Dickinson in SPAIN

ACADEMICS AND INTERNSHIPS 

Students enroll in five courses each semester, including two required Dickinson courses, Spanish in Academic Contexts and Spanish Society and Culture. In addition to the Dickinson courses, students will directly enroll in courses at the University of Malaga and take courses at the Centro Internacional de Español (CIE). All courses are taught in Spanish. Academic year students will also have the opportunity to engage in internships in areas such as government, tourism, translation, NGOs, education and more. 

For international business & management students who have completed through Spanish 202 (equivalent of four semesters of Spanish), there is the option of doing a separate track. These students take two Spanish language courses and two business- and econ-focused classes in English. 

ACADEMIC EXCURSIONS 

Students participate in a series of excursions related to the academic focus of the core culture and society courses. Past students have visited the surrounding Andalucía cities of Granada, Ronda, Sevilla, Córdoba, and Antequerra in addition to Madrid, Segovia and Toledo. 

HOUSING AND MEALS 

Students live with Spanish homestay families, many of whom have been hosting students for over 20 years. The majority of families live in a residential district, El Palo, east of the city center and offer students the opportunity to greatly increase their fluency in the Spanish language. Homestay families also provide three meals a day to students. Academic-year students also have the option to switch to independent housing during their second semester. 

STAFF 

Professor of Spanish Elise Bartosik-Velez serves as the faculty director of the program (2020-22). The faculty director plans and leads the academic program, advises and supports students, and teaches the Spanish Society and Culture course. Nedra Sandiford ’10, a Dickinson and Málaga alumna, manages program operations.