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table of contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Programs at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Spain
Council Study Center at Universidad de Alcalá, Semester & Academic Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Council Study Center at the University of Alicante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Semester & Academic Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Summer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Council Study Center at Universidad de Sevilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Language & Society Program, Semester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Liberal Arts Program, Semester & Academic Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Advanced Liberal Arts Program, Semester & Academic Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Business & Society Program, Semester & Academic Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Council Study Center at Escuela de Artes Aplicadas and Universidad de Sevilla, Summer . . . . . . . . . . 62
All information in this catalog is current as of
May 2000. Council reserves the right to
modify or cancel any statement in this catalog without prior notice and accepts no
responsibility for the consequences of any
such changes.
2001–2002 Europe Catalog ISP1-13 25M
Introduction
Council Study Centers
On behalf of a consortium of colleges and universities, Council–
Why Study Abroad at a
Council Study Center?
International Study Programs (Council–ISP) currently administers more
A Commitment to Excellence
wide variety of programs and have worked with thousands of partici-
For the student planning an overseas study
experience or for faculty advising students on
study abroad, it is important to know that the
programs are seriously conceived and carried
out by competent and responsible institutions
and organizations with the best academic input.
The member institutions of Council and the Academic Consortium are committed to academic
and personal growth for each student.
pants since sending our first students to the Soviet Union in 1967.
A Range of Program Options
than 50 Council Study Center programs in 26 countries. Noted for our
strong commitment to providing excellent academic programs and services, Council–ISP and the Academic Consortium have developed a
In response to growing interest surrounding political and economic
developments in both Europe and Latin America, Council greatly
expanded program offerings in these regions in the late 1980s. Subsequent development of programs throughout Southeast Asia and Africa
in the early 1990s has provided students with an opportunity to participate in a less traditional study abroad experience and further expand
the range of overseas program options available to U.S. students.
Current program development is focused on Francophone Africa, South
Asia, and expanding opportunities in Europe.
Our long-standing commitment to providing a wide array of innovative
programs, both through destination and program objective, has made
the right program for you
Council–ISP one of the leaders in study abroad.
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Study abroad programs of varying length (summer, semester, and academic year) allow students to choose programs that complement
their academic and career goals and fit within
their budgets. A wide variety of disciplines are
represented, including intensive language
study, fine arts, business, social sciences,
humanities, natural sciences, and development
studies. With such a wide variety of programs,
many students study at more than one site.
Special fees are available for combining two or
more Council Study Center programs.
Pre-departure Services
Council’s New York staff provides advising and
assistance with admissions and pre-departure
preparation for students, as well as extensive
information and a range of support services for
faculty and study abroad administrators. Council
secures a study visa when appropriate or provides detailed information and documentation for
students where individual application is required.
Resident Staff and Support Services
All Council Study Centers have on-site resident
staff who oversee the academic and cultural
program, conduct thorough orientation sessions, act as liaison with the host institution,
and provide counseling to program participants.
At many Centers the Resident Director is a
U.S. academic who is a permanent Council
employee. In some instances, the Resident
Director is on a short-term contract and returns
to teaching in one of the consortium institutions at the end of a year or two. In still other
Centers, Council appoints a local faculty member or member of the university’s administration as Resident Director. In all cases our resident staff are fluent in English and familiar
with the U.S. system of education, and the
expectations of U.S. students.
Council Study Centers Introduction
Host Institutions and Student Integration
Inclusive Fees
Each Center is associated with an institution
in the host country. Almost all Centers are
located at universities, where contact with
host country students is natural and easy for
participants. In some cases, participants have
direct access to ongoing host institution
courses; in others, where language poses a
barrier, courses are specially designed and
offered by the faculty of the host institution.
The Resident Director assists in integrating
participants into the local student population
through residence in dorms, peer tutors and
mentors, and through extracurricular activities
such as sports and clubs.
Council Study Center fees include tuition, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions
and field trips, medical insurance, and an
International Student Identity Card (ISIC).
Many program fees also include room and
board and visa fees. Each program section provides detailed information on what is included
and estimated additional costs.
Internships and Voluntary Service
Council is committed to providing opportunities for students to take part in voluntary service or internships, in order to better facilitate
integration into the host community and language learning outside the classroom. Council
offers parallel internship programs, field study,
and other not-for-credit activities in locations
where for-credit internships are not available.
In many locations, participants volunteer in
local schools, sometimes teach English, and
assist in local social service organizations.
Language Study Beyond the Classroom
Training in the language of the host country is
an essential component of each program. In
addition to classroom and laboratory work,
many Council Study Centers offer students the
opportunity to live with local families, an
excellent way to practice the language, and to
gain insight into the local culture.
Cost breakdowns are available on Council’s web
site at www.ciee.org/study/fees/cscfees.htm.
Satisfied Alumni
Council can provide names and contact information of former participants who are interested in
sharing their knowledge and experiences.
Council Application
An application and detailed instructions are
included in this catalog. Each Council Study
Center has specific eligibility requirements that
must be met prior to departure, though not necessarily at the time of application. It is important to read the details in each program section
and the application instructions carefully.
Application deadlines are the date by which
the application should be received by Council’s
New York office. Home institutions and Schools
of Record may have earlier deadlines. Because
applications for most programs are reviewed
on a rolling basis, students are encouraged to
submit applications well ahead of the application deadlines. Late applications are considered on a space-available basis.
Commitment to Diversity
Consistent with our mission, Council–ISP, does
not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age,
sexual orientation, religion, marital status,
national or ethnic origin, or disability.
Council–ISP is committed to creating opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds
to participate on our study abroad programs.
Our commitment to diversity is present
through a number of initiatives. Council–ISP
has successfully arranged accommodations for
students with disabilities in a variety of programs including Australia, Brazil, and Russia.
We are proud of our long-standing collaboration with Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
in advocating participation of students with
disabilities in education abroad. Council–ISP
administers the Robert B. Bailey Scholarship
for underrepresented groups in study abroad,
Council Study Abroad
on the Web
This catalog as well as updated
program information and an
application can be found on the web
at www.ciee.org/study.
You will also find health and safety
information, Resident Director reports,
student evaluation summaries, and
Academic Consortium Board program
reviews and evaluation reports as
well as other information
related to study abroad.
designed to help defray the cost of participation in an overseas experience for students
who might otherwise face financial barriers.
We also actively participate in the Forum on
Underrepresenation in Study Abroad, a volunteer group working to expand opportunities at
a policy level. To encourage study in Africa,
Asia, and Latin America, Council–ISP offers
the John E. Bowman Travel Grant and collaborates with NAFSA: Association of International
Educators in sponsoring the Whole World
Committee at our Annual Conference. In addition, Council–ISP has representation on the
advisory board of NAFSA’s LGBT-sig (Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Special Interest
Group).
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BELGIUM
Brussels
Russia
England
Netherlands
Poland
Belgium
Czech Republic
Russia
England
Netherlands
Poland
Belgium
CZECH REPUBLIC
Prague
Czech Republic
France
Hungary
France
Spain
Hungary
Turkey
Spain
Turkey
ENGLAND
London
Goldsmiths College,
University of London
London
Imperial College
Europe
From Belgium to Turkey, the Council Study
Center programs throughout Europe provide
students with well planned, fully integrated
and intellectually challenging course work,
combined with well-structured co-curricular
activities that take advantage of the setting on
which their studies are focused.
With a range of programs at ten Council Study
Centers, students are encouraged to participate
for an academic year, either in one destination
or by spending the fall and spring semesters in
different locations, providing an excellent
opportunity for comparative analysis of the
region and its cultures. With programs taught
in English in Belgium, the Czech Republic,
England, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland,
Russia, Spain, and Turkey students have the
opportunity to pursue a yearlong independent
study of issues such as NATO expansion, European integration, and immigration and refugee
issues. Students have the opportunity to begin
host country language training in each of these
Centers.
Students interested in pursuing their foreign
language, area studies, and cultural/critical
studies interests will find strongly evaluated
programs at Council Study Centers in France,
Russia, and Spain. Each of these Centers is
committed to providing the strongest immersion environment as possible.
London
University of Westminster
FRANCE
Rennes
Paris
Critical Studies Program
Paris
Contemporary French
Studies Program
Paris
Graduate Research
Support Program
HUNGARY
Budapest
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Duration
Fall Semester: 19 weeks
(late August–late December)
Eligibility
Requirements
Language of
Instruction
Overall 2.75 GPA
English, French
Spring Semester: 19 weeks
(mid-January–late May)
Fall Semester: 16 weeks
(late August–mid-December)
Spring Semester: 16 weeks
(late-January–late May)
Fall Semester: 12 weeks
(late September–mid-December)
Overall 2.75 GPA;
A minimum of six semester hours
in either history or a social science
English, Czech
Overall 3.0 GPA
English
Academic Year: 36 weeks
(late September–late June)
Subjects
2001–2002
Council Fees
European studies, international
relations, culture, economics,
humanities, law, political science,
French language
Fall Semester 2001:
$9,500
History, literature, culture, politics,
economics, Czech language, theater,
film, religion, music
Fall Semester 2001:
$8,500
Art history, anthropology, drama,
English, historical and cultural
studies, music, psychology,
sociology, visual arts
Fall Semester 2001:
$9,500
Spring Semester 2002:
$9,500
Spring Semester 2002:
$8,500
Academic Year 2001–2002:
$19,000
Spring Semester 2002:
$12,000
Spring Semester: 24 weeks
(early January–late June)
Academic Year: 36 weeks
(late September–late June)
Overall 3.3 GPA
English
Biochemistry, chemical engineering,
chemistry, civil and environmental
engineering, computing, electrical
engineering, earth sciences, fusion
studies, materials mathematics, physics
Academic Year 2001–2002:
$22,000
Fall Semester: 18 weeks
(mid-September–late January)
Overall 2.8 GPA;
3.0 (Communications,
Design, Media)
English
Architecture, business and
management, communications,
design and media, health care
management, international relations,
law, technology and design, tourism,
urban design
Fall Semester 2001:
$10,250
French language, culture, civilization,
literature, art history, history,
political science, teaching English
as a foreign language
Fall Semester 2001:
$8,400
Participants may take exams early in
which case the program is 13–14 weeks.
Academic Year: 36 weeks
(mid-September–early June)
Spring Semester: 18 weeks
(late January–early June)
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
(early September–mid-December)
Academic Year: 33 weeks
(early September–early June)
Overall 2.75 GPA;
French 3.0 GPA;
Two years of college-level French
French
Academic Year: 41 weeks
(mid-August–late May)
Spring Semester: 19 weeks
(mid-January–late May)
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
(early September–mid-December)
Spring Semester: 15 weeks
(late January–late May)
Fall Semester: 17 weeks
(mid-August–mid-December)
Spring Semester 2002:
$10,250
Academic Year 2001–2002:
$13,785
Spring Semester 2002:
$8,400
Spring Semester: 18 weeks
(mid-January–early June)
Fall Semester: 23 weeks
(mid-August–late January)
Academic Year 2001–2002:
$18,000
Overall 3.0 GPA;
French
Fall Semester and Academic Year:
two years of college-level French;
Spring Semester: three years of
college-level French or equivalent
Literary criticism, cultural studies
and criticism, history and theory of
film, contemporary philosophy,
critical theory, aesthetics
Fall Semester 2001:
$6,850
Academic Year 2001–2002:
$11,430
Spring Semester 2002:
$6,850
Overall 3.0 GPA;
0–4 semesters of
college-level French
English, French
Post-B.A.;
Three years of college-level French
French
French language, culture, civilization,
literature, art history, history,
cinema studies
Fall Semester 2001:
$9,900
French language, French area studies
Fall Semester 2001:
$4,000
Spring Semester 2002:
$9,900
Spring Semester 2002:
$4,000
Academic Year: 40 weeks
(early September– early June)
Spring Semester: 19 weeks
(mid-January–late May)
Fall Semester: 17 weeks
(late August–mid-December)
Spring Semester: 17 weeks
(late January–late May)
Overall 2.75 GPA
English, Hungarian
History, culture, anthropology,
political science, economics,
Hungarian language, art history,
business
Fall Semester 2001:
$7,950
Spring Semester 2002:
$7,950
Duration
THE
NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
early September–late
December)
Eligibility
Requirements
Language of
Instruction
Overall GPA: 3.0
English
Academic Year: 36 weeks
(early September–mid-May)
Spring Semester: 19 weeks
(early January–mid-May)
POLAND
Warsaw
RUSSIA
St. Petersburg
Russian Language
Program
Subjects
European studies, communications,
international relations, political
science, social sciences, humanities,
history, art history, culture and
literature, law, economics, and
Dutch language
Fall Semester 2001:
$7,675
English, Polish
History, literature, culture,
politics, economics, business,
Polish language, religion,
political science, social science
Spring Semester 2002:
$7,350
Summer: 8 weeks
(early June–early August)
Summer: Overall GPA: 2.75;
Russian
Russian language, Russian culture
Summer 2001:
$4,400
Fall Semester: 16 weeks
(late August–mid-December)
two years of college-level
Russian
Fall Semester 2001
(RLP-I): $7,950
RLP-I/Academic Year: Overall
GPA: 2.75; two years of collegelevel Russian; Recommended
Oral Proficiency Interview score
of Intermediate Low
Academic Year
2001–2002 (RLP-I +
RLP-II): $15,900
RLP-II only: Overall GPA: 2.75;
Spring Semester 2002
(RLP-I or RLP-II):
$7,950
5 semesters of college-level
Russian or two years of college-level Russian combined
with an in-country Russian
language study experience;
Recommended Oral Proficiency
Interview score of Intermediate
Mid
SPAIN
Universidad de
Alcalá (Comunidad
Autónoma de
Madrid)
Liberal Arts Program
University of
Alicante
Fall Semester: 16 weeks
(late August–mid-December)
Spring Semester: 16 weeks
(late January–mid-May)
Overall GPA: 2.75;
0–2 years of college-level
Russian
Overall GPA 3.0;
Minimum of five semesters of
college-level Spanish
Academic Year: 40–46 weeks or equivalent; a Spanish language proficiency test may be
(early Sept–late April or
required by the University for
mid-July*)
placement into specific
Spring Semester: 21–26 weeks courses
(early January–late April or
mid-July)
*Regular courses offered by the University for Spanish students end later.
Fall Semester: 15–25 weeks
(early September–late December or mid-February*)
Summer: 6 weeks
(mid-June–late July)
Fall Semester: 16 weeks
(early September–late
December)
Academic Year: 38 weeks
(early September–mid-May)
Spring Semester: 18 weeks
(mid-January–mid-May)
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Spring Semester 2002:
$7,675
Overall GPA: 2.75; a minimum
of six semester hours in either
history or a social science
Spring Semester: 16 weeks
(late January–mid-May)
Russian Area
Studies Program
Academic Year 2001–2002:
$12,200
Spring Semester: 16 weeks
(late January–late May)
Academic Year: 32 weeks
(late August–mid-May)
St. Petersburg
2000–2001
Council Fees
Summer: One semester of
college-level studies;
overall GPA 2.75
Overall GPA 2.75; 0–4 semesters of college-level Spanish
or equivalent
English
Russian language, Russian culture
Fall Semester 2001:
$7,950
Spring Semester 2002:
$7,950
Spanish
Spanish language (advanced),
Spanish literature, linguistics,
civilization, humanities, social
sciences
Fall Semester 2001:
$7,500
Academic Year
2001–2002: $12,950
Spring Semester 2002:
$7,500
Spanish, English
Summer: Spanish language (all
levels, including for native speakers),
geography, art history
Spanish language (beginning and
intermediate), history, art history,
Spanish literature, international
business, sociology, anthropology,
geography, women’s studies,
European studies
Summer 2001:
$3,775
Fall Semester 2001:
$7,950
Academic Year
2001–2002: $13,280
Spring Semester 2002:
$8,400
Duration
Universidad de
Sevilla
Language & Society
Program
Universidad de
Sevilla
Liberal Arts Program
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
(early September–mid
December)
Spring Semester: 18 weeks
(early January–late May)
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
(early September–midDecember or late January*)
Academic Year: 40 weeks
(early September–early June)
Eligibility
Requirements
Language of
Instruction
Overall GPA 2.75;
Minimum of three and
maximum of four semesters
of college-level Spanish
(intermediate)
Spanish
Overall GPA 2.75;
Minimum of five semesters
of college-level Spanish or
equivalent
Spanish
Subjects
2000–2001
Council Fees
Spanish language (intermediate),
history, culture, civilization
Fall Semester 2001:
$7,950
Spring Semester 2002:
$8,400
Spanish language (advanced),
humanities, social sciences
Fall Semester 2001:
$7,950
Academic Year 2001–2002:
$13,280
Spring Semester 2002:
$8,400
Spring Semester: 21 weeks
(early January–early June)
* Regular courses offered by the University for Spanish students end later.
Universidad de
Sevilla
Advanced Liberal Arts
Program
Fall Semester
(early September–late January)
Academic Year
(early September–late January)
Minimum of six semesters
of college-level Spanish or
equivalent; overall GPA 3.0;
Spanish language GPA 3.0
Spanish
Spanish language (advanced),
humanities, social sciences
Academic Year 2001–2002:
$13,280
Spring Semester
(early January–late June)
Universidad de
Sevilla
Business & Society
Program
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
(early September–midDecember)
TURKEY
METU and
Bilkent University
METU
Spring Semester 2002:
$8,400
Overall GPA 2.75;
Minimum of five semesters of
college-level Spanish or equivalent; six semester credits of
basic micro or macro economics, finance, statistics, accounting, or management courses
Spanish
Summer: 7 weeks
(early June–late July)
Overall GPA 2.75;
Minimum of three semesters of
college-level Spanish language
study for Intensive Language
Track
English, Spanish
Art restoration, Spanish language,
politics and business of the
European Union
Summer 2001:
$3,400
Fall Semester: 16 weeks
(September–December)
Overall GPA 2.75;
Some courses may have
prerequisites
English, Turkish
Architecture, biology, chemistry,
history, mathematics, philosophy,
physics, psychology, sociology,
statistics, economics, international
relations, public administration,
computer science, education, engineering, communication, fine arts
and design, political science,
archaeology, art history, music,
performing arts, tourism and hotel
management, accounting
Fall Semester 2001:
$6,900
Overall GPA 2.60;
Some courses may have
prerequisites
English, Turkish
Architecture, biology, chemistry,
history, physics, psychology, sociology, economics, international relations, computer science, engineering, political science, archaeology,
art history, music, performing arts
Summer 2001:
$2,100
Academic Year: 38 weeks
(early September–late May)
Spring Semester: 18 weeks
(early January–late May)
Escuela de Artes
Aplicadas and
Universidad de Sevilla
Fall Semester 2001:
$8,400
Spring Semester: 16 weeks
(January–May)
Summer: 6 weeks
(early July–mid-August)
Spanish language (advanced),
business, economics, society,
noncredit internships
Fall Semester 2001:
$8,215
Academic Year 2001–2002:
$13,280
Spring Semester 2002:
$8,675
Spring Semester 2002:
$6,900
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Spain
Council Study Center
Universidad de Alcalá
Alcalá de Henares (Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Liberal Arts Program
Semester & Academic Year
DURATION
Fall Semester: 15–25 weeks
(early September–late December or
mid-February)
Academic Year: 40–46 weeks
(early September–late April or mid-July)
Spring Semester: 21–26 weeks
(early January–late April or mid-July)
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of five semesters of
college-level Spanish or equivalent;
overall GPA 3.0;
A Spanish language proficiency test may be
required by the University for admission or
for placement into specific courses.
Plaza de Cervantes
Is this the right program for you? This program is designed for students who are highly academic, have two and one half years of college-level Spanish, and have a strong interest in Spain.
Program Goals The goals of this program are to solidify advanced
language students’ language skills through rigorous academic offerings and to provide program participants with an understanding of
Spain, in particular, issues relevant to contemporary Spain. These
goals are achieved through the language course offerings, specially
designed courses offered through the Instituto de Estudios Norteamericanos de la Universidad de Alcalá (the Institute), and extensive
excursions throughout Spain.
Program Highlights Homestays or University residence housing;
extensive excursions throughout Spain; proximity to Madrid: program
courses frequently use Madrid to supplement classroom activities;
special interest lectures; sports and special interest activities sponsored by Council, the Institute, and the Universidad de Alcalá.
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Spanish
Academic Program
Offered for the first time in fall 1999, the Liberal Arts Program at Universidad de Alcalá is
designed to provide a rigorous academic program for students at the advanced level of
Spanish language proficiency through a combination of specially designed courses offered
through the Institute and direct matriculation
into regular University courses. Students must
enroll in at least one specially designed
course offered by the Institute including
Advanced Grammar, Composition and Conversation, Professional Spanish, Introduction to
Peninsular Literature, Introduction to Spanish
American Literature, Contemporary Spanish
Literature, Popular Culture, History of Art,
Liberal Arts Program Universidad de Alcalá (Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid) Spain Semester & Academic Year
Contemporary Spanish Theatre, International
Business, Spain and the European Union, and
Spanish Civilization. In addition, students who
have the required proficiency in Spanish and
necessary prerequisite course work may enroll
in one or more courses at the regular facultades of the University. Students enroll in at
least four courses each semester among those
offered by the Institute and the University.
Assessment
In Council and Institute courses students are
normally graded on the basis of class participation, in class activities, homework assignments, examinations, papers, and often oral
presentations, much as in the United States. In
regular university courses, assessment is
often based solely on an examination given at
the end of the semester. Grades are given on a
10-point scale.
Academic Culture
In the fall semester Institute courses start the
second week in September and end in midDecember. Courses offered in the University
facultades run from late September with exams
ending in mid-February. Fall semester only students interested in enrolling in regular university courses must be prepared to stay until the
end of the examination period in February.
In the spring semester, Institute courses begin
in early January and run through the end of
April. Courses offered in the facultades begin in
late February with exams usually scheduled in
mid-July. Institute courses are preceded by a
week-long orientation session.
Classes meet Monday–Thursday for one and
one-half hours twice a week. Fridays are
reserved for class-related activities, weekend
excursions, and field trips to Madrid and surrounding areas. Classroom space is modern and
very comfortable. The Institute is housed in a
17th century convent renovated to preserve the
beauty and charm of an old building while at
the same time providing excellent office and
classroom space. A fair number of classrooms
are equipped with slide projectors and television sets with video players. Class size varies
between eight and twenty-three students per
class. The level of instruction is at the advanced
level, and the Institute offers classes at the
graduate level in which Council students may
register if they meet prerequisite and languagelevel requirements. In their classroom building
students have access to a computer room in
which each student registered at the center has
a personal e-mail account and access to computers for class-related activities.
Although extracurricular activities and personal travel contribute vitally to the student’s
overall European experience, attendance in
class is paramount. Early departure for or late
return from vacations is not allowed. Any
extended travel should take place prior to the
start of the program, during the semester
break, or upon completion of the program.
Evaluation
Resident Director Reports, Student Evaluation
Summaries, and Academic Consortium Board
Program Reviews for this program can be
found at www.ciee.org/isp.
Location
The city of Alcalá de Henares, named a World
Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998, is located
40 minutes northeast of Madrid and is best
known as the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. This historical
city with a population of 160,000 is composed
of about 16,500 university students, giving the
city the feel of a young and vibrant “college”
town. Aesthetically pleasing, Alcalá de
Henares has a wonderful mixture of harmonious streets, noble architecture including
impressive university buildings dating back to
the 16th century, contemplative convents, and
graceful storks which nest on the top of the
buildings in the city center. Cervantes Square
is the central meeting place for faculty, students, and the city’s inhabitants. Alcalá itself
offers many cultural and artistic attractions
and the expanded opportunities of Madrid are
readily accessible.
Host Institution
The Universidad de Alcalá was founded in
1499 and quickly gained a reputation for excellence. In 1836, the University transferred to
the nearby capital of Madrid, leaving the facilities in Alcalá unused until 1977 when the University was re-established, first as an extension of the University of Madrid and later as
an independent entity. Because of its history,
the Universidad de Alcalá offers the advantages of an ancient tradition coupled with the
initiative and spirit of innovation found in
newer universities.
The University has six schools with 16,500 students and a teaching staff of just under 1,000.
Of particular interest to U.S. students are the
schools of Filosofía y Letras, Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, and Derecho (political science subjects).
The Instituto de Estudios Norteamericanos de
la Universidad de Alcalá (the Institute), coordinates all cooperative arrangements between
the University and U.S. institutions of higher
education. The Institute offers academic programs in North American Studies for Spanish
students and in Hispanic Studies for U.S. students enrolled in the University.
In addition to course offerings, a comprehensive sports program is available including
classes and internal and external competition
in badminton, archery, Taekwondo, rugby, ping
pong, gymnastics, tennis, women’s basketball,
karate, women’s indoor soccer, squash, crosscountry running, golf, swimming, paddleball,
handball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, fencing, and judo. An excellent selection of
extracurricular activities and noncredit classes
exists including chess, applied music, chorus,
dance, theater, and a number of social clubs.
Orientation
A weeklong orientation session, conducted at
the beginning of the program, introduces students to the country, the culture, and the academic program, and provides practical information about living in Spain and Alcalá in particular. Such themes as the Spanish university
system, banking, safety, visa regulations, how
and where to shop, money issues, cultural
adaptation, and many others are covered. Students also take part in a language workshop
designed to reinforce language skills. A language skills diagnostic examination is also
conducted to identify the linguistic level of all
participants so that each student is placed in
appropriate courses in the academic program.
Orientation includes both structured cultural
activities and independent sightseeing and is
maintained on an individual basis throughout
the program.
Cultural Activities and Field Trips
The academic program is supplemented with
field trips and excursions which are mandatory. They include visits in Alcalá de Henares,
field trips into Madrid, excursions to nearby
sites of interest such as El Escorial, Toledo,
Segovia, and overnight trips to SalamancaAvila. Longer trips may include trips to
Andalucía, Barcelona, and Spain’s northern
coast. They are planned to supplement classwork and to introduce students to different
geographical, linguistic, and cultural areas of
Spain and its major cities.
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Housing and Meals
2001–2002 Council Fees
Housing and meals are included in the program fee. During the program, students live in
either Spanish homes or University residences.
The Universidad de Alcalá is one of the few
institutions in Spain that make University residences available to foreign students. Students
in Spanish homes take their meals at the place
of residence. Students in the University residences take their meals in University-run facilities or prepare their own. The University residences are located approximately 3 kilometers
from the city center and the University buildings where most courses are held. Students
who reside in the University residences take
public transportation to their classes.
Fall Semester: $7,500
Academic Year: $12,950
Spring Semester: $7,500
The Council fees include housing and all
meals, tuition, orientation, cultural activities,
local excursions and field trips, pre-departure
advising, insurance, and International Student
Identity Card.
Resident Staff
The Resident Director, appointed by Council,
supervises and administers the program. The
Resident Director also assists students with
academic, administrative, and personal matters. The current Resident Director is Dr. Penelope Bledsoe, formerly of the United States
Naval Academy. In addition, the Director of the
Institute is a tenured professor at the University. Two other Institute staff members are
Estimated Additional Costs
Personal Expenses: $2,000 (includes personal
items, entertainment, and a reasonable amount
of independent travel, etc.); Airfare from New
York: $900.
All courses are considered junior-level or
senior-level courses. A good basis in the field
of study is recommended for senior-level
courses.
Credit and Courses
Spanish Language Instruction
Recommended credit for the semester program
is 12 semester/18 quarter hours. Recommended
credit for the academic year program is 24
semester/36 quarter hours.
Students are required to enroll in one of the
following language courses during their first
semester of participation in the program.
This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract
between Council and any applicant, student,
institution, or other party. The courses, as
described, may be subject to change as a
SUBJECTS
Spanish language (advanced), Spanish
literature, linguistics, civilization,
humanities, social sciences
E-MAIL ACCESS
Students have access to a computer
room for class-related activities and are
given personal e-mail accounts.
Patio of St. Thomas de Villanueva, University
Administration Building
also involved with student services: a full-time
coordinator and an academic advisor.
Cost
The Council program fees are outlined below.
Please note that Council reserves the right to
adjust its fees in the event of significant
change in exchange rates or other factors
beyond its control. The actual cost of the programs may vary slightly for students from different institutions.
