Registrations open for USAC Spring 2019 courses in English
The University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) is a non-profit organization that has as one of its purposes to offer English learning opportunities for UFSC’s academic community.
In this sense, it offers seats for UFSC students to attend courses in several areas – all of them taught completely in English. These courses are also attended by USAC foreign students.
To register, students must have an advanced level of English, especially of listening, writing and speaking skills, since student participation during classes is essential.
Students who attend at least 75% of the classes will receive a course completion certificate.
Requirements:
- Be regularly enrolled at UFSC;
- Have an advanced level of English (classes and course material will be in English);
- Have time availability and commitment to attend classes.
There are no course prerequisites and students from any undergraduate program may register.
Registration:
Those interested in attending the courses must go to USAC’s office (Room 219, Building A – CCE) to write an essay, do a brief interview in English, hand in their courses schedule for the 2019.1 semester, and sign an agreement term.
Registration period: from 22 to 28 February 2019 – Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The following courses will be offered:
2019 Spring term (7 March to 14 May 2019)
| Course title | Information |
| Brazilian Culture: Film
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Instructor: André Bakker
Area: Sociology Course description: click here Seats available: 2 Meetings: Mondays from 1:30 p.m. to 5 pm. Location: CCE Building A – room to be confirmed. Classes from 07/03 to 14/05/2019 Total class hours: 45h |
| International Development in Agriculture | Instructor: Cibele Longo
Area: Agriculture, Economy Course description: click here Seats available: 3 Meetings: Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. Location: CCE Building A – room to be confirmed. Classes from 07/03 to 14/05/2019 Total class hours: 45h |
| International Management | Instructor: Rosalia Lavarda
Area: Administration, International business Course description: click here Seats available: 3 Meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 3:20 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: CCE Building A – room to be confirmed. Classes from 07/03 to 14/05/2019 Total class hours: 45h |
| Latin American Social Inequalities | Instructor: Fabio Pádua
Area: Social service, sociology Course description: click here Seats available: 4 Meetings: Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3:20 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: CCE Building A – room to be confirmed. Classes from 07/03 to 14/05/2019 Total class hours: 45h |
| Natural Resource Management | Instructor: Carlos Salvador
Area: Biology, Environment Course description: click here Seats available: 3 Meetings: Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: CCE Building A – room to be confirmed. Classes from 07/03 to 14/05/2019 Total class hours: 45h |
| Peoples of the Amazon | Instructor: André Bakker
Area: Anthropology Course description: click here Seats available: 2 Meetings: Mondays from 11 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. Location: CCE Building A – room to be confirmed. Classes from 07/03 to 14/05/2019 Total class hours: 45h |
| Politics in Brazil | Instructor: Magali Alloatti
Area: Political Sciences Course description: click here Setas available: 4 Meetings: Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. To 12:40 p.m. Location: CCE Building A – room to be confirmed. Classes from 07/03 to 14/05/2019 Total class hours: 45h |
| Sustainable and Economic Development in Brazil | Instructor: Daniel da Silva
Area: Economy Course Description: click here Seats availabale: 2 Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Location: CCE Building A – room to be confirmed. Classes from 07/03 to 14/05/2019 Total class hours: 45h |
| Trade in the Americas: Mercosul and NAFTA | Instructor: Daniel da Silva
Area: Economy, Political Sciences Course description: click here Seats: 4 Meetings: Mondays and Thurdays from 9:10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. Location: CCE Building A – room to be confirmed. Classes from 07/03 to 14/05/2019 Total class hours: 45h |
| Wildlife Conservation | Instructor: Patrícia Pue Chagut
Area: Environment, Political Sciences Course Description: click here Seats available: 4 Meetings: Tuesdays from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: CCE Building A – room to be confirmed. Classes from 07/03 to 14/05/2019 Total class hours: 45h |
On the morning of 15 February, the Secretary for International Relations, Lincoln Fernandes, and the BRAFITEC Program Coordinators at UFSC, Guilherme de Oliveira Barra and Diego Fetterman, along with Professor Fernando Cabral, welcomed representatives from partner French institutions and the Universidade do Grande ABC. During the visit, which aimed to strengthen the relationship between the institutions, operational bottlenecks in the BRAFICTEC processes were discussed, as well as possibilities for new partnerships and the amount of funding opportunities for UFSC students.
Applications are open for the simplified selection process of German teachers to work in the UFSC Language Center (NucLi) linked to the Language without Borders (IsF) Program.
Applications are open for the simplified selection process of English teachers to work in the UFSC Language Center (NucLi) linked to the Language without Borders (IsF) Program.
