A special SJSU June program in Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Learn a global perspective of social work, social justice and human rights
• Learn Argentine culture and basic/advanced conversational Spanish language.
• Gain a better understanding of Latin American human rights issues and challenges to social work practice, policy and education
• Study how the recent social and economic history of Argentina has informed the challenges of delivering social services.
• Visit Argentine communities, cultural and political centers and meet with leading Argentine social workers, human rights activists and educators.
• Take tours to important historical, cultural and locations in greater Buenos Aires region.
  

City FACTS

As the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires offers a heady blend of traditional European culture, combined with a fusion of indigenous culture, fed by   increasing immigration from the interior of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru. It is a fantastic, energized beehive of cultural, social experimentation, experiencing a   renaissance of venerable institutions as the tango, a flourishing and sophisticated art scene, educational and cutting edge experiments in labor ownership and Latin American cosmopolitan life. Buenos Aires is the political, economic, educational center of Argentina, a world class, complex and cosmopolitan metropolis offering an array of significant cultural sights, as well as a fascinating laboratory to understand human rights and social justice’s issues in Latin America. Must see focal points include the world-renowned Teatro Colon, the Casa Rosada, (Presidential Palace), the Recoleta Cemetery (burial place of Eva Peron.)

The words Buenos Aires mean “good airs”. Buenos Aires is one of the world's most sophisticated and complex cities. Over thirteen million people live there.

Campus FACTS

University of Palermo, BsAs

In December of 1990, the Ministry of Education and Justice authorized the University of Palermo; its first classes began in 1991. Since then, the University of Palermo (UP) has been characterized by its dynamic growth and its pursuit of academic excellence.  At the present time, the UP offers degrees in multiple disciplines, is organized in six Faculties and several interdisciplinary Schools and special programs. It is located in a safe, middle/upper middle class neighborhood of Buenos Aires and is today one of the most dynamic institutions of Argentina’s university system   with a particular urban focus.

Academic Program

The San Jose State School of Social Work offers this course and all participants must take the following three unit course:

SW 285/185 is 3-credit hour course focusing on Argentina’s recent social and political history, its current human rights climate and the challenges facing those working in the context of social justice. It is especially relevant for students {upper division or graduate} in social work, anthropology, history, global studies, Latin American studies, public health, social science, sociology, communications studies, psychology, and occupational therapy among others. It   includes lectures, field trips, museum tours, guest lectures, documentary films, and excursions. There will also be a conversational Spanish course offered although no prior Spanish is required.

Program Overview

This course focuses on current social justice and human rights as well as social history and culture of Argentina This educational/cultural experience will be centered on the city of Buenos Aires as well as the recent history of the country with its military dictatorship, the ‘disappearance’ of 30,000, the courageous Madres del Plaza de Mayo, its   return to democracy in 1983 and its economic crisis in 2002.

Accommodation, Safety and Visas

Buenos Aires is a large city with good sanitation and public health services. Students will stay with families in the middle class barrio (neighborhood) of Palermo, which gives its name to our host university, the University of Palermo... Safety and security are   quite adequate, but normal precautions for living in a large city will be stressed. We will register the group with consular agencies in Buenos Aires .No special Sate Department warning is in effect for Argentina. http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1072.html.
The group will be covered by SJSU’s standard travel insurance

Program Leaders

Prof. Mike Gorman
is an SJSU Professor of social work.
Email   emg3@sjsu.edu or mike.gorman@sjsu.edu
Phone 408-924-5812
Office WSQ 215 G

Program Dates

Application Deadlines

Estimated Costs

SJSU Special Session Tuition (3 units @ $250)	$    750.00
Program fees, lodging, meals, class materials and local tours approx	$ 1,900.00 (approx)
Estimated Total	$2,650.00
Air fare (est)	$ 1,100.00
These estimated costs do not include personal expenses as this varies among different participants

Contact us at the Study Abroad Office, Clark Hall, Room 543 Tel  (408) 924-5931 Fax (408) 924-5976
or send us an email