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In a few of the following courses, prerequisites are required for admission. All instruction is in Spanish. All language instruction in
the program is at the intermediate-advanced
level or the advanced level. Council reserves
the right to place participants in the language
study course for which the student is best prepared based on the results of diagnostic testing. A full course load is considered four
courses.
result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Syllabi for the courses
listed below are available upon request from
Council. Courses may be cancelled due to
insufficient enrollment.
Please refer to the Council–ISP Bulletin
accompanying this catalog for additional
course information.
Language courses offered both
fall and spring
ALCA 1002/1003
El Taller del Español/Spanish Language
Workshop
El taller del Español is a series of interrelated
language study seminars. Based on the results
of the diagnostic exams administered during
orientation, particular attention is given to the
difficulties and deficiencies in listening comprehension, composition, phonetics, semantics, and lexicology that hinder the students’
progress toward a sophisticated level of language competency.
The course of study consists of group sessions
in which problems common to all participants
are examined and controlled sessions in which
participants are grouped by evidence of difficulty with particular problems. The course
structure insures attention to individual problems at this difficult stage of language acquisition. Extensive use of directed written and
oral composition obligates the students to
constantly polish the everyday Spanish that
they acquire in their immersion environment.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Resident Director and staff.
CENU 1102/1103
Gramática y composición avanzadas/
Advanced Grammar and Composition
The objective of this senior-level seminar is to
allow the participants at an advanced level of
Spanish language skills to experiment with the
language for the purpose of achieving a deep
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understanding of the subtle differences in concept projection through stylistic variants on
standard grammatical usage. Assuming a solid
understanding of the structures of the Spanish
sentence, attention is given to issues of time
implications and concept content in Spanish
verbal morphology. Registration is limited to
those students who clearly show in the diagnostic tests that they are ready to begin experimentation for creativity in language use.
Students placed in this course must earn a
grade of B or higher on the diagnostic test.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Cristina
Blanco.
Elective Language Courses
Fall only
CENU 1104
El español para los negocios/
Spanish for Business
Objectives: The acquisition of a command of
the structures and vocabulary most essential
and common to the fields of business administration and economics, in general. It provides
familiarization with the language of business
practices and communications in business:
banks, marketing and publicity, tourism, labor
relations, insurance, industry, and the European Union. Participants prepare oral presentations for class on subjects related to the language of business and the European Union.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Begoña
Sanz Sanchez.
Spring only
CENU 1105
El español comercial/
Spanish for International Commerce
Although similar to CENU 1104, this course
focuses on different aspects of Spanish for the
professions. Commercial Spanish in written
documents and standard forms found widely in
use in Spain/Europe is the object of study. Such
themes as sales and sales documents, different
types of firms and their administrative structures and divisions, the vocabulary of supply
and demand, foreign exchange, checks and letters of credit, types of contracts, legal terms,
the ECU and the Treaty of Maastricht are the
bases for the study of peninsular Spanish as the
official version of the language for use in the
European Union. Each participant prepares a
paper on an aspect of commercial Spanish that
is of greatest interest to him/her.
This course focuses on a very specialized use
of Spanish within the field of business.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Paz
Martinez Diaz.
Content Courses
Fall Offerings
CENU 1110
Geografía e Historia de España/
Geography and History of Spain
Objectives: For students to gain an understanding of the geographic reality of Spain and
Iberia and the influences of geography on
Spanish development and history; the influences of man on the geographic reality of
Spain; geography and economics; human geography; geography and regionalism. In addition
to the study of the discipline of geography this
course studies the use of geography as it is
applicable in many of the social sciences.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Rafael
Sanz Antolino.
CENU 1112
Civilización española/Spanish Civilization
Objectives: To offer the participant an ample
understanding of contemporary Spain. After
situating contemporary Spain in her geographic and political context, participants proceed to analyze the nation’s intellectual, artistic, social, and human development as manifested in contemporary literature, art, music,
folklore, national and regional celebrations,
and art-crafts, sports, group and individual
activities. The final objective will be an
attempt to identify a Spanish cultural spirit in
a broad sense. This course focuses on civilization with an emphasis on how Spanish civilization compares and contrasts with American
or Hispanic civilization.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Maria
Angeles Ordaz Romay.
CENU 1114
Historia del arte moderno y contemporáneo
español/Modern and Contemporary
Spanish Art
This course organizes the field of the arts of
contemporary Spain as a history of art but
rather than a catalog of great works and
artists, the course allows participants to feel
at ease in the presence of the work of art and
to appreciate it as well. The “why of liking or
not liking a masterpiece” is important. For that
reason, instruction delves into art terminology
and how to talk about art for purpose of definitions, characteristics common to a particular
movement, individual and general styles, and
how the work of art provokes/stimulates the
individual. Core cases for study: Goya, Dalí,
Gaudí, Picasso, Miró. Course work takes place
in the classroom and in museums in the
Alcalá/Madrid area.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Javier
Blanco Planelles.
CENU 1116
Introducción a la literatura peninsular/
Introduction to Peninsular Literature
Objectives: A panoramic view of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages up to the present.
A fundamental course for the future study of
Spanish literature. The importance of particular works and authors as creators of their time
and as sources of influence on future generations of literary artists. The identification of
the artistic, cultural, social, and philosophical
values of a moment or period on the artist and
how the work of literary art reflects the same.
The dangers to the 20th-century mind when it
evaluates the literature of prior periods. How
the contemporary reader must be very careful
not to take things for granted that would
astound a writer of the 15th, 17th, or 19th century. The development of the genres. Methodological approaches to the analysis of a literary work of art.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Manuel
Perez Jimenez.
CENU 1118
Civilización española contemporánea/
Spanish Contemporary Civilization
Objectives: A window on the social and cultural history of Spain in the 20th century and a
projection of where Spain will go in the 21st
century as part of Europe and the Hispanic
community of nations. Spanish national life in
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the 20th century is divided into 13 major
blocks. From one to the next common denominators are identified. It is the flow of development in which patterns and discrepancies are
sought out. Themes are: the first republic, the
Bourbon restoration, caciquismo and pacifism,
regionalism and regional culture, the Crisis of
1898, the artistic vanguard: Picasso, Dalí, Miró,
and Buñuel, Dictatorship, the Second Republic
and the Spanish Civil War, Spain and World
War II, Francoism and the postwar period,
U.S.–Spain relations, the economic boom of
the 60s, the socialist years after Franco, the
center and the Partido Popular, Spain and the
European Union. This course is aimed at the
participant who already has a background in
cultural history or a related field.
ALCA 1012
Globalization of Commerce: Spain as a
Case Study
The objective of this course is to introduce
students to the areas of business, commerce,
and new trends in the world economy. Areas of
focus include the European Union, NAFTA
countries (especially USA), and the Pacific
Rim. The case study is Spain as a member of
the European Union and the monetary union.
Students make field trips to Madrid to visits
institutions involved in world trade, and to
North American businesses and companies
with offices in Spain.
Instructor: Miguel Angel Diaz Mier.
Spring Offerings
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Arturo
Jarque Iñiguez.
ALCA 1010
Escritoras hispanoparlantes actuales/
Contemporary Women Writers of the
Spanish-Speaking World
Objectives: Through comparisons and contrasts this course evaluates the similarities
and differences of a sociological, cultural, and
language-use nature in some of the most outstanding women writers of Hispania in our
times. What do Spanish, Latin American, and
Hispana writers have in common? How do they
differ and why? How can we situate a Hispana
writer from the United States today in the
greater context of Hispanic culture and feminism as identified in comparisons and contrasts of themes, treatment of issues, use of
language, and commentary of the social order
from which all spring and to which as writers
they react.
Each participant identifies his/her favorite
Spanish, Latin American, or Hispana writer.
Then, a core group of women writers are identified. They constitute prime examples of the
literature of their core area: Spain, Latin America, and the Hispanic United States. Throughout the course of study each participant is
expected to actively serve as a discussion
leader when general readings touch directly
upon an aspect of his/her favorite writer. The
participant compares and contrasts the literary
production of different sectors of the greater
Hispanic world.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Paul
Patrick Quinn.
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CENU 1111
Civilización española, II/
Spanish Civilization, II
Civilization from the vantage point of the
social psychologist’s perspective on what we
term “civilization.” Objectives: Through an
analysis of manifestations of particular civilizations, this course studies specific works of
literature, art, music, and the media in an
effort to reach solid conclusions on the nature
of Spanish civilization in the 20th century as
such manifestations reflect values and as they
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Arturo
Jarque Iñiguez.
CENU 1113
Cine Español/Spanish Cinema
Objectives: First, to understand the evolution
of film in Spain through the study of the major
works that make up Spanish cinema. Second,
to understand film as, what Ramon Gomez de
la Serna described as, ”cinema es la imprenta
dinámica” of a society, film as art, and film as
the imprint of a people’s reality and fantasy.
Film can be a dangerous window as it can
define a culture, people, or happening in a
selective way in which aspects of the greater
reality may be reduced, eliminated, or exaggerated.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: José
Gurpegui Palacios.
CENU 1115
Literatura española contemporánea/
Contemporary Spanish Literature
Objectives: To follow the development of
Spanish letters during the 20th century and to
relate the works to the literary currents that
influenced contemporary literature. The survey
begins with Hispanic Modernism and the influence of writers like Rubén Darío on Spanish
writers of the generation of the Nobel Prize
poet Juan Ramón Jiménez and his contemporaries. From there the course moves on to
Novecentismo and Vanguardismo, the Generation of 1927, Spanish literature since 1939,
and finally authors of our time.
Besides a mid-term and a final examination,
each student writes a term paper of 10 pages
on a subject approved by the instructor.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors:
Manuel Pérez Jiménez.
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condition the Spanish people to be as they are.
This course differs from Civilización española,
I in that it is orientated to examine the influences of culture upon the individual/social
groups and on how individuals and groups
influence in their time those manifestations of
culture that will eventually be called “Spanish
civilization.” To understand that our conclusions on Spain and Spanish culture are the
result of our own foreign conditioning.
CENU 1117
Introducción a la literatura hispano
americana/Introduction to Latin American
Literature
Objectives: A panoramic view of Latin American literature, instruction orients participants
to an understanding of the historical development of the letters of the continent from early
to present times. This course relates the literature of Latin America to influences from
beyond Latin America, and examines how foreign influences were and are modified to serve
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regional ends. It also explores the influence
that Latin American literature has had and
does have on the letters beyond its borders.
Periods of study are from the genesis of literature in Latin America, the independence
period, the Renovation of Latin American letters at the time of Martí and Rubén Darío, the
rupture with models and the past as exemplified in the works of Mariano Azuela and Horacio Quiroga, the contemporary period: Borges
through Arguedas, and final the letters of
Ultramodernismo. Besides a series of regular
quizzes and a final, each student is expected
to write a term paper on an approved topic.
This paper counts as 20% of the final grade.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: José
Segura.
CENU 1119
Introducción al analisis literario/
Introduction to Literary Analysis
Objectives: Based on the analysis and commentary of major texts of Spanish and Latin
American literature, this course emphasizes
the practical issues of textual commentary as
opposed to the study of critical theory in isolation. Participants always have the text before
them and all conclusions must be based on
solid references to the literary text. Methodology: First, the literary context of the story,
poem, or novel is examined followed by a serious review of the text in class to insure that
each participant has read it and understood it
well. Attention is paid to semantic, grammatical, and lexicological questions. Finally, the
work of textual commentary is undertaken,
first in a group and then individually on
assigned topics.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester hours. Instructor: Manuel Pedrosa.
ALCA 1011
El teatro español actual/
The Contemporary Spanish Theater
Objectives: In this course the participant
acquires a comprehensive understanding of the
development of Spanish drama in our century.
Discussions include the drama text versus the
dramatic experience of the theater, the dramatic work and the world it reflects upon, textual commentary and the text, the text from
the director’s and the actor’s point of view:
from the page to the stage. This course combines the traditional literary study of drama
with the dramatic issues of its presentation as
a living vehicle in which men and women
known as actors give it flesh and blood before
a public. Drama as a reflection of the social
world the work explores. The course combines
traditional classroom activity with attendance
at theatre performances in the Alcalá and
Madrid area as well as attendance at conferences, and discussions and meetings with the
authors as they are available. Besides a midterm and a final examination, each student
prepares a term paper that counts for 20% of
the final grade.
Objectives: After an introduction to the development of the European Economic Union, the
European Union, attention is given to the economic development of Spain and Europe,
Spain in Europe, and the component parts of
the European Union. As sources of information
and data, the press, journals, and the World
Wide Web are used. A major focus of attention are the different methods for the critical
analysis of such data. The thesis that interdependence is the key to the future for Spain and
Europe is extended to an analysis of the relationship between Europe (Spain) and the
United States in the 21st century. What projections can we make now? Spain is studied as
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Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester hours. Instructor: Paul Patrick Quinn.
CENU 1121
Cervantes
Objectives: An understanding of the literary
masterpiece of Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha. Its
place in Spanish and world literature, the
novel’s importance as a model for the novel and
the use of language, the realities it portrays are
explained. It is recommended that participants
have had a course in Golden Age Literature
prior to this course. Thirty-five percent of the
final grade is based on an oral examination in
which students have to clearly demonstrate
that they have read the novel well. The final
examination covers themes explored in class.
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Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor:
Manuel Pérez.
ALCA 1014
La economia española y la Union Europea/
The Spanish Economy and the European
Union
A prior course in macro economics is strongly
recommended for this course.
a nation of major concern as it moves into the
new reality of Europe and its Union.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Saturnino Aguado.
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ALCA 1015
España y la hispanidad/
Spain and the Hispanic World
Objectives: To achieve an understanding of
Hispanidad as a global phenomena with Spanish, Latin American, Hispanic African, and Hispano manifestations in the United States. To
identify what Hispanics have in common
through the identification of common values,
attitudes, and aspirations. The Hispanic community in the world. The Hispanic community
as a minority and how its roots in Hispanidad
are vital for survival. How Hispanidad does not
mean just Spain or Latin America. The dangers
to the fragmentation of the Hispanic world
into pockets, isolated one from the others. The
manifestations of Hispanidad at regional and
national levels and how they originated in a
core culture/civilization. How regional manifestations of Hispanidad absorbed local input.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/2.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Faculty
from the Department of Sociology at the Universidad de Alcalá.
ALCA 1016
A Study of Art in the Museums of Madrid
The objective of this class is the study of
Spanish art, including paintings, sculpture,
and ceramics, held in the most important
museums of Madrid and the surrounding area.
The class meets regularly in the classroom for
presentation and discussion of characteristics
of artistic periods, individual artist’s productions, and museum holdings. Some classes are
held in the museums to offer students the
opportunity to examine firsthand the works of
art presented and discussed in class. Additionally, each student selects an artistic theme, an
artist, or work of art to investigate individually
in the museums. The principal museums visited include the Prado Museum, the National
Museum Center of Art Reina Sofía, the
National Archaeological Museum, the
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, and the Sorolla
Museum. Trips to the Museum of Abstract Art
(Cuenca, Castilla-LaMancha) the Guggenheim
Museum (Bilbao, País Vasco), the Picasso
Museum, and others (Barcelona, Cataluña) are
planned in conjunction with regularly scheduled excursions to those cities.
Universidad de Alcalá courses
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Javier
Blanco Planelles.
How to choose a regular Universidad de
Alcalá course
The Universidad de Alcalá offers Spanish students majors in all the fields one would expect
to find at a major university. Council suggests
the students review with their academic advisor at home what courses might fit into their
major/minor were they to continue studying at
their home institution. Students bring along
the course outlines for those courses. With the
Resident Director, students identify those
courses offered in Spain that meet the requirements that the identified home courses would
satisfy. Students can review Universidad de
Alcalá program offerings at its web site:
www.alcala.es.
Council participants are welcome to take
courses within the Universidad de Alcalá
offered for Spanish students pursuing the fiveyear Licenciatura degree. In fact, it is strongly
recommended that yearlong participants enroll
in at least one course in the University for the
second semester.
Council recommends students unable to enroll
in a University course for credit audit a course.
Permission to enroll in a regular course(s) is
granted by the Universidad de Alcalá’s Instituto de Estudios Norteamericanos de la Universidad de Alcalá and is based on the student’s academic background and performance
on the diagnostic test taken at the end of orientation. The final decision in each case rests
with the Institute.
Fall regular university courses end in February
and spring regular university courses end in
mid-July. There is a supplemental housing fee
for students who enroll in regular university
courses and must remain in Alcalá until the
end of final exams.
A student’s candidacy for regular courses is
then presented to the Institute. If approved,
Council faxes the course outline to the home
advisor for approval for credit. Council students are expected to complete all work in
regular courses as would a Spanish student.
STUDENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN THIS PROGRAM:
Central Michigan University
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Columbia University
Elmhurst College
George Washington University
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Grand Valley State University
Gustavus Adolphus College
Towson University
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Faculty
All courses are taught by faculty from the Universidad de Alcalá.
Spain
Council Study Center
University of Alicante
Location
If you have ever dreamed of castles in Spain,
Alicante, once the mightiest citadel of the
Kingdom of Valencia, is that dream come
true. The brooding Moorish castle of Santa
Barbara looms over this seaside city on the
Costa Blanca, Spain’s shining southeast
coast, an ever-present reminder of the city’s
ancient roots. Below the castle hill are the
narrow, winding streets of Santa Cruz, the
“old town,” and along the harbor, a jumping
off place for North Africa and Mallorca, runs
the palm-fringed Esplanada de España, wonderful for strolling, people watching, and
contemplation.
The city of Alicante
Host Institution
Housing and Meals
Resident Staff
The University of Alicante is one of Spain’s
newest universities. Established to serve the
higher education needs of the province of Alicante in the southeast of the Spanish Mediterranean Rim, the University has faculties of sciences, philosophy and letters, law, economics,
business, architecture, tourism, nursing, and education. The University of Alicante offers its
30,000 students the benefits of a modern campus
complete with Mediterranean-style buildings.
The office of the Council Study Center at Alicante
is located on the main campus in San Vicente in
the metropolitan area of Alicante. Courses are
held on the San Vicente campus as well.
Housing and meals are included in the program
fee. Students live in Spanish-speaking homes
with all meals taken at the place of residence.
Every effort is made to place participants in
homes where English is not spoken. Living in
Spanish homes is considered the best housing
arrangement for first semester students
because of its practicality and its contribution
to the program’s academic objectives. Only one
program participant is housed in each home.
Students participating in the academic year program may choose to live in apartments during
the second semester. Housing is located in the
Alicante metropolitan area with access to public transportation. All students take public
transportation to the University.
The philosophy of the resident staff is to provide academic leadership and support to beginning and intermediate-level students of Spanish
as a second language to allow students to focus
on academics and not be distracted by the
issues that arise from living abroad. To this end,
staff takes very seriously the supportive role
essential to an effective study abroad experience.
There are many artistic and cultural events
sponsored by the University, most of which are
free or offered at reduced rates for students.
These events are held in various venues on campus, including the modern, avant-garde art
museum/auditorium. A sports facility on the University campus offers a wide variety of activities, including swimming, dance, rock climbing,
scuba diving, weight lifting, aerobics, martial
arts, as well as intramural sports such as soccer,
football, and field hockey.
The Resident Director, appointed by Council in
consultation with the academic consortium,
supervises and administers the program. The
Resident Director assists students with academic, administrative, and personal matters. The
current Resident Director is Dr. Armando
Miguélez, formerly of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The Academic Language Coordinator is Dr. Cynthia Giambruno of the Department of English
Philology, University of Alicante. Dr. Giambruno
supervises all aspects of the grammar, readingand-writing, and conversation/phonetics language courses.
Evaluation
Resident Director Reports, Student Evaluation
Summaries, and Academic Consortium Board
Program Reviews for these programs can be
found at www.ciee.org/study.
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Spain
Council Study Center
University of Alicante
Semester & Academic Year
Is this the right program for you? This program is designed for students with no previous study of Spanish language through to students
who have completed two years of Spanish language course work, are
interested in furthering their language skills, and in learning about Spain
firsthand. This program is an ideal option for students who seek a study
abroad opportunity but who are not necessarily majoring in the language.
Program Goals The program goal for beginning language students is
DURATION
Fall Semester: 16 weeks
(early September–mid-December)
Academic Year: 38 weeks
(early September–late May)
Spring Semester: 18 weeks
(mid-January–late May)
to provide a solid foundation in the Spanish language and for intermediate language students to solidify their language skills. The program
goal for both levels allows participants to pursue studies in a variety of
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
0–4 semesters of college-level Spanish or
equivalent; overall GPA 2.75
academic disciplines focusing on Spain and Europe and from topics
such as women’s issues to environmental studies and from art history
to business courses. This goal is achieved through intensive language
course work and area studies courses in English and content courses in
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Spanish, English
Spanish focusing on Spain and European issues, a conversational
exchange program, excursions, and homestay housing for participants.
Program Highlights
Homestays; extracurricular activities—
students may participate in sporting events and cultural activities
sponsored by the University including dance classes, swim team,
sailing, rowing, self defense, choir, orchestra, and many others.
Additional program information, including Location, Host Institution, Housing and Meals,
and Resident Staff can be found on page 91.
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Academic Program
Established in 1985, the academic program in
Alicante encourages students to develop naturally the four skills of language acquisition:
listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Content and area studies courses provide students
the opportunity to learn about issues related
to Europe and Spain in such subjects as political science, women’s studies, human geography, business skills, and humanities in general
through graduated language-level sections.
Conceived for students of any major, the program balances language instruction with
experiential knowledge in the humanities and
social sciences.
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Students are required to enroll in three Spanish language courses and two content or area
studies courses for a total of 15 semester
credit hours.
Students are given a placement exam (written
and oral) in Alicante prior to the start of
classes to determine appropriate placement
for the language courses.
Academic Culture
Council language courses are scheduled Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 12:10 p.m.,
and content courses could run until 2:00 p.m. or
later. Students can expect daily homework
assignments. Teaching methods in Council
courses are a combination of lecture and participatory styles. Program professors are experienced in second-language teaching methodology, have several years teaching experience
in Spain and abroad, and are familiar with and
use a variety of teaching methods. Furthermore, they have been working with American,
European, and other foreign students for many
years and are familiar with the expectations of
foreign students. Nevertheless, it is important
to understand that the program takes place at
a Spanish university with Spanish professors.
Each professor distributes a detailed syllabus
indicating what material is covered, when
exams are held, and what is expected from
each student. Attendance is mandatory and
unexcused absences affect final grades.
The Council Study Center fall semester program
starts in early September with final exams the
week before Christmas. The spring semester
program begins in mid-January with final
exams given at the end of May. The University
of Alicante academic calendar does not coincide directly with the Council calendar. Classes
begin in mid-October and run through June.
Although extracurricular activities and personal travel contribute vitally to the student’s
overall European experience, attendance in
class is paramount. Early departure for or late
return from vacations is not allowed. Any
extended travel should take place prior to the
start of the program, during the semester
break, or upon completion of the program.
Assessment
In the language classes, students are normally
graded on the basis of weekly quizzes, exams,
attendance, homework assignments, and class
participation. Grades in the content courses
are generally based on class participation, a
mid-term, papers, and a final exam. The exact
breakdown of grades is determined by the
individual professor.
University Business Courses in English
The University of Alicante has developed a
series of business courses given in English for
Spanish students, international students, and
Council Study Center participants. Program
participants are eligible to enroll in these
courses for credit. All these courses are taught
in English by members of the University. Students are also able to audit one course from
the regular offerings of the Universidad.
Conversational Exchange Program
A conversational exchange program (Intercambios) with native Spanish students at the University of Alicante is a compulsory part of the
language program. The program gives students the chance to put into everyday use
what they are learning in the language
courses, as well as helping them become more
integrated into regular student life.
Orientation
Housed in a local hotel in Alicante, the twoday orientation session at the beginning of the
program, introduces students to the country,
the culture, and the academic program, and
provides practical information about living in
Spain. It includes both structured cultural
activities and independent sightseeing. A
range of topics, including housing and family
life, cultural differences, academics and academic policies are covered. At the end of the
orientation, students meet their families and
then move into their home in Alicante to begin
their immersion and integration into Spanish
society. The formal orientation session seeks
to inform students of issues relevant to their
study experience and helps students make a
gradual transition to Spanish life. Orientation
is maintained on an individual basis throughout the program. Students always have access
to resident personnel throughout the program.
Cost
The Council program fees, as well as estimated additional costs, are outlined below.
Please note that Council reserves the right to
adjust its fees in the event of significant
change in exchange rates or other factors
beyond its control. The actual cost of the programs may vary slightly for students from different institutions.
2001–2002 Council Fees
Fall Semester: $7,950
Academic Year: $13,280
Spring Semester: $8,400
The Council fees include housing and all
meals, tuition, orientation, cultural activities,
local excursions and two overnight field trips,
pre-departure advising, insurance, and International Student Identity Card (ISIC).
Estimated Additional Costs
(per semester)
Personal Expenses: $2,000 (includes books,
supplies, personal items, entertainment, and a
reasonable amount of independent travel,
etc.); Airfare from New York: $900 (round-trip
transportation is available through Council).
Credit and Courses
The recommended credit for each course is
quoted in the course listing. Recommended
credit for the semester is 17 semester/25.5
quarter hours. Recommended credit for the
academic year is 34 semester/51 quarter
hours. A full course load is considered five
courses.
Cultural Activities and Field Trips
Supplementing the academic program are field
trips and excursions to points of interest in the
province of Alicante, the Valencia region, and
Spain. Field trips and visits highlight topics covered in class. Past excursions have included
Madrid, Barcelona, Salamanca, Avila, Granada,
Cuenca, Mallorca, Valencia, Alcoy, Elche, and
the route of los Castillos. Optional trips included
el Camino de Santiago de la Compostela and
Morocco. Two overnight field trips are included
in the program fee. Subsequent overnight trips
and optional trips are at additional cost.
Participants with Resident Director Dr. Armando
Miguélez (third from right) at the end of the
optional route of Santiago de Compostela hike
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This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract
between Council and any applicant, student,
institution, or other party. The courses, as
described, may be subject to change as a
result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Syllabi for the courses
E-MAIL ACCESS
Students have Internet, e-mail, and
Telnet access through the University
of Alicante.
ten and oral) given to students in Alicante
prior to the start of classes. Based on the
results of this examination, students may be
placed in a section higher or lower than completion of previous course work on their home
campus.
Sections of these courses are offered at the
novice low through intermediate high levels.
Additional sections are offered within levels in
order to group students as close to their language abilities as possible. In the past, students who have not taken any Spanish language courses prior to program participation
to those who have completed at least one
semester of university-level Spanish place at
low to mid-novice level. Students who have
completed two to three semesters of university-level Spanish place at the novice high to
intermediate low level. Students who have
completed four semesters of university-level
Spanish place at the mid-intermediate to intermediate high level.
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listed below are available upon request from
Council. Course numbers are for identification
purposes only. Courses are offered during both
the fall and spring semesters unless otherwise
indicated. All content and area studies courses
are considered junior- and senior-level.
Please refer to the Council–ISP Bulletin
accompanying this catalog for additional
course information.
Spanish-Language Courses
All students are required to take three courses
of language study, one in grammar and syntax,
one in conversational skills, and one in reading
and writing. Students are placed into an
appropriate section of the course based on the
results of a diagnostic placement exam (writ-
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ALIC 1000
Spanish Grammar and Syntax (I, II, III)
The goal of this course is to enable students to
manipulate moods, tenses, syntax, and vocabulary with relative ease, and to end the course
with oral skills equivalent to those achieved by
most students after two years of college-level
Spanish study. Primary emphasis is placed on
oral and written proficiency through study of
applied structure. Students learn to create their
own syntactic structures in order to put the language to use, having learned the more complex
mechanisms of the sentence as the basic support for the expression of thoughts. The class is
given entirely in Spanish and meets one hour a
day, five days a week for 15 weeks. Sections of
this course are offered at the novice low
through intermediate high levels.
Contact hours: 75. Recommended credit: 5
semester/7.5 quarter hours. Instructors:
Manuel Palazón, Cristina Martín, María Fernández Herrero, and Natalia Navarro Albaladejo.
