Virtual Internships

Virtual Internships in Buenos Aires —

  1. Program Details

    Virtual Internships in Buenos Aires is a four-credit internship opportunity. It’s critical to learn to adapt, acclimate, discover new ways to contribute, and be productive working remotely. Virtual internships combined with the internship course give you an opportunity to learn and develop valuable skills.

    Location Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Term Fall Semester
    Credit Type Resident Credit
    Sponsor Learning Abroad Center

    Program Eligibility

    GPA 2.5
    Student Type UofM Students
    Student Year Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors

  2. About Virtual Internships in Buenos Aires

    The Virtual Internship in Buenos Aires program is a four-credit internship opportunity. Virtual internships combined with the internship course give you an opportunity to learn and develop valuable skills.

    You’ll work on projects from the US for an international organization while adding a global perspective to your professional work experience. You’ll apply your in-class knowledge to real-world meaningful work, gain experience working remotely, expand your skill base, earn four credits from coursework, and maximize your time.

    While we’ll try to place you in your preferred location, keep in mind that our top consideration is making an appropriate match to your skills, experience, and internship goals.

    Learning Outcomes

    At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

    • Communicate and navigate effectively in a global, virtual environment
    • Gain culture specific knowledge of work placement country
    • Understand your own values, skills, and behaviors and how different values and communication styles may impact workplace dynamics; develop strategies for adapting to these differences
    • Identify and articulate skills and experiences necessary to reach future career goals; develop learning objectives for the virtual internship site that will help you move toward these career aspirations
    • Conduct your work during the internship utilizing best practices around professional behavior within a virtual work environment
    • Understand and practice tolerance of different cultural assumptions
    • Use a comparative framework in essays and dialogue with fellow students to examine cultural and professional aspects of work and how COVID-19 has impacted these environments
    • Research and analyze the placement country’s workplace, particularly in terms of social media and online presence, including language, norms, values, economic assumptions and compare this to virtual environment to the US

    About the Learning Abroad Center

    Learning Abroad Center programs are:

    • Affordable: our programs are cost effective.
    • Academically strong: many programs have strong University of Minnesota departmental support and offer pre-approved courses for many majors.
    • Culturally rich: regardless of the program you choose, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the local culture.
    • Expertly managed: our staff in Minnesota and abroad are trained professionals and are always available to answer your questions from extensive pre-departure advising and online orientations to reentry programming. Your safety and well-being are paramount, and we work hard to ensure you have a rewarding and safe experience abroad.

  3. Program Structure

    Program Level 3000-level course
    Courseload

    One 4-credit virtual internship course as well as 12–20 hours per week at your internship placement.

    Course Schedule

    September 21st, 2020: Virtual internship course begins

    September 28th, 2020: Virtual internship placement begins

    December 16th, 2020: Virtual internship course and placement ends

    The class will meet synchronously three times throughout the semester. The schedule of those classes is:

    • September 21st at 10:00-11:00am
    • November 2nd at 10:00-11:00am
    • December 11th at 10:00-11:00am

    Coursework

    The 4-credit virtual internship course will consist of lectures, small-group discussions, readings, posting to prompts, blogs, essays, a mock interview, and a presentation. Along with the class, you’ll be assigned projects for 12–20 hours per week at your internship placement. The course will help you apply in-class knowledge to your work and understand your newly developed professional skills to articulate in professional situations.

    You may selected from an English-taught or Spanish-taught section of the course.

    Virtual Internship Syllabus (PDF)

    Internship Placements

    Administrative Assistant — International Relations

    Consejo para las Relaciones Internacionales
    Assist with general administrative tasks related to international relations and foreign policy
    Internship language: Spanish
    Language prerequisite: SPAN 1004 or equivalent
    Internship status: Position available

    Research Assistant — Economic & Financial Development

    ESEADE Instituto Universitario
    Research Latin American and Argentinian economic and financial development
    Internship language: English
    Language prerequisite: None
    Internship status: Position pending

    Research Assistant — Emerging Markets

    Research emerging markets within Latin America
    ESEADE Instituto Universitario
    Internship language: English
    Language prerequisite: None
    Internship status: Position pending

