Secretaria de Relações Internacionais | Office of International Relations

USAC – University Studies Abroad Consortium is a non-profit institution that has established a partnership with UFSC in 2013 to promote exchange between international students and the university community as a whole through academic, cultural and linguistic immersion.
One of the goals of our program is to provide English language learning opportunities for the university community.

Therefore, we invite undergraduate students from UFSC to participate in the following short courses offered in English by our institution:

Session I: June 2017 (May 29 –  June 23, 2017)

Course: Anthropology & Culture in Brazil

Lecturer: André Bakker

Meetings: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 am to 12: 40 pm
Location: Rectorate Building II (Shop 4, ground floor), Açaí Room
Period: from May 29 to June 22, 2017
Total Class Hours: 45h
A certificate will be given at the end of the course.
Description: click here

More information: john.loveday@usac.unr.edu

Course: International Development

Lecturer: Daniel Corrêa da Silva

Meetings: Tuesdays from 11:00 am to 12:40 pm and from 3:15 pm to 4:45 pm, Thursdays from 3:15 pm to 5:15 pm, Fridays from 9:30 am to 12:40 pm
Location: Rectorate Building II (Shop 4, ground floor), Attic and Guaraná Room
Period: from May 30 to June 23, 2017
Total Class Hours: 45h
A certificate will be given at the end of the course.
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More information: john.loveday@usac.unr.edu

Course: Natural Resource Management

Lecturer: Anderson Batista

Meetings: Monday from 1:30 pm to 4:45 pm, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 am to 12:40 pm
Location: Trindade (Florianópolis) Campus – Room to be confirmed
Period: from May 29 to June 23, 2017
Total Class Hours: 45h
A certificate will be given at the end of the course.
Description: click here

More information: john.loveday@usac.unr.edu

Course: Capoeira

Lecturer: Counter-Master Sardinha

Meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Galpão (Address:Capitão Amaro Seixas Ribeiro 333, Côrrego Grande)
Period: from 29 May to 23 June, 2017
Total Class Hours: 15h
A certificate will be given at the end of the course.
Description:

Join in this fun and free capoeira class, basic level, with USAC students. Learn this Brazilian art together with the American students.

Session II: July 2017 (06/29/17 – 07/28/17)

Course: Race, Gender & Graphic Novels in Brazil

Lecturer: Qiana Whitted (Visiting Professor, University of South Carolina)

Meetings: Monday from 1:30 pm to 4:45 pm, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 am to 12:40 pm
Location: Rectorate Building II (Shop 4, ground floor), Açaí Room
Period: from June 29 to July 28, 2017
Total Class Hours: 45h
A certificate will be given at the end of the course.
Description: click here

More information: john.loveday@usac.unr.edu

Course: Brazilian Culture: Film

Lecturer: André Bakker

Meetings: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 am to 12: 40 pm
Location: Rectorate Building II (Shop 4, ground floor), Açaí Room
Period: from June 29 to July 27, 2017
Total Class Hours: 45h
A certificate will be given at the end of the course.
Description: click here

More information: john.loveday@usac.unr.edu

Course: Sustainable & Economic Development in Brazil

Lecturer: Daniel Corrêa da Silva

Meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 pm to 4:45 pm, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 am to 12:40 pm
Location: Trindade (Florianópolis) Campus – Room to be confirmed
Period: from June 30 to July 28, 2017
Total Class Hours: 45h
A certificate will be given at the end of the course.
Description: click here

Course: Brazilian Music & Dance

Lecturer: Carlos Maroto Guerola

Meetings: Mondays from 1:30 pm to 4:45 pm
Location: Rectorate Building II (Shop 4, ground floor), Açaí Room
Period: from March 2 to May 17, 2017
Total Class Hours: 45h
A certificate will be given at the end of the course.
Description: click here

Grades:

These are short term courses, so they are taught on an intensive basis. It is important that the enrolled student can attend classes frequently.

All courses are given in English, except for the Capoeira course.

Deadline for registration: until 23 June 2017 – 12 p.m.

CONTACT

For registration and further information:

Come to our office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Monday to Thursday, or from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Fridays.

Or contact us at renato.carvalho@usac.unr.edu.