ALIC 1100
Spanish Conversational Skills (I, II, III)
The main goal of this course is to enable students to master daily communication skills
with confidence. Students learn the basic
phonology and phonetics of the language to be
able to function in conversations with native
speakers about current events, their own personal history, their experiences in Alicante,
and their impressions of Spanish culture.
They also become lexicologically proficient in
the language because of the nature of this culturally and linguistically immersed program.
The course is enhanced by simulated real-life
situations in and out of the classroom in controlled, semi-controlled, and free performances. Oral work is complemented by related
written exercises.
Students concentrate on the theory and practice of the Spanish phonetic system in its standard linguistic norm. The points of articulation
and the development of the vowel and consonant sounds and their combinations are
explained and explored in great detail. Practical exercises form the foundation of this
course in order to improve the diction of the
student. Sections of this course are offered at
the novice low through intermediate high
level. Textbook: Manual de Pronunciación
Española de Tomás Navarro Tomás.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Marian Alesón, Marisol Viedma, and María Jesús
Gómez del Castillo.
ALIC 1200
A Course in Reading and Writing (I, II, III)
This course takes a practical approach to
developing reading and writing skills in Spanish. The student, as a reader, is able to learn a
broad range of topics to inform him or her,
while provoking critical analysis of the readings in comparison to their own experiences as
observers and participants of Spanish life. As
a writer, the student has to actively use the
language to express opinions and reactions.
The course is designed to develop the student’s comprehension of all types of written
Spanish. Scholarly, journalistic, literary, technical, and slang usage in contemporary society
are studied. Students are required to produce
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writing samples in each area. Sections of this
course are offered at the novice low through
intermediate high level.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Irma
Muñoz, Natalia Navarro Albaladego, and José
Ramón Belda.
Electives
In addition to their Spanish language course
work, students enroll in two of the following
courses.
Zarza.
ALIC 1026
International Business and Commerce
The aim of this course is to provide a general
overview of the global economy, the European
Union, and Spain. Specific reference is made
to the historical perspective, the international
trading system, the world capital market, and
the major features of the European Union,
including its effect on the Spanish economy.
Special attention is given to the European
Monetary Union (EMU). Prerequisite: one year
of economics.
Area Studies Courses in English
ALIC 1020
The History of Spain
This survey course covers the history of Spain
from medieval times to the 20th century, with
special emphasis on those events which make
Spain unique in relation to other Western
European countries. The course is divided into
three general areas: the Reconquest, the
Catholic Kings and the Hapsburg Dynasty, and
Spain since the 18th century.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Armando
Miguélez.
ALIC 1022
Contemporary Spanish Society
This course provides an introduction to the
nature of Spanish society today. In addition to
exploring such sociological issues as politics,
culture, and the economy, students develop an
understanding of Spain’s contemporary social
structure, public opinion, mores, and behavior.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Cynthia
Giambruno Day.
ALIC 1024
The Spanish Tradition in Art
This survey course covers Spain’s major contributions in architecture, sculpture, and painting
to the western history of art from Roman times
to the present with a strong concentration on
the Golden Age and its influence on European
aesthetics. Students engage in critical analysis of art works in context, including stylistic
theory, philosophy, religion, and so forth.
Approximately two-thirds of class time is
spent in lecture and discussion, and one-third
in fieldwork.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Alfredo
Masó.
ALIC 1038
Comparative Study of Modern Prose
This course aims to provide students the
opportunity to apply their unique perspectives
as visitors to Spain in the comparative analysis of primary literary texts in light of the complicated relationship between North American
authors, those of the Iberian peninsula, and
the Americas. The method of analysis is the
meaning of the study of literary techniques on
an inter-textual level. Students are expected
to interpret texts and identify and explicate
techniques. Daily class participation, two inclass examinations, and a seminar-length
paper determine the student’s grade.
ALIC 1040
The Camino de Santiago:
Religion, History, and Culture as Experience
The Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage trail in
Spain that runs in from the Pyrenees to the
Cathedral of Saint James in the city of Santiago de Compostela in the northwestern corner
of Spain. The Camino has been declared by
UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, and by the
European Union as a Trail of European Cultural
Interest. Students learn through this peripatetic experience how the Europeans dealt
with themselves and their surroundings prior
to the Age of Rationalism. The approach to
this experiential study is humanistic and multidisciplinary with a theoretical classroom
introduction, peripatetic study, and a seminarlength paper at the conclusion of the course.
There is an additional fee required of students
who participate in this course.
Contact hours: 30 lecture hours, 45 trail hours.
Recommended credit: 3 semester/3 quarter
hours. Instructor: To be announced.
Content Courses in Spanish
In general, students who have not completed
at least three semesters of Spanish language
course work prior to enrolling in the program
do not place into these courses. These courses
serve a dual purpose: to continue student’s
Spanish language development and to introduce students to a specific aspect of Hispanic
studies.
Among authors whose texts are studied are
Assia Djebar, Paul Bowles, Jorge Luis Borges,
Toni Morrison, Jack Kerouac, Sandra Cisneros,
Juan Goytisolo, Javier Marías, Antonio Muñoz
Molina, Arturo Pérez Reverte, Carmen Laforet,
Carmen Martín Gaite, Ernest Hemingway, Pio
Baroja, Sánchez Ferlosio, Gabriel García
Márquez, Julio Cortaza, and Octavio Paz. This
is not an introductory course to the study of literature. Students who enroll in this course
must have completed at least one literature
course on their home campus.
ALIC 1028
An Introduction to Contemporary Spanish
Literature
This course is an introductory study of 20thcentury Spanish literature, including samples
of the novel, short story, and poetry since the
Generation of 1898. The critical analysis used
follows the model of the “comentario de textos” method in which the student progresses
from a denotative comprehension of the text to
a connotative one. Prerequisite: intermediatelevel language placement.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: To be
announced.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Armando
Miguélez.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Daniel
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ALIC 1030
Spain and the United States: A Comparative
Study of Two Western Democracies
This course presents an in-depth study of the
two democracies using a comparative
approach including the philosophical and historical basis for each system, the mechanics of
each, the role of the individual in the democratic process, the role of government in society,
public services offered in each system, the
political parties, and prospects for the future.
This course requires mandatory field trips to
the four levels of government in Spain (federal,
regional, provincial, and municipal). Prerequisite: intermediate-level language placement.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Ana
Planet Contreras.
ALIC 1032
Human Geography and Environmental
Studies of the Spanish Mediterranean
This course focuses on the transition from an
agrarian economy to one based on services
and tourism. The primary focus is on how such
a transition has affected urban development
from the early 1960s to the present. In addition
to the growth of urban areas and the transformation of farming and fishing villages into
tourist resorts, the course examines the
effects on the environment and on the
Mediterranean ecosystem, population growth
and movement, employment, services, preservation of spots of historical and architectural
interest, and other topics related to this shift
in economic activity. Prerequisite: intermediate-level language placement.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Gregorio Canales.
ALIC 1034
Women in Contemporary Spanish Society
This course looks at the role of women in all
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Ana
Melis Maynar.
ALIC 1036
Spain in the European Union
This course focuses on four general areas
studied from Spain’s point of view: economics,
politics, education, and social issues. Spain’s
special role as a bridge between Europe and
North Africa and between Europe and Latin
America is examined. Also studied is the philosophy behind the economic integration of
the member countries and the social agenda
proposed in the areas of business, labor relations, and citizens’ rights in a united Europe. A
high degree of participation is expected of participants in this seminar. Prerequisite: intermediate-level language placement, and introductory courses in economics and political science
are highly recommended.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Salvador Forner.
ALIC 1042
Business Spanish
This course prepares students of business to
expand and use complex terminology and lexicology needed to function in an international
business context with new theories and technologies in finance, economics, and business
administration. The course concentrates on
the connotations of the normal lexicon and
structure in business and related fields. In particular students work with Spanish as used in
the workplace, technical Spanish, economic
language, and how to do business in Spain and
Latin America. A portion of the course takes
place in the workplace.
aspects of Spanish society throughout the 20th
century. The focus is on the active participation
of women in pre-Civil War society, the Civil
War period, the traditional role assigned to
women during the Franco years, women during
the political transition from dictatorship to
democracy, and the new role of women in
Spain today. The contributions of women in
politics, education, the arts, industry, and economics are presented, as is a study of the current laws related to women’s issues. Films and
videos are used to demonstrate how women
have been portrayed throughout the 20th century, as well as visits to centers concerned with
women’s issues and places of work. Prerequisite: intermediate-level language placement.
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Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Irma
Muñoz.
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University of Alicante Courses
Offered in English
Leisure & Tourism
This course allows students to become familiar with and use leisure and tourism terminology within the business field. The course covers supply and demand of tourism. Lectures
include oral presentations and elaboration on
relative information that faces the student in
the business environment.
Contact hours: 35. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours.
The Economy of the European Union
This course is an introduction to linguistic concepts of economy and those of the European
Union. The course analyzes the economic
processes surrounding the European Union
from a historical, political, and futuristic perspective. It also covers the evolution of the
British posture since its entrance into the E.U.
Lectures include oral presentation in the classroom, exhibiting a practical case of community
politics (agriculture, financial, etc.) and the
economic consequences.
Contact hours: 35. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours.
Macroeconomics
This course prepares students with the basic
concepts of macroeconomics from a linguistic
perspective. It covers processes of intervention in the marketplace through economic politics. Lectures include oral presentation on a
diagnostic evaluation of the economic situation according to a given parameter.
Contact hours: 35. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours.
Environmental Economy & Natural
Resources
This course covers linguistic concepts of the
environmental economy and natural resources.
Students learn how human actions relate to
the environment and how these relations affect
the economy. Issues to be discussed include
public power and environmental problems and
paradigmatic examples. Lectures include oral
presentations in the classroom and explore an
environmental theme discussed in the course,
along with possible solutions.
Contact hours: 35. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours.
Accounting & Finance
Students learn the basic concepts in finance
and accounting, from a linguistic perspective.
The course is a comparative study of the Spanish system within the Anglo-Saxon environment. It includes practical cases of analysis
and risk.
Contact hours: 35 Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours.
Human Resource Management
This course covers a linguistic glossary of
Human Resource Management related terms.
Students learn the processes and strategies in
H.R. Management. Lectures include practical
cases of organizational evaluation, resource
evaluation, analysis of utility of programs, etc.
Contact hours: 35 Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours.
Marketing in the European Union
This course is an introduction to linguistic concepts related to the international marketplace.
It is an analysis of the European market with
special attention to British consumers. The
course also is an investigation of markets. The
lectures include oral presentations in the
classroom, exploring a case in the AngloSaxon world.
Contact hours: 35 Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours.
Additional University of Alicante
Courses
For purposes of integration into student life,
qualified students may audit additional regular
university courses taught in Spanish. Students
may choose from the following options: 1.
Auditing a course in the area of the student’s
major which the student has already taken in
English at home. Given the student’s familiarity with the content of the course, the student
can concentrate on what is being said in Spanish. 2. Auditing a regular course that corresponds in content to one of the student’s program courses. In this way students enrich their
command of the material on which they are
examined. 3. Auditing a course taught by one
of the program instructors thus enabling the
participants to familiarize themselves with an
instructor’s voice and speech mannerisms.
Faculty
All courses are taught by faculty from the University of Alicante, with the exceptions of ALIC
1020, The History of Spain, and ALIC 1028,
Contemporary Spanish Literature, which are
taught by the Resident Director.
José Ramón Belda: Ph.D. Candidate, Filología
Inglesa, Licenciado, Filología Inglesa e Hispanicas, University of Alicante; Instructor, Department of English Philology, University of Alicante.
Gregorio Canales: Ph.D., Geography, University
of Valencia; Profesor Titular, Department of
Human Geography, University of Alicante.
María Fernández Herrero: Ph.D. Candidate,
Filología Hispánica, University of Alicante,
Licenciada, Lingüística, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Salvador Forner: Ph.D., History, University of
Valencia; Jean Monet Professor of European
History, University of Alicante.
Cynthia Giambruno Day: Ph.D., English, University of Alicante, M.A., Political Science, University of Arizona; Profesora Titular, Department of
English Philology, University of Alicante.
María Jesús Gómez del Castillo: Licenciada,
Filología Hispánica, University of Valencia.
Cristina Martín: M.A., Spanish, University of
Rhode Island; Licenciada, Filología Inglesa,
University of Alicante.
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STUDENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN THIS PROGRAM DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS:
Amherst College
Augsburg College
Barnard College
Bates College
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Brooklyn College
Bryant College
Bucknell University
California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona California
Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
California State University,
San Marcos
Central Michigan University
Claremont McKenna College
Colby College
Colgate University
College of St. Catherine
College of William & Mary
Colorado College
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Cornell College
DePauw University
Doane College
Eastern New Mexico University
Eckerd College Fairfield University
George Washington University
Goddard College
Grand Valley State University
Guilford College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hunter College
Indiana University
Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University
Keene State College
Kenyon College
Lehigh University
Loyola College
Macalester College
Manhattanville College
Michigan Technological University
Murdoch University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Ohio University
Old Dominion University
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Oregon State University
Ouachita Baptist University
Pennsylvania State University
Pitzer College
Portland State University
Purdue University
Queens College
Rhodes College
Rockhurst College
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University
St. John’s University
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
SUNY-Binghamton
Texas Christian University
Texas Tech University
Towson University
Trinity College, CT
Trinity University
Tufts University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, San Diego
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Denver
University of Evansville
University of Florida
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of New Hampshire
University of Pittsburgh
University of Puget Sound
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
University of St. Thomas, MN
University of Texas at Austin
University of the South
University of Vermont
University of Washington
University of Wollongong
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Washington State University
Western Washington University
Williams College
Wittenberg University
Wofford College
Alfredo Masó: Licenciado, Economics and
Business Administration, Universidad de
Valencia; Professor Titular, School of Business,
University of Alicante.
Ana Melis Maynar: Ph.D., Anthropology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Profesora
Titular, Anthropology, University of Alicante;
Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, Boston University.
Armando Miguélez: Ph.D., Spanish Language
and Literature, Arizona State University; M.A.,
Linguistics, Philology, Classical Languages,
Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Resident
Director, Council Study Center at the University of Alicante.
Irma Muñoz: Ph.D. Candidate, Speech Pathology, University of Alicante; Licenciada,
Filología Inglesa, University of Alicante; University of Sheffield, England.
Natalia Navarro Albaladejo: M.A., Spanish,
University of Rhode Island, Licenciada,
Filología Inglesa, University of Alicante.
Manuel Palazón: Ph.D. Candidate, Licenciado,
Filología Hispánica e Inglesa, University of Alicante.
Marisol Viedma: Licenciada, Filología Inglesa,
University of Alicante.
Daniel Zarza: Ph.D., Architecture, Universidad
Complutense de Madrid; Profesor Titular, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Visiting Professor, Department of Urbanism, University of
Alicante.
Spain
Council Study Center
University of Alicante
Summer
DURATION
Summer: 6 weeks
(mid-June–late July)
Is this the right program for you? This program is designed for students at all Spanish language levels who have an interest in learning
about Spanish art or environmental sciences. Advanced or near-native
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Completion of one semester of
college-level studies;
overall GPA 2.75
Spanish language students can learn about the historical and literary
culture of Hispanics.
Program Goals The goals of this program are to provide students
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Spanish, English
with or solidify their Spanish language skills and increase participant’s
knowledge of Spanish art or environmental sciences. These goals are
achieved through intensive language course work and area and content courses focusing on these areas.
Program Highlights All levels of language instruction; homestays;
wide range of extracurricular activities.
Additional program information, including Location, Host Institution, Housing and Meals,
and Resident Staff can be found on page 91.
Academic Program
Established in 1992, the summer program in
Alicante provides an opportunity for shortterm, intensive study of the Spanish language,
as well as courses in geography and art history. The six-week program consists of a Spanish language course and a choice between
three content courses: Human and Physical
Geography of the Spanish Mediterranean, The
Spanish Tradition in Art or for advanced language students Literatura de los Hispanos de
los Estados Unidos, textos en Español. The
program is open to qualified undergraduates,
graduates, and others with an interest in
Spanish language and contemporary Spain.
Language instruction is entirely in Spanish and
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Summer University of Alicante Spain
is offered at the beginning, intermediate, and
advanced levels. Sections of the two content
courses, Human and Physical Geography Spanish Mediterranean and The Spanish Tradition
in Art, are taught in English and Spanish.
Students are required to enroll in a Spanish language course and one content course for a total
of 7 semester credit hours. Students are given a
placement exam (written and oral) in Alicante
prior to the start of classes to determine appropriate placement for the language courses.
Assessment
Cost
In the language classes, grades are based on
weekly quizzes, exams, attendance, homework
assignments, and class participation. Grades
in the content courses are generally based on
class participation, a mid-term, papers, and a
final exam. The exact breakdown of grades is
determined by the individual professor.
The Council program fees, as well as estimated additional costs, are outlined below.
Please note that Council reserves the right to
adjust its fees in the event of significant
change in exchange rates or other factors
beyond its control. The actual cost of the program may vary slightly for students from different institutions.
Conversational Exchange Program
A conversational exchange program (Intercambios) with native Spanish students at the University of Alicante is a compulsory part of the
language program. The program gives students the chance to put into everyday use
what they are learning in the language
courses, as well as helping them become more
integrated into regular student life.
2001 Council Fee
Summer 2001: $3,775
The Council fee includes housing and all
meals, tuition, orientation, cultural activities,
local excursions and field trips, pre-departure
advising, insurance, and International Student
Identity Card (ISIC).
Estimated Additional Costs
Orientation
SUBJECTS
Spanish language (all levels), geography,
art history, hispanic literature
Academic Culture
Council language courses are scheduled Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 12:10
p.m., and content courses could run until 2:00
p.m. or later. Students can expect daily homework assignments. Teaching methods in Council courses are a combination of lecture and
participatory styles. Program professors are
familiar with second-language teaching
methodology, have several years teaching
experience in Spain and abroad, and use a
variety of teaching methods. Furthermore, they
have been working with American, European,
and other foreign students for many years and
are familiar with the expectations of foreign
students. Each professor distributes a detailed
syllabus indicating what material is covered,
when exams are held, and what is expected
from each student. Attendance is mandatory
and unexcused absences affect final grades.
Nevertheless, it is important to understand
that the program takes place at a Spanish university with Spanish professors.
Although extracurricular activities and personal travel contribute vitally to the student’s
overall European experience, attendance in
class is paramount. Early departure for or late
return from vacations is not allowed.
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Housed in a local hotel in Alicante the one-day
orientation session held at the beginning of
the program introduces students to the country, the culture, and the academic program,
and provides practical information about living
in Spain. It includes both structured cultural
activities and independent sightseeing. A
range of topics, including family life, housing,
cultural differences, academics and academic
policies, are covered. At the end of the orientation, students meet their families and then
move in to their home in Alicante to begin
their immersion and integration to Spanish
society. This formal orientation session seeks
to inform students of issues that are going to
be relevant to their study experience and helps
students make a gradual transition to Spanish
life. Orientation is maintained on an individual
basis throughout the program. Students
always have access to resident personnel
throughout the program.
Personal Expenses: $1,200 (includes books,
supplies, personal items, entertainment, and a
reasonable amount of independent travel,
etc.); Airfare from New York: $900 (round-trip
transportation is available through Council).
Credit and Courses
The recommended credit for each course is
quoted in the course listings.
Recommended credit for the summer is 7
semester hours/10.5 quarter hours.
This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract
between Council and any applicant, student,
institution, or other party. The courses, as
described, may be subject to change as a
result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Syllabi for the courses
listed below are available upon request from
Council.
Cultural Activities and Field Trips
Supplementing the academic program are field
trips and excursions to points of interest in the
province of Alicante, the Valencia region, and
Spain. Field trips and visits highlight topics
covered in class. Past excursions have
included Granada, Valencia, and Ruta de los
Castillos. Optional trips have included el
Camino de Santiago de la Compostela and
Morocco.
Please refer to the Council–ISP Bulletin
accompanying this catalog for additional
course information.
Spanish Language
Courses in Spanish focus on grammar, reading,
composition, and conversation. Each of these
components is taught for 50 minutes per day.
The language classes are small, maximizing student/faculty contact with attention to individual
problems in language acquisition and skills. Participants are placed in appropriate language
courses based on a language examination given
in Alicante at the beginning of the program.
Novice through advanced levels are offered.
University of Alicante Spain Summer
Contact hours: 90. Recommended credit: 4
semester/6 quarter hours (either upper or
lower division depending upon placement).
Instructors: University of Alicante staff and
Armando Miguélez.
ALSU 1001
Spanish Language Novice Level
This course is designed for students with less
than one year of university-level Spanish and
focuses on providing students with survival
skills as quickly as possible. Students acquire
the verbal means to move around the city and
familiarize themselves with the University and
their host families. Intensive grammar is
offered, with phonetic explanations for accuracy in pronunciation and vocabulary expansion.
Emphasis is on oral language skills, but regular
reading and writing exercises are included as
students’ skills and performance allow.
ALSU 1002
Spanish Language Intermediate Level
This course is designed for students who have
between one year and three years of university-level Spanish. This course includes an
intensive review of Spanish grammar with an
emphasis on the correct usage of verb forms.
Syntax and vocabulary development are
emphasized as well. Students receive a balanced program with equal attention paid to
oral and written activities.
E-MAIL ACCESS
Students have Internet, e-mail,
and Telnet access through the
University of Alicante
ALSU 1003
Spanish Language Advanced Level
This course is designed for students with more
than three years of university-level Spanish.
Students in this course have one hour a day of
intensive grammar at the advanced level with
the remaining two hours dedicated to practice
and performance. Course work is designed to
introduce cultural, literary, and artistic topics
while improving language skills.
ALSU 1004
Curso superior de español
This course is for native or near-native speakers of fluent Spanish who seek intensive syntactic and semantic study through both theoretical and practical modes of composition in a
workshop environment.
Area Studies Courses
The following courses are taught in English
and Spanish. In general, students who have
not completed at least three semesters of
Spanish language course work prior to
enrolling in the program do not place into
course sections offered in Spanish.
ALSU 1010
Human Geography and Environmental
Studies of the Spanish Mediterranean
This interdisciplinary course combines work in
geography, social sciences, environmental
studies, and anthropology. Topics include: land
development and its impact on the ecology of
the area; urban growth and its effect on longstanding fishing and agricultural villages along
the coast; cultural adaptability to economic
growth; and the socioeconomic impact of newcomers to the area. Particular emphasis is
placed on the changes that have taken place in
the last 30 years. The course meets for one
hour and 50 minutes, four mornings per week
for lectures which are supplemented by visits
to coastal communities.
Contact hours: 48. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Gregorio Canales.
ALIC 1024
The Spanish Tradition in Art
This course covers the Golden Age, Goya, and
the masters of 20th-century European painting: Picasso, Miró, and Dalí. Also covered are
trends in contemporary Spanish art. This
course provides the student with an understanding of the Spanish contribution to painting in Western civilization.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: María
Marco.
CONTACT US
www.ciee.org/study
studyinfo@ciee.org
1-800-40-STUDY
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Summer University of Alicante Spain
Offered in Spanish
ALSU 1020
Literatura de los Hispanos de los Estados
Unidos. Textos en español.
This course covers the panorama of the significant literature written in Spanish by Hispanics
in the States since the Spanish Colonial times
to the present. The course provides a theoretical approach to the study of minority literature
and through an anthology of this literature, the
student will be able to appreciate its major
works, from Cabeza de Vaca through the
anonymous literature of the eighteenth and
nineteenth century to the major works of the
times of the Mexican Revolution and the contemporary Chicano movement. Text: La Literatura de la Nueva España a Aztlán. La literatura hispana en sus textos.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: TBA
Faculty
Gregorio Canales: Ph.D., Geography, University
of Valencia; Professor Titular, Department of
Human Geography, University of Alicante.
María Marco: Ph.D., Art (Museology), University of Alicante; Director of the university
museum, University of Alicante; Licenciada,
Geography and History (History of Art), University of Alicante; Specialist in Museology, University of Masaryk in Brno (Czech Republic).
Armando Miguélez: Ph.D., Spanish Language
and Literature, Arizona State University; M.A.,
Linguistics, Philology, Classical Languages,
Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Resident
Director, Council Study Center at the University of Alicante.
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STUDENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN THIS PROGRAM DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS:
Aquinas College
Auburn University
Augsburg College
Brown University
Central Michigan University
Coker College
Colgate University
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Colorado College
Flagler College
George Washington University
Grand Valley State University
Greensboro College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Howard University
Idaho State University
James Madison University
Kenyon College
Marywood University
Michigan Technological University
New Mexico State University
Ohio University
Pennsylvania State University
Portland State University
Princeton University
Purdue University
Queen Mary and Westfield College
Rice University
Santa Clara University
Scripps College Seattle University
Southwestern University
St. Cloud State University
Texas Tech University
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Denver
University of Evansville
University of Florida
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign
University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of North Texas
University of Notre Dame
University of Puget Sound
University of San Francisco
University of St. Thomas, MN
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin Madison
University of Wyoming
Vanderbilt University
Washington State University
Washington University
Wesleyan University
Western State College
Western Washington University
Wittenberg University
Wofford College
Spain
Council Study Center
Universidad de Sevilla
Location
The romantic city of Seville has been home to
the dashing Don Juan, the ingenious barber of
Seville, and the tempestuous Carmen. Columbus sailed into town on its broad Guadalquivir
River on his return from the New World. Magellan and Vespucci started on their own voyages
of discovery from the Golden Tower that guards
the riverbank. The great Renaissance painters
Velásquez and Murillo were born here, and Ferdinand and Isabela ruled all of Spain from the
gilded royal apartments in the Alcazar Palace.
Seville, the capital of Andalucia was a last
foothold of the great Moorish empire that once
ruled the entire Iberian peninsula. Though the
city carefully preserves its past, modern Seville
is the commercial hub of Andalucia. The city’s
streets are crowded with visitors year round.
Seville offers an amazing choice of cultural
activities for a city of fewer than 700,000 people from flamenco theaters to classical, pop,
and jazz concerts. Life is lived in the outdoor
cafés, tapas bars, and vast array of restaurants
throughout the city.
Host Institution
Since its establishment in the 18th century, the
Universidad de Sevilla has been one of Spain’s
leading institutions of higher learning. Its Faculties of Philology, Geography and History, Philosophy, Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences, and
Engineering and its many schools and institutes, serve the educational needs of Spain’s
most populous region. In total, the Universidad
de Sevilla, at all its Seville locations, is the
educational center for some 90,000 students.
Evaluation
Resident Director Reports, Student Evaluation
Summaries, and Academic Consortium Board
Program Reviews for this program can be found
at www.ciee.org/isp.
Orientation
The three-day orientation session (one-day for
the summer program), conducted in Seville at
the beginning of the program, introduces students to the country, the culture, the academic
program, and provides practical information
about living in Spain. It includes both structured activities and independent sightseeing.
Orientation is maintained on an individual basis
throughout the program.
Cultural Activities and Field Trips
The academic program is supplemented with
field trips and excursions to points of interest
in Seville and Spain. Field trips and visits highlight topics covered in class. Past excursions
have included: Granada, Córdoba, Carmona,
Itálica, and Ronda.
Housing and Meals
Housing and all meals are included in the program fee. Students live in Spanish-speaking
private homes or residencias (boarding houses
not dormitories). Meals are taken at the place
of residence, unless a specific dietary problem
makes it preferable or necessary to separate
housing and meals. Laundry privileges are
included in the program fee.
Every effort is made to place participants in homes
or residencias where English is not spoken and to
place only one student in each living situation.
Given Seville’s size, all students must use public
transportation to commute from their place of
residence to the University. Students who choose
to share an apartment with other Spanish students are able to do so provided they make their
own arrangements. The program does not allow
participants to move into an apartment with
other U.S. students since that defeats the purpose of participation in the program. Living in a
private home or residencia is considered the best
housing arrangement because of its practicality
and its contribution to the program’s objectives.
