University Overview
(UIDE) is an聽internationally accredited private university聽located in the heart of modern Quito.聽International students usually take advantage of UIDE鈥檚聽extensive sports offerings,聽ranging from聽horse riding and paintball to salsa classes.聽UIDE聽offers聽classes with a maximum of 25 students聽to ensure聽personalized assistance聽for foreign students.
Semester Calendar
Fall:聽 August 鈥� December
Spring:聽 February 鈥� June
Assisting UCA Professor
颁辞苍迟补肠迟听Dr. Alana Reid for more information on courses and credits.
areid@uca.edu 聽|聽 501-450-5096聽 |聽 Irby 207 D 聽|聽聽Department of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures,聽&聽Cultures
Education Abroad Credits
Typically students take the equivalent of 12 to 15 credit hours abroad. Check with our office for more information about your specific options.
Primary Language of Instruction: Spanish with some courses taught in English.
Check the partner school鈥檚 website for additional offerings.
See sample coursework below and education abroad聽credits exchange students earned while abroad.
| UIDE (Ecuador) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Host Institution Course Title(s) | UCA Course Code(s) | UCA Course Title(s) |
| Human Rights | ANTH 3360 | Anthropology Travel Seminar |
| Intensive Spanish Course | SPAN 2340 | Intensive Oral Practice Abroad in Spanish |
| Pol铆tica Latinoamericana (Latin American Politics) | SPAN 3315 | Topics in Hispanic Studies |
| Ecuador Contemporaneo | SPAN 3315 | Topics in Hispanic Studies |
| Comunicaci贸n intercultural (Intercultural Communication) | SPAN 3360 | Drama-Teatro: Staging Spanish One-Act Plays |
| Historia del arte ecuatoriano (History of Ecuadorian Art) | SPAN 3398 | Travel Seminar Abroad |
| Geopolitica y Technicas Comunicacion Basica | SPAN 3V98 | |
| Introduction Psicorehabilitacion | HONC 3310 | Junior Honors Seminar |
| European Integration | PSCI 3315 | International Law & Organizations |
| Comunicacion Intercultural | SPAN 3315 | Topics in Hispanic Studies |
| Cultura Fisica II | EXSS: ACTV | Subjective Elective in Exercise Science |
UCA students pay regular tuition, and all scholarships and financial聽aid apply. For more information, view the Financial Aid Guide.
Students should check with聽Financial Aid聽and the Office of Education Abroad for more information regarding the cost of a semester exchange.
See our聽Semester Exchange Application聽page for a step-by-step overview of the application process.
Please be sure to turn in all documents聽before the published deadlines.





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