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CIEE: Managua, Nicaragua: Liberal Arts

Program Administrator: 
CIEE
Country: 
Nicaragua
Host Institution: 

The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN-Managua) opened its doors in 1956 as the metropolitan campus of UNAN-León, a university established in 1812. With the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution in 1979, the Managua campus came to concentrate most of the University’s intellectual activities and the majority of its students. In 1982, the campus became independent from UNAN-León, acquiring its present name and growing to be the most important public university in the capital of Nicaragua. Today UNAN-Managua has campuses throughout the country and has a student body of 24,000.

Location: 

Although lacking in grand structures and monuments, Managua offers vivid testimonies of Nicaragua’s history, the character of its people, and culture around every corner. Within a few steps of the city’s Lake Xolotlan lie the ruins of the Old Cathedral, one of the few structures that survived the 1972 earthquake. The 1,500,000 inhabitants of this capital city reside in its neighborhoods, which stand in the periphery of this old center and are home to working families, solidarity workers from abroad, and groups of students that in the evenings organize cultural, political, and social gatherings.

Duration: 
Winter/Spring Semester
Academic year
Calendar year
Summer/Fall Semester
Language: 
Spanish
Class Format: 
Classes Primarily with Host-Country Students
Housing: 
Host Family
Requirement: 

*Overall GPA 2.75
*Completion of Spanish 312 or above

OSU Study Abroad Program Deadlines

Deadlines for OSU Study Abroad Programs:

  • Summer Programs: March 15
  • Fall, Year-Long Programs: April 15
  • Winter/Spring Semester Programs: October 15
  • Spring Term Programs: November 15

Programs may have alternative deadlines or extend deadlines. Confirm with your program advisor.

Mandatory Application Checklist: 
Program Details: 

Visit the CIEE website for more details.

Program Costs: 

Visit the CIEE website for more information.

Academic emphasis: 
Anthropology
Economics
Education
Geography
History
Liberal Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish


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