Cost
The Council program fees, as well as estimated
additional costs, are outlined below. Please
note that Council reserves the right to adjust its
fees in the event of significant change in
exchange rates or other factors beyond its control. The actual cost of the programs may vary
slightly for students from different institutions.
2001–2002 Council Fees
Summer 2001: $3,400
Fall Semester 2001 (Liberal Arts or
Language and Society): $7,950
Fall Semester 2001 (Business and Society):
$8,215
Fall Semester 2001 (Advanced Liberal Arts):
$8,400
Academic Year 2001–2002 (excluding
Language and Society): $13,280
Spring Semester 2002 (liberal Arts, Advanced
Liberal Arts, or Business and Society):
$8,400
Spring Semester 2002 (Business and Society):
$8,675
There is a supplemental housing fee for fall
semester Liberal Arts and Advanced Liberal
Arts students who choose regular University
courses and must remain in Seville for the
month of January (fall 2000–$435).
The Council fees include housing and all meals,
tuition, orientation, cultural activities, local
excursions and field trips, pre-departure advising, insurance, and International Student Identity Card (ISIC).
Estimated Additional Costs
Personal Expenses: $3,000 (includes books,
supplies, personal items, entertainment, and a
reasonable amount of independent travel, etc.);
Airfare from New York: $900 (round-trip transportation is available through Council).
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Spain
Council Study Center
Language & Society Program
Universidad de Sevilla, Seville
Semester
DURATION
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
(early September–mid-December)
Spring Semester: 18 weeks
(early January–late May)
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of three and maximum
of four semesters of college-level
Spanish (intermediate) or equivalent;
overall GPA 2.75
Is this the right program for you? This program is designed for students at the intermediate Spanish language level with an interest in
improving their Spanish language skills and learning about Spanish
culture.
Program Goals The goals of this program are to solidify students’
Spanish language skills while providing an understanding of the Spanish culture through its art, literature, historical, or political framework.
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Spanish
This is achieved through intensive language course work and content
Academic Program
course work in Spanish focusing on Spain, local and overnight excursions, housing options, a conversational exchange program, and volunteer opportunities.
Program Highlights Excellent teaching faculty; field trips and visits
that highlight topics covered in class; courses taught in Spanish; volunteer opportunities.
Additional program information, including Host Institution, Orientation, Cultural Activities and Field Trips, Housing and Meals, and Costs can be found on page 103
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Established in 1985, the Language & Society
Program at the Escuela Superior de Ingenieros
of the Universidad de Sevilla is designed for
intermediate-level students of Spanish interested in rapidly improving their language skills
and acquiring an understanding of the Spanish
culture in its artistic, literary, historical, or
political framework. Although paramount
importance is given to linguistic achievement,
the students’ cultural experiences are not only
academic, but also enriched by their participation in field trips, community life, and volunteer work. This program provides excellent
preparation for students planning to work in
fields requiring a thorough knowledge of
Spanish language and culture.
Language & Society Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester
The Language & Society program is structured
so that students take one three semester hours
course intensively during their first three weeks
on site followed by the remainder of their
course work. During the 45 contact hour intensive intermediate language skills course students meet on a daily basis for three to four
hours with the professors who teach the
course. The Resident Director reserves the right
to require students to enroll in a specific language skills course during the remainder of the
program based on the results of this course.
During the spring semester, two vacation periods take place at the University: Semana
Santa and Feria de Abril. Although the dates
are not fixed, students are normally free the
week before Easter (Holy Week) and then
again for one week approximately two weeks
after Easter. Early departure for or late return
from vacations is not allowed. Extended travel
should take place prior to the start of the program, during the semester break, or upon completion of the program.
Assessment
For the remainder of the program, all students
are required to enroll in two additional language courses. The grammar and language
skills courses are divided into several sections
to accommodate different levels of language
proficiency. Results of the intensive language
course determine the most appropriate section
of each course for each student. Language and
grammar courses are divided into as many sections as necessary, so that the average number
of students in each class is 12.
Students are normally graded on the basis of
at least one mid-term and a final examination;
language courses normally have more than
two examinations and quizzes. Attendance is
mandatory and unexcused absences are
reflected in participant’s final grade. Class participation is paramount in most courses; some
courses require students to make special individual projects that they present to the class
at the end of the term.
ESI. Council participants are encouraged and
welcome to take part in all events organized at
the ESI, which greatly helps their integration
into Spanish university life.
Resident Staff
The Resident Director, appointed by Council in
consultation with the academic consortium,
supervises and administers the program. The
Resident Director assists students with academic, administrative, and personal matters. The
current Resident Director is Dr. Coro Malaxecheverría, formerly of North Carolina State
University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Dr. Malaxecheverría is assisted at the ESI by
Luisa Rodríguez. Program participants are
assisted in the main Council office by Gary
Wooten, Administrative Director, and Nancy
Merchant, Housing and Medical Coordinator.
The Academic Director for all Council Programs in Spain is Dr. Jerry Johnson.
Intercambios
In addition to the language courses, students
take at least two content studies courses. The
texts for these courses are in Spanish with a
selected bibliography of English texts to complement Spanish reference materials. The
structure of these courses guarantees a high
academic level for students who, until completion of the semester, do not have sufficient
language skills to undertake the intellectual/
academic work in a foreign language. These
courses serve a dual purpose: to continue and
supplement students’ Spanish language development and to introduce students to a specific
aspect of Hispanic studies. The whole academic experience is enriched with numerous visits to artistic and cultural sites and events.
Meetings, workshops, and site visits take
place throughout the semester.
Academic Culture
The faculty of the Language & Society Program
is made up of a group of excellent professionals (from the Universidad de Sevilla and other
sources) who have been working with the program for a number of years. Many of them are
familiar with the U.S. academic system
through having taught in the States. Teaching
methods, of course, vary from teacher to
teacher, and it is of great value for the students to be exposed to different styles.
A conversational exchange program (Intercambios) with native Spanish students is an important part of the language program. The program gives students the chance to put into
action what they are learning in the language
courses, as well as helping them become more
integrated into regular student life.
Credit and Courses
Volunteer Opportunities
This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract
between Council and any applicant, student,
institution, or other party. The courses, as
described, may be subject to change as a
result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. The final list of courses is
given to students upon arrival in Seville. Syllabi for the courses listed below are available
upon request from Council. Course numbers
are for identification purposes only.
Students have the opportunity to work with children and the elderly, as well as in an elementary
school as part-time language tutors. Students
may also become involved in international organizations such as Amnesty International.
Program Location
The Language & Society Program is housed in
the Escuela Superior de Ingenieros (ESI).
Located on Cartuja Island, about 15 minutes
from downtown Seville in the former grounds
of the 1992 World Exhibition, the Escuela
Superior de Ingenieros was the first branch of
the Universidad de Sevilla to establish itself in
this area, remodeling and inhabiting the former American Plaza building. As other schools
move into the area, the ESI is becoming the
core of a future Universidad de Sevilla campus. The facilities and space are without doubt
the best within the Universidad, with a threefloor library, computer and study rooms, a concert hall, and a large cafeteria. In addition to
international students it hosts about 5,000
Spanish students. The Language & Society
program is the only U.S. program hosted at the
The recommended credit for each course is
quoted in the course listings.
Recommended credit for the semester program
is 15 semester/22.5 quarter hours. A full
course load is 15 semester/22.5 quarter hours.
Please refer to the Council–ISP Bulletin
accompanying this catalog for additional
course information.
Participants are placed in appropriate sections
of language classes based on a language
examination given in Seville at the beginning
of the program.
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Semester Language & Society Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain
Note: It is recommended that students bring a
recording cassette tape player to Seville for
language courses.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Luis
Recio Díaz and Juan Gómez Moreno.
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Oscar
Ceballos Pina, Luis Recio Díaz, and María
Isabel Velázquez Miranda.
Intensive Language
Language Courses
The goals for the intensive language course
are to prepare students for content courses, to
amplify and solidify the participant’s passive
language skills, and to be better able to evaluate students’ language skills for placement in
appropriate language sections for the remainder of the semester.
Students register for two of the following
Spanish language skills courses. Participants
are placed in appropriate sections of language
classes based on the results of the intensive
language course at the beginning of the program. The Resident Director may require specific course work for some students.
SELS 1013
Spanish Conversation
Interaction in conversation is the test of fire in
which a student of Spanish as a second language has to stir up all of his/her learned linguistic resources. In this course, situations are
created in which the student integrates knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation with all possible correctness and fluidity,
according to his/her level. The objective is to
expand the student’s communicative capacity.
Topics are taken from “real life” (advertisements in newspapers/media, on radio, TV, etc.)
to help the student by showing other possible
interpretations or ideas that stir up opinions in
the classroom. At the end of the course students should be able to: know speaking and listening conversational tactics, be familiar with
an intermediate-advanced level of vocabulary,
and reach an adequate level of pronunciation.
SELS 1010
Spanish Grammar and Syntax
This course covers Spanish grammar at an
intermediate level with emphasis on problem
points of grammar and syntax. Students are
assigned to a particular section according to
their performance in the intensive language
course. Major points of grammar are
reviewed, and then more complex usage is
examined. Emphasis is on oral proficiency.
SUBJECTS
Spanish language (intermediate to
advanced), history, culture, civilization
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Oscar
Ceballos Pina, Luis Recio Díaz, and María
Isabel Velázquez Miranda.
E-MAIL ACCESS
E-mail is available to students
through the host institution
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Maribel Velázquez Miranda.
CONTACT US
www.ciee.org/study
studyinfo@ciee.org
1-800-40-STUDY
Resident Director Dr. Coro Malaxecheverría and
Assistant Luisa Rodíguez
SELS 1001
Intensive Intermediate Spanish
The objective of this course is to improve the
student’s ability to understand written and oral
materials so as to be able to communicate
successfully in Spanish and face the regular
semester courses with confidence. Through
conversations, exercises, study of vocabulary
and expressions the course provides the students with the tools to further develop their
lexical and grammatical knowledge and to
enhance their linguistic skills.
SELS 1011
Spanish Language Skills
The objective of this course is to make students familiar with the practice of the Spanish
language from a communicative and notional
point of view. The course concentrates on how
to express certain ideas according to the situation and the context, as much in speaking as
in writing. The students get closer to the current and daily usage of the language, to a
wider range of vocabulary, and to some of the
most important idioms.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
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SELS 1016
Spanish Composition
This course leads students to a refinement of
Spanish language composition. Writing
assignments of a descriptive, narrative, and
expository nature force the writer into new
areas of expression. While the primary goal is
the improvement of syntax, issues of vocabulary, lexicology, morphology, and stylistics also
receive attention.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Luis
Recio Díaz.
Language & Society Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester
SELS 1018
Spanish Phonetics
The subject of this course is the phonetic
structure of Spanish. Through readings which
serve as the basis for in-class drilling and
through conversation, attention is given to
improving pronunciation and to alerting students to the problems of phonetic interference
from English so they can correct their own pronunciation. No effort is made to change a
regional accent acquired from earlier studies
of Spanish, as Latin American or Peninsular
accents are considered perfectly acceptable.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Juan
Gómez Moreno.
Content Studies Courses
Students must take two of the following area
studies courses. All courses are taught in
Spanish.
SELS 1020
The Spanish Seminar
This course examines the major forces that
shape contemporary Spanish society. Themes
such as the individual in society, the role of
women, the Church in society, government and
the individual, Spain’s role in Europe, and
U.S.–Spanish relations from a socio-cultural
point of view are some of the subjects covered
in class. The particular interests of the students
help to determine which topics are discussed.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: José
Carreras Batista.
SELS 1021
Cross-Cultural Communication
This course analyses the different aspects of
communication between cultures, which is not
limited to linguistic competence. As contacts
and relations between people of different cultures increase at a very rapid pace, it becomes
necessary to understand and be able to work
with the differences and similarities of cultures in other aspects of daily life, such as
social, moral, and political values, the process
of socialization or even eating customs. The
objective of this course is the study of similarities and differences between Spanish and
U.S. cultures to gain a better appreciation and
understanding both at a collective, as well as
a personal level.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: José
Carlos Jaenes Sánchez.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Francisco Henao.
SELS 1022
Spanish Civilization and Art
Students are acquainted with the cultural and
artistic development of Spain and its relationship to the Western world through the study of
Spanish art, architecture, sculpture, literature,
and music. This is carried out through lectures,
slide shows, and visits to monuments and
museums in Seville, Granada, Córdoba, and the
surrounding areas. (These visits take place during weekends and are an integral part of the
program.) Works of art are discussed in their
historical context, both in terms of their significance within a particular period and also within
the continuum of Spanish artistic development.
SELS 1025
The Political History of Spain
Students are offered a panoramic view of the
history of Spain, with emphasis on contemporary historical events. Students follow the
political development from the turn of the
century to the present. Topics range from the
origins of political liberalism in Spain through
the confrontation between the two Spains,
Franco, the transition to democracy, and the
political environment of today. It is an ideal
background course for students of history or
political science.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Concha
Langa Nuño.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: José
Leonardo Ruiz Sánchez.
SELS 1023
Changing Roles of Spanish Women
The objective of this course is the study of how
Spanish women have faced different periods of
20th-century Spain, have adapted to changes,
and are increasingly visible in all aspects of
Spanish life. The course covers strong political
figures found during the pre-civil war, active
participants during the war, and women during
the long repressive period of the dictatorship.
Finally, the course examines the phenomenon
that is unique in the history of women in other
European countries: the need and desire to
fight for—and in many cases achieve—the
same rights as women in other countries in
only two decades. These very different periods
encountered by Spanish women are studied
through relevant figures, as well as in different
areas such as rural versus urban settings.
SELS 1029
The Psychology of Learning a Second
Language
This course focuses on the motivational factors, personality traits, the degree of adaptation to a foreign language context, and other
psychological factors which influence second
language acquisition. Students acquire the
tools to identify the psychological aspects
which promote and sometimes impede the
learning of a foreign language. Topics
addressed include: anxiety, bilingual modalities, affective factors, as well as neuropsychological and cognitive aspects of learning a second language. In addition, students become
familiar with the most recent research in the
field. A good understanding of these psychological factors helps students meet the challenge that learning a second language presents. Prerequisite: students must have completed at least one course in psychology.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Isabel
María Martínez Portilla.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit. 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Frank
García-Castrillón Armengou.
SELS 1024
Contemporary Spanish Readings
This course is an introduction to the development of Spanish letters in the 20th century.
Students enrich their knowledge of the language through exposure to some of the best
writings in the 20th century, and also gain an
understanding of the evolution of the contemporary Spanish narrative.
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Faculty
All courses are taught by faculty from the Universidad de Sevilla. The faculty for the Language & Society Program work as a team, and
are highly specialized professionals in the area
of teaching language and culture to foreign
students at the intermediate language level.
Many of the faculty have been working with
the program for a number of years and have the
experience and preparation to handle the special needs and problems of the participants.
José Carreras Batista: Licenciado, History and
Geography, Universidad de Sevilla; Professor
of History, Colegio Claret, Seville.
Oscar Ceballos Pina: Licenciado, Bellas Artes,
Universidad de Sevilla. Translator, British
Library and Gate Theater of London.
Frank García-Castrillón Armengou: ABD, Psychology, Universidad de Sevilla; Licenciado,
Psychology, Universidad de Sevilla; Clinical
psychologist, private practice.
STUDENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN THIS PROGRAM DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS:
Amherst College
Bates College
Bellarmine College
Boston College
Brandeis University
Bucknell University
Butler University
Central Oregon Community College
Claremont McKenna College
College of St. Catherine
Colorado College
Colorado State University
Cornell University
DePauw University
Drake University
Duquesne University
Eckerd College
Fairfield University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Grand Valley State University
Greensboro College
Grinnell College
Guilford College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Harvard University
Hollins College
Hope College
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins University
Lehigh University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Merrimack College
Michigan State University
Mills College
Morris Brown College
Mount Holyoke College
Northeastern University
Northern Illinois University
Oberlin College
Pennsylvania State University
Pitzer College
Pomona College
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Portland State University
Purdue University
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
Scripps College
Sierra Nevada College
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
Texas A & M University
Texas Christian University
Towson University
Trinity College, DC
Trinity University
Tufts University
University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Evansville
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Maine
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of St. Thomas, MN
University of Texas at Austin
University of the Pacific
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin Madison
Villanova University
Washington State University
West Virginia University
Western Washington University
Wittenberg University
Juan Gómez Moreno: Ph.D., Modern Philology,
Universidad de Sevilla; Licenciado, Modern
Philology, Universidad de Sevilla; Profesor Titular, Department of English, Universidad de
Sevilla; Professor and Catedrático, Instituto de
Bachillerato; Visiting Professor, University of
Milwaukee.
Francisco Henao: Ph.D., Spanish Literature,
University of Madrid; M.A., Political Science,
Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá.
José Carlos Jaenes Sánchez: ABD, Psychology,
Universidad de Sevilla; Licenciado, History and
Geography, Universidad de Sevilla; Visiting
Professor, Gettysburg College.
Concha Langa Nuño: ABD, Contemporary History; Licenciada, History and Geography, Specialty in Art History, Universidad de Sevilla;
Assistant Professor, Universidad de Sevilla.
Isabel María Martínez Portilla: Ph.D., Social
Anthropology, Universidad de Sevilla; Licenciada, History and Geography, Universidad de
Sevilla; Assistant Professor, Department of
Anthropology, Universidad de Sevilla.
Luis Recio Díaz: Spanish Philology, Universidad de Sevilla; Professor of Spanish Language
and Literature at the secondary level.
José Leonardo Ruiz Sánchez: Ph.D., Contemporary History; Licenciado, History, Universidad
de Sevilla; Profesor Titular, Department of
Modern History, University Hispalense.
Spain
Council Study Center
Liberal Arts Program
Universidad de Sevilla
Semester & Academic Year
DURATION
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
(early September–mid-December or
late January)
Academic Year: 40 weeks
(early September–early June)
Spring Semester: 21 weeks
(early January–early June)
LIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of five semesters of
college-level Spanish or equivalent;
Overall GPA 2.75
Is this the right program for you? This program is designed for students with two and a half years of college-level Spanish and an interest in Spain. Students are expected to speak Spanish at all times—in
class, at their place of residence, and with fellow program participants.
Program Goals The goals of the program are to help students
achieve fluency in spoken and written Spanish while pursuing course
work in a wide variety of fields. These goals are achieved through language course work, area studies course work, direct exposure to the
nation’s history, art, and contemporary life through local and overnight
excursions, housing options, a conversational exchange program, volunteer opportunities, and independent study options.
Program Highlights Extensive course offerings; regular Universidad
de Sevilla courses; teaching English as a second language; volunteer
opportunities; field trips.
Additional program information, including Host Institution, Orientation, Cultural Activities and Field Trips, Housing and Meals, and Costs can be found on page 103.
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Spanish
Academic Program
The Liberal Arts Program is designed to help
students achieve fluency in spoken and written Spanish while they take courses in a wide
variety of academic fields within the Spanish
university system. Established in 1971, the
program is offered in both the fall and spring
semester or for the academic year, and is
structured to meet the needs of the individual
student. Through constant and direct exposure
to the nation’s history, art, and contemporary
life (e.g., the family, school, university, government, church, and social institutions), the program provides an opportunity to experience
and understand Spanish society and its institutions firsthand. Future teachers of English as
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a Second Language find courses in the English
Department that prepare them for teaching
English to native-speakers of Spanish. A fundamental principle of the program is to make
as full use as possible of the human and material resources in Seville and to help each participant build an active life in the community.
The Liberal Arts Program academic term is
structured so that students take one three
semester hours course intensively during their
first three weeks on site followed by the
remainder of their course work. This course,
required of all students, runs through September in the fall term and through January in the
spring term. These junior-senior level courses
involve 45 to 55 contact hours. Based on the
results of a language skills diagnostic examination students may be placed in a language
skills seminar.
Academic Culture
All courses meet two times a week for 90 minutes or three times per week for 45 minutes.
Classes are held Monday through Friday.
Instruction is usually in lecture style. On examinations, instructors expect to find evidence
that the student has gone on to further
develop the theme that was not fully
exhausted in class.
Although extracurricular activities and personal travel contribute vitally to the student’s
overall European experience, attendance in
class is paramount. Early departure for or late
return from vacations is not allowed. Any
extended travel should take place prior to the
start of the program, during the semester
break, or upon completion of the program.
Council Seville is structured so that term papers
in Spanish can also serve as materials for composition skills. Staff is available to help individuals put their papers into proper Spanish, further developing student’s language skills.
Council Study Center courses and Cursos para
Extranjeros courses offered during the fall
semester end before Christmas. However,
exams for the fall semester of the Universidad
de Sevilla degree courses take place in mid- to
late January. Students enrolled in regular Uni-
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SUBJECTS
Spanish language (advanced),
humanities, social sciences
E-MAIL ACCESS
Students have limited access to
e-mail through the Council office for
academic purposes.
A Seville sidestreet
The remainder of term starts in early October
for the fall term and in early February for the
spring term. Students choose courses from
among the rich offerings of Council Study Center courses (CSCS), Cursos para Extranjeros
courses (SECS), and regular Universidad de
Sevilla courses. The Council Study Center
courses are designed for and are only open to
program participants. Cursos para Extranjeros
courses are offered to all U.S. students studying under the auspices of the Committee for
Cursos para Extranjeros. All courses are taught
in Spanish and are considered junior or senior
level. Students may also enroll in an independent study project under the supervision of a
home faculty member.
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versidad de Sevilla courses must be prepared
to remain in Seville until the end of January.
Early exams cannot be scheduled for regular
University courses. Students who remain in
Seville for January exams are charged a supplemental housing fee. All examinations are of
the essay type. Multiple choice exams are
rarely given.
During the spring semester, two vacation periods take place at the University: Semana
Santa and Feria de Abril. Although the dates
are not fixed, students are normally free the
week before Easter (Holy Week) and then
again for one week approximately two weeks
after Easter.
Assessment
In Council courses and most Cursos para
Extranjeros courses students are normally
graded on the basis of mid-term and final
examinations, class participation, and attendance. A four- to six-page paper in Spanish is
required in many Council Study Center
courses. In some Universidad de Sevilla
courses there may also be term papers, and in
others, an oral final exam with the professor or
only a written final exam. All examinations are
of the essay type. Multiple choice exams are
rarely given. Numerical grades are given
based on a ten-point scale.
Liberal Arts Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester & Academic Year
Regular Universidad de Sevilla Courses
Volunteer Opportunities
Students may enroll in Universidad de Sevilla
courses offered as part of the Spanish degree
program. The University offers semester and
yearlong courses. Fall semester courses begin
in early October and end in late January.
Spring only courses start in early February and
end in June. Yearlong courses begin in early
October and end in June. Students participating in the fall semester program only, may not
enroll in regular University courses unless they
are able to remain in Seville through the January exam period. Special examination periods
are not offered in regular University courses.
Students have the opportunity to work with
children as part-time language tutors. Students
have also participated in religious, social, and
political organizations. Council Seville makes
every effort to interest participants in outside
activities in which they can come into intense
contact with young Spaniards. This is the best
way to learn about Spain and to go home really
speaking the language.
Council encourages all students to enroll in at
least one regular course within the University
of Seville and strongly recommends that all
students participating in the academic year
program take at least one regular course during their second semester. The course should
be selected with care to insure that the student’s academic background is supportive of
the work to be undertaken.
Tutorials
Tutorials are offered for selected regular University courses each semester. Students
enrolled in courses that include tutorials meet
with the professor for additional hours each
week to receive assistance in understanding
the material covered in the lectures.
Teaching English as a Second
Language
The Department of English Language of the
University of Seville offers course work in English as a Second Language as part of their
degree program. Upon request Council staff
place any student who takes this course into a
teaching internship at a Spanish school.
ington University Center in Madrid
The academic director for all Council programs in
Spain is Dr. Jerry Johnson.
Program participants are assisted in the main
Council office by Gary Wooten, Administrative
Director, Carmen Grajera, Registrar, Nancy
Merchant, Housing and Medical Coordinator,
and Angel de Quinta, Activities Coordinator.
Intercambios
Credit and Courses
A conversational exchange program (Intercambios) with native Spanish students is an
optional part of the language program. This
program gives students the chance to put into
action what they are learning in the language
courses. It also helps them become more integrated into regular student life.
The recommended credit for each course is
quoted in the course listings. Recommended
credit for the semester program is 15 semester/22.5 quarter hours. A full course load is
considered at least 15 semester/22.5 quarter
hours for the duration of the program. No more
than 9 semester hours of those credits can be
taken through Cursos para Extranjeros (SECE
courses.) If a student, for curricular reasons
needs to enroll in more than 9 semester hours
of credit through Cursos para Extranjeros then
they must enroll in at least 15 semester hours
of credit through Cursos para Extranjeros.
Program Location
Located in the center of Seville, the University’s main building is bordered on three sides
by the vast María Luisa Park and the
Guadalquivir River. While it gives the appearance of being in a quiet residential area of
town, the University is only a few minutes
from the central shopping district and the student quarter. Seville is an urban university in a
city of about 700,000.
The University provides an excellent library for
students of Spanish language and literature.
For those interested in Spanish or Latin American history, the famous Archivo de Indias is
three blocks away. Here, the documents of
more than 500 years of colonial rule in America, Africa, and Asia are kept for use by scholars. Council maintains its own library for participants. In this collection most required and
suggested readings included in the instructors’
bibliographies are to be found.
The course listing that follows is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a
contract between Council and any applicant,
student, institution, or other party. The courses
may be subject to change as a result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. The final list of courses is available
upon arrival in Seville. Syllabi for the courses
listed below are available upon request from
Council. Course numbers are for identification
purposes only.
Please refer to the Council–ISP Bulletin
accompanying this catalog for additional
course information.
Independent Study
Students may also develop a research project
under the direction of a home faculty member
to be carried out while in Seville.
The Liberal Arts Program classes meet in the
completely remodeled Tabacalera, the building
which houses the Faculties of Arts and Letters,
the same edifice immortalized by Prosper Merimée in his Carmen. Classes also meet in the
Facultad de Artes Aplicadas and the Universidad Internacional Menéndez y Pelayo (UIMP).
Resident Director
The Resident Director, appointed by Council in
consultation with the academic consortium,
supervises and administers the program. The
Resident Director assists students with academic, administrative, and personal matters. The
current Resident Director is Maritheresa Frain,
formerly Resident Director for the George Wash-
Intensive Course Offerings
All students take a diagnostic language examination in Seville at the beginning of the program. Students may be required to take CSCS
1002/1003 based on the results of the language
examination. Students requesting admission to
CSCS 1004/1005, CSCS 1006/1007, and CSCS
1008/1009 must show an appropriately
advanced Spanish language competency on
the diagnostic test.
The goals of the intensive course options are:
1. To prepare students for registration in the
Spanish university where a command of Spanish is taken for granted; 2. To amplify and
solidify the participant’s passive language
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skills; and 3. To introduce the student to life in
Spain.
As the resident staff has the responsibility for
recommending program students for admission into regular Universidad de Sevilla
courses, they reserve the right to require students to take on extra work in language study
during the remainder of the semester should
they deem it advisable. Credit is not granted
for the extra work.
CSCS 1002/1003
Spanish Syntax and Composition
Students placed in this course meet for three
hours each day and work on grammar, composition, conversation, lexicology, and phonetics.
Drills such as note taking in Spanish on new
subjects, class notes review and rewriting for
later use, and the introduction to reading skills
in a foreign language also constitute this
preparatory course for study in the Universidad
de Sevilla. Sessions are conducted in class
and in visits around the city. Visits help the
participants understand such topics as the
family, the market, the university, the telephone system, transportation and travel,
meals and snacks, politics, entertainment,
crime and poverty, religion and popular customs, the Spanish point of view, male-female
roles, and relations and expectations. Topics
are expanded based on the needs and interests of the students in the course and students
are grouped based on these needs as shown in
the results of the language examination.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: María
Isabel Ferrand Muro and Antonio Rodriguez.
