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

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  • Locations: Cuenca, Ecuador
  • 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: English
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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Cuenca, Ecuador

Sponsored by the
Department of World Languages & Cultures

 

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 program leader.

Cuenca

 

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, Spanish Culture, 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 Culture. 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.
 

Cuenca

 

Minnesota State Mankato partners with the highly respected Estudio Internacional Sampere, whose home institute is in Madrid. The ES also has a fine facility in Cuenca, Ecuador. Cuenca is known as one of the finest examples of a city that has preserved its historical heritage with its Spanish Colonial architecture and its proud traditions.

*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.

General Conditions:

  • Summer Sessions (4 and 8 weeks)

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

  • Program available in Cuenca, Ecuador.

  • 20 Spanish lessons and 4 cultural lessons per week.

  • Accommodation with families (single room and full board).

  • 1 full-day trip to sites of interest close to the chosen city each week and maximum of: 1 at 4-week to 8-week session; 3 at 12 to 16-week session.

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

  • Individual pick-up at Quito or Guayaquil airports and transfer to accommodation in Cuenca. Flight ticket from Quito or Guayaquil to Cuenca included. The school will not refund any flight ticket (QuitoCuenca or Guayaquil-Cuenca) bought in advance.

NOT included: plane tickets, exit taxes, travel & health insurance, and personal expenses. It is mandatory to hire health insurance to travel to Ecuador.

 

Cuenca