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What You Need to Know
Madrid has a reputation as a vibrant city with a hopping night life and cool fashion world. Here the days are long on sunshine and the evenings full of the colors and sounds of friendly people who know how to enjoy life to the fullest.
On a more serious side, Madrid is known for its growing financial and commercial importance. It is the center of principal Spanish companies, news organizations and government agencies. Artistically, the city is blessed with many museums, art collections, and monuments.
The summer session allows you to choose from a wide curriculum, tailored to meet your academic needs and interests. Many courses feature field trips and excursions in Madrid and locations outside the city/country (like the Canary Islands!). All students are invited to attend two all-school field trips to Andalucia and Barcelona.
Students are also able to persue once-in-a-lifetime internship placements in Madrid. We offer a combination of on-the-job experience and language study for students in business, communications, education, and international relations.
A wide range of internship possibilities is available to qualified students. Previous sponsors included Procter & Gamble, Yahoo Iberia, KPMG Consulting, Plan Internacionale (NGO), El Paisa International Herald Tribune, KLM Airlines, Hotel Tryp Escultor, and Wanadoo (Internet company).
Students may register for 3, 4, 6, or 7 credits by selecting one or two of the following summer session offerings.
All the courses listed below are taught in English except the following course: "Media, Film and Pop Culture in Spain". Students who wish to advance their Spanish language proficiency this summer are encouraged to take this course in Spanish.
Intermediate Spanish Usage
(4 credits, undergraduate)
Students will pay a course fee of $43 for field studies. This fee will be billed in Syracuse after registration.
Sexualities and Social Life in Spain
(QSX 400/600, 3 credits, undergraduate or graduate)
This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Studies through readings or research, theory, memoir, biography, fiction, media, film, and websites. By the end of this course, students will have a greater appreciation of LGBT experiences, identities, and forms of social life in Spain from the past to the present. Spain is an ideal location for this study. In June 2005, the Spanish government passed a law, granting gays and lesbians the same right to marry and adopt children that heterosexual Spanish citizens enjoy.
This course will involve a mix of classroom discussions of readings, film viewing, guest lecturers, and field trips within Madrid and to Barcelona.
Students will pay a course fee of $73 for field studies. This fee will be billed in Syracuse after registration.
Media, Film and Pop Culture in Spain
(SPA 400/600, 3 credits, undergraduate or graduate)
Appreciate the changing dynamic of contemporary Spanish society through analysis of print and visual media, film, art exhibits, dance, and sporting events. Taught in Spanish.
Students will pay a course fee of $73 for field studies. This fee will be billed in Syracuse after registration.
The Environment and Global Warming in Spain
(BIO 300, 3 credits, undergraduate)
Study the earth's ecosystems and how they interact with each other while analyzing the effects of global warming in Spain. This course tentatively includes a study tour to the Canary Islands, which involves scuba diving to see the effects of global warming on coral reefs. Students will need to get their scuba certificate, and will be given the opportunity to do so as part of this course.
Students will pay a course fee of $1,623 for field studies, which covers a six-day study tour to the Canary Islands and a four-day study tour to Asturias. Those students without scuba certification will need to pay an additional $262 for the scuba permit. This fee will be billed in Syracuse after registration.
Managing in a Global Setting
(SOM 354, 3 credits, undergraduate)
This course provides an introduction to the leading analytical theories/frameworks created to assist leaders of multinational firms gather and analyze relevant data, and make rational strategic and managerial decisions when confronted by different cultural, political, institutional, social and economic issues in the "Global Marketplace".
An additional course fee of $73 will be charged after registration to cover the cost of the course field trips.
Personality
(PSY 393, 3 credits, undergraduate)
Examine personality theories of the past century, starting with Freud, whose psychoanalytic theory forms a reference point for most later theories. You'll study the development of the American perspectives of behaviorism, humanism, and psychological testing, with particular emphasis on their origins in European philosophy and psychology, as you attempt to observe and explain differences and commonalities between people within and between cultures.