CSCS 1004/1005
Cultural History of Spain
This course aims to provide students with a
better understanding of Spanish history
through extended use of the many period artifacts found in Seville today. Topics include:
origins of society-dolmens to the tartesian
world; Roman Spain-Itálica, the necropolis in
Carmona; Muslem Spain—The Tower of Abdelaziz, the Patio of Contracts, the Alcazar;
Medieval Spain; Epic Spain—El Cid; Jewish
Spain—synagogues, the Translators School in
Toledo; Spanish Renaissance; Spain and the
Americas; Counter-reform; Neoclassicism;
19th-century Spain; 20th-century Spain—
Commerce, the Collapse of Colonial Spain, and
Spain today.
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Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Carmen Parejas.
Council Study Center Courses
CSCS 1006/1007
Artistic Movements in Contemporary
Spanish Painting
This course examines the most important
movements in contemporary Spanish painting.
Particular attention is given to the ways the
movements reflect the societies from which
they came, and of the individual artists who
produced the works. Some artists studied are:
Casas, Miró, Dalí, Sorolla, Picasso, Díaz,
Tapiés, and Tharrats.
Courses offered each semester
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Concha
Langa Nuño.
CSCS 1008/1009
Spanish Prose Today
This course introduces the student to the prose
and narrative styles of Spain today. After a
brief historical background, the course focuses
on the narrative of the ‘90s. Particular attention is given to the writings of young Andalucian writers. After the works have been read
and examined in class, these writers are
invited to analyze their work with the class.
The instructor serves as moderator for active
student discussion. Participation in discussions and debates is essential.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Rafael
de Cozar.
Course Offerings
At the completion of the intensive course
options, students compose a program of study
from Council Study Center courses, Cursos
para Extranjeros courses, and regular Universidad de Sevilla courses listed in this catalog.
When choosing regular University courses, it
is recommended that students concentrate in
their major fields to ensure that they have sufficient background in the subject area. Students, whether finishing the program before
Christmas or in mid- to late January, also have
the option of taking a regular University course
on an audit basis.
Offered to Council participants only. Enrollment may be limited.
CSCS 1010/1011
Advanced Composition and Stylistics
This course is designed for students who are
ready to undertake a course of study leading
from composition in Spanish to stylistic variation. Students meet three times per week and
write a minimum of three, 350-word, compositions each week. These compositions are corrected and used as the basis for in-class conversation where the language aspects under
study (syntax, lexicology, semantics, phonetics) are emphasized. At this advanced level
where all students manifest problems particular to themselves, this course focuses on the
individual’s writing problems in tutorials. In
group sessions attention is given to those
problems the students share. Writing or composition is orientated so that the participant
must be always more experimental with language use.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/ 4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: María
Isabel Ferrand Muro.
CSCS 1012/1013
Spanish for Students of Business and
Economics
The objective is to gain expertise in Spanish
vocabulary and language skills essential to
fields of business and economics. Like all sciences, these fields make special use of language that the candidate for international
business must dominate.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Antonio Rodriguez.
CSCS 1014/1015
Contemporary Spanish Literature
This is a general overview of the major authors
and literary currents in 20th century Spain.
During the first semester emphasis is placed
on modernism, and the Generation of 98. In
the second semester the focus is an in-depth
study of Spanish letters from 1927 to the present. Major authors, works, and the movements (social, political, and aesthetic) that
compose Spanish letters in the 20th century
are examined. Prerequisite: junior standing as
a Spanish major.
Liberal Arts Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester & Academic Year
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Carmen Pareja.
CSCS 1016
Twentieth-Century Spanish Political History
This course studies Spanish history since 1898:
the collapse of the empire, internal affairs and
international relations up to World War I, Spain
between the Great Wars, The Civil War,
Franco’s Spain, Spain after Franco, and the
Spain of the Democratic period: movement into
the European Community. Prerequisite: an
introductory course in political science.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Julio
Ponce Alberca.
CSCS 1017
Contemporary Spanish Economic History
This course surveys the socio-economic reality
of Spain in the 20th century with attention to
the economic factors that acted as determinants in the nation’s historical evolution into
the present. Major attention is given to Spain
as a case study for understanding national
integration into the European Community.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Javier
Rodriguez Alba.
CSCS 1018/1019
Contemporary Spanish Art
This course offers a review of the arts in Spain
after Goya. Attention is given to 18th-century
movements and figures as they have influenced artists in the 20th century: realism,
cubism, impressionism, expressionism, the
abstract, hyper-realism, surrealism, Gaudí,
Dalí, Picasso, Miró, and the colors and
forms/materials of principal Spanish artists at
the end of the 20th century.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Concha
Longa Nuño.
CSCS 1020
European-Latin American Relations since
Independence
This course examines the evolution of European interest in the nations of Latin America
since their independence. Topics include: how
Europe has dealt with Hispanic America under
the imposed U.S. umbrella of the Monroe Doctrine, Spain and Latin America, Spain in
Europe and Latin America. Prerequisite: one
course in political science or in modern/contemporary Latin American or European history.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Adolfo
Gonzalez Rodriguez.
CSCS 1021
U.S.–European Relations since
World War II
This course focuses on the historical and political nature of U.S.–European relations since
World War II. Students explore the change in
that relationship after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the move toward a partnership
between the U.S. and the European Union at
the beginning of the 21st century. Prerequisite: at least one course in contemporary U.S.
or European history, or in political science.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Carmen Fernandez.
CSCS 1022/1023
The Novel and the Cinema:
Two Ways of Telling the Story
This course is designed for students who are
interested in the relationship between the literary work and its presentation in cinema. Students examine the different literary mechanisms of the two interrelated narrative arts,
investigating how common elements in both
possess distinct statements. The objective of
the course is the comparative study of narrative elements in literature and cinema for theoretical and practical ends.
CSCS 1028/1029
Women in 20th-Century Spain
This course explores the narrative of a
selected group of Spanish women writers of
the last four decades, highlighting their literary significance, and their importance as an
expression of a cultural reality: the changing
roles of women in Spanish society.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Coro
Malaxecheverría.
CSCS 1030/1031
Special Projects
Students with a sufficient command of Spanish may undertake individual research in any
academically valid area of study. With their
home campus advisor students are encouraged
to develop an approved plan of study for
undertaking an individual research project.
Upon receipt of the approved plan, the Resident Director meets with an appropriate faculty member/organization director and, after
arrival, meets with the student to work out the
details of the project. At the end of the program, a report carrying a grade and a credit
recommendation is returned to the home campus advisor via the Council Academic Record.
The detailed proposal should include any
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Angel
de la Quinta.
CSCS 1024/1025
Translation: Practice and Theory
The course teaches the fundamental methods
and techniques of translation, enabling participants to develop their translating potential
through continuous practice with a variety of
types of texts. Students translate from Spanish into English and as their Spanish language
skills develop, from English into Spanish.
Attention is given to lexical and syntax differences between Spanish and English. Specific
problems relating to grammar are attended to
as they appear in the translation exercises.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Oscar
Ceballos.
The Alcazar
requirements for grading and contain the signature of the student’s home advisor.
Note: It is the student’s responsibility to work
with the home advisor to develop the plan of
study. A detailed outline of the student’s project proposal must be submitted after acceptance into the program and prior to departure.
In some cases, there may be an additional fee
required of students.
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Contact hours: Varies. Recommended credit:
1–3 semester/1.5–4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Varies.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Antonio Rodriguez.
CSCS 1032/1033
Comparative and Contrastive Syntax
At this level of Spanish studies, the participant
is prepared to initiate an advanced level of
grammar study in which comparisons and contrasts with English help to identify those problems of interference from one language into
the other. Particular attention is given to the
problems of Hispanic speakers (from the U.S.)
whose popular everyday Spanish shows heavy
English influence in syntax and in vocabulary.
In this course levels of communication also
constitute an issue of attention to Spanish language study. Prerequisite: a solid basis in
Spanish language skills comparable to a B+ in
Cycle I.
Courses offered in the fall semester only
CSCS 1034
Advanced Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
This course explores the application of the linguistic sciences, phonetics and phonology, to
the understanding of the nature of sounds and
sound formation and their correct use in spoken
Spanish. The differences among the Spanish of
Spain and of the greater Hispanic world are discussed as well as phonetic transcription for the
understanding of phonetic differences.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Elena
Mendez.
CSCS 1043
Spain and European Integration
To understand Spain’s present and future is to
understand the common road into the 21st
century that is being forged by being part of
the European Union. This course examines the
European Union as a potential partner/rival in
the international scene and where nations like
Spain fit in.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Nuñez
Roldán.
Courses offered in the spring semester only
CSCS 1037
Semantics and Lexicology
This course explores the nature of the word:
how words are formed, how they acquire
meanings, and how they evolve and gain different meanings in different parts of the Spanish-speaking world. Prefixes, suffixes, roots,
infixes, and morphemes as well as loan words,
neologisms, and methods of vocabulary acquisition for exactness in speech are topics for
discussion. The human patterns of vocabulary
acquisition are featured.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Jerry
Johnson.
CSCS 1039
Drama as Theater
This course supposes that drama is an art form
that should be observed and heard rather than
studied on the written page. Using the drama
of Spain today, students study the text and
then, taking advantage of theater in Seville,
come to understand how the director, actors,
and supporting crews put the flesh and blood
of humanity on the stage. Afterwards, students and the instructor with support from
actors and directors review the drama as it
was transformed from page to person and
place on the stage.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Rafael
Portillo.
CSCS 1045
Comparative Aspects of Literary
Communication
The comparative approach to literary analysis
allows students of one language to more fully
understand the commentary on approaches to
literary analysis in the works of a second language. Comparisons and contrasts are based
in part on works they fully understand from the
point of view of the language in which artistic
communication is achieved. For comparison
and contrastive purposes literary works are
paired, such as City of Glass by Paul Auster
with Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges. Several
points of view are then analyzed, such as the
narrative pact, narrative strategies, the search
for analogies across language, and chronological barriers, in an effort to understand different modes of literary criticism and language
use for artistic purposes. Major attention is
given to major works of Spanish literature but
in every case an English-speaking author is
analyzed first. Spanish works students are
required to study include El Quijote, La
Regenta, Revindicaciones del Conde don
Julián, Rayuela, El collar de la paloma, Cántico espiritual, Las virtudes del pájaro solitario, El burlador de Sevilla, La vida es sueño
y Picnic. In order to control the reading, participants read excerpts of many works but in all
cases, instruction prepares them to move on
independently with a critical and analytical
approach to the works in question and others.
Prerequisite: for majors in Spanish or English
with at least one seminar-level course in an
aspect or author of the major.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Oscar
Ceballos.
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Courses offered by Cursos para Extranjeros
The following courses are offered by the Universidad de Sevilla’s Cursos Para Extranjeros.
These courses are offered to all U.S. students
studying under the auspices of the Committee
for Cursos para Extranjeros and are designated
by an SECE rubric. In some cases Council makes
specific credit recommendations for courses.
The SECE courses listed below are open to all
participants in the Liberal Arts Program.
1034
Flamenco: Cultural and Socio-linguistic
Expression of Andalucia
The course brings students to an understanding
of one of the most important musical-oral and
social expressions of Andalucian culture. The
course uses the socio-linguistic and anthropologic approach to the study of Flamenco in all
its dimensions, from the music to the ritual, in
an attempt to integrate and explain completely
Flamenco as a phenomenon.
The following courses are offered each
semester.
The following courses are offered in the
fall semester only
SECE 1012/1013
Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
This course leads the student through an
effective understanding of the theory of Spanish phonetics/phonemics to a practical dominance of the Spanish sound system. Some topics addressed are the functions of language,
acoustic phonetics, the phonetic alphabet,
phonetic transcription, and phonetic transformation and intonation.
SECE 1022
Spanish Literature I, Middle Ages
The Spanish experience in Medieval Europe,
including the effects of the interchange
between the Christians, Moors, and Jews and
the development of Castillian Spanish, forms
the context for the literature studied. The genres and themes explored are: feudalism, the
epic, the effects of the clergy on literature, the
lyric tradition, Spain as the link between Christianity and Islam, Courtesan poetry, the concept of love, the theme of death, political satire
in poetry, the theme of fate, the sentimental
novel, and the theater. Examined are such
works as Poema de Mio Cid, Libro de Buen
Amor, Romancero, El Conde Lucanor, El Laberinto de Fortuna, Cárcel de amor, and Celestina.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Eva
María Bravo García and María Teresa Palet
Plaja.
SECE 1016/1017
Spanish Semantics
In this course students study the Spanish language from the point of view of its lexicological units/elements. From deduction to induction, the student is led to an understanding of
the semantic and lexicological nature of the
units and structures of Spanish.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Miguel
Cruz Giraldez.
SECE 1018/1019
Spanish Syntax
This course deals with the study and descriptive analysis of the morpho-syntactical structures of the Spanish language. Topics of analysis are: 1. La morfosintaxis. 2. El sintagma
nominal. 3. El sintagma verbal. 4. Los elementos de relación; las preposiciones, las conjunciones; coordinación y subordinación. 5. Deícticos y sustitutos. 6. Construcciones sintácticas. Enrollment is limited.
SECE 1024
Spanish Literature II, The Golden Age
In this course students look at the significance
of the Golden Age from the historical and literary perspective and the effect of those perspectives on the literature of Spain. Poetry,
narrative, the novel, and theater of the Spanish
Renaissance and Baroque periods are covered.
Poetry of the period is explored by special
study of the works of Garcilaso de la Vega, San
Juan de la Cruz, and Luis de Góngora. Lazarillo
de Tormes and Buscón are used to explore the
narrative. Three works of Cervantes—Novelas
ejemplares, Quijote, and Entremese—explore
his work in the novel and theater. The course
ends with the theater of the Baroque by looking
at works of Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, and
Calderón de la Barca.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor:
Manuel Ariza Viguera.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Rogelio
Reyes Cano.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor:
Manuel Alvarez García.
SECE 1026
Contemporary Spanish Poetry
This course examines the poetry of Spain in the
20th century. The plan of study covers: 1. Las
bases decimonónicas de la poesía contemporánea. 2. Modernismo y noventaiochismo. 3.
La gran poesía de Juan Ramón Jiménez. 4. El
novecentismo y las vanguardias. 5. La generación del 27 a. de la poesía pura al realismo:
Salinas y Guillón. b. de la poesía pura al surrealismo: Alberti y García Lorca. c. el surrealismo:
Cernuda y La generación poética Aleixandre. 6.
La generación poética del 36. 7. La poesía de la
Guerra Civil española. 8. Del garcialismo al
compromiso social. 9. La generación del 57. 10.
El esteticismo y el nuevo realismo.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: José
Mariá Barrera Lopez.
SECE 1028
Spanish Drama since the Civil War
This course examines the fundamental characteristics of Spanish drama in the contemporary, post-Civil War period. Students are also
introduced to drama criticism.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Mercedes Cobos Rincon.
SECE 1030
Introduction to Textual Commentary and
Literary Criticism (theory and practice)
This course is a senior-level seminar for literature majors well on the way to completion of
their major. The objective of the course is to
initiate the student into the analysis of the use
of poetic work in prose. The course is divided
into two major sections: 1. Theory and fundamentals of literature: prose and verse; 2. Theory of rhetoric and poetic literature.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Juan
Montero Delgado.
SECE 1038
The Contemporary Latin American Novel
Students study the origin and development of
the Latin American novel up to modern times.
They look at issues that have produced this
genre of novel including Romanticism, realism
and regionalism, politics and narration, the
Indian novel and its development, the struggle
against nature, and the present Latin American novel including themes of rebellion, liberation, and nativism.
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Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Rosa
Garcia Gutierrez.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Fernando Martín Martín.
literature, art, and sociocultural background of
the region provide a historical context for
understanding Western civilization today.
SECE 1040
Arabic Contributions and Influence on
Spanish Literature
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the realities of Arabic culture and civilization, both classical and modern, via an
understanding of its religious, social, cultural,
and economic parameters. This course analyzes the past and present relationships
between Hispanic and Arabic cultures with the
objective of reaching an understanding of the
Arabic as part of the Hispanic culture.
SECE 1050
The Geography of Andalucia
The plan of study is divided into three major
areas: the territorial identity as a geographical
and demographic reality with attention to its
diversity, land use and resources, demands on
resources, and the consequences of same.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Elias
Zamora Acosta.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: María
Dolores López Enamorado and Rafael Valencia
Rodríguez.
SECE 1041/1042
Contemporary Spanish Cinema
In this examination of the Spanish film industry, which includes discussions of its infancy
during the Spanish Civil War, its use under the
Franco regime, and current trends, the student
with no background is given a panoramic introduction to the field. Topics include: Bardem
and Berlanga; the new Spanish film; the “NODO” and its ideology; the critical tendency of
films; Buñuel; Saura; the end of censorship
and the new censorship of the taboo; film and
Spanish regional nationalisms; themes and
style in films of today; popular genres; Spanish
experimental films; and Almodóvar. The
approach here is aesthetic/film as art. Students of the social sciences should consider
SECE 1044.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Rafael
Utrera Macías.
SECE 1044
Introduction to the History of Spanish Cinema
This course presents an overview of Spanish
cinema and its impact on Spanish culture from
its origins to the present. Contents for this
course are very similar to those that make up
SECE 1041/42. The critical difference is in the
approach to film. Students analyze the various
periods in Spanish cinema, as well as its overall nature and character, in order to understand Spanish cinema as documentation for
use by the social scientist. This course is
repeated each semester.
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Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Rafael
Baena Escudero.
SECE 1052
Cultural Anthropology of Spain
This course begins with an introduction to the
concepts of society and culture from the point
of view of the anthropologist. It examines
Spain as a cultural area. The core areas of
study are: Celtic, Mediterranean, Catalonian,
central Spain, Basque, Andalusian Spain, the
Levant; Madrid as a melting pot; The two
Spains—rural and urban; social classes;
mobility; age; relations between the sexes:
matrimony; the Church; popular culture; and
the consequences of incorporation into the EU
on the above.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Juan
Aguado Torrico and Felix Talego Sanchez.
SECE 1054
Introduction to Medieval Spanish History
The objective of this course is to introduce the
student of Spanish civilization to the Spain of
the Middle Ages. The course is valuable not only
for the history major but also for the student of
Spanish literature, art, and culture who does not
have a historical background of the period.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Mercedes Borrero Fernández.
SECE 1056
History of the Ancient Mediterranean
This course examines the ancient Mediterranean as the cradle of Western civilization.
After an examination of the geography of the
Nile and the Near East, attention is given to
the agricultural and economic factors that
made civilization possible. From this basis the
social, political, intellectual, and artistic developments in the eastern Mediterranean are
studied. Readings and lectures on the history,
SECE 1058
Social and Political Change
This course deals with the philosophical concepts and motivational forces behind the
sociopolitical evolution of the world since the
18th century. Themes of study include: the
Ancien Regime as a western political/social and
cultural manifestation, Liberalism, the Liberal
Project, the philosophy of the Enlightenment,
Liberalism and Revolution, Liberals and anti-liberalism, Utopian views, the French School, the
English School, the new antiliberals: scientific
socialism, German socialism, the dialectic of
Historical Materialism, Political Marxism, the
social repercussions of materialism: workers’
movements, the Revolutions of 1905 and 1917,
the crisis of mature Liberalism: nationalism,
colonialism, and World War I. Totalitarianism:
ideologies, social conditions, and western models for in-house and export use. Highly recommended for students of political science.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Carlos
Alvarez Santaló.
SECE 1062
History of Modern Art
In this course students study Spanish art from
the Golden Age through the 18th century. Special emphasis is placed on the painters, sculptors, and architects of the Golden Age; their
theories and techniques; and the reaction of
those of the 18th century to art of that age.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: María
Jesús Sanz Serrano.
SECE 1064
The History of Modern Spain (1491 to 1833)
This course is a survey of Spanish history from
the reconquest of Granada through the fall of
the ancient regime under Charles IV. Students
start with an introduction to Spain at the
beginning of modern times. It covers the rise of
the empire and factors that led to its demise.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Fernando J. Campese Gallego.
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SECE 1072
History of Andalucian Art
The art and architecture in the region are used
to illustrate concepts discussed in class in this
in-depth study of Andalucian art. Paleochristian, Byzantine, Hispano-Roman, and Muslim
artistic influences on the region throughout
history are explored, with an examination of
their effects on the Christian art of later periods. Various regional influences also are put
into context by presenting the Roman, Romantic, and Gothic trends throughout Spain.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Teodoro
Falcón Márquez.
SECE 1074
Cultural Anthropology of the Mediterranean
This course focuses on the Mediterranean
region from the anthropological point of view.
Emphasis is placed on the diversity of the
region and the mechanisms that have configured that diversity. Starting in the recent past,
this course shows how the actual evolution of
the region corresponds and contrasts with the
myth of the Mediterranean region and the
image that the region inspires. Students analyze the way in which the region uses this
diversity to its advantage in different contexts.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Isabel
Gonzalez Turmo.
The following courses are offered during
the spring semester
SECE 1031
Cervantes and Quijote
This seminar centers on the study of Don Quijote de la Mancha analyzed in terms of its
value as a literary work of art and as a commentary on the times in which it was written.
Theme, character, plot, and structure are also
analyzed.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Jose
María Barrera López and Pedro Piñero Ramírez.
SECE 1032
Golden Age Spanish Drama
The dramatic literature of the Golden Age and
its presentation on stage are studied in this
course. In readings and commentaries, students learn about the sociopolitical reality of
the Golden Age and its influence on theater.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Piedad
Barrera Lopez.
SECE 1033
Introduction to Contemporary
Latin American Poetry
A survey of 20th-century poetry of Latin America, this course provides an introduction to
Latin American poetry up to the vanguardist
period. Students read authors such as Vicente
Huidobro, Oliviero, Girondo, Vallejo, and Pablo
Neruda.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Milagros Caballero Wangüemert.
SECE 1025
Introduction to Spanish Literature III
This course covers Spanish literature of the
contemporary period. The topics of study are:
1. The Enlightenment in Spain. 2. Neoclassic
Prose. 3. Neoclassic Comedy. 4. Neoclassic
Poetry. 5. Romanticism and Spanish Romanticism. 6. Characteristics of the Romantic Work.
7. Romantic Prose. 8. Costumbrista Prose. 9.
Romantic Theater. 10. Romantic Poetry. 11.
Realism/Naturalism in Spanish Literature. 12.
Modernism and the Generation of ‘98. 13.
Poetry. 14. Campos de Castilla. 15. La busca.
16. Luces de Bohemia. 17. The Generation of
‘27. 18. The Literature of the Franco Period. 19.
La familia de Pascual Duarte (novel and video).
20. El tragaluz (video).
SECE 1035
Introduction to Latin American Literature
This course is a general, introductory survey of
contemporary Latin American Literature. The
course covers the development of Latin American letters from Modernism to the present.
Major interest is given to genre and movements in the literature of Latin America. Students, with no background in Latin American
literature, acquire a general overview to provide them with a base for future studies. Students with a background in Latin American literature should take SECE 1038 The Contemporary Latin American Novel or SECE 1033 Introduction to Contemporary Latin American
Poetry.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Luis
Gómez Canseco and Rogelio Reyes Cano.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor:
Alfonso García Morales.
SECE 1036
The Novel of the Civil War and After
Students study the development of the Spanish novel in the 20th century. Particular attention is given to the political and social factors
that brought on the Civil War and their influences on the narrative. The novel as a consequence of the conflict and the political climate
following the victory of the Nationalists is
examined. The course also covers the development of the novel from 1939 until the present
with attention to the influence of the contemporary Latin American novel upon the novelists
of Spain during the last 25 years.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Miguel
Cruz Giraldez.
SECE 1037
Al Andalus in Contemporary Arabic Fiction
The objective of this course is to introduce students to modern Arabic culture through exposure to its principal religious, social, cultural,
and economic parameters. The Arab world is
analyzed in today’s international context with
special focus on its relation to Hispanic culture.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: María
Dolores López Enamorado and Rafael Valencia
Rodríguez.
SECE 1039
International Relations in
Contemporary Spain
This course provides students with a complete
understanding of international relations, with
specific focus on the European context, and
Spanish foreign policy from the Spanish Civil
War through World War II to today.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Angeles González Fernández.
SECE 1051
Geography of Spain
This course focuses on the human geography of
Spain. Students look at how changes in geographical forces affect humans, as well as the
effects humans have had on the environment.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: To be
announced.
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SECE 1053
Cultural Anthropology of Andalucia
Offered through the Department of Anthropology, this course gives the student living in
Seville a fuller understanding of society and
culture specific to the region. This course
builds upon concepts studied in SECE 1052
Cultural Anthropology of Spain but it can be
taken as an independent option.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor:
Christina Croces Roldán.
SECE 1055
Greek and Roman Archaeology in Andalucia
Students first explore the concepts, methods,
and techniques used in archaeology. This provides the basis for the study of man in Andalucia during the classical period of western civilization. From the time of colonization through
the gold age of Greece and Rome, the public
and private life, the politics, the religion, education, customs conflicts, the functional purposes of architecture, and attitudes towards
human reality are examined. This course is
valuable to any student since it opens a window on the classical roots of our western civilization. Recommended for the student of classical studies and for students of Renaissance/late Middle Ages literature as background studies.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Pedro
Saez Fernandez.
SECE 1065
Contemporary Spanish History and
Political Development
Given through the Department of Modern and
Contemporary Spanish History, this course
deals primarily with the political history of
Spain in the following areas: 1. El liberalismo
político y el sistema de la Restauración. 2. El
regeneracionismo. La dictadura de Primo de
Rivera. La II República. 3. La dictadura franquista. 4. La transición hacia la democracia.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Leandro Alvarez Rey.
SECE 1067
U.S.–Latin American Diplomatic Relations
The relations between the United States, the
Caribbean nations, Mexico, and Central America are examined from a Hispanic point of view
since the collapse of the Spanish empire
including the Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, U.S. economic and political imperialism,
Good Neighbor Policy, After WWII, OEA, ALPO,
and New Interventionism.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Julian
Rivera Ruiz.
SECE 1069
Contemporary Latin American History
Themes of study for this course are: 1. Las
Revoluciones de independencia. 2. La formación de los estados nacionales centralismo y
federalismo. 3. La economía neocolonial y el
intervencionismo de las potencias hasta 1930.
4. Crecimiento económico dependiente y tentativas de integración. 5. Las estructuras
sociales y su evolución. 6. Las constituciones
iberoamericanas. La tradición liberal y la experiencia socialista. 7. Dictaduras militares y
movimientos populistas. 8. Las revoluciones
del siglo XX. 9. Los partidos políticos. 10. Hispanoamérica en la política hemisférica y en el
escenario mundial. Recommended for students
with a background in Latin American Studies.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Luis
Navarro García.
A view from La Giralda
SECE 1071
Introduction to the Economic History of
Contemporary Spain
Students enrolled in this course study the economic development of Spain from the agrarian
reform of the 19th century and its failure, to
industrialization and the economic environment under Franco’s regime, ending with an
examination of the current economic climate
and the limits placed on its growth.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: María
José Alvarez Pantojo.
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SECE 1073
Regional Politics, Economic Resources and
Commercial Relations of the European Union
Students start by studying the geographic
makeup of the Union. They then explore how
this influences and creates the differences
within the politic of the European Union, from
economic resources, agricultural, industrial,
energy, transport, communications, to regional
politics and the place of the Union in the
world.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Enrique
Lopez Lara.
SECE 1079
Latin American Cultural Anthropology
This course covers four broad areas of interest: uniformity and diversity in Latin America,
methods and instruments of investigation and
research into the question of the ethnic
national reality of Latin America, and ethnicity/nationalism in Latin America. Case studies
include: Mexico, Peru and Bolivia, Amazonia,
and Central America.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Javier
Escalera Reyes.
University of Seville Course Offerings
SECE 1077
The Historical Projection of Three Cultures:
Christianity, Muslim, and Judaism in
Medieval Spain
This course is an examination of racial, cultural, and religious relations between Christians, Jews, and Moslems up to the unification
of Spain. It includes the study of racism and
prejudice in modern Spain. Does Spain
deserve the Black Legend when compared
with other colonial powers of the Renaissance? What is the Spanish record in race and
cultural relations at home and in the empire.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Manuel
Garcia Fernandez.
