Teach at the American Academy
The American Academy (AA) is a dual-enrollment program offered jointly by Kent State University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), located in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Launched in July 2018, the program allows students to complete their first two years of undergraduate study in Brazil at the PUCPR campus, taking Kent State classes taught in English by Kent State faculty members, and earning academic credit from both universities simultaneously. The program consists of a liberal arts fixed-curriculum offered in a four-semester carousel, with new student intake at every semester. At the end of the two years, students will earn a KSU Associate of Science degree and can then choose whether to finish their bachelor’s degree in the United States at Kent State’s Kent Campus, or in Brazil at PUCPR. Depending on which degree path they choose, students will receive a Kent State bachelor’s degree, a PUCPR bachelor’s degree, or a double degree from both universities.
The American Academy aims to provide a smoother pathway to a U.S. education for Brazilian students, including those who have not yet decided on a major. We do this by offering a liberal arts curriculum, which aims to give students exposure and knowledge on a variety of disciplines, along with academic and career advising designed to help students find their purpose.
Get Involved
All Kent State University faculty members are eligible to teach at the American Academy, including full-time tenure-track, non-tenure track, regional campus, adjunct, emeritus, and graduate student faculty.
If you are interested in teaching at the American Academy, please contact your department chair.
Courses Taught at the American Academy
The following is a typical list of courses offered at the American Academy over a two-year period, although it is subject to change from year to year. Classes are all offered in a three week-long, “intersession-style” format, with the exception of First Year Experience (1 week), College Writing (10-12 weeks), math (4.5 weeks), and architecture (6 weeks).
- UC 10097: First Year Experience
- ANTH 18630: Human Evolution
- ARCH 10101 & 10102: Architecture Design Foundations Studio I & II
- ARCH 20601 & 20602: Architecture Computer Applications I & II
- ARTH 22007: Art History - Renaissance to Modern
- BSCI 10002: Life on Planet Earth
- BUS 10123: Exploring Business
- CCI 20001: Intro to Media Advocacy
- CIS 24053: Intro to Computer Applications
- COMM 15000: Intro to Human Communication
- COMM 25902: Communication Theory
- ECON 22060: Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 22061: Principles of Macroeconomics
- EMAT 10310: My Story on the Web
- EMAT 10310: My Story on the Web
- ENG 11011 & 21011: College Writing I & II
- ENTR 27056: Intro to Entrepreneurship
- GEOG 21062/21063: Physical Geography +Lab
- GEOL 11040/11041: How the Earth Works +Lab
- HIST 11051: Modern World History
- HIST 11051: Modern World History
- LIS 30010: Information Fluency in the Workplace & Beyond
- MATH 10040: Introductory Statistics Plus
- MATH 10675: Algebra for Calculus Boost
- MATH 12002: Analytic Geometry & Calculus I
- MDJ 20001: Media, Power & Culture
- MDJ 21008: Social Media Strategies
- MGMT 24163: Principles of Management
- MUS 22121: Music as a World Phenomenon
- PACS 11001: Intro to Conflict Management
- PACS 44040: Negotiation
- PH 10001: Intro to Public Health
- PH 10002 - Intro to Global Health
- PHIL 11009: Critical Thinking
- PHIL 21001: Intro to Ethics
- PHY 21040: Physics in Entertainment & the Arts
- PHY 21430: Frontiers in Astronomy
- POL 10004: Comparative Politics
- POL 10500: World Politics
- PSYC 11762: General Psychology
- REL 11020: Intro to World Religions
- SOC 12050: Intro to Sociology
- SOC 22778: Social Problems
- THEA 11000: The Art of the Theatre
- VCD 13000: Design: Principles, Processes & Practices
Resources
Contact
Valerie Reed, Interim American Academy Program Coordinator
Office of Global Education, Kent State University
Tel. 330-672-7980
