Year Abroad in Spain
Studying in Spain
Linfield partners with Spanish Studies Abroad to offer a semester and year-long immersion program. Whether you are in Sevilla, Alicante or Barcelona, you will have the chance to not only improve your Spanish skills but experience Spanish culture with host family placements and conversation partners, as well as your focused coursework.
“How do I convey my nine-month life-changing experience in an easy-to-digest, interesting sentence?! It's impossible. So I'll write here: It was amazing. It was unreal. It was an unforgettable chapter. It widened my perspective and left me more confident and braver than ever before. It changed the interworkings of how I think. I am still the same me, but a bilingual, a more improved, a more patient and a more thoughtful version.”
—Maura Hand
Program Details
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Program Linfield partners with SSA Education Abroad to offer the following 3 locations in Spain:
- Seville
- Located in Andalucia, in southern Spain, its temperate climate and rich cultural life embodies the spirit of traditional southern Spanish culture, from flamenco to bullfighting, to winding ancient cobblestone streets.
- SSA features all-inclusive study visits to historic locations, museums and cultural events.
- Participate in an English tutoring program for Spanish children learning English.
- Meeting with a speaking partner to practice
- Alicante
- Located on the Southeastern coast of Spain along the Mediterranean Sea. Alicante is home to many historic castles and cathedrals.
- The program in Alicante is more integrated into the Spanish university than the other two locations.
- Excursions are organized by Spanish Studies Abroad, as well as the international students program at the Universidad de Alicante.
- Through university coursework, homestays with native families, and multiple cross-cultural opportunities, students will find Spanish Studies Abroad in Alicante to be a highly immersive and integrated study abroad experience.
- Barcelona
- Barcelona is a cosmopolitan city located on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, with a rich history and a vibrant culture.
- SSA features all-inclusive study visits to historic locations, museums and cultural events.
- Spanish Studies Abroad students in Barcelona study onsite at Universitat Pompeu Fabra(UPF), which has become one of the best universities in Spain, since it was founded in 1990.
- Explore the unique architecture of Barcelona, exemplified by the Gaudi buildings throughout the city.
- Seville
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Academics - Seville Academics
- 1st semester - take classes at the program site.
- 2nd semester - students have the option of taking two classes at the University of Seville along with classes at the program site.
- Alicante Academics
- Pre-program course - students take part in a 3 week intensive Spanish language course.
- 1st & 2nd semester - students take all of their courses in Spanish with other Spanish students.
- Barcelona Academics
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona is one of the most rigorous universities in Spain.
- It is recommended students complete their first semester in Seville or Alicante and then attend Barcelona for their spring semester.
- Seville Academics
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Dates - Fall, Spring and Year-Long
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Additional Requirements and Recommendations - Minimum of 2 years of college-level Spanish required.
- Barcelona & Alicante: minimum 3.0 GPA
- Preference given to students with a 3.0 GPA in Spanish language
- All participants are required to take or audit the appropriate level of Spanish in the semester directly preceding their study abroad in Spain.
- It is highly recommended that students take TCCA 230 (Intercultural Communication: Global Perspectives).
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Other Information - Program Brochure
- Information Booklet (PDF) - safety, suggest spending budget, student guide, and more
Study Abroad Application - Download and Complete (Requires CatNet ID)
Travel to Spain through the words of our students