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Summer Special Interest Programs: MadriD

MADRID UPPER DIVISION SPANISH PROGRAM
MAY 7 - JULY 9, 2009
Visiting Faculty Member: Paul Begin
Assistant Professor of Spanish

Prerequisites:
2.3 minimum GPA and 30 units by the end of Spring 09.  Students must meet all prerequisite requirements for each course they intend on taking overseas. Waivers cannot be issued for students to take courses without meeting prerequisite requirements. No exceptions will be made. For any academic related questions, please contact Nichole Skelton (nichole.skelton@pepperdine.edu).  For any other questions, please contact .

Registration:
Students will register for their Summer IP courses online in Spring after their contract signing. Summer course call numbers can be found on the ‘Summer Class Schedule - International Programs - PDF’ link at the following website: http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/schedule/. Please contact nichole.skelton@pepperdine.edu if you have any registration questions.

Academic Program: Students must enroll for a minimum of 8 units and maximum of 12 units. This Program meets the intensive language immersion requirement for the Spanish major. All program participants take a language pledge to speak only Spanish at all times. Classes will meet at the University of Nebrija.

Course Units GE Requirement
SPAN 350 Advanced Spanish Conversation 4
SPAN 390 History and Culture of Spain 4 Required for all program participants
SPAN 455 Spanish Literature II 4 Literature

Textbooks: 
Students will purchase one textbook for SPAN 390 before going overseas. This book will be available at the Pepperdine bookstore in Malibu.

SPAN 390
ESPANA Y SU CIVILIZACIÓN, BY UGARTE, UGARTE AND MCNERNEY.
ISBN 0-07-290413-5. edition (1999)

All other textbooks for SPAN 350 and SPAN 455 will be purchased overseas.  Students are expected to have textbooks the first day of class.

Travel: There will be a weekend Educational Field Trip to Barcelona as well as excursions to places of academic and historical interest in Spain such as Segovia, Sevilla, and Toledo.

Housing and Meals: Students will live in the houses of carefully chosen families throughout the city of Madrid. Students will be provided two meals per day by their host families and there will be a weekly group meal. They will receive an allowance for their third meal on class days. Other meals, including meals while traveling on weekends, will be the responsibility of the student.

Personnel: The Visiting Faculty Member will be Professor Paul Begin.  Local adjunct faculty will teach other courses.

Cost: The tuition cost is $1,135 per unit, and each student must take a minimum of 8 units. The International Programs Charge of $7,800 covers orientations, airfare and transfers to and from airports, educational field excursions, room, most meals, and other program extras. Textbooks and personal costs, such as individual weekend travel, are not included. Financial Aid is available for eligible students. Please contact the Office of Financial Assistance for more specific information. For information on scholarships specific to international study please click here.

* Schedules depend upon airline space availabilities and may be changed. All courses and other program activities offered are dependent upon availability of faculty who teach these courses. The University contracts with scheduled air carriers and local operators and travel dates may be changed in the case of armed conflict, terrorist activity, natural disasters, strikes, or other unforeseen circumstances. The International Programs Office will always have the latest information concerning these programs.

03/27/09