Center for International Education

 

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Summer Program in Spain

The Summer Program in Spain runs every summer for five weeks from late May through late June and is based at the Universidad de Málaga in Málaga, Spain, a beautiful and historic beach-lined city of 600,000 on the country’s famous Costa del Sol. The program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to totally immerse themselves into the Spanish language and culture.


CLASS:
All students earn four credits for Spanish 309: Summer Program in Spain.  Classes, which consist only of SU Program students, are conducted by Universidad de Málaga faculty and the Program Director from SU’s Modern Languages Department at the Universidad de Málaga’s Cursos para Extranjeros center in downtown Málaga. Classes meet each morning with a one-hour class on Spanish grammar review and composition, followed by another one-hour class on Spanish culture, history, and art.  In addition to the regular morning classes, students
participate in a variety of activities outside of the classroom that are incorporated into the coursework.  Prerequisite:  Spanish 202.

EXCURSIONS: The Program features excursions to Granada, Córdoba and Sevilla. The Program’s art history professor accompanies students on these trips, serving as guide and actually holding class in the likes of Granada’s Alhambra, Córdoba’s Mezquita, and Sevilla’s Catedral and Reales Alcázares, as well as other sites of interest, all of which the students study in slide presentations in class in Málaga prior to seeing them come to life on the excursions. Program participants also visit sites in Málaga, such as the Catedral and Alcazaba, again in the company of the Program’s art history professor. Students also have ample free time to explore Málaga and its surroundings–the caves of Nerja, the beaches of Torremolinos and Marbella, the mountain town of Mijas, the old plaza de toros of Ronda, even the Rock of Gibraltar–on their own.

HOUSING: Students  live and take meals in selected Spanish homes, most of which are situated within a 10-minute walk of the Mediterranean.

COST:
Tuition and fees for the 2009 SU Summer Program in Spain are estimated to be $4,900.  The final cost will be established in spring 2009. The Program price will include all tuition, round-trip international airfare, bus passes in Málaga, room and board in a Spanish home throughout the Program, and Program-organized excursions.

DEPOSIT AND PAYMENT INFORMATION:  An initial deposit of $250 is due at the time of application.  This deposit is part of the total advertised cost of the program.  Once a student is academically admitted by the faculty director, the initial non-refundable deposit is due to the Cashier’s Office.  The student will be automatically enrolled into the study abroad course.  The University Billing Office will then bill each registered student for the total cost of the study abroad program (less the deposit amount) through the regular university billing system.  Standard University deadlines for withdrawals do not apply to study abroad programs.  Once the published Application Deadline occurs, the accepted student is responsible for the entire amount of the study abroad program charge. 

APPLICATION INFORMATION: Application forms are available at the Center for International Education or from the faculty director.   Completed application forms are currently being accepted by the faculty director or by the Center for International Education.  Students should also submit a completed faculty recommendation form from a faculty member who knows the student well.  Faculty Recommendation form available here. Admission to the program is competitive.  Students will be admitted on a rolling basis until the program is full.  Application deadline is February 13, 2009. 
For more information about the course from the Department of Modern Languages, please visit Summer Program in Malaga, Spain.
 All questions concerning the program should be addressed to the program director:

Dr. Keith Brower, Program Director

Department of Modern Languages

Phone: 410-543-6442  Email: khbrower@salisbury.edu

Dr. Louise Detwiler, Assistant Director
Department of Modern Languages
Phone: 410-543-6341 E-mail:
ladetwiler@salisbury.edu

Dr. Corinne Pubill, On-Site Faculty Director (2008)
Department of Modern Languages
Phone: 410-677-0152 E-mail: cxpubill@salisbury.edu

Printable Program Flyer Available Here