JL
Juliana Larrosa
  • Class of 2013
  • Miami, FL

Miami Student Juliana Larrosa Studies in Costa Rica

2011 Dec 5

University of San Diego student Juliana Larrosa of Miami is studying in Atenas, Costa Rica this fall.

The semester-long program takes place at the School for Field Studies in Atenas, a flourishing agricultural region. Costa Rica is a resource-rich, biodiverse country that is continuing on a path of rapid development. Students will examine the effects of globalization on classic sustainability issues such as agro-ecology, national park protection and economic development. The program includes visits to cloud forests, volcanic parks, and rainforests.

Larrosa is majoring in anthropology and plans to graduate in Spring 2013.

USD is ranked first in the nation for the percentage of undergraduate students studying abroad, according to the Institute of International Education's latest Open Doors Report. More than 71 percent of all USD undergraduate students study abroad.

The University of San Diego is a Catholic institution of higher learning chartered in 1949; the school enrolls some 7,800 undergraduate and graduate students and is known for its commitment to teaching, the liberal arts, the formation of values and community service. The fall 2007 establishment of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies brings the University's total number of schools and colleges to six. Other academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of Business Administration, Leadership and Education Sciences, Law and Nursing and Health Sciences.