The Program

The Department of Spanish is please to offer an exciting international educational opportunity to John Carroll University students in Madrid, Spain. This program is offered in collaboration with the College of International Studies (CIS). The objective of the program is to promote academic excellence and provide access to to an outstanding international education by offering this program in Madrid. This program is designed to enhance the academic, personal, professional, and intercultural development of the students. Students in Madrid will have a wide range of courses from which to choose. All courses have been approved and many have been given CORE designation. This program has been developed to suite the needs of Spanish majors, minors or anybody who has an interest in living and studying in Madrid, Spain.

Courses^

• SP 201, Intermediate Spanish
• SP 301, Conversation in Spanish
• SP 302, Writing in Spanish
• SP 310, Cinema of Spain
• SP 311, Perspectives on the People & Cultures of Spain
• SP 315, Introduction to Literary Analysis
• SP 325, Introduction to Spanish Literature I
• SP 326, Introduction to Spanish Literature II
• SP 484, Literature of Modern Spain
• SP 399, Spanish Art
• PO 396, Special Topics in Comparative Politics
• HS 202, Western Civilization
• HS 326, Twentieth Century
• CO 315, Public Relations
• CO 390, Intercultural Communication
• PL 302, Introduction to Philosophy

^ courses subject to change

Accommodations

John Carroll University students will be placed with pre-screened host families. These families have had a long and successful relationship with CIS. The families live in close proximity to CIS, and their homes are all in up-scale and quiet residential areas of Madrid. While living with the families, students will receive three meals a day and have laundry service provided. Additionally, students will have their own bedrooms and in some cases a private bath.

Excursions

Included in the program are four (4), day long excursions within Madrid and to neighboring cities, such as Toledo, Segovia, etc. Additionally, a longer four-day excursion to Andalusia will be offered. Dr. Perez-Romero along with CIS staff will accompany students on all excursions. The day long excursions do not include meals; however, the lover excursion to Andalusia will include transportation, accommodations, meals and tours.

Program Director

Dr. Perez-Romero is a native of Cuenca, SPain; he studied in Spain, England, France and Canada, where he received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He has been teaching language, culture and literature courses in the United States since 1992.

Program Costs

Currently all John Carroll University scholarships (except work study), federal and state aid is applicable to this program.

$13 595 John Carroll University tuition (2008-2009)

$3 967 John Carroll Univeristy room & board

$2 500 Program Fee*

$1 000 Administrative Fee

$21 062 Program Total

* program fee includes, airfare, transfers, public transport pass in Madrid, some group dinners and pre-paid cell phones

Deadline

The program deadline is March 15, 2008. For further information, please contact Dr. Perez-Romero or the Center for Global Education.

For further information on Madrid and Spain please consult the following links:

CIA Fact book: Spain

State Department's Consular Information Sheet: Spain

Information on living in Madrid

Centers for Disease Control: Western Europe