Fall 2010 Program Description

COURSE OF STUDY, 18 CREDITS

Students enroll in three regular courses and an additional independent reading course for a total of 18 credits. All courses count toward a major in Spanish or Romance Languages, and they apply toward the Certificate of Advanced Study in Spanish.

SPANISH 290-17: INDEPENDENT READING (2 CREDITS) S/CR/NC

Basic readings in Spanish history and culture in preparation for the program. Instructor: H. Huergo

SPANISH 209: CURRENT NEWS (6 CREDITS)

This course is a discussion of current events affecting Spain as reflected in the daily press. Instructor: Spanish faculty

SPANISH 247: SPANISH ART FROM EL GRECO TO PICASSO (4 CREDITS)

This course is a survey of Spanish art from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Classes will meet at some of the finest museums in Madrid, including the Prado Museum and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Museum of Modern Art). Art lectures will be supplemented by field trips to Toledo, Santiago, Cordoba, and Seville. Instructor: Spanish faculty

SPANISH 349: MADRID: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF URBAN LIFE (6 CREDITS)

More than a study of the image of Madrid in Spanish literature, this course examines the actual experience of living in a cosmopolitan city through a variety of disciplines, including Urban Studies, Philosophy, Architecture, Sociology, and Spanish poetry and fiction. Instructor: H. Huergo

LOCATION AND LODGING

Classes will be held at the I/Art Instituto Superior de Arte, an Art Institute located near the Prado Museum. In order to immerse themselves in Spanish life and language, students will stay with carefully selected Spanish families.

EXCURSIONS

Cultural activities, speakers, and excursions within Madrid will supplement course work. In addition, there will be four major excursions to Toledo (one night and two days), Cordoba and Seville (three nights and four days), and Santiago (three nights and four days).