Benefits of Studying Courses Summer in Offered in Spain Mallorca There are no disadvantages to studying SPAN 398: Spanish Politics and Society Summer 2018 abroad and all the benefits are so many May 20th -July 1st SPAN 398: Spanish Modernism/Art Nouveau that it is impossible to list them all. Here Summer are the top 5 reasons you should study SPAN 301: Spanish Level V abroad in Spain: • To improve your Spanish; • To live, eat, laugh, play, Commonly Asked and dream in Spanish; • To complete a major or minor Questions in Spanish where you can experience the culture. • To have experience living Where is Palma de Mallorca? abroad. In Mallorca, an island in the Mediterranean Sea. • Fast track the completion of Who can apply? your Spanish minor or major. Any Purdue student with 4 semesters of Spanish • To study Spanish in Spain! (SPAN 202) or more. How much is it? About $4,500 dollars (Purdue pays $2,000) How many courses do I have to take? Two (6 crs) Do the courses count toward the SPAN minor or major? YES! They all count. For more information please contact: Dr. 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 10310. Click on Spanish in Mallorca. There you will see the flyer and the Enroll op. Palma de Mallorca Academic Program Eligibility & Cost Classes will take place at the University of Balearic Purdue students with an overall minimum of 2.5/4.0 Islands (UIB) in Palma. The university and the GPA are eligible to participate. They will have Center for the Study of the Spanish Language have a completed 4 semesters of college Spanish (101, 102, well-known international reputation in the teaching of 201 and 202) or equivalent, will have the maturity to Spanish as second language, and is accredited by the travel internationally and adapt to a new culture, and Cervantes Institute. Students will stay with Spanish will be interested in learning. Applications are being families and will be exposed to Spanish 24 hours a accepted now. day. The program fee is estimated to be $4,500. This price Participants will enroll in two courses: SPAN 301 includes tuition and fees, room and board and laundry (Spanish Level V), SPAN 398 (Spanish Politics and services at home with a Spanish host family in Society), or in SPAN 398 (Spanish Modernism) for a Palma, on-site orientations, excursions, and cultural activities. Purdue university provides a grant of total of six credit hours of direct Purdue credit with $2,000 dollars to all students going abroad for 6 Palma de Mallorca is the capital of the letter grades. All courses are taught in Spanish. In weeks or more. Autonomous Community of Balearic Islands addition to the faculty member and a teaching assistant from Purdue, UIB staff members will be of Spain, and is located in the south coast of Students must budget additional funds for airfare, Mallorca. Mallorca is the largest of all of the available to provide counsel, supervision, and any other assistance. textbooks, and personal expenses. Most financial aid Balearic Islands (Minorca, Ibiza, and may apply to summer study abroad. Formentera) and considered a major tourist destination in Europe. The island is Upon acceptance, a non-refundable deposit of $300 is surrounded by turquoise warm waters, which due by January 26, 2018. attract millions of tourists every year. The city is a popular destination due to its warm 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 in the classroom. Some excursions will take place on Fridays as indicated in the program calendar. Excursions are largely cultural activities that include visits to the world-renowned sites. Students will have access to Internet connection in the university and in their homes. Students are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers. .