Dominican Universities Program: Santo Domingo

Region: Latin America
Country: Dominican Republic
City: Santo Domingo
Language: Spanish
Term: Fall-Spring-Full Year
Semesters of language study required: 5 Semester of Spanish
Sponsoring Institution: CIEE

Notes:

Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, is located on the southern coast of the island. It has a population of two million and is considered to be the main economic and political center of the country. The Program is based at FLACSO and students take classes here, as well as at three other local universities: Instituto Filosófico Pedro Francisco Bonó (El Bonó), Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) and Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) alonside of local students.Students may be interested in their Caribbean Studies: Students take Social and Ethnocultural Identity of the Contemporary Caribbean, up to two elective courses taught at FLACSO, and up to three elective courses at CIEE-affiliated universities in Santo Domingo.

While in the DR, students live with host families and can get involved with the local community through volunteer projects.

For more information, contact an or CIEE in Santo Domingo.