Boston University offers a study program in Madrid, from September to December and from January to May, open to students from Boston University, as well as other institutions of higher learning. A student may study one semester or the full academic year. A six-week summer program is also offered.
The program is composed of three levels. Madrid I students come with two to four semesters of Spanish (or the equivalent) and follow an intensive language course (equivalent to three one-semester courses) and a Spanish Civilization course, for a total of four courses equivalent to 16 credits. Qualified Madrid I students have the possibility of changing, upon completion of their semester, to the Madrid II program, which is the more usual "junior year" curriculum (literature, advanced language, history, politics, art, etc.). The language requirement for applicants to the Madrid II program is five university semesters of Spanish, or the equivalent. Qualified Madrid II students may attend regular classes at the Universidad Autonoma. Internships are offered in many fields. Level III is a specialized honors program for advanced students eligible to enroll directly in coursework at the Universidad Autonoma, and available only during spring semester.
Some seventy students participate each semester, at the Instituto Internacional, Miguel Angel, 8. There they have the opportunity to attend lectures and performances by important personalities in the cultural and political life of Spain, which are offered by the various programs housed at the Instituto. In addition, our program includes a series of field-trips to places of particular interest throughout Spain. All the field trips and many cultural activities in Madrid, as well as round-trip expenses from the United States to Spain and room and board in Spanish private homes, are included in the program fees, which are the same as at the home campus.
During the spring semester students also have the option to study at the University of Burgos. For more information, please contact Amalia Pérez-Juez at bos.perezjuez@iie.es.
