LIBERAL ARTS, BUSINESS, SPANISH LANG. & CULTURE

      SUMMER 2024 

      SESSION I: Mid May - Mid June, 2024 (4 weeks)
      SESSION II: Beg. June 4 -  Beg. July, 2024 (4 weeks) 
      SESSION I & II: Mid May - Beg. July, 2024 (6 weeks)
      CREDIT: 3-4 credits per session
      ELG.: 2.5 GPA Minimun
      LANG. REQS: No Prior Knowledge of Spanish is required


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PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS    
PROGRAM DATES, COSTS AND DEADLINES   
ACADEMIC CREDIT, GRADING, AND TRANSCRIPT
FINANCIAL AID
ACCOMMODATION
COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES



PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS

In the summer sessions students will take classes at the SAIIE Campus. Students can take courses (English and Spanish) in the following areas:

  • Business, Economics, and Management: Business, Management, Marketing

  • Cultural Studies and Language: Spanish Culture, Spanish History, Spanish Language and Literature

  • Social Sciences: History, Political Science, Gastronomy

  • Visual and Performing Arts: Art, Art History

Students may participate in one of two four-week summer sessions that we offer, or both (six weeks in total), enrolling in one course in each session.  

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  • A student must enrol in one class taught in English or Spanish (3-4 credits) per session
  • A student must have at least sophomore standing at the time of participation.

  • A student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale.

  • A student must be in good academic standing at the time of participation.

  • No prior knowledge of Spanish is required.


              

PROGRAM DATES, COSTS AND DEADLINES 

Summer 2024

SUMMER I: Mid May  -  Mid June, 2024 (4weeks)
SUMMER II: Beg. June - Beg July, 2024 (4 weeks)
SUMMER I & II: Mid May - Beg July, 2024 (6 weeks)

May  Students session 1 arrive to Seville
May  Orientation & classes begin
May  Quiz 1 (session 1)
Jun  Mid term (session 1)
June  Students session 2 arrive to Seville
June  Orientation & classes begin session 2
June  Spanish holiday
June  Quiz 2 (session 1) & Quiz 1 (session 2)
June  Optional weekend trip to Portugal
June  Final exam and farewell party (session 1) / Midterm (session 2)
June  Last day to move out (session 1)
June  Quiz 2 (session 2)
June  Final exam and farewell party (session 2)
July   Last day to move out (session 2)

 

SUMMER I OR II
$3,650  for WI and MN Residents, and Students from Co-Op Institutions. 
$3,770  for UW-Platteville Tri-State Initiative Students
$3,950  for Non-Residents.

SUMMER I & II
$5,650 for WI and MN Residents, and Students from Co-Op Institutions.
$5,770 for UW-Platteville Tri-State Initiative Students
$5,950 for Non-Residents

Program Cost Includes:

  • UW-Platteville Education Abroad program fees and support services before, during, and after the program
  • SAIIE full-time tuition and fees
  • Mandatory CISI health and medical evacuation insurance
  • Airport reception and on-site orientation
  • 24/7 on-site support throughout the term
  • Accommodation with most meals and one load of laundry per week
  • Welcome and Farewell dinner

Out-of-Pocket Costs Include:

  • U.S. Passport ($135)
  • Airfare (estimated at $1,200)
  • Meals not included with accommodation (estimated at $100)
  • Mandatory International Student Identification Card (ISIC) ($25)
  • Local transportation
  • School supplies and books (estimated at $10)
  • Optional program activities (estimated at $30)
  • Optional weekend excursion to a beach town (estimated at $150) 
  • Additional travel and personal expenses (will vary based on students’ spending habits, travel plans during breaks, etc.)
  • Athletic Programs participants must pay an additional cost. Please see our athletics website.

*Costs subject to change, please contact studyabroad@uwplatt.edu for the most up-to-date program costs.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

TERM ABROAD
APPLICATION CYCLE OPENS    APPLICATION DEADLINE 
Summer Session l October 1   April 15 
Summer Session ll October 1   April 15 
Summer Sessions l and ll October 1   April 15 


Missed the deadline? 
Please contact UW-Platteville Education Abroad  to enquire about late application options.

 

 
 

 

ACADEMIC CREDIT, GRADING, AND TRANSCRIPT

All credits taken through the SAIIE study abroad program are certified by UW-Platteville and will be validated on an official UW-Platteville transcript at the end of the semester. Credits earned also become part of an official academic record at UW-Platteville.

When you are accepted into the SAIIE program you should inform your academic advisor and study abroad office at your home campus about your intent to go abroad on our program to make sure you will receive all the credits that you take through the SAIIE program.   
 
To learn more about the courses, syllabi, credits, grading and transcript at the SAIIE study abroad program please visit our website here 

 

FINANCIAL AID

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ACCOMMODATION

All students participating in our program are placed in carefully screened Spanish homes, usually in pairs. Living in a Spanish home is one of the most important aspects of the students’ intercultural experience because it helps to improve language skills and increase cultural awareness, two key goals of the program. 

To learn more about SAIIE's housing (ROOMATES, MEALS, LOCATION, ETC) please visit our website here  

 

COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

TRIPS
INTERCAMBIO PROGRAM
SPORTS ACTIVITIES     


 


TRIPS 

We are very flexible with all the activities and will change them to meet the needs of our students.

