Programs in Quito, Ecuador

Quito, Ecuador: IES Area Studies and Language program

Quito is a picturesque Andean city in Ecuador with an historic old center that has been named a UNESCO world heritage site. Participants In this co-sponsored Area Studies and Language semester program take courses in Spanish with other U.S.-based students at the IES Abroad center. You may also enroll in a service learning seminar or take courses at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito with Ecuadorians. Your cohort includes 20-30 students from U.S. colleges and universities. Students live in private homes in Quito with families or señoras, with all meals provided.

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Quito, Ecuador: IES summer Language and Environmental Studies program

Based in the picturesque Andean city of Quito, this thematic summer program includes a three-week excursion to the Galápagos Islands. Students enroll in center-based courses on the environment and Spanish language with 10-15 students from U.S. colleges and universities. You live in a private home in Quito with a family or señora, with all meals provided. To be eligible, you must be in at least your third full-time semester of college. The program requires enrollment in a Spanish language course (3 credits) and two environmental studies courses taught in English, for 9 IU credits total. On the Galápagos Islands excursion, you explore the ecological diversity of one of Ecuador's most famous sites. You also visit the Amazon region, hiking through the world's largest and most biologically-diverse rainforest.

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Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Programs in Quito, Ecuador