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Please note: Study abroad programs sponsored by the undergraduate College of the University of Chicago are open to University of Chicago students only. Applications from outside the University are not accepted. This page describes the College's winter-quarter civilization
program in Barcelona. To read about the academic-year university-based
program in Barcelona, click here. |
General Description:
The University of Chicago's winter-
quarter Barcelona program provides students in the College with an opportunity to study the history and culture of Spain and the Mediterranean world in the exciting cultural and
political capital of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. The centerpiece of the program is the three-course sequence "Civilization in the Western Mediterranean," taught in compressed form during the ten-week quarter. This sequence, which focuses on Spanish history from antiquity to the twentieth century, meets the College's civilization requirement. Participants also take a "practical" language course to help them make their way in Barcelona and Spain. Classes for the Barcelona program are held at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, a modern university in central Barcelona. A series of excursions within and in the vicinity of Barcelona helps to connect the study of Spain’s rich history with its physical remnants. Visit http://barcelona.arounder.com to explore Barcelona’s architectural splendors and historically significant sites.
Housing:
Students are housed in a hotel-pension that includes breakfast in the center of Barcelona. This facility is within easy commuting distance of Pompeu Fabra.
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Participants in the Barcelona program receive three credits for the Western Mediterranean Civilization sequence. If students have already met the civilization requirement these courses are usable as free electives. Students will also receive one credit for a Spanish or advanced Catalan language course. Course titles, units of credit and grades appear on the student's Chicago transcript.
Registration and Tuition:
Students remain registered full-time in the College and pay regular College tuition, the Barcelona program fee and the non-refundable study abroad administrative fee required of all participants in Chicago's programs abroad. For precise figures, see Study Abroad Program Fees.
Financial Aid:
Students retain their financial aid eligibility. However, two expenses--the study abroad administrative fee and round-trip air fare--are not underwritten by College financial aid. On the other hand, since students cannot be expected to work part-time while in Barcelona, the self-help component of their financial aid package does not include a term-time employment factor.
Eligibility and Application:
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The Barcelona program is open to University of Chicago undergraduate students only. Applications from outside the University are not accepted.
The program is designed for undergraduates in good academic standing who are beyond their first year in the College. While the program stipulates no minimum grade-point average, an applicant’s transcript should demonstrate that they are a serious student who will make the most of this opportunity. Because the civilization sequence is taught in English, there is no language prerequisite, although students are encouraged to take Spanish or Catalan on campus before the program begins.
Because of the considerable demand for Chicago’s civilization programs abroad, no student may participate in more than one of these programs. Each application is examined on the basis of the student's scholastic record, personal statement and academic recommendation.
A student accepting an offer of admission is expected to secure his or her place with a non-refundable study abroad administrative fee.
If you would like to discuss the Barcelona program and the possibility of participating in it, please contact Erika Mercer (Harper 216; 834-5424).
Statements contained on this site are subject to change without notice.
