Spain:  Valencia: Institute of Spanish Studies

The Institute of Spanish Studies

Setting | Program Options | Courses | Calendar | Activities | Accommodations | Transportation| Costs | Application

Setting

School

Program Options

The Institute's comprehensive program in the study of Spanish language, literature curriculum includes courses for all levels - beginners, intermediate, advanced levels - and for both undergraduate and graduate students. The program options include:

May/June Summer Session (6-9 credits)

June/July Summer sessions (6-9 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

Academic Year (fall and spring semesters, a total of 30 credits)

Students who have intermediate level proficiency and above have many course options in all sessions, including language, translation, and topical courses. The program offerings for beginners and students of intermediate level Spanish includes two language courses (grammar and conversation) and three courses taught in English (History of Spanish Art, Background of Spanish Civilization, and Present Day Spain). Ten courses are available for graduate students. See the Course section below for the full list of courses and their description.

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Courses

Each semester and session offers the same courses with a few exceptions. Students can select two to three courses for each summer session and five for each semester. Actual offerings will depend on the course selections made by students.

Language-focused courses include: Elementary Spanish, Elementary Conversation, Intermediate Spanish, Intermediate Conversation, Upper Intermediate Spanish, Upper Intermediate Spanish Conversation, Advanced Grammar and Written Expression, Advanced Conversation, Spanish Phonetics, Spanish for Business, and General Translation.

Topical courses taught in English are: History of Spanish Art, Background of Spanish Civilization, and Present Day Spain.

Topical courses offered in Spanish include: History of Spain, History of Spanish-America, History of Spanish Art (summer), History of Spanish Art I (fall), History of Spanish Art II (spring), Geography of Spain, Survey of Spanish Literature I (summer and fall), Survey of Spanish Literature II (summer and spring), Survey of Spanish-American Literature, Cervantes and Literature of the Golden Age, Spanish Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries, Contemporary Spanish Literature, The Jews in Spain, Present Day Spain, Women in the History of Spain, and History of Spanish Cinema.

Courses are held daily during the morning and/or afternoon at the Institute's building. During the summer sessions, courses meet for 1 ½ hours daily from Monday to Friday. During the Fall and Spring semesters courses meet three hours a week. Lectures for all courses are in Spanish unless otherwise stated.

See the List of Courses to know the different offerings by session and Course Descriptions for details each course. An asterisk (*) denotes courses available for granduate students.

List of All Courses	( PDF )
Course Descriptions	( PDF )

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Calendar

Summer Session 1: May 24 - June 25, 2011

Summer Session 2: June 28 - July 30, 2011

Fall Semester: September 6 - December 17, 2011

Spring Semester: January 17 - May 5, 2012

See the Institute's Calendar for the full schedule of each session and semester.

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Credit

The Institute of Spanish Studies issues transcripts. However, students can receive their credit from an American university if this is requested prior to the start of the program and the student pays the supplemental fee.

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Activities

Valencia offers a wide variety of cultural activities such as lectures, concerts, festivals and museums. Visits and activities, including several free Saturday excursions, will be organized throughout the summer and school year. Optional trips to places such as Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, and Andorra will be arranged at an additional cost.

In March, Valencia celebrates the festival of the Fallas and during the second half of July a famous fair is held in the city. There are several beaches along the Mediterranean shore that are 15-20 minutes from downtown Valencia.

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Accommodation

The cost of accommodation is included in the program cost. Students will stay with host families in double occupancy rooms. All families have been carefully reviewed and approved by the ISS. All homes are located close to public transportation so that both the school and the center of town can be easily reached. Depending upon availability, students studying in the second summer session may stay in a student dormitory.

Meals

Meals are included in the program cost; three daily meals will be provided by the host family.

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Transportation

Air fare is not included in the above fees. Applicants will receive information on airlines offering low fares that will help participants in making their flight arrangements. Students can be met at the airport for a fee.

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Costs

Summer 2011

$3,800 for one session

$7,150 for two sessions

These prices include:

Room and full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner) during the Fall semester (September 5 to December 16) and/or Spring semester (January 17 to May 6). Full year students will be on their own during the Christmas holidays. Students who want to stay in the same home assigned to them may do so but will have to pay for the said period of time about $30.00 daily.

- Medical and hospital insurance through Mapfre Asistencia..

- Excursions as stated in the program.

- Tuition for fall and/or spring semesters, with a maximum of 15 semester hours of credit.

Not included : Air transportation, Excess Baggage charges, Local Transportation, Personal Expenses, Optional trips.

Participants receive the transcript from the Institute of Spanish Studies unless they want to have it from an American university. The administrative fee for optional credits through Longwood University is generally $250; if such is requested, this is added to the cost of the program.

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Application

Persons who wish to apply should complete the application and send by mail or electronically to the European Heritage Institute. See details of the application process.

EHI Standard Application	(PDF)	(Word)

Students will also need to complete a second comprehensive document for the Institute or Longwood University. EHI will work with the student to determine from where he/she wants the transcript and then have the student complete the appropriate documents.

Semester students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as a visa is essential and may require as much as three or four months to obtain.a student visa. More information on visas will be provided to applicants.

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