Some of these trips could include the following:

DAY TRIPS: 

Ronda

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As one of the oldest towns in Spain you'll find history around every corner in Ronda. There are traces of Ronda's origins from the Neolithic age, through the era of the Romans, the Arab age and the conquest of the ancient city by the Catholic Monarchs in 1485 through to the 19th century when Ronda was best known for the banditry in the surrounding hills and the origins of bullfighting in the Ronda bullring which still stands.

 

 

 

 

Córdoba

 

 

In Roman times, Córdoba had more cultural buildings than Rome. It was the capital of the province of Hispania Baetica. Remains of the Roman Temple built by Claudius Marcellus, the Roman Bridge and other Roman remains can still be seen around the city.

Córdoba was conquered by the Moors in 711, and Moorish influence can still be felt in the city. 

The most important monument in the city is the former Mosque (the 3rd largest mosque in the world).

 

 

Gibraltar

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Located in the most Southern point of Spain, the rock of Gibraltar occupies a strategic position at the eastern entrance to the narrow straight and guards the only exit from the Mediterranean to the wide ocean beyond. Gibraltar has been in the historical limelight for over 3,000 years.

It was during the capture of Gibraltar by the Castillians (1309-1333) that the streets of the lower town were constructed and Gibraltar became a substancial city.

Gibraltar became a British garrison in 1830 (During the War of the Spanish Succession) and was declared a colony. Since then Britain and Spain have have had many disputes over the territory.

Among its many tourist attractions one of the main ones is to visit the monkeys on the rock. Nobody knows how the famous tailless Macaques came to be on the Rock.

 

Itálica and Archeological Museum

 

Itálica

Founded by General Publius Cornelius Scipio (he was later known as Scipio Africanus) in 206 BC next to a Turdentian settlement, 7 kilometers from Seville, It demonstrates wonderful examples of Roman architecture, mosaic work and city layouts. Italica was one of the first Roman towns in Spain. 

Archeological Museum

One of the best museums of its kind in Spain, originally built as part of the 1929 exhibition. The focus is on the Romans, but there is also a prehistorical section which includes the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. Later, the Phoenicians, the Greeks and the Carthaginians all traded and settled in what is now the province of Seville.

 

Jerez

 

 

Spend the day in a unique town where we will take you to the one of the most famous wineries we have in Spain, González Byass. Learn the process of how they make sherry wine and its history.

González Byass is one of Spain's most well-known sherry bodega. Its origins can be traced to 1835 when the business was started by Manuel María González Angel, who was subsequently joined by his English agent, Robert Blake Byass. The González family assumed sole control of the business in 1988. The firm produces the world known sherry Tío Pepe.

Not only was the Gonzalez family at the forefront of sherry winemaking, they’ve also participated in the introduction of the polo game in Spain, the first grass tennis court, the installation of the first electric lighting and running water in the plant, the first train project in Spain as well as numerous other industrial and cultural innovations.

 

Cádiz (Beach trip)

 

 

Cádiz is the oldest continuously-inhabited city in Spain and one of the oldest in southwestern Europe. The “Tacita de Plata” was founded in 1100 B.C. by the Phoenicians, a seafaring people who turned Gadir into an important trading colony where the Carthaginians, the Romans, the Visigoths and the Muslims would all subsequently settle. An open, cosmopolitan city, it sport was chosen by Columbus as the point of departure for his second voyage to the New World. The city would then become, after the decline of Seville, the port to The Indies, drawing the flow of trade with the American Continent. This frantic commercial activity then brought about an era of economic, cultural splendour, when Baroque palaces with their characteristic towers offering amazing views were built.

Havana is Cadiz! A stroll along the Cadiz sea front, from La Caleta to the Campo del Sur, will remind the visitor of the image of the avenue the Malecón in Havana, as there are many similarities between Cadiz and Latin American cities, thanks to the constant flow of people travelling between Cadiz and the New World. The cathedral in Cadiz is a good example of this influence, as are several of the manor houses and the towers with their views which grew up in the midst of old Cadiz’s cityscape during the expansion into America.

WEEKEND TRIPS:  

Granada

Granada is situated in the eastern part of the region of Andalusia. Its unique history has bestowed it with an artistic grandeur embracing Moorish palaces and Christian Renaissance treasures. As the last Moorish capital on the Iberian Peninsula, it also holds great symbolic value.

The Alhambra, a Moorish citadel and palace, is in Granada. It is the most renowned building of the Andalusian Islamic historical legacy with its many cultural attractions that make Granada a popular destination among the touristic cities of Spain.

The Almohad influence on architecture is preserved in the area of the city called the Albaicin with its fine examples of Moorish and Morisco construction.

Granada is also well known for the Sierra Nevada Mountains where you can ski. This is Europe’s most southerly ski resort and it is small in comparison to other European resorts.

 

INTERCAMBIO PROGRAM

We offer a language exchange service, the “intercambio program”. Students interested please contact the director, Ms. Samantha Chipres once you arrive in Sevilla. 

 

SPORTS ACTIVITIES

Students at SAIIE will have access to a gym in Seville for a minimal fee. 

We offer athletic programs, during the summer, for student-athletes (Swimming and Rowing). To learn more about these athletic programs, please visit our athletic site here.

 

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