Short Term Programs. Information for Students

Summer Program 1

• Course Offerings:
  1. SPA 1102: Beginning Spanish II (Prerequisite Beginning Spanish I or Placement Exam). A continuation of SPA 1101.
  2. REL 1201: The Christian Tradition in Spain
  3. SPA 2103: Second-Year Spanish I (Prerequisite First-Year Spanish II or placement exam).
  4. SPA 2104: Second-Year Spanish II (“Intermediate Spanish II”)
  5. SPA 2115: Conversation in Spanish (Prerequisite Intermediate SPA II)
  6. SPA 2201: Contemporary Readings of Spain I (Prerequisite Intermediate SPA II)
  7. SPA 3402: Spanish Civilization and Culture, in Spanish (Prerequisite SPA 2104 or SPA 2201)
  8. SPA 3402: Spanish Civilization and Culture, in English
  9. BUS 4050: Global Entrepreneurship, in English
• All students live with host families, one student per family, although some students can be accomodated in alternative housing arrangements
• Excursion package: Weekend in Madrid, 5 days/4 nights in Andalucía (Córdoba, Sevilla, Granada), Two one-day excursions (Escorial/Valle de los Caídos; Palacio de la Granja de San Ildefonso y Real Fábrica de Cristales); Many visits within Segovia (Alcázar, Catedral, Roman Aqueduct, walk along the Alameda following the course of the Eresma river and historic city walls, tour of Segovia’s Romanesque art and architecture, tour of Segovia’s Medieval Jewish Quarter [Main Synagogue, Jewish Cemetery, neighborhood).
• Optional (free of charge) hike in the Guadarrama mountains
• Ground transportation from Madrid/Barajas airport to Segovia (provided students are at the airport within a specified time frame; if not, student must travel to Segovia on her/his own)
• Ground transportation from Segovia to Madrid/Barajas airport at the conclusion of the program.
• Farewell dinner in one of Spain’s best known restaurants (Cándido). In addition to the students and program faculty, one member of each host family is invited.

For program prices, please go to “How do I Apply? / Applications”. The price does not include airfare, which is to be arranged by the student, nor does it include any costs associated with acquiring a passport and/or visa (if you are a citizen of a country for which Spain requires a visa for entry), which is also the responsibility of the student. All students, when signing the program application, expressly indicate that they possess health insurance that will cover them while abroad. CEHS will purchase supplemental travel insurance for independent students.

Summers 2 & 3

Summers 2 and 3 are intensive. Each language class meets for 3 hours each day, Monday through Friday over the course of 3 full weeks. The Spanish Civilization and Culture class, for its part, complements morning classes of 2 hours with frequent afternoon visits to places of historic or artistic significance in Segovia.

Summers 2 and 3 allow students the opportunity to take 2 classes (6 credits) or 1 class (3 credits), and combine a language class with another class taught either in English (Photography or Spanish Civilization and Culture) or Spanish (Spanish Civilization and Culture). As you can see, Spanish Civilization and Culture is offered twice, once in English and once in Spanish.

• Course Offerings:
  1. SPA 1102: Beginning Spanish II (Prerequisite Beginning Spanish 1 or Placement exam).
  2. SPA 2103: Second-Year Spanish I (Prerequisite First-Year Spanish II or placement exam).
  3. SPA 2104: Second-Year Spanish II (Intermediate Spanish II).
  4. SPA 2115: Conversation in Spanish (Prerequisite Intermediate SPA II).
  5. SPA 3402: Spanish Civilization and Culture (Prerequisite SPA 2104).
  6. SPA 3402: Spanish Civilization and Culture (taught in English).
  7. FA 2002: History of Photography (taught in English).
• All students live with host families, one student per family, and although we highly recommend living with our wonderful host families, some students may be accomodated in alternative housing if they so request.
• Ground transportation from Madrid/Barajas airport to Segovia, with return to airport at conclusion of program. Ground transportation to and from Madrid is available provided students are at the airport within a specified time frame; if not, student must travel on her/his own).
• Farewell dinner in one of Spain’s best known restaurants (Cándido). In addition to the students and program faculty, one member of each host family is invited.

For program prices and program dates, please go to “How do I Apply? / Applications”. The price does not include airfare, which is to be arranged by the student, nor does it include any costs associated with acquiring a passport and/or visa (if you are a citizen of a country for which Spain requires a visa for entry), which is also the responsibility of the student. All students, when signing the program application, expressly indicate that they possess medical insurance. CEHS will purchase supplemental travel insurance for independent students.

Interim Session (J-Term)

• Interim Session (J-Term) program is a three week Spanish immersion program targeting students 18 years of age or older who want an authentic immersion experience over the course of 21 days. The class taught in this program is a 3-credit Advanced Spanish class which meets for three hours every day over the course of 15 class days.
• All students live with host Spanish families, one student per family
• Students will enjoy the exciting excursion package in this program. Student participants will spend a weekend in Madrid, visit the Royal Palace and Royal Glass Factory in La Granja de San Ildefonso, and take an optional (but free) hike in the nearby Guadarrama Mountain Ranges.
• Two afternoons each week of the program students will attend Spanish Conversation practice sessions with a faculty member. Several evenings over the course of the three weeks, the students will share “tapas” and socialize with other group members and one or more faculty members, and you guessed it, speak Spanish.