    Research Assistant — Art Curation

    ESEADE Instituto Universitario
    Research art curatorship within Latin America and Argentina.
    Internship language: Spanish
    Language prerequisite: SPAN 1004 or equivalent proficiency
    Internship status: Position available

    Research Assistant — Service Learning

    CLAYS (Centro Latinoamericano de Aprendizaje y Servicio)
    Conduct research on service learning and assist with administrative tasks.
    Internship language: Spanish
    Language prerequisite: SPAN 1004 or equivalent proficiency
    Internship status: Position available

    Technology Assistant & Event Coordinator

    Colegio Lincoln (Elementary and Secondary Bilingual School)
    Helping with technology and a creative workshop.
    Internship language: English
    Language prerequisite: None
    Internship status: Position available

    Development & Administrative Assistant

    Fundación ACNUR Argentina (Fundraising Organization)
    Helping with fundraising campaigns promotion as well as general administrative tasks.
    Internship language: Spanish
    Language prerequisite: SPAN 1004 or equivalent proficiency
    Internship status: Position pending

    Virtual Education Assistant

    El Centro Escuela de Arte y Danza
    Assisting with class planning and development, and during virtual lessons at a performing arts academy for children and teenagers.
    Internship language: Spanish
    Language prerequisite: SPAN 1004 or equivalent proficiency
    Internship status: Position available

    Translation Assistant

    Museo Sívori 
    Serve as a personal assistant to the Director of Museo Sívori in Buenos Aires. Help to translate texts on visual arts from Spanish to English.
    Internship language: Spanish
    Language prerequisite: At least one 3000-level Spanish course, or equivalent proficiency
    Internship status: Position pending

    Diversity & Inclusion Project Assistant

    Fundación Encontrarse en la Diversidad
    Assist with various projects in the areas of social sciences, communications, technology, graphic and web design and international relations
    Internship language: Spanish
    Language prerequisite: At least one 3000-level Spanish course, or equivalent proficiency and major/minor in a relevant field.
    Internship status: Position available

  4. Dates & Deadlines

    Submit the online application and complete the assigned application checklist according to the appropriate deadline:
    Program Term App Open Date Deadline*
    Fall 2020 Jul 15 Aug 15
    Virtual Internship Course Begins Sep 21
    Virtual Internship Placement Begins Sep 28
    Course and Placement Ends Dec 16

  5. Fees for Virtual Internships in Buenos Aires

    The tuition rate for this 4-credit course is the same as other undergraduate UMTC courses and will be billed to your UofM student account.  If you are already taking 13 credits this fall, you can add the virtual international internship course at no additional cost. Visit Onestop for additional information about tuition costs.

    Cancellation Policy

    The regular Learning Abroad Center cancellation and refund policy does not apply to this course. If you decide to cancel your participation in the course after confirming your participation, the Learning Abroad Center will bill your University of Minnesota student account for non-recoverable costs incurred to secure an internship placement on your behalf. In addition to any tuition refund processed per Onestop policies, if you cancel before the course start date, you will be billed $400. If you cancel after the course start date, you will be billed $600.
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    After completing the above application, which includes submitting a cover letter and resume, your application will be reviewed.

    Next Steps

    After the above application is complete, your application is reviewed by our program team. You will be notified of an acceptance decision by email. After the initial application submission, you may need to submit additional application materials with our onsite partners. This could include a letter of recommendation, transcript, and/or a cover letter and resume in the language of your host city/country. You may also be asked to conduct interviews with potential internship placements.

    If accepted, you will be assigned a confirmation checklist, which you will complete to confirm your participation in the program. If you decide not to continue with the application process, log into the online application system and submit a Cancel Request.

    Register for On Campus Course

    Once you are confirmed in the program, the Learning Abroad Center will register you in the 4-credit Virtual Internship course. No other action is needed from you to register for the course. You will not be able to withdraw from this course on your own, you will need to contact the Learning Abroad Center.

  7. Program Contact

    We encourage you to reach out early in the process if you have questions about available placements, so that our advisers can help guide you to the location that works best for your skills, experience, and internship goals.

    For further information or questions about this program, send an email to

    Molly Micheels or call at 612.624.3949.