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Spain: The Iberian Experience -
Academics
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Prerequisites
Track 1: Two years of college-level Spanish (through
SPAN 253) or the equivalent are required to enroll
in the courses instructed in Spanish.
Track 2: There are no language prerequisites for
track 2. However, students who have completed SPAN
352 or 353 should enroll in Track 1.
Courses
Beginning in spring 2009, the Iberian Experience
program will offer two study tracks.
Track 1: Students who have completed at least two
years of college level Spanish (or its equivalent)
will choose from a variety of content courses instructed
in Spanish.
Track 2: Students with less or no experience with
Spanish will earn up to 8 credits of Spanish through
intensive language study. Students will pair their
language courses with additional courses taught in
English.
Students earn a full semester of American University
(AU) credit. These credits are readily transferable
to other colleges and universities. Following are
descriptions of the courses offered.
Track 1: All courses are taught
in Spanish, however professors are accostumed to working
students for whom Spanish is a second language.
Madrid
Seminar: Politics, Economics, and Society of Spain
(SIS-387-001S and SIS-387-002S; 6 credit hours
- Required)
This course explores contemporary Spain, including
political issues such as separatism, economic trends
and Spain's place in the European Union (EU), Spanish
society, conflicts among various social groups, and
cultural life in Spain. Guest speakers, excursions,
readings, and small discussion groups are an integral
part of the course.
International
Relations: Spain & the European Union
(SABD-360-001S; 3 credit hours)
Focusing on Spain and the European Union (EU), this
course explores the evolving concept of Europe since
World War II, the objectives and legal structure of
the EU, and the political implications of the Union.
Spanish
Cinema
(SABD-360-002S; 3 credit hours)
This course offers an aesthetic, but also a social,
political and economic history of the Spanish Cinema
from Surrealism to the present. It includes the showing
of classic Spanish films and discussion of the importance
of cinematography in this century.
Spanish
Art History
(SABD-360-003S; 3 credit hours)
This course examines the production of art from the
fifteenth through the twentieth centuries from a variety
of cultures and geographic regions. The course introduces
students to the conventional designations of stylistic
periods, treats major works and artists of these eras,
and acquaints the student with the traditional methods
of Art History.
Spain & Latin America:
The Immigrant Experience
(SIS-396; 3 credit hours)
This course will review the different migratory waves
and their profiles as well as the social, political
and economic impacts in both the sending and the receiving
societies. It will include comparative case studies
of demographic, sociological, economic and policy
making interest.
Contemporary Spain & Latin
America through Literature and Film
(LIT-396; 3 credit hours)
Through a survey of different discursive forms,
the contemporary Spanish and Latin American reality
will be presented. The course will include critical
approaches to narrative textual discourses dealing
with social structure and identity. It will explore
the relation between literature and film, showing
how Latin American countries are complex cultural
and historical arrangements in continuous redefinition.
Spanish
Conversation and Composition
(SPAN-353-011S; 3 credit hours)
This Spanish course is designed for students who wish
to improve their language skills in a structured course.
It provides the essential grammatical review necessary
for strengthening one's linguistic foundation.
Track 2: Language Immersion Program
Student will take a language placement exam upon
arrival in Madrid. Students will complete two 4 credit
Spanish language courses during the spring term. Intensive
language courses are avialable from beginning Spanish
to the upper intermediate level.
Students will combine their langauge courses with
content courses taught in English which may include
"Spanish Culture and Civilization"
and "Spain & Latin America: The Immigrant
Experience."
A limited number of 3 credit internships conducted
in English are also available.
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