Academics

Eligibility Requirements

– Minimum GPA of 2.0
– Good academic and disciplinary standing
– Open to all majors
– No language requirement

Faculty Leader

Monica Cantero-Exojo

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Summer 2025 | Barcelona, Spain

Apply Now - Applications are due by January 30
  • ShorttrecProgram Fee: $6,500 (Final program cost may be lower based on enrollment)
  • Includes: 8-credit tuition, accommodations, some meals, local transportation, cultural activities, and excursions.
  • Excludes: Airfare, passport and/or visa fees, additional meals, and other miscellaneous costs not covered by the program provider.
  • Tentative Program Dates: June 1 – 29, 2025
  • Courses (Register for 2 Courses Total: Choose 1 Cultural and 1 Language Course)
    • Cultural Course: SPAN 380 / SPAN 381
    • Language Course: SPAN 181 / SPAN 182 / SPAN 281 / SPAN 382
  • Applies as an elective in the following majors/minors:
    • SPAN Major/Minor
  • Fulfills the following GenEd Requirement(s):
    • IMMX – CLA-Immersive Experience

    Information Session: Spanish Language & Culture in Barcelona

    Date: Wednesday, October 30th
    Time: 4:45 PM
    Location: Brothers College, BC 218

    Date: Monday, December 2nd
    Time: 7:30 PM
    Location: Zoom Link

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    Big Experiences Lead to Bold Futures

    Under the Launch career development platform, all students graduate with at least two experiential learning opportunities on their transcripts. Guaranteed.

    This shortTREC program will count towards this out-of-the-classroom requirement in Drew’s rigorous curriculum.

    Travel

    Barcelona has it all: pristine white-sand beaches, a vibrant arts scene, and an irresistible street culture of boutiques, coffee bars, tapas restaurants, and discotecas. Live like a local in a cosmopolitan city on the Mediterranean Sea, staying with a host family in a residential barrio and walking or riding the subway to your classes in this university community. Plus: daytrips beyond Barcelona.

    Rethink

    Language and Cultural Competency
    How does language acquisition serve as a catalyst for cross-cultural communication and understanding? How can improving your Spanish-language proficiency benefit your experience of a new country and your interactions with people whose backgrounds are different from yours?

    Explore

    Synthesize Immersive and Academic Learning

    Take classes at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, receiving 80-plus hours of language instruction at your proficiency level, and practice your Spanish-language skills in and outside the classroom. Tour museums and heritage sites; explore markets and neighborhoods; try out Catalan cooking or flamenco dancing. Write about your experiences, and complete a research-based project.

    Connect

    Launch-Endorsed Immersive Experience

    Spanish speakers are valued in every employment sector; after all, Spanish is the official language of 20-plus countries and is spoken by 50 million Hispanic Americans. With its emphasis on cross-cultural networks and real-world application of language skills, this program fulfills an immersive experience in your Launch Plan.