Adnormal Psychology
(PSY 395, 3 credits, undergraduate)
Explore the biological, cultural, and political issues in abnormal psychology as well as in psychological assessment and therapeutric treatment of abnormal behavior. Topics include stress and adjustment disorders, mood disorders and suicide, sexual variants, abuse and dysfunctions, and schizophrenia and delusional disorders.
Summer Internships in Madrid
(BUA 470/670, IPA/SPA 470, or BUA 490/690, 3 credits, undergraduate or graduate)
This course provides qualified students internships in areas such as: information technology, advertising and journalism, political science, and business. To be placed in one of these areas, students are required to have the appropriate skills. Each student is assigned to a selected company, institution, or organization. He or she is expected to carry out the projects assigned by the on-site supervisor and to adhere to the assigned hours. Students meet with their faculty supervisor weekly to report on their progress. Students must keep a daily journal of their activities as interns, and attend weekly seminars. Grades are based on the on-site supervisor and the SU/Madrid supervisor ratings, along with participation in weekly seminars, a daily journal, and a final report. All placements require a strong working knowledge of Spanish.
Program faculty includes SU Madrid director Paul Moran and other bilingual professors from local universities who are very familiar with the resources that Madrid and Spain have to offer. Most faculty members have taught for SU in Madrid for many years, and have earned a reputation for being totally engaged with their students.
The summer session courses are open to undergraduate students in all disciplines.
Students will arrange and pay for their own round-trip transportation to Madrid. Transportation for course-related field trips is arranged by SU Abroad and covered by the program fee.
Advantage Travel has arranged a group flight for students on this program. We encourage students to travel on the group flight, which includes ground transportation upon arrival. More information will be provided soon.
Please note that while we encourage students to pursue flight arrangements, we would not encourage you to purchase your airline tickets before confirming that the program and courses you plan to take will be offered in 2010. Please request written notification from us that you can book your flight. You will have to present this notification if we cancel the program at a later date, and you want to be reimbursed for the cost of the ticket."
Students are housed in private homes with Spanish hosts who provide breakfast and one main meal per day for the duration of the program, except on weekends when breakfast only is provided.
| Arrive in Madrid: | May 20, 2010 |
| Program begins: | May 20, 2010 |
| Housing begins: | May 20, 2010 |
| Program ends: | July 3, 2010 |
| Housing ends: | July 3, 2010 (a.m.) |
| Depart Madrid: | July 3, 2010 |
| Application deadline: | March 1* |
* Applications received after March 1 will be considered if there is still space in the program.
| UNDERGRADUATE (3 credits) | |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,796 (estimated) |
| Program Fee | $3,191 (estimated) |
| Total | $5,987 (estimated |
| UNDERGRADUATE (4 credits) | |
| Tuition | $3,728(estimated) |
| Program Fee | $3,191 (estimated) |
| Total | $6,919 (estimated) |
| UNDERGRADUATE (6 credits) | |
| Tuition | $5,592 (estimated) |
| Program Fee | $3,191 (estimated) |
| Total | $8,783 (estimated) |
| GRADUATE (3 credits) | |
| Tuition | $3,489 (estimated) |
| Program Fee | $3,191 (estimated) |
| Total | $6,680 (estimated) |
| GRADUATE (6 credits) | |
| Tuition | $6,978 (estimated) |
| Program Fee | $3,191 (estimated) |
| Total | $10,169 (estimated) |
Please note: All costs are estimated and subject to change. Each course includes a course fee which is described above and which will be charged in Syracuse after registration is finalized.
Additional Financial Information: We estimate that students should budget accordingly for the following expenses:
Air travel: $1,200
Books & Supplies: $100
Personal: $500
Lunches and other meals: $800
These figures are for expenses not covered in the tuition or program fee and are paid out-of-pocket.