SEMESTER IN SPAIN

The North Carolina Consortium for Study Abroad, in cooperation with the Universidad de Cantabria, offers a fall or spring semester abroad program in Spain. On this program, which began in 1985, undergraduates from six North Carolina campuses, as well as qualified students from other institutions, have the opportunity to spend a semester in the coastal city of Santander, taking classes from Spanish professors in Spanish geography, literature, art, history and language. 

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Santander is a particularly attractive location for study abroad. One of the country's most fashionable resorts in summer, it is a beautiful city of 200,000 people set on a sparkling bay on Spain's northern coast, approximately 300 miles from Madrid and 150 miles from the French border. A one-day ferry links the city to England. Santander is also within easy reach of some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in Spain, as well as the caves of Altamira, which have been called the "Sistine Chapel of Prehistoric Art," and the picturesque village, now a national monument, of Santillana del Mar. Though the coastal climate is moderate even in winter, skiing is available as early as December at an inland ski resort 45 miles from Santander. Sunbathing and surfing on the magnificent beaches are possible as late as mid-October. The city is an important cultural and intellectual center, being the site of two universities: Universidad de Cantabria and Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo.

Click on the following links for more information on these culturally diverse cities located throughout Spain:

Madrid,  Barcelona,  Seville

Students will depart from the United States in early September or early February and will be met in Madrid by the resident director, who will accompany them to Santander. The program will begin with a required, three-credit intensive language course. During the second phase of the program (early October to mid-December or early - March to 3rd week of May) students may enroll for either nine or twelve hours of credit. The following courses, taught in Spanish by faculty members of the Universidad de Cantabria and by the resident director, will be offered:

ACADEMIC COURSES

Students can earn 12 - 15 UNC Charlotte credit hours on the Semester in Spain program. 2 Spanish Grammar courses are compulsory. One is the only course taught in the first month of the program and the other is taught in the second part of the program with the elective courses.
Additionally, students can choose from 3 electives to complement their Spanish language study. Course descriptions are listed below.

Intensive Spanish Grammar (6 credit hours)
Introduction to Spanish Literature (3 credit hours)
History of Spain (3 credit hours)
Spanish Art and Geography (3 credit hours)