In addition to the courses listed above, Liberal
Arts Program participants may take courses
offered by the Universidad de Sevilla for Spanish degree students. A listing of these courses
can be found on pages 123–130 in this catalog. Council seriously recommends that the
home advisor urge a potential participant to
take at least one regular course. This is the
best way to insure that the student does not
underachieve in study abroad.
Faculty
All courses are taught by faculty from the Universidad de Sevilla.
Carlos Alvarez Santaló: Ph.D., Universidad de
Sevilla; Agregado numerario of Modern and
Contemporary History, Faculty of Geography
and History, Universidad de Sevilla.
Manuel Alvarez García: Ph.D., Universidad de
Sevilla; Adjunto numerario, Romance Linguistics.
José María Barrera López: Ph.D., Universidad de
Sevilla; Adjunto numerario, Spanish Literature.
María Caballero Wangüemert: Ph.D., Universidad de Sevilla; Chair, Latin American Literature.
Rafael de Cozar Sievert: Ph.D., Universidad de
Sevilla; Professor of Spanish Literature, Faculty of Philology, Universidad de Sevilla.
Miguel Cruz Giraldez: Ph.D., Universidad de
Sevilla; Professor of Spanish Linguistics.
Javier Escalera Reyes: Ph.D., Universidad de
Sevilla; Professor of Anthropology.
Teodoro Falcón Márquez: Ph.D., Universidad
de Sevilla; Professor of Art, Faculty of Geography and History, Universidad de Sevilla.
María Isabel Ferrand Muro: Licenciada, Universidad de Sevilla; Professor of English, Colegio Claret, Seville.
Adolfo González Rodríguez: Ph.D., Universidad
de Sevilla; Professor of Latin American History.
Jerry Johnson: Diploma de Estudios, Mexico
City College; B.S., Drake University; NDEA
Institute, Hofstra University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia; Director of Academic Programs in Spain.
Concha Langa Nuño: Ph.D., Universidad de
Sevilla; Professor of Art.
María Dolores López Enamorado: Ph.D., Universidad de Sevilla.
Antonio Marín Rodríguez: Ph.D., Universidad
de Sevilla.
Luis Navarro García: Chair, Latin American
History.
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STUDENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM
DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS:
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Amherst College
Aquinas College
Assumption College
Ball State University
Bates College
Bellarmine College
Beloit College
Bennington College
Bethel College
Birmingham Southern College
Boston College
Bradley University
Brandeis University
Bucknell University
Butler University
Calvin College
Case Western Reserve
University
Central Michigan University
Central Oregon Community
College
Clark University
College of Charleston
College of St. Catherine
Colorado College
Cornell University
DePauw University
Doane College
Drake University
Duquesne University
Eastern Illinois University
Eckerd College
Elgin Community College
Emory University
Fairfield University
Florida State University
Fordham University
George Washington
University
Georgetown University
Gordon College
Grand Valley State University
Grinnell College
Guilford College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hamilton College
Hamline University
Harvard University
Hollins College
Hood College
Hope College
Idaho State University
Indiana University, IN
Indiana University, PA
Johns Hopkins University
Kansas State University
Kenyon College
Lehigh University
Linfield College
Long Island University
Loyola College
Macalester College
Marian College
Mary Washington College
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Miami University, OH
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological
University
Middlebury College
Mills College
Morehouse College
Morris Brown College
Mount Holyoke College
Nebraska Wesleyan University
New York University
Northeastern Illinois
University
Northeastern University
Northern Arizona University
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University
Occidental College
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University
Portland State University
Purdue University
Randolph-Macon Woman's
College
Reed College
Regis College
Rhodes College
Rice University
Rosemont College
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
Scripps College
Sierra Nevada College
Smith College
Sonoma State University
Southwestern University
St. John’s University
St. Mary’s College, MD
St. Mary’s University
St. Olaf College
Stanford University
SUNY-Oneonta
Swarthmore College
Texas Christian University
Towson University
Trinity College, CT
Trinity College, DC
Trinity University
Tufts University
University of Arizona
University of California,
Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California,
San Diego
University of California,
Santa Cruz
University of Colorado at
Boulder
University of Colorado at
Denver
University of Dayton
University of Denver
University of Evansville
University of Florida
University of Illinois
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Maine
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Mississippi
University of Montana
University of NebraskaLincoln
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Puerto Rico
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of Scranton
University of Southern
California
University of St. Thomas,
MN
University of Texas at Austin
University of the Pacific
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of WisconsinMadison
University of WisconsinMilwaukee
University of Wollongong
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Washington State University
Wellesley College
Western Michigan University
Western Washington
University
Williams College
Wittenberg University
Wofford College
Yale University
Maria del Carmen Pareja Oritz: Ph.D., History,
Universidad de Sevilla; Professor of History.
Pedro Piñero Ramirez: Ph.D., Universidad de
Sevilla; Professor of Spanish Literature, Faculty of Philology, Universidad de Sevilla.
Rogelio Reyes Cano: Ph.D., Universidad de
Sevilla; Chair of Spanish Literature, Faculty of
Philology, Universidad de Sevilla.
Antonio Rodríguez García: Licenciado, Universidad de Sevilla.
Julian Rivera Ruiz: Ph.D., University of
Madrid/St.Louis; Professor of Latin American/
U.S. History.
María Jesús Sanz Serrano: Ph.D., Universidad
de Sevilla; Professor of Art.
Rafael Utrera Macías: Ph.D., Universidad de
Sevilla; Chair, Cinema, Faculty of Communications.
Rafael Valencia Rodríguez: Ph.D., Universidad
de Sevilla; Chair, Arabic.
Spain
Council Study Center
Advanced Liberal Arts Program
Universidad de Sevilla, Seville
Semester & Academic Year
Is this the right program for you? This Advanced Liberal Arts Program is designed for students whose Spanish language skills and academic record allow them to undertake the challenge of studying within
the University of Seville alongside Spanish university students in their
degree program. Students must have at least 3 years of Spanish language studies, an overall GPA of 3.0, a Spanish language GPA of 3.0,
and a strong desire to participate in the Spanish university system as
Spaniards do.
Program Goals The goals of the program are to achieve fluency in
spoken and written Spanish, and pursue a wide variety of academic
fields gaining a deep understanding of these fields from the Spanish
university system perspective. These goals are reached through direct
matriculation in university degree program courses providing constant
immersion in the university setting, and exposure to contemporary life
DURATION
Fall Semester: 21 weeks
(early September–late January)
Academic Year: 41 weeks
(early September–June)
Spring Semester: 21 weeks
(early January–June)
through housing options, local and overnight excursions, a conversational exchange program, volunteer opportunities, and independent
study options.
Program Highlights Regular Universidad de Sevilla courses; extensive course offerings; volunteer opportunities; field trips.
Additional program information, including Host Institution, Orientation, Cultural Activities and Field Trips, Housing and Meals, and Costs can be found on page 103.
Academic Program
The Advanced Liberal Arts Program makes it
possible for students to experience and understand Spanish society through constant immersion within the Spanish university setting.
The program is offered in both the fall and
spring semester or for the academic year, and
is structured to meet the needs of the individual student. Participants attending the fall
semester only must consider that final examinations take place in late January. As early
exams cannot be given, participants must be
prepared to remain in Seville through January.
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The Advanced Liberal Arts Program’s academic
term is structured so that students take one
three semester hours course intensively during
their first three weeks on site followed by the
remainder of their course work. Socio-History
of Contemporary Spain which explores how
history has shaped Spanish daily life is
required of all students and runs through September in the fall term and through January in
the spring term. This junior-senior level course
involves 45 to 55 contact hours.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of six semesters of
college-level Spanish or equivalent;
Overall GPA 3.0
The application to the Advanced Liberal
Arts Program must be accompanied by two
letters of recommendation by qualified
persons as to the capacity of the potential
participant to function in academic areas
such as history, art, and economics where
note taking in Spanish is critical to success.
enroll in an independent study project under the
supervision of a home faculty member.
Academic Culture
All courses meet two times a week for 90 minutes or three times a week for 45 minutes.
Classes are held Monday through Friday.
Instruction is usually in lecture style. On examinations, instructors expect to find evidence
that the student has gone on to further
develop the theme that was not fully
exhausted in class.
During the spring semester, two vacation periods take place at the University: Semana
Santa and Feria de Abril. Although the dates
are not fixed, students are normally free the
week before Easter (Holy Week) and then
again for one week approximately two weeks
after Easter.
Although extracurricular activities and personal travel contribute vitally to the student’s
overall European experience, attendance in
class is paramount. Early departure for or late
return from vacations is not allowed. Any
Regular Universidad de Sevilla
Courses
Students enroll in Universidad de Sevilla
courses offered as part of the Spanish degree
program. The University offers semester and
yearlong courses. Fall semester courses begin
in early October and end in late January.
Spring only courses start in early February and
end in June. Yearlong courses begin in early
October and end in June. Students participating in the fall semester program only, must be
able to remain in Seville through the January
exam period. Special examination periods are
not offered in regular University courses.
Tutorials
Tutorials are offered for selected regular University courses each semester. Students
enrolled in courses that include tutorials meet
with the professor for additional hours each
week to receive assistance in understanding
the material covered in the lectures.
Teaching English as a Second Language
The Department of English Language at the
University of Seville offers course work in Eng-
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Spanish
SUBJECTS
Spanish language (advanced),
humanities, social sciences
Plaza de España
During the remainder of the semester program
participants take at least four courses from the
Spanish degree course offerings and supplement these courses with one Council Study
Center (CSCS) or Business and Society (SEBS)
course offering. The Council Study Center
courses are offered through the Universidad
Internacional Meléndez y Pelayo (UIMP) and the
Escuela de Artes Aplicadas. These courses are
designed for and open only to Advanced Liberal
Arts and Liberal Arts program participants.
Business & Society courses are taught at the
Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales (FCEE) of the Universidad de Sevilla. All
courses are taught in Spanish and are considered junior or senior level. Students may also
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extended travel should take place prior to the
start of the program, during the semester
break, or upon completion of the program.
lish as a Second Language as part of its
degree program. Upon request Council staff
place any student who takes this course into a
teaching internship at a Spanish school.
Assessment
Independent Study
In most courses students are normally graded
on the basis of a mid-term and final examination. A four- to six-page paper in Spanish is
required in many Council Study Center
courses. In some Universidad de Sevilla
courses there may also be term papers or an
oral examination. All examinations are of the
essay type. Multiple choice exams are rarely
given. Numerical grades are given based on a
10-point scale.
Students may also develop a research project
to be carried out under the direction of a home
faculty member while in Seville. Via Council’s
e-mail facilities the student and advisor at
home can work out a schedule for regular contact and supervision. Once back home, the
home advisor evaluates the work and awards
a grade.
Advanced Liberal Arts Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester & Academic Year
Volunteer Opportunities
Resident Director
Intensive Course Offering
Students have the opportunity to work with
children as part-time language tutors. Students
have also participated in religious, social, and
political organizations. Council Seville makes
every effort to interest participants in outside
activities in which they can come into intense
contact with young Spaniards. This is the best
way to learn about Spain and to go home really
speaking the language.
The Resident Director, appointed by Council in
consultation with the academic consortium,
supervises and administers the program. The
Resident Director assists students with academic, administrative, and personal matters. The
current Resident Director is Dr. Jerry Johnson,
Director of Academic Programs in Spain.
Dr. Johnson was a professor at the University
of Virginia prior to his appointment in Seville
in 1971.
CSCS 1000/1001
La Historia socio-histórica de la España
atual/Socio-History of Contemporary Spain
This course is open to students of Advanced
Liberal Arts only.
This intensive, fast-paced course focuses on
recent Spanish history. The course highlights
the changes in the political and social world of
Spaniards under Franco and since the transition to democracy. Issues discussed include
gender, political parties, the effects of regionalism, terrorism, Spain and World War II, relations with the Far East, the United States, and
the European Union. Sociological and psychological approaches are used to explore how
this history shapes the current Spanish society.
Intercambios
A conversational exchange program (Intercambios) with native Spanish students is an
optional part of the language program. This
program gives students the chance to put into
action what they are learning in the language
courses. It also helps them become more integrated into regular student life.
Program Location
Located in the center of Seville, the University’s main building is bordered on three sides
by the vast María Luisa Park and the
Guadalquivir River. While it gives the appearance of being in a quiet residential area of
town, the University is only a few minutes
from the central shopping district and the student quarter. Seville is an urban university in a
city of about 700,000.
The University provides an excellent library for
students of Spanish language and literature.
For those interested in Spanish or Latin American history, the famous Archivo de Indias is
three blocks away. Here, the documents of
more than 500 years of colonial rule in America, Africa, and Asia are kept for use by scholars. Council maintains its own library for participants. In this collection most required and
suggested readings included in the instructors’
bibliographies are to be found.
The Advanced Liberal Arts Program classes
meet in the completely remodeled Tabacalera,
the building which houses the Faculties of Arts
and Letters, the same edifice immortalized by
Prosper Merimée in his Carmen. Classes also
meet in the Facultad de Artes Aplicadas and
the Universidad Internacional Menéndez y
Pelayo (UIMP).
Program participants are assisted in the main
Council office by Gary Wooten, Administrative
Director, Carmen Grajera, Registrar, Nancy
Merchant, Housing and Medical Coordinator,
and Angel de Quinta, Activities Coordinator.
Credit and Courses
The recommended credit for regular degree
courses at the University of Seville is 3 semester or 4.5 quarter hours. Recommended credit
for the semester program is 15 semester/22.5
quarter hours. A full course load is considered
15 semester/22.5 quarter hours.
The course listing that follows is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a
contract between Council and any applicant,
student, institution, or other party. The courses
may be subject to change as a result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. The final list of courses is available
upon arrival in Seville. Syllabi for University of
Seville degree courses may not be available
prior to arrival in Seville. Course numbers are
for identification purposes only.
Please refer to the Council–ISP Bulletin
accompanying this catalog for additional
course information.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Jose
Carlos Jaenes Sánchez.
Course Offerings
During the remainder of the semester, early
October through late January (fall) and from
early February through June (spring), participants in the Advanced Liberal Arts Program
enroll in only one CSCS or SEBS course and at
least four regular University of Seville degree
courses. Each course carries a recommendation of three semester hours or four and a half
quarter hours credit.
Council Study Center Courses
Advanced Liberal Arts students may enroll in
one Council Study Center course (CSCS)
offered in the Liberal Arts program or one
course offered in Business & Society program
(SEBS) during Cycle II. CSCS courses are listed
on pages 112–114 in this catalog. SEBS
courses are listed on pages 134–135 in this
catalog.
University of Seville Course Offerings
As you outline a study plan, keep in mind the
following:
n The Spanish five-year degree aims at deep
concentration in a particular field. A major
may be 90 credits or more in one field.
n Since a Spanish student’s major is much more
specialized than in the United States, courses
in the fourth or fifth year of the major imply a
background in the field that the U.S. liberal
arts plan would never allow. The U.S. undergraduate, therefore, should be most careful
with choosing University of Seville courses
offered in the fourth or fifth year of the Spanish academic degree program.
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n Spanish is used in fields that have a special,
professional vocabulary and in which real
language skill for reading, note taking, and
expression in written form are taken for
granted.
For course selection, Council suggests participants review with their academic advisor at
home what courses might fit into their
major/minor were they to continue studying at
their home institution. Participants should
bring along the course outlines for those
courses. Once at the University, participants
then identify those courses offered that meet
the requirements that the home courses satisfy. In Seville, Council carefully reviews the
study plans and, with the participant’s home
advisor, works out alternates if needed. Council faxes or e-mails the Seville course outline/syllabus to the home advisor quickly for
final credit approval.
University of Seville degree courses are open
to participants in the departments of: Philology, History and Geography, Art, Anthropology,
and Sociology. Some first year Law School
courses and Business Administration and Economics courses are also available. In particular
cases Council may secure admission for superior candidates in courses offered in the Science and Applied Arts faculties. In these
cases, sciences, applied arts or fields such as
mathematics, Council must secure a committment for that particular course prior to the participants arrival in Seville.
Courses are listed under department headings.
First semester, second semester, and yearlong
courses are listed. Please read through the
listings with care. Under each department
heading, advice is offered for selecting
courses. In the following listings all courses
are listed with their Spanish title and English
translation. In parenthesis is a number indicating in what year of the five-year Spanish major
a Spanish student would be taking that course.
Unless you are extremely advanced in your
major, please shy away from fourth and fifth
year courses as it is unlikely that you will have
the background upon which the instructor will
base his/her instruction.
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La Facultad de Filología/
The School of Philology
Under the Facultad de Filología are listed
courses dealing with linguistics, language
study, and literatures. Many courses in Arabic,
English, Latin, and Greek are given in Spanish.
Courses in German, French, and Italian are
given in those languages.
Only students of the Liberal Arts Program and
the Advanced Liberal Arts Program are eligible
to register for courses in the Facultad de
Filología.
Fall semester offerings
(early October through January)
El Corán/The Koran (1)*
Literatura árabe general/Topics in Arabic
Literature (1)
Arabe contemporáneo/Contemporary
Arabic (1)
Spring semester offerings
(early February through May)
Derecho islámico/Islamic Law (1)*
Instituciones islámicas/Islamic
institutions (2)*
Derecho islámico, 2/Islamic Law, 2 (2)*
Arabic Language, Literature, and
Area Studies
Except for courses in Arabic language and literature, many courses are given in Spanish.
Since the typical Arabic major at Seville does
not have a particularly solid background in the
social sciences or historical, cultural studies of
the Islamic world, fourth and fifth year options
in this department are considered appropriate
for program participants. The asterisk indicates our conclusion that the course in question deserves your particular attention.
Department of Classical Languages,
Literature and Studies
Yearlong courses
Lengua árabe, 1/First year Arabic (1)
Arte islámic/Islamic Art (1)
Lengua árabe, 2/Second year Arabic (2)
Lengua árabe, 3/Third year Arabic (3)
Introducción a la paleografía, Epgrafía y
Numismática árabes/Intro to Arabic
paleography, epgraphy and numismatics (3)
Textos árabes modernos/Modern Arabic
Literature (3)
Textos clásicos árabes/Classical Arabic
Literature (3)
Gramática y lexicología árabes/
Arabic Grammar and Lexicology, 1 (4)
Literatura árabe general/Topics in Arabic
Literature (4)
Historia general del islám/Introduction to
Islam (4)*
Gramática y lexicología árabes, 2/
Arabic Grammar and Lexicology, 2 (5)
Literatura árabe de Al-Andalus/Arabic
Literature of Islamic Andalusia (5)
Historia de Al-Andalus/History of Islamic
Spain (5)*
Literatura árabe contemporánea/
Contemporary Arabic Literature (5)
Historia del pensamiento del Islam contemporáneo/Contemporary Islam Thought (5)*
Historia del Magreb contemoráneo/History
of Contemporary North Africa (5)*
Instituciones islámica/Islamic Social and
Political Institutions (5)*
Yearlong courses
Textos griegos/Greek Textual Studies (1)
Textos romanos/Latin Textual Studies (1)
Teoría de la literatura/Literary Theory (2)*
Linguistica/Linguistic Studies (2)
Textos griegos, 2/Greek Textual Studies, 2 (2)
Textos latinos, 2/Latin Textual Studies, 2 (2)
Introducción a la literatura griega/Introduction
to Greek Literature (2)
Sintaxis griega/Greek Syntax (3)
Linguística indoeuropea/Indoeuropean
Linguistics (3)*
Sintaxis latina/Latin Syntax (3)
Fonética y morfología griegas/
Greek Phonetics and Morphology (4)
Fonética y morfología latinas/Latin Phonetics
and Morphology (4)
Texto griegos 3/Greek Textual Studies, 3 (5)
Textos latinos, 3/Latin Textual Studies, 3 (5)
Mithologia griega/Greek Mythology (3)*
Courses in this department that are marked
with an asterisk are given in Spanish. Readings are in Spanish or the classical language.
The department offers a full range of courses
that one would expect to find. If you are a
Latin or Greek major, consult with Council for
the specialized courses that require Latin or
Greek as the working language.
First semester courses
Introducción al pensamiento griego/
Introduction to Greek Thought (1)*
La tradición griega/The Greek Tradition (1)*
Second semester courses
Introducción al pensamiento latino/
Introduction to Latin Thought (1)*
Arte y arqueología de Grecia y Roma/
Roman and Greek Art and Archeology (2)*
Historia de las Instituciones griegas/
Advanced Liberal Arts Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester & Academic Year
History of Greek Institutions (1)*
Historia de la lengua latina/History of the
Latin Language (2)
Historia de las instituciones romanas/
History of Roman Institutions (1)*
Department of English and United
States Language, Literatures and
Studies
Courses in this department are given in
English. Only courses appropriate for native
English speakers are given below. Non-native
speakers of English interested in English language skills courses should contact Council for
course offerings.
Yearlong courses
Linguística inglesa, 1/Introduction to English
Linguistics, 1 (1)
Teoría de la literatura/Literary Theory (2)
Fonética inglesa/English Phonetics (3)
Gramática inglesa/English Grammar (3)
Literatura inglesa de los siglos XIX–XX/
Survey of English Literature of the
19th–20th Centuries (3)
Comentarios de Texto/Textual Commentary (3)
Gramática contrastiva/Contrastive Grammar (3)
Crítica literaria/Introduction to Literary
Criticism (3)
Técnicas de Comertario de Texto/Critical
Techniques (3)
Morfosintaxis inglesa, 1/English
Morphosyntax, 1 (4)
Hisoria de la lengua inglesa/History of the
English Language (4)
Literatura norteamericana/Survey of
American Literature (4)
Literatura inglesa, XV–XVII/
English Literature, 15th–17th Centuries
Literatura inglesa, XVIII–XX/English Literature
of the 18th–20th Centuries (6)
Medodología de la enseñaza del inglés/
English as a Second Language (4, 5)
Literatura antigua inglesa/Old English
Literature (5)
Novela inglesa contemporánea/
The Contemporary English Novel (5)
Traducción/Translation (4)
Literatura americana desde el Puritanismo al
Transcendentlaismo/Puritanism to
Transcendentalism
Teatro isabelino/Elizabethean Theater
Novela norteamericana contemoranea/
Contemporary U.S. Novel (5)
First semester courses
Fontica inglesa/English Phonetics (1)
Introdución estudios literarios/Introduction to
the Study of Literature (1)
Textos literarios/Literary Texts (1)
Comentarios de Textos/Textual Commentary (2)
Second semester courses
Técnicas de comentario de texto/
Critical Techniques (2)
Traducción literaria/Literary Translations (2)
Ingles antiguo/Old English (4, 5)
Traducción/Translation (4, 5)
Temática y técnica de la literatura
norteamericana moderna/Themes and
amount of attention given.
Yearlong courses
Lengua francesa/French Language, 1 (1)
Introdución a la Literatura francesa/Introduction
to French Literature (1)
Técnicas de comprensión y expresión/
Conversation (1)
Fonética y Fonología francesas/French
Phonetics and Phonology (3)
Literarura francesa, 1/French Literature 1, (3)
Traducción/Translation (3)
Cultura y civilizacion francesas/French Culture
and Civilization, 1 (3)
Comentarios de textos modernos/Textual
E-MAIL ACCESS
Students have limited access to e-mail
through the Council office.
CONTACT US
www.ciee.org/study
studyinfo@ciee.org
1-800-40-STUDY
La Torre del Oro
Techniques of Modern U.S. Literature (4,5)
Literatura contemporanea de EEUU/
Contemporary U.S. Literature (Prose) (4,5)
Department of French Language,
Literature, and Area Studies
The French Department offers all its courses in
French. Keep in mind that in teaching French to
speakers of Spanish, aspects of the language,
such as the subjunctive, are taught using different methodologies and with a different
Studies of Modern French Lit. (3)
Historia de la lengua francesa/History of the
French language (4)
Semántica francesa/ French Semantics (4)
Literatura francesa, 2/ French Literature, 2 (4)
Cultural y civilización francesas, 2/French
Culture and Civilization, 2 (4)
Crítica literaria francesa/French Literary
Criticism (4)
Otras literaturas en lengua francesa/
Other Literatures in the French language (4)
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Literatura francesa, 3/ French Literature, 3 (5)
Morfosintaxis francesa/French
Morpho-syntax (5)
Metodología de la enseñanza del francés/
French as a Foreign Language (5)
Literatura comparada franco-española/
Comparative Literature: French-Spanish (5)
First semester courses in French
Civilización francesa, 1/French Civilization, 1 (1)
Litertura francesa, 1/French Literature, 1 (1)
Intro a las literaturas de la francofonía/
Introduction to Francaphone Literature (2)
Second semester courses in French
Narrativa francesa contemoránea/
Contemporary French Narrative (1)
Introdución a la literatura francesa, 2/
Introduction to French Literature, 2 (2)
Teatro francés contemporaneo/Contemporary
French Theater (2)
Theoría de la literatura francesa/French
Literary Theory (3)
Fonética francesa/French Phonetics (5)
Department of German Language
and Literature
All courses are given in German.
Yearlong courses
Lengua alemana 1 /German 1 (1)
Lengua alemana 2/German, 2 (2)
Fundamentos del alemán/Review German (1)
Introdución a la literatura alemana/Introduction
to German Literature (2)
Introdución a la literatura alemana, 2/
Introduction to German Literature, 2 (3)
Historia cultral/ German Cultural History (3)
Historia de la lengua alemana/History of
the German Language (3)
Morfosintaxis alemana/German Morphosyntax (4)
Literatura alemana moderna/Modern German
Literature (4)
Literatura alemana del romanticismo/
German Romantic Literature (4)
Semantica pragmática almana/
German Semantics (5)
Gramatica historica del aleman/German
Historical Grammar (5)
Literatura alemana medieval/Medieval German
Literature (5)
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First semester courses
Fonetica y fonologia alemanas/German
Phonetics and Phonology (1)
Literatura alemana comparada/Comparative
Literature (2)
Literatura alemanas del realismo/
German Realism (4)
Literatura alemana de la Ilustracion/
German Literature of the Enlightenment (4)
Literatura alemana medieval/Medieval
German Literature (5)
Literatura alemana de la epoca clasica/German Literature of the Classical Period (5)
El aleman como segunda lengua/German as a
Second Language (3)
Second semester courses
Fonetica y fonologia alemana/German
Phonetics and Phonology (1)
Textos alemanes/Literary Texts (2)
Textos alemanes modenos/Modern German
Literature (5)
Analisis literario/Literary Analysis (4)
Department of Italian Language
and Literature
All courses in this department are given in
Italian.
Yearlong courses
Lengua italiana, 1/Italian 1 (1)
Introducción a la literatura italiana/
Introduction to Italian Literature (1)
Linguistica italiana/Italian Linguistics (2)
Lengua italiana, 2/Italian Language 2 (2)
Teoria literaria/Literary Theory (2)
Critica literaria italiana/Italian Literary
Criticism (2)
Lengua italiana, 3/Italian 3 (3)
Historia cultural de Italia/Italian Cultural
History (3)
Historia de la lengua italiana/History of
the Italian Language (4)
Lengua italiana, 4/ Italian 4 (4)
Literatura italiana/Italian Literature (4)
Literatrua italiana/Italiana Literature (5)
Lengua italiana 5/Italian 5 (5)
Gramatica historica del italiano/Historical
Italian Grammar (5)
First semeser courses
Retorica y metrica italianas/Italian Rhetoric
and Metrics (2)
Literatura italiana del siglo XX/Italian
Literature of the 20th Century (2)
Analisis literario/Literary Analysis (3)
Sociolingistica italiana/Italian sociallinguistics (3)
Analisis linguisticos de textos italianos
modernos/Linguistic analysis of modern
literary texts (4)
Historia del pensamiento italiano/ History of
Italian Thought (4)
Analisis linguisticos de textos medievales/
Linguistic analysis of Medieval Texts (5)
Metodologia de la enseñaza del italiano/
Italian as a Second Language (5)
Second semester courses
Literatura italiana de siglo XX, parte 2/
20th-Century Italian Literature, 2 (2)
Introducción a la literatura comparada/
Introduction to Comparative Literature (2)
Literatura italiana de la postguerra/Italian
Literature after World War II (3)
Criticia literaria italiana/Italian Literary
Criticism (3)
Literatura comparada/Comparative Literature (4)
Gramatica contrastiva/Contrastive Grammar:
Spanish-Italian (5)
Italiano como segunda lengua/Italian as a
Second Language (5)
Department of Latin American
Literature and Area Studies
Listed here are only those courses directly
related to the letters and studies of Hispanic
America. Spanish students who major in Latin
American literature take two years of Spanish
literature and language studies prior to starting the three-year concentration in Latin American studies. Participants should keep this in
mind as it means that the background of Spanish students in this department is such that
instructors assume a solid basis in Spanish literature. Courses that carry an asterisk have
been popular with participants in the past.
