VENUSA offers a variety of courses to suit a range
of academic needs. All professors are encouraged to use the
city, people and surroundings of Mérida as a living laboratory. Life
sciences professors have the region around Mérida at their
disposal: a geographical, ecological and biological treasure-trove
unlike anywhere else on Earth. Language professors might
send students to a local business, market or festival.
* Courses offered in English and Spanish
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
- Beginner Spanish (1st and 2nd semester)
- Intermediate Spanish (3rd and 4th semester)
- Spanish Composition & Conversation
- Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition
- Advanced Communication Skills
- Business Spanish
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Psycholinguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Spanish Phonetics
- Spanish Linguistics
- History of Spanish Languages
- Medical Terminology (coming soon)
- TESOL Courses (taught in English)
DEPARTMENT OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
- Cross-Cultural Communication *
- Cultural Anthropology
- Latin American Art
- The Spain of Cervantes
- The Art of Reading Literary Texts
- Caribbean Literature
- Venezuelan Literature
- Childrens Literature
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- Spanish-American Civilization: Modern Latin America
- History of Venezuela
- Latin American Politics and Civilization
- Geography of Venezuela *
- Education in Venezuela
- Film Criticism
- Critical Writing
- Folklore in Latin America *
- Museum Introduction (coming soon)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
- International Business *
- International Economics *
- International Finance *
- Cross-Cultural Management *
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
- Tropical Ecology *
- Field Botany in the Andes *
- Natural Resource Economics *
- Sustainable Tropical Agriculture *
- Natural Resource Development *
Each semester program covers 12-17 semester credits,
generally 5 classes.
Each 6-week summer session covers 6-10 semester credits, generally
2-3 classes.
There is no language pre-requisite for the semester and summer
programs; however, most of the Latin American Studies courses are
taught in Spanish. Students with less than two years of prior language
study will have a course selection limited to intensive Spanish
language and courses taught in English.
Students may opt to register for an intensive 1st and 2nd semester
Spanish (10 credits) or intensive 3rd and 4th semester Spanish
(10 credits) course concurrently during a semester or summer term.
SYLLABUS and ACADEMIC REGULATIONS are available
upon request.
