Description

Live and learn the Spanish language and culture through immersion with the Marquette University Study Center in Madrid. Founded in 1965, this well-established small program allows you and your classmates to get to know Spanish students just like you while exploring the language and culture of a beautiful, exciting and historic European city!

You can enroll for a semester or academic year. After a mandatory 3-credit course during orientation, you will enroll in classes through Reunidas (a consortium of 8 American colleges and universities) and, if you choose, at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Spain). All of your courses will be taught exclusively in Spanish by Spanish faculty. The program arranges homestays for you or you can choose to make your own housing arrangements. Additionally, there are excursions offered each semester.

Highlights

You will be considered Complutense students for the duration of your stay and will gain access to Complutense facilities, events and organizations. Through the Study Centers optional intercambios, or language exchanges, you will have the opportunity to interact with Spanish students studying English at the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras.

If you participate during fall semester or the academic year, your time in Madrid will begin with approximately two weeks in a Spanish residence hall. The Marquette Study Center's resident director (a member of the Marquette faculty) organizes several social and cultural events in Madrid. Typical events have included an annual Thanksgiving dinner at Botin's (the oldest restaurant in the world), movies, theatre, an evening of tapas and a flamenco demonstration. The resident director will take you on two one-day and two overnight excursions to a variety of regions and cultures in Spain. Past trips have included Asturias, Barcelona, Cordoba, La Coruna, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Segovia, Sevilla and Toledo.

Throughout your learning experience and adventure in Spain, Marquette staff will give you personal attention  from your initial inquiry to your program time to your reacclimation to the States.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

10,625

Program Fees Include:

Tuition for one semester, orientation, social and cultural events in Madrid, two one-day and two-overnight excursions.

Housing is approximately USD 3,500 per semester.

Experience Required

yes

Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors; 2.75 GPA; 6 semesters college Spanish or equivalent; good standing at home university

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application
• Essay

Typically The Application Process Time is

10 - 14 days

Post Services Include

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Marquette University's Mission Statement

Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to serving God by serving our students and contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Our mission, therefore, is the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. All this we pursue for the greater glory of God and the common benefit of the human community.

Year Founded

1881