Yearlong courses
Literatura hispanoamericana, 1/Survey of
Latin American Literature, 1 (3)
El español de América/The Spanish Language
in America (3)*
Literatura hispanoamericana, 2/Survey of
Latin American Literature, 2 (4)*
Dialectología hispánica/Hispanic Dialectology
(4)*
Advanced Liberal Arts Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester & Academic Year
First semester courses
Historia contemporánea del mundo hispánico/
History of the Contemporary Hispanic
World (2)
Introdución a la literatura Hispanoamericana
colonial/Colonial Latin American Literature (2)
Poesía contemporánea hispanoamericana/
Contemporary Latin American Poetry (4)
Literatura chicana/Chicano Literature (4, 5)*
Teatro contemporáneo hispanoamericano/
Contemporary Latin American Drama (5)
Literatura vanguardista hispanoamericana/
Vanguard Literature in Latin America (5)
Second semester courses
Historia y literatura en Hispanoamerica/
History and Literature in Latin America
(4, 5)
Historia contemporáneo del mundo hispánico/
History of the Contemporary Hispanic
World (2)
Tendencias actuales de la poesía hispanoamericana/Present Tendencies in Latin American
Poetry (2)
Novela contemporánea hispanoamericana/
The Contemporary Latin American Novel (4, 5)
Literatura y sociedad en Hispanoamerica/
Literature and Society in Latin America (4, 5)
Modernismo hispanoamericana/Latin American
Modernism (4, 5)
Department of Spanish Language and
Literature
Yearlong courses
Linguística/Introduction to Linguistics (1)
Lengua española, 1/Spanish language 1 (1)
Teoría de la literatura/Literary Theory (1)
Introducción A los estudios de las literaturas
españolas/Intro to Hispanic Literatures (2)
Lengua española sincrónica/The Sinchronic
Study of the Spanish Language (2)
Literatura española medieval/
Medieval Spanish Literature (3)
Crítica literaria/Literary Criticism (3)
Gramática histórica/Historical Spanish
Grammar (3)
Historia de la linguística/History of
Linguistics (3)
Literatura española de los Siglos de Oro/
Spanish Literature of the Golden Age (4)
Historia de la lengua española/History of
the Spanish Language (4)
Literatura españla del siglo XX/Spanish
Literature of the 20th Century (5)
Literatura española de los siglos XVIII–XIX/
Spanish Literature of the 18th–19th
Centuries (5)
Lingustica española/Spanish Linguistics (5)
First semester courses
Historia y literatura en España/History and
Literature in Spain (4, 5)
Lexicología histórica del español/Historical
Lexicology (4, 5)
Sociolingística andaluza/Andalucian
Socio-Linguistics (4, 5)
Teoría literaria/Literary Theory (4, 5)
Morfosintaxis historico del español/
Spanish Historical Morphosyntax (4, 5)
Literatura y sociedad en España/
Literature and Society in Spain (4)
Second semester course
Historia medieval y moderna de España/
Spain in the Medieval and Modern
Period (2)
Textos literarios españoles/Spanish Literary
Texts of the 17th–18th Centuries (2)
Sociolinguística andaluza/Andalucian
Socio-Linguistics (2)
Sintaxis española/Spanish Syntax (4)
Linguistica aplicada/Applied Linguistics (4, 5)
Tecnicas de investigacion literaria/Literary
Research (4, 5)
Los géneros literarios/The Literary Genres (4, 5)
Bibliografía general de la literatura española/
Bibliographical Studies (4, 5)
Historia de las hablas andaluzas/History of
Andalucian Spanish (4, 5)
Bases teoricas para el estudio de la literatura
española/Theory for the Study of Spanish
Literature (4, 5)
Fundamentos de la Poética/Poetics (4, 5)
La literatura como espectáculo/Literature as
Spectacle (4, 5)
Comentario linguistico de textos/Linguistic
Textual Commentary (4, 5)
Antropologia social de las sociedad contemoporaneas/Social Anthropology of Contemporary Society (1)
Antropologia economica/Economic
Anthropology (1)
Antro de las sociedad preestatales/Anthropology and Pre-State Society (1)
Antropologia del campesinado/Peasant
Anthropology (1)
Antropologia simbolica/The Symbols of
Anthropology (2)
Tecnicas de investigacion antropologicas, 2/
Research (2)
Antropologia urbana/Urban Anthropology (2)
Etnicidad, migracion y nacionalismo/Ethnicity,
migration and nationalism (2)
Antropologia de los pueblos del Mediterraneo/
Anthropology of the Mediterranean
Peoples (2)
The School of Geography and History is also
the Facultad of the University of Seville where
art history is taught. Again, these courses are
open to students of the Liberal Arts Program
and Advanced Liberal Arts Program only.
Second semester courses
Antropología social y cultural/Social and
Cultural Anthropology (1)
Antro politica/Political Anthropology (1)
Teoria y metodos antropologicos/
Anthropological Theory and Methods (1)
Antro social de la peninsula ibérica/
Iberian Social Anthropology (1)
Antro del estado/Anthropology and the
State (1)
Cambio sociocultural/Socio-Cultural
Change (1)
Antro del Trabajo/Labor Anthropology (1)
Antropologia de los generos/Anthropology
and the Sexes (1)
Estadistica aplicada para las ciencias sociales/
Statistics for the Social Sciences (2)
Antro social de America/Social Anthropology
of America (2)
Antro social de Andalucia/Social Anthropology
of Andalucia (2)
Antropologia de la comunicacion/Anthropology of Communications (2)
Patrimonio etnologico y museologia/
Ethnological Patrimony and Museumology (2)
Antropologia de la reglion/Anthropology of
Religion (2)
Department of Anthropology
Department of Art History
Yearlong courses
All courses in Anthropology are semester
courses.
Yearlong courses
Arte clásico/Classical Art (1)
Arte romanico y gótico/Gothic and
Romanesque Art (2)
Arte del rencimiento italiano/Renaissance
Italian Art (2)
Arte medieval español/Medieval Spanish
Art (2)
Arte islámico/Islamic Art (2)
Arte español moderno/Modern Spanish Art (3)
Facultad de Geografía e Historia/
The School of Geography and History
First semester courses
Antropología social/Social Anthropology (1)
Antropología de la organizacion social/
Anthropology and Social Organization (1)
Historia de la Antropología/History of
Anthropology (1)
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Museografía/Museumology (3)
Arte contemporáneo/Contemporary Art (3)
Arte barroco/Baroque Art (3)
Arte español contemporáneo/Contemporary
Spanish Art (4)
Arte hispanoamericano/Spanish American
Art (5)
First semester courses
Arte del proximo oriente/Near Eastern Art (1)
Técnicas artisticas/History of Artistic
Techniques (1)
Tutela de bienes culturales/Conservation
and Restoration (1)
Teoría del arte/Art Theory (2)*
Historia de las tendencias artísticas/
The History of Movements in Art (3)
Historia del arte en la edad moderna, 1
(Manierismo)/History of Art in the Modern
Age (Mannerism) (3)
Arte sutuarias antiguas y medievales/
Ancient and Medieval Decorative Art (3)
Arte del renacimiento fuera de Italia/
Non Italian Renaissance Art (4)
Arte del extremo oriente/Asian Art (4)*
Fuentes de la historia del arte/Art History
Second semester courses
Protección, convervación, restauración y
Difusión del Patrimonio Arqueológico/
The Protection, Conservation and Restoration
of Archaeological Patrimony (3)
Arte en la alta edad media/Art in the Late
Middle Ages (1)
Arte español antiguo/The Dawn of Spanish
Art (1)
Temas mitologicos en la historia del arte/
Mythology in Art History (1)
Paleografia aplicada a la investigacion
artistica/Paleography and Art
Investigation (1)
Teoria e Historia de la conservacion y
restauracion/Theory and History of
Restoration and Conservation (2)
Arte neoclasico y romantico/Neoclassic
and Romantic Art (3)
Iconografía/Iconography (3)
Historia de la musica/History of Music (4)
Historia de las ideas esteticas/History of
Aesthetics (4)
Artes suntuarios modernos/Modern Decorative
Art (4)
Artes populares/Popular Arts (4)
Historia de las ideas esteticas, 2/
Aesthetics, 2 (5)
Funetes para la historia del arte, 2/
Art Research Sources, 2 (5)
Arte iberoamericana del siglo XX/
20th-Century Ibero-american Art (5)
Diseño contemporaneo/Contemporary
Design (5)
Historia de la critica del arte/Art Criticism (5)
Section of Geography and Earth
Sciences
Yearlong courses
Geomorfoloía/Introduction to the Geographic
Sciences (1)
Biogeografía/Biogeography (2)
An example of the North African architectural style
Fundamentos de teledetección/Introduction
prevalent in Seville
to Tele-detection (2)
Geografía de Andalucía/Geography of
Sources (4)
Andalucia (4)
Historia y tecnica de la fotografia/History and
Génisis y evolución/Geology for Geography (4)
Techniques of Photography (4)
Arte de Andalucia/Andalucian Art (4)
Arte y fiestas en el renacimiento y barroco/
Art and Festivals in the Renaissance and
Baroque (4)
Historia del retablo en España/History of
Spanish Altar pieces (4)
Historia de la música, 2/Music History, 2 (5)
Historia del cine/Film History (5)
Arte de Andalucia, 2/Andalusian Art, 2 (4)
Historia del arte en Portugal/Portuguese
Art (5)
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First semester courses
Geografía general de España/Intro to the
Geography of Spain (1)
Teorias descriptivas en geografía/Geographic
Descriptive Theory (1)
Geografía de la población/Demography (1)
La expresión cartográfica/Cartography (1)
Fundamentos técnicos de la cartografía/
Intro to descriptive cartography (1)
Climatología/Climatology (1)
Geoeconomicas/Economic Geography (1)
Técnica inferencial en la geografía/
Inferential Techniques for Geography (1)
Geografía regional de España/Regional
Geography of Spain (2)
Fotografía aerea y fotointerpretación/
Photo Interpretation (2)
Las fuentes de la cartografía/The Origins
of Cartography (2)
Clima y sociedad/Climate and Society (3)
Conservación y Gestion de espacios y
recursos/Conservation and Management
of land resources (3)
Morfología urbana/Urban Morphology (3)
Sistemas urbanos/Urban Systems (3)
Evolución del impacto ambiental/
Geography and Environment (4)
La geografía y las ciencias sociales/
Geography and the Social Sciences (4)
Geografía aplicada a la geografía física/
Physical geography (4)
Geografía del mar/Oceanography (4)
Second semester courses
Geografía general de Europa/Intro to
European Geography (1)
Programas informáticos en geografía/
Computer Sciences for Geography (1)
Geografía rural/Rural Geography (1)
Geografía política/Political Geography (1)
Análisis climático/Climate Analysis (1)
Geografía regional de Europa/Regional
Geography of Europe (2)
Hidrología/Water Resources (2)
Geografía industrial/Industrial Geography (2)
Geografía del mundo árabe/Geography of the
Arab World (2)
Geomorfología fluvial/The Geomorphology
of Rivers (2)
Paisajes rurales mediterraneos/
The Mediterranean Landscape (2)
Geografía económica/Economic geography (2)
Riegos naturales/Natural Disasters (3)
Sistemas de información/Information
Systems (3)
Desarrollo rural y ordenación/Rural
Development (3)
Advanced Liberal Arts Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester & Academic Year
Ordenación territorial y demand social/
Territorial Organization and Social
Demand (3)
Teledección y procesamiento de datos
digitales/Digital Analysis (3)
Sistemas de información, 2/Information
Systems 2 (3)
Dinamica litoral/Coastal Dynamics (3)
Regiones Europeas y desequilibrios/
European Imbalance (Geography) (3)
Geogrfía y analisis demográfico/Geography
and Demographic Analysis (3)
La geografía y las ciencias de la naturaleza/
Geography and Nature Studies (3)
Geografía y planificacion urbana/Urban
Development and the Geographic
Sciences (4)
Política y planificación regional/Politics and
Regional Planning (4)
Ordenación y política industrial/Industrial
Planning and the Geographic Sciences (4)
Section of General History and
Archaeology courses
Yearlong courses
Historia del mundo moderno/The History of
the Modern World (1)
Historia del mundo contemporáneo/History of
the Contemporary World (2)
First semester courses
Arqueología protohistórica del Proximo
Oriente y Mediterraneo/Proto-historical
Archaeology of the Near East and the
Mediterranean Basin (3)
Los últimos períodos prehistóricos/
The Final Period of Prehistory (3)
Archivistica y Biblioteconomía/Library
Sciences (3)
El mundo rural medieval/The Medieval Rural
World (3)
Historia antigua del Próximo Oriente/Ancient
Near-Eastern History (1)
Prehistoria universal/Introduction to
Prehistory (I)
Historia universal de la Edad Media, 1/
Introduction to Medieval History, 1 (1)
Geografía del mundo/World Geography (1)
Historia de la Peninsula Iberica en la época
prerromana/Pre-Roman History of Iberia (1)
Historia universal de la Edad Media, 1/
Introduction to the Middle Ages, 1 (1)
Analíticas auxiliares a los estuidos de los
registros/Introduction to Historiography (1)
Las civilizaciones medievales a través de los
tertimonios materiales/Introduction to
Medieval Archaeology (2)
Prehistoria del cuatrenario/Introduction to
Historical Archaeology (2)
Historia del antiguo Egipto/History of Ancient
Egypt (2)
Historia de Grecia en la antiguedad/
The History of Ancient Greece (3)
EL mundo actual/The World Today (5)
La España actual/Spain Today (5)
La moneda en el mundo antiguo/
Coinage in the Ancient World (5)
Second semester courses
Historia del mundo clásico/History of the
Classical World (1)
Historia universal de la Edad Media, 2/
Introduction to the Middle Ages, 2 (1)
La formación y desarrollo del capitalismo en
la edad moderna/The History of Modern
Capitalism (1)
La Iglesia en la Edad Media/The Church in
the Middle Ages (1)
Modelos intelectuales de la Europa
moderna/Modern European Intellectual
History: Humanism to the Enlightenment (2)
Historia de la ciencia y de la cultura
contemporánea/Contemporary Scientific
and Cultural History (2)
Historia de los movimientos sociales del
siglo XIX/History of 19th-Century Social
Movements (III)
Las ciudades medievales/Introduction to
Medieval Urban Architecture (3)
La Historia de la Roma republicana/
The History of Republican Rome (3)
Historia de los movimientos sociales del siglo
XX/20th-Century Social Movements (3)
Pensamiento político moderno/
Modern Political Thought (3)
Sociedades de bronce y la edad del hierro/
Bronze and Iron Age Societies (3)
Bibliología y bibliografía/Library Sciences
and Bibliography (3)
La historia de los conflictos internacionales
en el s. XX/Conflict in the 20th Century (5)
La antiquedad tardía/The Late Classical Age (5)
Department of Latin American History
Keep in mind that in Spain, América always
refers to Ibero-America.
Yearlong courses
Historia de la Iberoamérica contemporánea/
History of Contemporary Iberoamerica (5)
Historia de América/History of Latin America (5)
Historia de América en la edad moderna/
Modern Latin American History (4)
First semester courses
Historia de la América en la edad moderna/
History of Modern America (4)
Historia de la América prehispánica/
History of Pre-Hispanic America (4)
Historia de la Iglesia en América (siglos
XV–XVIII)/History of the Church in America
(15th–18th Centuries) (4)
Historia económica de América/Economic
History of America (4)
Historia social de la colonización española/
Social History of Spanish Colonization (4)
Historia de las instituciones indianas/
History of colonial institutions (4)
Historia del descubrimiento de América/
History of the Discovery of America (4)
Historia de la Independencia Iberoamericana/
History of Latin American Independence (5)
Historia de la cultura en la America
contemporánea/Culture in Contemporary
Latin America (5)
Historia social de Iberoamérica/Social
History of Iberoamerica (5)
Historia de las relaciones interamericanas/
History of Inter-American Relations (5)
Historia de los EEUU desde los orígenes
hasta la Guerra Civil/U.S. History from its
Origins to the Civil War (5)
Historia de la Iglesia en América (Siglos XIX y
XX)/Contemporary History of the Church
in America during the 19th and 20th
Centuries (5)
Arqueología general/General Archaeology (4)
Métodos y técnicas de la arqueología, 1/
Archaeological Methods and
Techniques, 1 (4)
Paleografia y Diplomatia, Epigrafía y
numismatica/Paleography, Epigraphy, and
Numismantics (4)
Metodos y técnicas de la Historia prehistórica/
Prehistoric Methods and Tools of
Research (4)
Arqueología del mundo griego/Greek
Archaeology (4)
El imperio romano/The Roman Empire (4)
Second semester courses
Estado e imperio en la América prehispánica/
State and Empire in Pre-Hispanic America (4)
Historia de la colonización portuguesa/
History of Portuguese Colonization (4)
Historia de la cultura en la América española/
History of Culture in Spanish America (4)
Historia de la conquista de América/
History of the Conquest of America (4)
Historia de la esclavitud en América/
Slavery in America (4)
Etnohistoria de América/Ethnological History
of America (5)
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Historia económica de iberoamérica/
Economic History of America (5)
Historia de los sistemas políticos americanos/
History of American Political Systems (5)
Historia de la población en América/
Population and Demographic History of
America (5)
Historia de los EEUU desde la Guerra Civil
hasta el Presente/U.S. History since the
Civil War (5)
Métodos y técnicas de la arqueología, 2/
Methods and Techniques of
Archaeology, 2 (4)
Arqueología de la península ibérica/Iberian
Archaeology (4)
Metodos y tecnicas para la historia
antigua/Methods and Tools for Ancient
History (4)
Complementos de metodos y tecnicas de
contemporánea/Methods and Instruments
for the Study of Contemporary History (4)
Complementos de metodos y tecnicas de Historia medieval/Methods and Instruments
for the Study of Medieval History (4)
Arqueología del mundo romano/
Roman Archaeology (4)
Department of History of Spain
Keep in mind that just as an American student
would have a general knowledge of U.S. history before entering a course, Spanish students have a general knowledge of the history
of Spain. For this reason, it would be unusual
for a foreign student to venture into a fourth or
fifth year course in Spanish history without the
appropriate background.
First semester courses
La Península Ibérica en la Baja Edad Media/
The Iberian Peninsula in the Early Middle
Ages (5)
La sociedad española del antiguo régimen/
Spanish Society during the 18th Century (3)
Prehistoria de la Península Ibérica/
The Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula (2)
Andalucía en la edad moderna/Modern
Andalucia (4)
Historia de la Andalucía Contemporánea/
History of Contemporary Andalucia (4)
Historia de Al-Andalus/History of Islamic
Spain (4)
Faculty
All courses are taught be faculty from the Universidad de Sevilla.
Second semester courses
La Hispania romana/Roman Iberia (2)
Historia de los partidos e ideologias en la
España contemporánea/Political Parties and
Ideologies in Contemporary Spain (3)
Instituciones políticas de la España moderna/
Modern Spanish Political Institutions (3)
Historia social y economica del mundo y la
España actual/The Contemporary Social
and Economic History of Spain in the World
Today (5)
Estructuras eclesiasticas y actitudes
religiosas en la epoca moderna/
Ecclesiastical Structures and Church
Attitudes to Social Issues in Modern
Spain (5)
By special permission, Council can secure
acceptance of Advanced Liberal Arts students
into first year law courses at the University of
Seville’s School of Law.
Yearlong courses
España en la edad moderna/History of
Modern Spain (1)
Historia medieval de Epaña/Medieval Spanish
History (1)
Historia de la España contemporánea/History
of Contemporary Spain (2)
STUDENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN THIS PROGRAM:
Barnard College
Duquesne University
Fairfield University
Georgetown University
Hood College
Lehigh University
Macalester College
Pennsylvania State University
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Portland State University
University of Iowa
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Puerto Rico
University of Texas at Austin
University of the Pacific
University of Vermont
Spain
Council Study Center
Business & Society Program
Universidad de Sevilla
Semester & Academic Year
DURATION
Fall Semester: 15 weeks
(early September–mid-December)
Academic Year: 38 weeks
(early September–late May)
Spring Semester: 18 weeks
(early January–late May)
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Five semesters of college-level Spanish or
equivalent; six semester credits
of economics (micro/macro), accounting,
finance, management, or statistics;
overall GPA 2.75
Is this the right program for you? This program is geared to serious business students who have an interest in learning about business
studies in an international context. Participants must have at least two
and one half years of Spanish language study and at least six-semester credits of economics, accounting, finance, management, or statistics, and an overall GPA of 2.75.
Program Goals The goals of the program are to provide students
with an understanding of Spain’s economy and business management
principles in the political and socio-cultural context within the European Union and to solidify participants language skills. These goals
are achieved through specialized course work in language, business
studies, related field visits, internships, a conversational exchange
program, housing options, and independent study options.
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Spanish
Academic Program
Program Highlights Wide range of course offerings; Universidad de
Sevilla courses; field trips; company visits; Internships.
Established in 1986, the Business & Society
Program at the Universidad de Sevilla is
designed for highly motivated students of
business with advanced-level Spanish language skills and an ability to meet the challenges of living and studying in a foreign environment. The program offers participants a
direct encounter with business studies in an
international context through a combination of
Spanish business, society, language course
work, and related field visits.
Additional program information, including Host Institution, Orientation, Cultural Activities and Field Trips, Housing and Meals, and Costs can be found on page 103.
The program provides a unique study and living experience in Spain for undergraduates.
Through lectures and discussions, company
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visits, close interaction with Spanish professionals, and residence with Spaniards, participants have an unparalleled opportunity to
examine Spain’s economy and business management in their political and socio-cultural
context within the European Union.
A fundamental principle of the program is to
make as full use as possible of the human and
material resources in Seville and to help each
participant build an active life in the community. Students are expected to speak Spanish
at all times—in class, at their place of residence, and with fellow students.
Academic Culture
Assessment
The program courses have been designed to
cover all aspects of business and economics in
Spain and Spain as part of the European Union.
The courses show students how business is
carried out in the country, how it differs from
U.S. business practices, and how it is conducted in relation to European and international
markets. The business courses are designed to
give participants a view of Spain’s financial
institutions, business operations, and economic
problems within the European context.
In most Council courses students are normally
graded on the basis of mid-term and final
examinations, papers, class attendance and
participation. In some Universidad de Sevilla
courses there may also be term papers, and in
others, an oral final exam with the professor or
only a written final exam. All examinations are
of the essay type. Multiple choice exams are
rarely given. Numerical grades are given
based on a ten-point scale.
Company Visits
The courses are not conceived to teach students the basics of business management. Stu-
The Business & Society Program academic
term is structured so that students take one
three semester hours course intensively during
their first three weeks on site followed by the
remainder of their course work. CSCS
1012/1013: Spanish for Business and Economics, required of all students, runs through September in the fall term and through January in
the spring term. This junior-senior level course
involves 45 to 55 contact hours.
During the remainder of the program participants enroll in courses from the program offerings in business, society, and Spanish language. At least two of the courses must be
E-MAIL ACCESS
Students have limited access to
e-mail through the Council office
for academic purposes.
dents enrolled in the program must have a solid
background in business administration, statistics, business math, and economics prior to
arrival. The School of Business and Economics
of the University of Seville strongly suggests
that participants have a solid background in
Spanish. The language level should permit an
understanding of spoken Spanish for taking
notes in fields where precision is essential.
SUBJECTS
Spanish language (advanced), business,
economics, society, internships
business courses from the SEBS offerings outlined below or courses given by the Facultad
de Ciencias Económica y Empresariales for
Spanish degree candidates. A listing of these
University of Seville courses can be found
below. Prior to departure from the United
States and in consultation with their home
advisor, students choose their courses from
among the offerings for the Business & Society Program.
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During the spring, Semana Santa and Feria de
Abril take place. These are vacation periods at
the University. Although the dates are not
fixed, students can anticipate being free the
week before Easter (Holy Week) and then
again for one week approximately two weeks
after Easter.
Although extracurricular activities and personal travel contribute vitally to the student’s
overall European experience, attendance in
class is paramount. Early departure for or late
return from vacation is not allowed. Any
extended travel should take place prior to the
start of the program, during the semester
break, or upon completion of the program.
Major industries, banks, and branch offices of
foreign firms are among the wide variety of
Spanish business institutions that participants
visit.
These visits, which supplement the classroom
work, include small group interaction with
company officers, providing opportunities for
participants to ask questions and explore practical applications of theories discussed in
class. Students observe firsthand what class
instruction has reviewed in theory. Students
also visit a series of organizations and institutions that can make planning of strategic visits
abroad easier, more organized, and less costly.
For example, how can one use a Chamber of
Commerce, World Trade Center, the Department of Commerce, and consular and diplomatic posts for exploratory purposes before
leaving home? What value is the World Wide
Web in planning a business venture and how
does the World Wide Web offer resources for
such things as market analysis and updates on
commercial information of value in planning
and strategy?
Internships
Depending on the student’s language ability,
job skills, and background, placement in an
unpaid internship with a major company may
be possible. Final selection of the participant
for the internship is made by the firm.
In the past, students have interned for organizations such as Xerox, DHL, Banque Nationale
de Paris, Investandalucia, AT&T, American
Express, Sheraton Hotels, and Deloitte Touche.
Internships are designed to allow the participant
the opportunity to experience working alongside
Spaniards to understand other work attitudes,
approaches and different relationships between
persons in a non-American workplace. These
internships allow the participant opportunites to
evaluate his/her American attitudes and
approaches to situations and problems vis à vis
Business & Society Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester & Academic Year
those of foreign professionals in one field of
business or another. For the student planning a
career in international business, dealing with
people will be a vital element of success. Internships are normally not career oriented although
the student’s skills and talents will influence the
type of position sought.
The academic part of the Business & Society
Program is demanding, since participants tend
not to understand the nature of the learning
experience in Spain where greater independence and initiative in background investigation for in-class work is taken for granted.
Therefore, the internship generally takes place
during the last two months of the program.
Postponing the internship in this way allows
participants to be fully prepared for how an
internship reduces time for study and personal
activities.
Intercambios
A conversational exchange program (Intercambios) with native Spanish students is an
optional part of the language program. The
program gives students the chance to put into
action what they are learning in the language
courses, as well as helping them become more
integrated into regular student life.
Program Location
Located in the center of Seville, the University’s main building is bordered on three sides
by the vast María Luisa Park and the
Guadalquivir River. While it gives the appearance of being in a quiet residential area of
town, the University is only a few minutes
from the central shopping district and the student quarter.
Participants are assisted in the main Council
office by Gary Wooten, Director of Administrative Affairs, Carmen Grajera, Registrar, and
Nancy Merchant, Housing and Medical Coordinator. Ms. Encarna Barrios works as an advisor for personal matters and pre-add/drop
registration. Angel de Quinta is the Activities
Coordinator.
Credit and Courses
The Business & Society Program classes are
taught at the Facultad de Ciencias Economicas
y Empresariales (FCEE) of the Universidad de
Sevilla. The FCEE is housed in a contemporary
building located some 15 minutes from the central campus in downtown Seville. More than
7,000 students are enrolled at this complex.
The recommended credit for each course is
quoted in the course listings.
Recommended credit for the program is 15
semester/22.5 quarter hours. A full course
load is considered 15 semester/22.5 quarter
hours. At least 6 semester credits must be
taken as SEBS courses.
Resident Director
The Resident Director, appointed by Council in
consultation with the academic consortium,
supervises and administers the program. The
Resident Director assists students with administrative and personal matters. The current
Resident Director is Dr. Jerry Johnson, Director
of Academic Programs in Spain. Dr. Johnson
was a professor at the University of Virginia
prior to his appointment in Seville in 1971.
