long academic programs offered through our partner institution, ICDS (International Center for Development Studies), in San José, Costa Rica. ICDS’ programs exclusively cater to student needs in the areas of sustainable development, environment, justice, and human rights. Students may earn anywhere from 6 to 15 credits by spending six weeks to a semester, even a year, at ICDS and hone their skills in analyzing the real problems of Latin America today.

Since most of these courses are in the areas of environment, development, and human rights, these are offered in English but readings in Spanish language are added for those with fluency in Spanish. Students expand their cultural knowledge by staying with Costa Rican families and enrolling in a Spanish language course.

Courses to choose from:

Students are asked to choose from among the following courses in Costa Rica:

• Human Development and Poverty in Central America
• Justice, Gender, and the Challenges of Development
• Justice and Human Rights in Latin America
• Politics of Democracy and Development in Latin America
• Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development: Case Studies in Central America
• Urban and Rural Development: Impact on Central America’s Environment
• Intensive Spanish

More Information

For more information, please see the ICDS website and their brochure.