Semester Study Abroad Programs in Spain

Spanish-American Institute of International Education, Seville:
Established in 1984, The Spanish-American Institute of International Education (SAIIE) offers study abroad programs for college students from all over the USA, including the study abroad program for University of Wisconsin-Platteville. We offer 3 semester programs: Fall, Spring and Summer. Seville is located in the community of Andalusia in south-western Spain and is only 1 hour from Madrid and Barcelona by air. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required. Students study Spanish Language on the appropriate level and take the remainder of their courses in Spanish or in English, depending on their level of fluency.

Study abroad semester programs for college students include:
- Spanish language courses for all levels (Beginner to Advanced)
- Intensive Spanish Language Track: Designed for students on the beginner and intermediate levels who want to focus solely on the acquisition of Spanish. 
- Spanish tutoring and Spanish conversation classes offered every day
- Intercambio (conversation) partnerships with native speakers of Spanish
- Liberal arts courses in English and in Spanish
- International Business Track: offered in English 
- Volunteer opportunities
- An extensive program of field trips and cultural visits
- Homestay accommodation with Spanish host families

Students need to take at least one Spanish Language class or literature class. Students study about Spain while living in Spain so that the classroom experience complements, reinforces, and enhances the intercultural experience.

Liberal Arts Courses:

- Courses for students taking beginning or intermediate Spanish:
Language of Instruction: Courses other than Spanish courses are taught in English.

Spanish Art; Artistic Monuments in Seville; Human Resource Management; Business and Commerce of the European Union; Management of International Business; International Marketing; History of Spain; History and Culture of Islamic Spain; Flamenco Dance (additional fee of about 60 Euros payable in Spain); Government and Politics of Spain - Spring Only; Spanish Civilization; Spanish Folklore and Popular Customs; Beginning Spanish I; Beginning Spanish II; Intermediate Spanish I; Intermediate Spanish II; Intensive Spanish; Third Year Composition and Conversation I

- Courses for students taking advanced Spanish:
Language of Instruction: All courses are taught in Spanish.

Artistic Monuments in Seville; Spanish Painting from the Renaissance to the 20th Century; Latin American History; Twentieth-Century Spanish History; Flamenco Dance (additional fee of about 60 Euros payable in Spain); Third Year Composition and Conversation I; Third Year Composition and Conversation II; Third Year Composition and Conversation I/II; Practical Spanish and Intercambio Program; Business Spanish; Survey of Spanish Literature: 18th -20th C.; Survey of Spanish Literature: 12th -17th C. - Spring Only; Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature - Spring Only; Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature; Women in Spanish Literature; Spanish Civilization; Spanish Phonetics; Hispanic Culture in the Cinema & TV; Intensive Fourth Year Composition and Conversation; Cervantes - Spring Only

Intensive Spanish Language Track:
Designed for students on the beginning and intermediate levels who want to focus solely on the acquisition of Spanish. Students cover four levels of Spanish (16 credits) in sequence, so it is not possible to take liberal arts or international business courses at the same time. The semester calendar parallels the calendar in the Liberal Arts/International Business Track so that students can participate in the optional field trips or cultural activities if they wish.

Spanish Tutoring:
There is a Spanish Language tutor available every class day to assist students with their language skills.

Practical Spanish and Intercambio Program:
This class will be offered to students one hour per week. Students will be placed into the appropiate language levels to better adapt the class to the students needs and conversation levels.

Every student in the program is assigned an intercambio partner, a native Spaniard with whom to meet at least once a week. The intercambio activities will take place outside the classroom so the student can practice their Spanish on site and in context. Written compositions on the topics assigned will be submitted to the Instructor.

Artistic Monuments of Seville Course:
Beginning with the Spring 2012 semester - In addition to required language study, students are also enrolled in the Artistic Monuments of Seville course (taught in English or Spanish) which provides an intentional introduction to and immersion into the city of Seville.

For further information on our Spanish study abroad programs, please email us via our Contact Page.