Benefits of Studying Courses Offered Purdue in Abroad Mallorca

There are no disadvantages to studying o SPAN 398: Spanish Politics and Society Summer 2021 th th abroad and all the benefits are so many May 22 -July 4 o SPAN 398: Modernism that it is impossible to list them all, but SPAN 301: Spanish Level V here are the top 5 reasons you should study o abroad: Commonly Asked • To improve your Spanish; • To live, eat, laugh, play, Questions and dream in Spanish; • To complete a minor in Spanish where you can Where is Palma de Mallorca? In Mallorca, an island in experience the culture. the Mediterranean Sea and part of Spain. • To have experience living abroad. Who can apply? Any Purdue student with 4 semesters • Fast track the completion of of Spanish (SPAN 202) or more. your Spanish minor. • To study Spanish in Spain! How much is it? About $5,500 dollars (Purdue Moves Scholarships are available (up to $2,000)

How many courses do I have to take? Two (6 credits)

Do the courses count toward the SPAN minor? YES! They all count.

For more information please contact:

Prof. Alejandro Cuza [email protected]

To apply, go to www.studyabroad.purdue.edu and select Programs from the menu on the left. At the bottom of the page type in the course number SA10340. Click on Spanish in Mallorca. There you will see the flyer and the Enroll op.

Palma de Mallorca Academic Program Eligibility and Cost

Classes will take place at the University of Balearic Applicants will be a Purdue University student with an Islands (UIB), a public research university in Palma. overall minimum of 2.5/4.0 GPA. They will have The university and the Center for the Study of the completed 4 semesters of college Spanish (101, 102, Spanish Language have a well-known international 201 and 202) or equivalent, will have the maturity to reputation in the teaching of Spanish as second travel internationally and adapt to a new culture, and language, and is accredited by the Cervantes Institute. will be interested in learning. Applications are being Students will stay with Spanish families in Palma and accepted now. will be exposed to Spanish 24 hours a day. The program fee is estimated to be $5,500. This price includes tuition and fees, room and board and laundry Participants will enroll in two courses: SPAN 301, SPAN 398 Spanish Politics and Society, or SPAN 398 services in a home with a Spanish host family in Palma de Mallorca is the capital of the Spanish Modernism for a total of six credit hours of Palma, on-site orientations, excursions, and cultural autonomous community of Balearic Islands of direct Purdue credit with letter grades. All courses are activities. The university provides a grant of up to Spain, and is located in the south coast of taught in Spanish by faculty from Purdue and the UIB. $2,000 dollars to all students going abroad for 6 Mallorca. Mallorca is the largest of all of the In addition to the faculty member and an assistant in weeks or more.

Balearic Islands (Minorca, Ibiza, and residence from Purdue, students will have access to Students must budget additional funds for airfare, cell Formentera) and considered a major tourist UIB staff members who will be available to provide phone minutes (mandatory), and personal expenses. destination in Europe. The island is surrounded counsel, supervision, and any other assistance that the Most financial aid may apply to summer study by turquoise warm waters, which attract millions students need. abroad. of tourists every year.

Upon acceptance, a non-refundable deposit of $500 is The city is a popular destination due to its warm due by January 20, 2021. weather, history and art. The Palma de Mallorca airport is the third largest airport in Spain and 15 minutes away from the City Center. Palma also prides itself from being one of the most multilingual and diverse cities in Spain. Both Spanish and Catalan are official languages and many people are fluent in German and English.

Classes are divided into two different segments: traditional classroom instruction and weekly excursions. Attendance at both segments is mandatory. Traditional classes meet Monday-Thursday. Excursions and field trips will take place during the week or on Fridays. Excursions are largely cultural

activities that include visits to world-renowned sites. Students will have access to Internet connection in the university and in their families’ homes. Students are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers.