Madrid

Program Summary

Beginning Winter Quarter 2007-08, Stanford undergraduates will have the opportunity to take academic courses, live with
Spanish families, study the Spanish language, and engage in cultural activities in Europe’s third-largest city. During the 2007-08 academic year the program will operate during the Winter and Spring Quarters. Beginning with the 2008-09 academic year, the program will be open during Autumn, Winter, and Spring Quarters.

The Stanford-run program is located at the International Institute in Madrid, a place with a rich history of promoting cultural exchanges between Spain and the United States as well as playing a key role in providing educational and cultural programming to students studying abroad.

It is anticipated the program will offer courses in Iberian Studies, political science,
economics, history, Spanish language and literature, among other disciplines. Specific
curricular details will be made available during Autumn Quarter 2007-08.

Program Location	Quarter(s) Open	Prerequisite(s)	Language of Instruction	Internship Type	Living Arrangements	Enrollment Capacity
Madrid	Autumn Winter Spring	SPANLANG 3 or SPANLANG 2A	Spanish	None	Homestay	40
Objectives The objective of the Madrid Program is to introduce students to the richness and diversity of the Iberian Peninsula. It seeks to familiarize students with the nuances of language, artistic expression, political culture, and environment that characterize the region. Academic Prerequisites For all quarters, participants must have completed SPANLANG 2A, SPANLANG 3 or the equivalent. For students who have completed the language prerequisite by means other than Stanford language classes, please contact the Stanford Language Center to determine if that preparation serves as an equivalent prerequisite.

Program Location

Quarter(s)
Open

Prerequisite(s)

Language of Instruction

Internship Type

Living Arrangements

Enrollment Capacity

Madrid

Autumn Winter Spring

SPANLANG 3 or SPANLANG 2A

Spanish

None

Homestay

Objectives

The objective of the Madrid Program is to introduce students to the richness and diversity of the Iberian Peninsula. It seeks to familiarize students with the nuances of language, artistic expression, political culture, and environment that characterize the region.

Academic Prerequisites

For all quarters, participants must have completed SPANLANG 2A, SPANLANG 3 or the equivalent. For students who have completed the language prerequisite by means other than Stanford language classes, please contact the Stanford Language Center to determine if that preparation serves as an equivalent prerequisite.

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