Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, offers courses taught in English and also Spanish as a foreign language classes, specially designed for international students. The courses that are taught in English include subjects that match to what is taught in the second or the third undergraduate year, such as pointed out by the first code number that represents them (e.g. HISP 360).
In these courses the international students have the opportunity to share the class with students who come from all over the world and even with some Chilean students that may have the chance to enroll into some of them.
The Specially Designed Courses for our international students offers in general a total of 3 credits per class. A number of six classes (18 credits) corresponds to a full semester academic load equal to 30 ECTS credits.
For the Specially Designed Courses the semester begins in March (Spring) and August (Fall), and ends in June (Spring) and November (Fall).
SYLLABUS SDC 2018 CAMPUS SANTIAGO
| CODE | COURSE | UAI CREDITS | CONTACT HOURS |
| HIS315 | LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND IDENTITY | 3 | 45 |
| LAS325 | LATIN AMERICA IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION | 3 | 45 |
| LAS335 | LATIN AMERICA ON FILM | 3 | 45 |
| LAS350 | SOCIALISM, CAPITALISM AND COMMUNISM IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 | 45 |
| LAS360 | HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHILE: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 3 | 45 |
| CODE | COURSE | UAI CREDITS | CONTACT HOURS |
| SPAN121 | ESPAÑOL BÁSICO: GRAMÁTICA | 4,5 | 67 |
| SPAN111 | ESPAÑOL BÁSICO: COMUNICACIÓN | 4,5 | 67 |
| SPAN221 | ESPAÑOL INTERMEDIO: GRAMÁTICA | 3 | 45 |
| SPAN211 | ESPAÑOL INTERMEDIO: COMUNICACIÓN | 3 | 45 |
| SPAN341 | ESPAÑOL AVANZADO: NEGOCIOS | 3 | 45 |
| SPAN340 | ESPAÑOL AVANZADO: CULTURA CHILENA | 3 | 45 |
| SPAN 355 | GRAMÁTICA AVANZADA | 3 | 45 |
| SPAN350 | FONÉTICA DEL IDIOMA ESPAÑOL | 3 | 45 |
| SPAN360 | INTRODUCCIÓN A LOS GÉNEROS LITERARIOS | 3 | 45 |
| CODE | COURSE | UAI CREDITS | CONTACT HOURS |
| SPAN221 | ESPAÑOL INTERMEDIO: GRAMÁTICA | 3 | 45 |
| SPAN211 | ESPAÑOL INTERMEDIO: COMUNICACIÓN | 3 | 45 |
| SPAN341 | ESPAÑOL AVANZADO: NEGOCIOS | 3 | 45 |
| SPAN340 | ESPAÑOL AVANZADO: CULTURA CHILENA | 3 | 45 |
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez is accredited to be official examiner for the DELE (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) by the Instituto Cervantes.
The University gives the exam twice a year, and generally offers the B1 and B2 levels (CEFR) at Viña del Mar campus only.
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez offers a Certificate in Latin-American Studies to those students who meet the following requirements:
The students must pass a minimum number of 12 UAI credits:
In order to have a certificate specialized with a major: