Universidad Privada De Ciencias Aplicadas
UPC’s Summer School
Santiago de Surco, Peru
Summer Course
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Mar 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: UPC’s Summer School in Peru offers English-taught courses that combine accredited classroom study with fieldwork, service-learning, research and internships. You'll study tourism, architecture, business, communications, journalism, fashion design, gastronomy and photography. Weekend excursions (Machu-Picchu, Cusco, Nazca Lines, Amazon) include an academic component. Keywords: study abroad, experiential learning, field studies, immersion.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can move into roles in tourism and hospitality, conservation and environmental management, culinary arts and gastronomy, communications and journalism, fashion and textile design, sustainable development NGOs and project management. The programme builds practical skills, networks and cross-cultural experience to support careers in public and private sectors.
UPC’s comprehensive international programs offer students the possibility of attaining hands-on experience through accredited classroom education, culturally significant excursions, service - learning, joint research, and/or unique internship opportunities.
SUMMER TERM IN PERU
Our Summer Program offers students the opportunity to enroll in specialized courses as related to their fields of study. Student learning takes place in unique and exciting settings and is guided by professional instruction, in English, from experts from various disciplines related to tourism, architecture, business, communications and journalism, fashion design, gastronomy, music, photography, among others. Since valuable learning takes place both inside and outside of the classroom, UPC offers robust array of optional fee-based trips, including but not limited to: Machu-Picchu, Cusco, the Nazca Lines, Historical and Natural Reserves, the Amazon Jungle, and more, all of which are available during weekends. To maintain the academic integrity of these optional excursions, all optional activities include an academic component led by experts in the respective field of study.
COURSE OPTIONS*
- Conservation in the Peruvian Amazon Basin - Contemporary Peruvian History - Doing Business in Peru - Engineering: Project Peru - Musical Techniques and Fusion - Peruvian Drums and Percussion - Peruvian 360° Gastronomy - Peruvian History: 20th Century - Peruvian Literature - Sustainable Development and Service Learning - Peruvian Textiles: Fashion and Design Examples courses:
- Peruvian History 20th Century
- Peruvian Literature
- Peru 360° Gastronomy
*All courses available upon demand; please contact UPC’s international office (internationaloffice@upc.pe) to learn more about course availability and enriching custom short-term program offerings.
