J -Term 2009 Online December 7th thru 19th 2008, Field Course Jan 5th thru 17th 2009 
Summer 2009 Online July 20th thru 31st 2009, Field Course August 3rd thru 15th 2009 
• Program Description:  2 weeks On line/ 2 weeks on sight with lectures and field sessions
• Hours and credits:  15 on line hours, 30 lecture hours, 20 field session hours   (5 credits)  

Program Objectives:  
The purpose of this program is to expose exchange students to:
• General comprehension of key gender issues and women’s lives in Costa Rica .
• Overview of Costa Rican women’s issues projects through field trips and visits to NGO’s that work with gender issues. 
• The importance of Government support to women’s issues.

ON-LINE CONTENTS
10. A broad Costa Rican social overview
11. Women in the World.
12. Women in Society: a Latin American perspective and the Central American case.
13. Women in government and politics.
14. The changing Tica: Current statistics about Costa Rican women

ON-SITE (at Costa Rica) CONTENTS & ITINERARY may be retrieve on the on-line course once enrolled.