American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)

Granada, Spain
Granada offers students a great climate and location. A lively city with more than 300,000 inhabitants, Granada is perched between the dazzling white peaks of the Sierra Nevada and the glistening blue Mediterranean of the Costa del Sol . With its wide plains, high mountains and sunny coastline, Andalucia retains some of the most breath-taking scenery in Spain. Students see some of the most beautiful and intricate buildings of the medieval world in Andalucia. International resorts on the coast contrast with the agricultural life of the inland plains, where students can still find traditional Spanish white-washed villages, flamenco music, bullfights and festivals.

University of Granada  

Built by Emperor Charles V in 1526, the University of Granada is one of the most prestigious universities in Spain. Known for its Spanish as a second language course, the University has courses in language and culture to suit varied levels of expertise.

Students attend classes at the University of Granada’s Centro de Lenguas Modernas. The University has dedicated this Center to the teaching of Spanish Language and Culture to foreign students and to their integration into Spanish society. The Centro is in an old building which has a beautiful central courtyard and has been totally renovated and equipped with modern classrooms, audio visual equipment, computer facilities and a library. Small groups are the norm and all professors are native Spaniards.

Unless AIFS students take advanced level Hispanic Studies at the University, they will not be in class with Spanish students. AIFS students in Advanced Hispanic Studies may attend a maximum of two University of Granada courses with Spanish students in any of the 21 different university schools or facultades.  Spanish students at the University can also take foreign languages at the Centro including English, German, Arabic, French and several other languages. The Centro organizes a program of intercambios (conversation exchange). The professors of English are always eager to find American students to participate in this program with Spanish students at the University.

Included in AIFS program fee:

• Tuition, housing and meals
• Round trip flight from New York *
• Cultural activities
• 3-day London stopover before program
• 5-day trip in Castile, visiting Madrid, Toledo, El Escorial and Segovia
• Access to computers
• ISIC card
• Services of a pre-departure Student Advisory Center and an on-site Resident Director
• Phone card on arrival to call theU.S.

*Supplement applies from 26 U.S. cities

Academics

• Academic year, fall or spring semester, summer
• Open to college freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors
• No previous Spanish language study required for the Spanish/English program. Beginner Spanish courses include summaries in English
• Two years previous Spanish study at the college level is required for the intermediate Language and Culture program, three years at college level for the advanced Hispanic Studies program
• 4-week orientation in Granada entails 80 contact hours (five semester credits) of Spanish language study Transcripts issued by theUniversity of Granada
• Student visa must be obtained from the Spanish consulate before departure

Housing and meals 

• Housing and three meals a day in a Spanish home

Cultural activities

• Events include day trips to Córdoba and Sierra Nevada and an overnight on
  the Costa del Sol (fall) or overnight to Seville and the Costa del Sol (spring). Both semesters include guided tours of the Alhambra and Albaicin   

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*Source:  American Institute for Foreign Study 2005-6 Academic Year/Semester catalog