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Madrid
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Madrid
Madrid is a modern capital of four million people. The historic center, Old Madrid, can easily be covered on foot. Monuments, parks, and plazas on every corner were restored in preparation for Madrid’s designation as the 1992 “Cultural Capital of Europe.”
The Middlebury College Program is based at their own facility, Sede Prim,
which opened in January 2004.
Dates: School in Spain (Madrid): fall semester: early September to mid-December. Spring semester: mid-January to mid-May.
University programs in Getafe, Logroño, or Córdoba, spring
semester only: early February to late June.
Fields of Study: Spanish language and literature, art history, ecology, economics, history, literature, political science.
Eligibility:
Five semesters of
college-level Spanish or the equivalent, including one
content course taught in Spanish. 9.0 GPA in Spanish,
9.0 GPA in student’s major, and 8.0 GPA overall. All
students are expected to enroll in a Spanish course the
semester prior to the term abroad. Middlebury requires a
graded paper in Spanish as part of its application.
Number of Students: Approximately 4. Total group approximately 35.
Academic Program: During the first week of each semester, all semester students participate in an orientation designed to introduce Madrid and Spanish life. The academic program in Madrid consists of four courses taught in Spanish (1.0 Pomona course credit each). All students are required to take one course in advanced Spanish grammar and composition. Students then choose three electives from a range of courses.
Upon recommendation of the Middlebury Director, students may also register for
one class with certain American study abroad programs
based at the Instituto Internacional. Students should
avoid courses that overlap or duplicate Pomona’s Spanish
170, 185a, and 185b.
Spring semester students may opt to participate in one of Middlebury’s alternative programs at one of three Spanish universities. The universities are: La Universidad Carlos III, Getafe; La Universidad
de Córdoba; and La Universidad de la Rioja, Logroño. Students enroll in a full-time program of regular university courses and live in
dormitories, local student residences or private homes. Participants in this option must have advanced Spanish language proficiency and be mature and resourceful individuals who desire the independence of a full-immersion environment. Students must apply for university programs at the time of application.
There is no P/NC option on this program.
Living Arrangements: With the assistance of the program administration, students find their own accommodations in homes. A room and board allowance is provided by Pomona College.
Faculty Liaison: Mary Coffey
Internet Link:
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/sa/spain/
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Salamanca
Salamanca, in the province of Castile, is a classic medieval city with narrow cobble-stoned streets and magnificent plazas. Founded in 1218, the University of Salamanca was one of the first great medieval universities in Europe, and today it continues to impart a lively social and intellectual quality to the city.
The Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca is the fourth
oldest university in Europe and offers relatively small
class sizes.
The Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) offices are located in the city center within a short walking distance of the university, and the institute’s classrooms are located at the university. Students typically take a mix of IES and University of Salamanca
or Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca courses.
Dates: Fall semester: late August to mid-December.
Spring semester: mid-January to June.
Fields of Study: Spanish language and literature, art history, economics, history,
journalism, political science, psychology, religion, sociology.
Eligibility: Four semesters of college-level Spanish or the equivalent for fall;
five semesters for spring. A language course must
have been completed within one year prior to the start of
the program and priority is given to students who will
have taken Spanish during the semester preceding their
anticipated study in Spain. 9.0 GPA. Junior or first semester senior standing when program begins.
Number of Students: Approximately 10 Pomona students. Total group approximately 90–100.
Academic Program: Students are required by Pomona to enroll in at least one university course and to take IES’s advanced language course (1.0 Pomona course credit); highly advanced students may substitute a Spanish literature course for the language course. For the remaining courses, students enroll in a combination of IES and university courses.
Most students take an additional language course, Advanced
Grammar and Usage, level I, II or III, (3-4 semester
hours). Pomona grants 1.0 course credit for 4.0 semester credits, so students need to take enough courses to equal at least 16 semester credits for 4.0 Pomona course credits. Normally, Pomona students may not enroll in university courses taught in English. Students may
take only one course on a P/NC basis.
Living Arrangements: Students live and take their meals in homes
or in the residence hall, Residencia Cuenca.
Faculty Liaison: Ken Wolf
Internet Links:
https://www.iesabroad.org/IES/Programs/Spain/Salamanca/salamanca.html
Weather and Time in Salamanca
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