The current Academic Director for business
courses is Dr. José A. Dominguez Machuca,
This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract
between Council and any applicant, student,
institution, or other party. The courses, as
described, may be subject to change as a
result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. The final list of courses is
given to students upon arrival in Seville. Syllabi for the courses listed below are available
upon request from Council. Course numbers
are for identification purposes only.
Independent Study
Students may also develop a research project
to be carried out under the direction of a home
faculty member while in Seville.
Please refer to the Council–ISP Bulletin
accompanying this catalog for additional
course information.
Library Resources
Participants are required to enroll in CSCS
1012/1013 Spanish for Students of Business
and Economics. This course meets on an intensive basis during the month of January or September. Home campus courses in Spanish for
Business are not accepted as substitutes. This
course will prepare the participant for the language and structures that are vital for success
in the business studies courses offered in the
remainder of the program.
Council keeps an up-to-date library in which
all texts and reading materials used in class
are found. Council also has an ongoing Web
Book in which sources for data on the web in
a myriad of fields are easily identified for
localization of information on the World Wide
Web.
CONTACT US
www.ciee.org/study
studyinfo@ciee.org
1-800-40-STUDY
Professor and Chair of Operational Management and Director of the Research Group on
Computer Aided Business Management at the
Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales (FCEE) of the Universidad de Sevilla.
Ms. Magdalena Arcia, M.D. assists the Resident Director with counseling and student support. She is a psychiatrist and clinical psychologist who specializes in student adaptation to
stress and learning related problems.
During the remainder of the program, participants enroll in program offerings in business,
society, and Spanish language. Participants
are required to enroll in at least two SEBS
courses from the list below. Participants who
expect to take less than two SEBS offerings
should apply for the Liberal Arts Program and
request permission to take the SEBS course of
interest. Such permission is usually granted if
the applicant has the appropriate business
background for the course requested.
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In addition to the courses listed below, Business & Society Program participants may take
other Council Study Center courses offered
through the Universidad de Sevilla. These
courses have a CSCS rubric and can be found
on pages 112–114 in this catalog. Students
may also enroll in regular Universidad de
Sevilla courses offered through the Faculty of
Business and Economic Sciences; however,
enrollment in regular University courses must
be approved by the resident staff in Seville
before it can be finalized.
Intensive Course Offering
The goals of the intensive course offering are
to prepare students for content courses and to
amplify and solidify the participant’s passive
language skills.
CSCS 1012/1013
Spanish for Students of Business and
Economics
Required of all students
The objective is to gain expertise in Spanish
vocabulary and language skills essential to
fields of business and economics. Like all sciences, these fields make special use of language that the candidate for international
business must dominate.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Antonio Rodríguez.
Course Offerings
The following courses are offered each
semester
SEBS 1030
Independent Study Project/
Directed Research
With their home campus advisor students are
encouraged to develop an approved plan of
study for undertaking an individual research
project. Upon receipt of the approved plan, the
Resident Director meets with an appropriate
faculty member/organization director and,
after arrival, meets with the student to work
out the details of the student’s project. At the
end of the program, a report carrying a grade
and a credit recommendation is returned to the
home campus advisor via the Council Academic Record. The detailed proposal should
include any requirements for grading and contain the signature of your home advisor.
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Note: It is the student’s responsibility to work
with their home advisor to develop their plan
of study. A detailed outline of the student’s
project proposal must be submitted after
acceptance into the program and prior to
departure. In some cases, there may be an
additional fee required of students.
Contact hours: Varies. Recommended credit:
1–3 semester/1.5–4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Varies.
The following courses are offered in the
fall semester only
SEBS 1010
The Spanish Economy (1939 to present)
The objective of this course is to understand
the structure of the Spanish economy since the
Spanish Civil War. Students focus on the different economic sectors and their limitations,
problems, and range of possible solutions. The
course ends with an analysis of the economic
relationship Spain promotes with the European community, with Latin America, and with
the United States.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Javier
Rodríguez Alba and Jose Luis Osuna.
SEBS 1015
Strategic Issues in International
Manufacturing
This course focuses on strategic issues in modern manufacturing in the United States, Japan,
and the European Union. The course covers the
operations subsystem in relation to the business system, the effects of operations management problems in the ‘90s, and goals for
competitiveness. Students look at how selection and design of products and processes,
long-term capacity decisions, and location and
layout of facilities affect operations. New manufacturing technologies and their relation to
design of operation systems is considered, as
well as the integration of automation in manufacturing and services. Finally, the management of these technologies and the globalization of operations is discussed.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Antonio Ruiz Jimenez and Macarena Sacristán
Díaz.
SEBS 1017
Corporate Finance
The material covered allows the participant
the opportunity to experience and evaluate the
nature of financial decision making within
companies. The course is structured around
three general poles: The nature or process of
financial decision making in firms; analysis of
investment and financing decisions; and methods of selection for investment and financing.
Prerequisite: a basic preparation in macro economics or management of liquidity, current
assets, and short-term financing.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Luis
Cortés Méndez and María José Palacín
Sánchez.
SEBS 1019
Corporate Commercial Activities:
Commercialization
This course familiarizes students with the difficulties related to marketing and market planning and the management of a company. Special reference to Spanish commercial and economic reality is made. The course covers the
following topics: 1. Marketing. 2. Commercial
research. 3. The product. 4. Distribution. 5.
Advertising. 6. Sales force. 7. Market price. 8.
Marketing campaign and control.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Enrique
Martín Armario and Luis Landa Bercebal.
SEBS 1021
The Business Environment of Spain
This course provides students with an understanding of the cultural, economic, and sociological implications of conducting business in
the Hispanic world. Although the major focus
is on Spain, the course also examines similarities and differences as observed in Portugal,
Latin America, and the United States. The major
objective is to understand the socio-cultural,
economic and financial environment for business management in Spain.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Antonio de la Torre, José Luis Osuna Llaneza, and
Rosario Rodiguez Díaz.
Business & Society Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester & Academic Year
The following courses are offered in the
spring semester only
SEBS 1011
The European Economy
This course follows economic development in
Europe since World War II with special attention to the current economic reality of Europe
vis-à-vis the United States and Japan. Topics
discussed are the process of integration since
1957, the Treaty of Rome, institutional consolidation, and neoliberal philosophy as it relates
to the European Union.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Javier
Rodríguez Alba, José Luis Osuna Llaneza, and
Luis Andrés Zambrana.
SEBS 1012
Financial Institutions in Spain
Providing a global view of the Spanish financial system, this course analyzes its most significant institutions, as well as the system in
its entirety. Specifically, it focuses on the
forces of supply and demand in the capital
market. The banking and nonbanking financial
systems/services within the European Union
are also a major area of concentration.
SEBS 1014
Comparative and Contrastive Accounting
As a consequence of the globalization of business and investment, the future professional
in the fields of accounting and auditing must
have an understanding of the different models
of accounting used in the international scene.
Based on their knowledge of the U.S. accounting system, students contrast and compare the
accounting models used in Europe. In addition
students review principle solutions to arbitrate
problems that arise due to the diversity in
accounting methods and models. When possible students work with a Spanish student partner to study the effect of diversity in the analysis of the financial questions inherent in the
work of an accountant or auditor working in
the international sector. Prerequisite: students
must have completed two semesters of
accounting with a B average in the field.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Manuel
García-Ayuso Covarsí.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: María
Dolores Oliver Alfonso and Luis Cortés
Mendez.
SEBS 1016
Political and Operational Issues in
International Manufacturing
This course focuses on the political and the
operational issues in modern manufacturing in
the United States, Japan, and the European
Union. Students study modern plans, such as
MRP, JIT, OPT, TQC. Specifically, the process of
material planning and control, capacity planning and management, master production planning, quality control, and inventory management for global competitiveness are discussed.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Victor
Aguilar and Rosa Garcia Sanchez.
SEBS 1018
Corporate Organization
This course focuses on how organizations
work, analyzing two topics that are key to
understanding their complexities: behavioral
aspects of the people who form an organization and the way in which its structures,
through which currents of information and
decisions flow, are designed. The course supplies the students with a framework for the
analysis of business organizations with the
emphasis on Spain in Europe.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructors: Antonio Leal Millán and Francisca Martin Jimenez.
CSCS 1041
Protocol and Etiquette for Students of
Business and Foreign Affairs
Protocol as the general norms and etiquette
constitutes the steps of promoting comfort and
reciprocal respect between individuals in social
settings. In a world where international boundaries are disappearing and where peoples of
different cultures and societies are put into
close relationships, the norms and rules of how
to comport oneself in different types of relationships becomes crucial. Informality may be
acceptable at some levels within a given culture but in the broader world good manners and
accepted and expected conduct are essential.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Teresa
Otero.
CSCS 1043
Spain and European Integration
To understand Spain’s present and future is to
understand the common road that is being
forged by being a part of the European Union.
This course examines the European Union as a
potential partner/rival in the international
scene and where nations like Spain fit in.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Nuñez
Roldán.
Universidad de Sevilla
Course Offerings
Participants are also eligible to enroll in
courses offered within the School of Business
and Economics (Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales) alongside young European students. At this time the Facultad is
home institution to some 300 non-Spanish
European students. In the global village of
business in the 21st century contact with
future professionals from around Europe and
Latin America is a definite plus.
Council advises that participants consider taking
a regular Universidad de Sevilla course either
for credit or audit. If taking a course for credit,
participants should pick a course for which they
already have the necessary background. Students enrolled for the fall semester only, must
be prepared to stay in Seville for the exam
period in January. Participants may also take a
regular Universidad de Sevilla offering that they
have already studied at home only for the experience, not for credit. In this way, besides experiencing different approaches and attitudes to
questions, the participant meets future professionals in his/her area of prime interest in international business. In addition, students may
audit as background to an independent study
project being carried out in SEBS 1030 for credit.
First year, first semester
Accounting, I
Applied Statistics
Business Administration, I
Direction and Organization of Commercial
Enterprises
Economics for Business, I
History of Economics, I
Introduction to Economics
Market Analysis, I
Market Techniques, I
Marketing and the Law
Mathematics, I
Microeconomics, I
Statistics, I
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First year, second semester
Analytic Accounting Business Administration, II
Consumer Psychology
Economics for Business, II
Finance and Production
History of Economics, II
Market Analysis, II
Market Techniques, II
Math, II
Micro, I
Multidimensional Statistics
Price Theory
Property Law
Statistics, II
Systems Dynamics
Third/fourth year, first semester
Auditing
Banking
Commercial Management and Direction
Economics and Agriculture
Economics and Education
Economics and Public Health
History of Economic Thought
Human Resource Control
Income Tax Accounting II
Macro, IV
Management Control
Quantitative Dynamic Analysis
Strategic Planning
The Public Sector/The Private Sector
Second year, first semester
Accounting, III
Commercial Communication
Direction and Information Systems in the
Commercial Subsystems
Human Resources, I
International Marketing Labor Law
Market Techniques, III
Math, III
Mercantile Law
Micro, II
Principals of Business Administration
Sales
World Economic Systems
Third/fourth year, second semester
Administration
Banking Operations
Commercial Distribution
Construction
Control and Innovation Management/
Dirección de la innovacion y el cambio
Economics for Transportation
Human Resource Control II/Dirección
de recursos humanos, II
Human Resources, II
Industry
Innovation and Change in Business
International Marketing
Publicity/Publicidad
Strategic Planning Urban and Regional
Economics
World Economic Organizations
Second year, second semester
Administrative Law
Foreign Commerce
Industrial Marketing Macro, II
Market Analysis, III
Service Marketing
Socio-Political Marketing
The Spanish Economy
The Tax System
Faculty
All courses are taught by faculty from the Universidad de Sevilla’s School of Business
Administration and Economics.
Luis Cortés Méndez: Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Finance Economics and
Operations Management in the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business, Universidad de
Sevilla.
Javier Landa Bercebal: Ph.D., Economic Sciences and Business, Universidad de Sevilla;
Professor Titular of Commercialization and
Market Research, Department of Business
Administration and Commercialization and
Marketing, Universidad de Sevilla; Dean of the
Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business,
Universidad de Sevilla.
Antonio Leal Millán: Ph.D., Economics and
Business Administration, Universidad de
Sevilla; Professor of Business Management
and Organizational Design, Department of
Business Administration and Marketing, Universidad de Sevilla.
Antonio Marín Rodríguez: Licenciado, English
Philology, Universidad de Sevilla.
Enrique Martín Armario: Ph.D., Economic Sciences and Business, Universidad de Sevilla;
Catedrático of Commercialization and Market
Research, Universidad de Sevilla.
María Dolores Oliver Alfonso: Ph.D., Business
and Economic Science; Associate Professor,
Department of Finance Economics and Operations Management, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business, Universidad de Sevilla.
José Luis Osuna Llaneza: Ph.D., Economic Science and Business, Universidad de Sevilla,
Catedrático of Applied Economics, Universidad
de Sevilla; Subdirector, Regional Development
Institute; Professor of the Economy of Andalucia, Faculty of Economic Science and Business,
Universidad de Sevilla; Staggiere de la Union
Europea.
Council students, Plaza del Triunfo
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Business & Society Program, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Semester & Academic Year
María José Palacín Sánchez: Licenciada, Economic Sciences and Business, Universidad de
Sevilla; Associate Professor, Finance, Faculty
of Economic Sciences and Business, Universidad de Sevilla.
Javier Rodríguez Alba: Licenciado, Economic
Sciences, Universidad de Sevilla; Professor of
the World Economy and the Economy of Spain,
Faculty of Economic Science and Business,
Universidad de Sevilla; Research collaborator,
Regional Development Institute.
Rosario Rodriguez Díaz: Licenciada, Political
Science and Sociology, Universidad Pontificia
de Salamanca; Professor of Business Sociology, Faculty of Economic Science and Business, Universidad de Sevilla; Professor of the
Sociology of Education, Faculty of Education
Science, Universidad de Sevilla.
Macarena Sacristán Díaz: Ph.D., Financial
Management and Business Operations (1994);
Lecturer, Operations Management, Department of Finance Economics and Operations
Management, Faculty of Economic Sciences
and Business, Universidad de Sevilla.
Luis Andrés Zambrana: Licenciado, Business
and Economic Sciences, Universidad de
Sevilla; Doctoral student, Applied Economics,
Universidad de Sevilla. Professor Titular,
Department of Applied Economics II, Universidad de Sevilla.
STUDENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN THIS PROGRAM DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS:
Allentown College of
St. Frances de Sales
Aquinas College
Boston College
Bradley University
Butler University
California State Polytechnic
University, San Luis Obispo
Case Western Reserve University
College of Lake County
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Cornell University
Creighton University
DePauw University
Drake University
Eckerd College
Fairfield University
George Washington University
Gordon College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hamline University
Hope College
Kansas State University
Lehigh University
Macalester College
Michigan State University
Morehouse College
Northeastern University
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
Santa Clara University
St. Augustine’s College
St. John’s University
St. Michael’s College
Texas Christian University
Texas Tech University
Trinity University
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Denver
University of Connecticut
University of Florida
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
University of Oregon
University of Puerto Rico
University of Richmond
University of St. Thomas, TX
University of Texas at Austin
University of the Pacific
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Villanova University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Washington State University
Washington University
Western Washington University
Williams College
Wittenberg University
Wofford College
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Spain
Council Study Center
Escuela de Artes Aplicadas & Universidad de Sevilla
Summer
Is this the right program for you? The Intensive Language track is
designed for intermediate or advanced Spanish language students
who want an intensive language immersion experience in Spain. The
Art and Restoration and Politics and Economics tracks are designed for
students interested in these fields.
Program Goals The goals of the Intensive Language track are to
solidify student’s Spanish language and cultural skills through an
DURATION
Summer: 7 weeks
(early June–late July)
intense immersion experience. These goals are achieved through daily
course work in Spanish language skills, a conversational exchange
program, tertulias, housing options, and local visits and excursions.
The goals of the Art and Restoration track are to provide students with
the skills to practice techniques used locally in arts and restoration.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Overall GPA 2.75;
Minimum of three semesters of
college-level Spanish language for
Intensive Language Track
These goals are achieved through course work in art and restoration,
observing experts in the field, and hands-on experience.
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Spanish, English
The goals of the Politics and Economics track are to offer business students the opportunity to study European Union issues on site. These
goals are achieved through course work in politics and economics and
interaction with people in politics and business.
Program Highlights Intermediate and advanced intensive Spanish
language instruction; cultural visits; artists studio visits; hands-on
restoration; company site visits.
Additional program information, including Host Institution, Orientation, Cultural Activities and Field Trips, Housing and Meals, and Costs can be found on page 103.
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Academic Program
The Council Study Center in Seville offers particpants unique summer study options. Students may combine courses from the Intensive
Language track with courses from either the
Art and Restoration track or the Politics and
Economics track. Read the descriptions carefully to insure that you understand what the
courses entail. Spanish is not necessary for
some courses.
Established in 1996, the Art and Restoration
track began at a fitting time as more urban
areas struggle with questions of how to best
preserve and maintain their artistic heritage in
its cultural context, and how to grow with the
Escuela de Artes Aplicadas & Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Summer
future. The city of Seville, with over 2,500
years of history, offers an excellent opportunity to learn how one city approaches these
questions. In this seven-week summer program, students observe, and then actively
practice, the techniques and skills used in the
preservation and restoration of art.
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Established in summer 2001, the Intensive
Language track is the newest offering at the
Council Study Center at the University of
Seville. Participants spend the program’s
seven weeks proactively engaged in language
learning. Outside classroom activities complement in-class lessons. The program curriculum
requires students to work in all four language
skills areas: composition and stylistics, comparative and contrastive grammar, lexicology
and semantics, and phonetics and conversation skills.
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Also established in summer 2001, the Politics
and Economics track provides an opportunity
for business and international business students to learn about the political and economical issues of the European Union.
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the Monument as a Tourist Attraction
The Cathedral and the Giralda:
Contamination and the Conservation of
Public Monuments
Islamic Seville: The Salinas Palace and
Splendor of Islamic Decorative Arts
The Basilica of the Macarena:
Religious Imagery
The Hospital de la Caridad: Current Uses
of Historical Buildings
The Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad:
Examples of Renaissance Architecture
Restorations
City Hall: Current Uses of a Baroque
Building
The Barrio de Santa Cruz: Preservation and
Use of Medieval Seville for Tourism and
Dwellings; Nineteenth Century Incursions
into the Medieval Quarter
The Seville of the Golden Age: Cervantes’
Seville; The Casa de Pilatos
Imperial Seville: The Archives of the Indies;
Tower of Gold
The Academy of San Fernando: Public
Institutions and the Preservation of the Arts
Program participants are assisted in the main
Council office by Gary Wooten, Administrative
Director, Nancy Merchant, Housing and Medical Coordinator, and Angel de Quinta, Activities Coordinator.
Cost
The Council fee includes housing and all
meals, tuition, orientation, cultural activities,
local excursions and field trips, pre-departure
advising, insurance, and International Student
Identity Card (ISIC).
Summer 2001: $x,xxx
Estimated Additional Costs
Personal Expenses: $800 (includes books, supplies, personal items, entertainment, and a
reasonable amount of independent travel,
etc.); Airfare from New York: $900 (round-trip
transportation is available through Council).
Credit and Courses
Recommended credit for the summer semester
is 6 semester/9 quarter hours.
Cultural Activities and Field Trips
The academic program of each track is supplemented with field trips and excursions to
points of interest in and around Seville and
Spain. Field trips and visits highlight topics
covered in classes. Excursions could include
Granada, Córdoba, Carmona, Itálica, and an
optional trip to Madrid.
Because of the nature of the Art and Restoration track, group visits and excursions to sites
in and around Seville are essential components of the program. During these visits, program participants meet experts who work in
all facets of art-museum management, display,
restoration, acquisition, and architectural
innovations for the purpose of building utilization, and also meet city officials who legislate
on adapting the life of a city around its artistic
heritage.
Participants work on restoring wood sculptures
Politics and Economics track students make visits to a variety of Spanish business institutions.
Resident Director
Visits and topics include:
n The Official Restoration Department of the
Junta de Andalucía
n The Seville Archaeological Museum: Display and Restoration Departments
n The Seville Museum of Painting: Display
and Restoration Departments; A Museum
as an Enterprise
n The Seville Museum of Contemporary Art:
Acquisitions, Lighting, Conversation Within
the Museum
The Resident Director, appointed by Council in
consultation with the academic consortium,
supervises and administers the program. The
Resident Director assists participants with
academic, administrative, and personal matters. The current Resident Director is Dr. Coro
Malaxecheverría, formerly of North Carolina
State University and the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract
between Council and any applicant, student,
institution, or other party. The courses, as
described, may be subject to change as a
result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development.
Please refer to the Council–ISP Bulletin
accompanying this catalog for any additional
course information.
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Summer Escuela de Artes Aplicadas & Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain
Track I: Art and Restoration
Participants enroll in SESU 1013: Art Restoration: Painting and Ceramics or SESU 1012: Art
Restoration: Sculpture and SESU 1011: Art
History. Students may also enroll in a course
from the Intensive Language Track for addi-
painting and ceramics and SESU 1012 offers
the option of learning the process of restoration of wood sculpture. Each option is built
around the issues of restoration versus conservation of different types of works of art. Major
attention is given to: cleaning; the possibilities
SUBJECTS
Art restoration, Spanish language,
politics and business of the
European Union
essary. Participants may view the object of
study firsthand during lectures.
Contact hours: 50. Recommended credit: 3
semester hours. Instructors: Eric Davis and
Angel de Quinta.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Intermediate and Advanced intensive
Spanish language instruction
Cultural visits
A participant begins work on a project
tional credit or substitute one of those courses
for SESU 1011: Art History should they meet
the language prerequisites.
SESU 1013
Art Restoration: Painting and Ceramics
and
SESU 1012
Art Restoration: Sculpture
These introductory courses initiate students
into the techniques, tools, and materials used
in the restoration of painting, sculpture, and
ceramics. Each course is taught in the classrooms and laboratory of the Escuela de Artes
Aplicadas and is heavily oriented towards
hands-on activities rather than readings or lectures about the difficulties of art restoration.
The objective is for participants to gain the
basic skills in the restoration and preservation
of works of art. Participants visit sites where
professionals in the field perform the activities
practiced in class. Instruction is strongly
directed toward “seeing and then doing.” First
the instructor demonstrates the activity for the
participants; then the instructor moves students into the laboratory where they undertake the same task. All through this two-stage
process, translators are on hand to facilitate
communication between students and the
instructors. Readings are given in English.
Council offers two options for this course:
SESU 1013 specializes in the area of restoring
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for replacement or substitution of damaged
portions of the work (restoration); preservation
of the support elements for restoration and/or
conservation; materials that the nature of the
work obligate the restorer/conservationist to
employ; an understanding of the work of art’s
purpose in the eye of the artist; and how
restoration and/or conservation lend themselves to that original purpose.
Contact hours: 60. Recommended credit: 3
semester hours. Instructors: Faculty from the
Escuela de Artes Aplicadas.
SESU 1011
Art History
This course introduces participants to the appreciation of the European city as an artistic patrimony and reservoir of centuries of art, making
restoration a necessary field of professional
activity in urban areas of Europe. Seville, with
more than 2,500 years of history in its architecture and art, gives endless examples of restoration in progress. For this reason, the course concentrates on visits to Seville’s monuments, artistic workshops, restoration sites, and talleres,
workshops that specialize in the different fields
of restoration. In the process, participants come
to appreciate Seville as a monument itself that
gives birth and reason to art restoration. In addition, participants come to understand how to
visit a centuries-old city as a learned tourist, giving added depth and meaning to their future
travels. The course is taught in English. On visits and field trips, translators are provided if nec-
E-MAIL ACCESS
Students have limited access to e-mail
through the Council office.
TRACK II:
Politics and Economics: Doing
Business with the European Union
Students enroll in the seminar Politics and
Economics: Doing Business in the European
Union. Students may also take a course from
the Intensive Language Track for additional
credit should they meet the language prerequisites.
SESU 400 Politics and Economics: Doing
Business with the European Union
This seminar is taught in English by Spanish
academics in political economics and business
administration. The objective is to offer business and international business students the
opportunity to study in the EU the nature of
issues, problems, and means of conducting
business from outside the EU with member
states. Particular attention is given to U.S.–EU
Escuela de Artes Aplicadas & Universidad de Sevilla, Seville Spain Summer
business/economics relations within the existent and evolving frame of political interests
with the two economic-commercial areas.
Contact hours: 90 hours of in-class lectures
and visits and outside lectures. Recommended
credit: 6 semester hours. Instructors: To be
announced.
TRACK III: Intensive Language
These courses are given in Spanish at the
intermediate-advanced level. Students must
have completed at least three semesters of
college-level Spanish to enroll in the Intensive
Language Track. SESU 501: Semantics, Morphology and Lexicology is also open to participants from the other summer tracks who have
completed at least one semester of collegelevel Spanish. Participants enrolled in the
Intensive Language Track take three of the following courses.
SESU 501
Semantics, Morphology and Lexicology
This course introduces participants to the
nature of word formation in Spanish using
basic principals of semantics, morphology, and
lexicology. The objective is the rapid acquisition of a rich and active vocabulary for oral and
written use. The essence of instruction is built
around cognates, corresponding families of
words and an understanding of the reality of
vocabulary acquisition for the English speaker.
Instruction also greatly aids native-speakers of
Spanish who tend to abuse Anglicisms in their
speech. Individual work is organized for each
participant or group depending on existent
familiarity with the Spanish language. The
course is open to students who have completed
at least one semester of Spanish language
studies.
who may tend to Spanglish rather than speak
Spanish profit greatly from this course.
who have an intermediate level of Spanish language skills. This course is given in Spanish.
Contact hours: 45; Recommended credit: 3
semester hours; Instructor: Antonio Rodriguez.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Antonio Rodriguez.
SESU 503
Directed Oral and Written Composition
This course brings the reality of written and
spoken Spanish to a sophisticated level that
allows speakers to have polished oral and
written communication. Issues of precision in
word use and structures are stressed in one
300-word composition each day and an hour of
open debate in Spanish on set themes. This
course is given in Spanish.
Contact hours: 45 plus video sessions for skills
in memo writing. Recommended credit: 3
semester hours. Instructor: Maria Isabel Ferrand Muro.
SESU 504
Spanish for Business and Economics
The objective of this course is to gain expertise
in Spanish vocabulary and language skills
essential to fields of business and economics.
Like all sciences, these fields make special use
of language that the candidate for international business must dominate. Given to students of business and/or business-Spanish
SESU 505
Spanish for (Future) Professionals in the
Field of Art
The objective of this course is to prepare
future professionals and/or researchers in the
fields of the fine arts to use Spanish as a critical instrument. Every field has its specialized
language. The arts are no different. Instruction
gives participants a solid basis in reading articles, books, critiques on the arts and it prepares them to move on in Spanish language
use in these areas where exactness in expression is vital. This course is given in Spanish.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester hours. Instructor: D. Antonio
Rodriguez.
Faculty
All courses are taught by faculty from Escuela
de Artes Aplicadas and Universidad de Seville.
Contact hours: 45. Recommended credit: 3
semester hours. Instructor: Jerry Johnson.
SESU 502
Comparative and Contrastive Grammar
The objective of this course is to provide an
understanding of the nature of language interference in syntax. The course provides an
awareness of the problems of syntaxical influences from English, why they happen, what
psychological factors make them so common
and how to begin to clean up Spanish and
make spoken and written expression more
clear. Participants should have already secured
a theoretical understanding of Spanish syntax
but may still commit serious syntaxical errors
because of English influence. Native-speakers
CONTACT US
www.ciee.org/study
studyinfo@ciee.org
1-800-40-STUDY
Professor José Antonio García García begins
instruction on the restoration of ceramics
STUDENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS HAVE PARTICIPATED
IN THE ART AND RESTORATION TRACK:
Barnard College
Bowdoin College
Carnegie Mellon University
Clark University
Columbia University
George Washington University
Maui Community College
Miami University, OH
Mills College
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