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Art & Culture in Latin America Maymester
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Faculty Spotlight
Mary Engel See Prof. Engel's bio here.
Courses
Directed Studies in Studio Art
ARST 3120 Aqueous Media
ARST 4080 Directed Study in Drawing
ARST 4180 Directed Study in Painting
ARST 4280 Directed Study in Photography
ARST 4900 Directed Studies
Objectives
Students will experience and reflect upon the nature and culture of Costa Rica through study, direct observation and interaction with its people, natural and built environment, and institutions of culture. As a result of their experiences and reflections, the students will create a process-portfolio of works of art, journal entries, sketches, and exhibition that demonstrates the ways their art and ways of thinking have been informed by their international study experience.
The purpose is to:
- Enhance the student’s knowledge of the cultural influences on the choices that artists make including the various materials, concepts and methodologies applicable to the art of making experience in Costa Rica.
- Enhance the ability of each student to establish an intellectual, emotional, aesthetic, social, and cultural rationale commensurate with the issues of art-making.
- Encourage the development and awareness of personal avenues of expression that are influenced by the study of Latin American art history, art-making principles, and values of technical proficiency.
Excursions
Students will explore Costa Rica on group excursions. Activities included on the excursions are an integral part of course material and the overall study abroad experience. Students will explore lava flows and thermal springs at Arenal Volcano, the cloud forest in Monteverde and beaches on the Pacific coast.
Costs
The program costs approximately $2800 plus in-state UGA tuition and fees. The cost of the program covers lodging and three meals per day at UGA’s Costa Rica campus, study abroad insurance, and hotels, meals, entry fees, and transportation on program excursions. Additional costs include personal items, airfare and in-state tuition.
***Note: Out-of-state students pay in-state tuition. The HOPE scholarship applies.
Payment Methods & Schedule
The program fees will be charged to your student account. You may pay online with a credit card or mail a check to the Office of the Bursar. Access your student account here.
| March 5th |
$300 |
Deposit due with application. |
| March 31st |
$1250 |
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| April 30th |
$1250 |
Final balance due. |
Through the UGA Costa Rica Office flexible payment options for program fees are available. The balance MUST BE PAID IN FULL before your program's departure. Please contact Matt Stevens for more information at 706-425-3316.
Tuition is not included in the program fee and will be posted to your student account as well. If you receive a scholarship or financial aid please notify the UGA Costa Rica Office if any payments will need to be submitted after the deadlines. Tuition payments must be paid in full a week before your programs' departure.
Non-UGA Student Costs & Transient Application
An additional application and $50 processing fee is required for non-UGA students to enroll. Click here for instructions and to download the Transient Student applicaiton. Contact the UGA Costa Rica Office to confirm when you have started the application process.
Non-UGA students will be charged $250, in addition to their tuition, for their non-UGA student accounts through the UGA Bursar’s office.
Application Process
To apply, students must submit a complete application, transient application (if applicable) and a $300 deposit. No application is complete without the deposit, which will be deducted from the total cost of the program. Deposit will be made payable via the UGA student accounts system the week following submission of this application. The deposit will be refunded if the applicant is not accepted, or if the applicant withdraws by the program's withdrawal deadline. Transient students need to include a check for the deposit amount along with their application, click here for complete instructions for transient students.
Enrollment is limted to 22 qualified students.
Target Dates / Deadlines
Application & $300 deposit deadline: March 5th, 2010
Withdrawal deadline: March 19th
After this date students who withdraw from the program will be responsible to cover program setup costs that have been spent on the student's behalf, i.e. hotel reservation, transportation and other payments to local vendors.
Final Balance Due: April 30th, 2010
Contact Us
Email Matt Stevens at ugacr@uga.edu or call 706-425-3316.
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