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MNSU Estudio Sampere - Spanish Language in Spain (Outgoing Program) Featured:

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  • Locations: Alicante, Spain; Madrid, Spain; Salamanca, Spain
  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Summer 1, Summer 2
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Budget Sheets: Fall, Spring, Summer
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2025 10/01/2024 ** Rolling Admission TBA TBA

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Students will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Faculty Director(s) / Program Contact: Gregory Taylor MSU Sponsoring Academic Dept(s): Spanish, World Languages and Cultures
Program sponsorship indicator: Mankato Program Course Number: Span 193, Span 194, Span 293, Span 294, Span 393, Span 394, Span 395, Span 493, Span 494, Span 495, Span 496, Span 497, Span 593, Span 594, Span 595, Span 596, Span 597
Program Type: No Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: Spanish
Intent of Program: Field experience (direct hands-on learning), Language study Program Length: Semester or Year
Program Description:
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SPANISH STUDY ABROAD

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SPAIN: Alicante, Madrid or Salamanca

Sponsored by the Department of World Languages and Culture

 

Summer 2022 Estudio Sampere programs are not accepting applications. Program applications will become available for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.

Students interested in this program must first receive permission to participate from the department Chair, Dr. Adriana Gordillo.

 

Program Aims:  Minnesota State University, Mankato's Study Abroad in Spain, Ecuador, or Costa Rica program offers a serious academic experience that affords an opportunity to study the Spanish language, Hispanic Cultures, and Spanish or Spanish-American Literature in a natural setting. The program welcomes the participation of not only those who intend to major or minor in Spanish but also those who desire to use Spanish as a collateral skill for a variety of occupations. The program concentrates on intensive study of the Spanish language and Spanish Peninsular or Spanish-American Cultures. Course work in Spanish Peninsular Literature (Spain) or in Spanish-American Literature (Ecuador and Costa Rica) is also available for qualified and interested students.  Even persons with no previous study of Spanish are welcome to participate.


Program locations:  Participants have a choice to study in three locations in Spain: Madrid, Salamanca, or Alicante. The institutes in all locations are part of the highly respected Estudio Internacional Sampere (EIS), whose home institute and operational headquarters are in Madrid.  Each city has its own special attractions.  Since the semester program is divided into sessions of 4-weeks, participants may begin studies in one city, and then relocate to a second and even a third (provided that the courses needed are available in the next location).  Students pay only the cost of transportation to the next location.

 

Madrid

Housing: It is the policy of our Spanish Study Abroad programs that participants reside in native homes.  These are fine, middle-class homes (single room and full board) that are selected and supervised by the host institutions.  Apartments, hotels, hostels, etc. are not options.

*All information presented herein is subject to revision without prior notice.  UG = undergraduate

Dates and Credits (through Spring 2023; updates for Fall 2023, Spring and Summer 2024 to come in February 2023)

Summer 2022 Sessions
(4 weeks) May 16 - June 10, 2022 = 3-6 UG credits, 12-24 class hours per week
(4 weeks) June 13 - July 8, 2022 = 3-6 UG credits, 12-24 class hours per week
(8 weeks) May 16 - July 8, 2022 = 6-8 UG credits, 12-24 class hours per week

Fall Semester 2022
(12 weeks) August 22 - November 11, 2022 = 12 UG credits, 24 hours of instruction per week
(16 weeks) August 22 - December 9, 2022 = 15-18 UG credits, 24 hours of instruction per week

Spring Semester 2023
(12 weeks) January 9 - March 31, 2023 = 12 UG credits, 24 hours of instruction per week
(16 weeks) January 9 - April 28, 2023 = 15-18 UG credits, 24 hours of instruction per week

***Dates of programs are subject to change.

Student Visas:
A simple 90-day tourist visa (issued as you enter the country) will suffice for the summer programs as well as the 12-week semester programs.
The 16-week program requires a visit to the Spanish Consulate in Chicago to obtain a student visa once a student has received their acceptance letter from Estudio Internacional Sampere.  
 

General Conditions:

  • Summer Sessions (4 and 8 weeks)

  • Fall & Spring Semester (4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks)

  • All programs are available in Alicante, Madrid, or Salamanca in Spain.

  • 20 Spanish lessons and 4 cultural lessons per week.

  • Accommodation with families (single room and full board), including a maximum of 3 days before the starting date.

  • 1 full-day trip to sites of interest close to the chosen city each week and a maximum of: Two at 4-week session; Three at 8-week session; Four at 12 or 16-week session.

  • 1 cultural activity/visit in the chosen city each week.

  • Participation in other school activities such as the welcome drink, parties, special events, etc. are also included.

  • Individual pick-up at Madrid or Alicante airports and transfer to homestay accommodation at the arrival.

  • Full coverage student health insurance for the duration of the program.

NOT included: plane tickets, transfer between schools/destinations, and personal expenses.