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Program Description: |
Spain:
Revolving Door of Europe!- España: Puerta Giratoria de Europa! -
Location: Salamanca and Madrid, Spain
Department: Spanish & Portuguese Studies
Estimated Program Dates: August 18 - September 17, 2012
Estimated Program Cost: $3,790
Pre-requisites and/or Language Requirements: Must have taken Spanish 301
or 314
Credits: 5
Program Director: Maria Gillman (Spanish & Portuguese Studies);
Aurora Sanchís, Center for Spanish Studies
UW Study Abroad Advisor: Tim Cahill: timint@uw.edu
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Information Session(s): TBD
Follow
this link for a PDF of this information in a brochure.
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
The seminar will take place
in three Spanish cities, focusing on immigration as a global phenomenon. The
course will cover three aspects of immigration in Spain, and classes will take
place in two cities: Salamanca and Madrid. The first phase will date back to
1492 and all the implications of massive emigration to the Americas and the
relations between dominant and subordinate ethnic groups, as well as the
struggle for political and economic power. The second phase will talk about
Spain as a country of exiles forced by economic or political reasons to
emigrate to Latin America and Northern and Central Europe. The third phase will
cover Spain and its role as a country of transit to the rest of Europe and as a
recipient of immigrants with all the social, economic and political
implications for this new model.
In Madrid we will visit
centers of attention to immigrants. These NGO's are working toward the
incorporation of immigrants into the social fabric of Spanish society. The last
part of the course will be a comparative study between the US and Spain and
their historical practices in regards to immigration and the new policies they
have crafted to deal with this new social order. All classes will be taught in
Spanish by specialists in immigration.
Besides all the hard work,
students will also have the opportunity to live with families and to take
excursions and day trips to different sites and cities, such as Avila, Toledo,
etc; as well as have the opportunity to do a walking tour of old Madrid, the
Madrid of the Hapsburgs and on another afternoon, the Madrid of the Asturias.
We will visit El Prado Museum and Parque el Buen Retiro, the capital city's
equivalent to Central Park. And of course students will eat great bocadillos at
Museo del Jamón.
Site(s):
Madrid and Salamanca
Housing:
Home stays and youth
hostels.
ACADEMICS
Credits:
5
Course:
SPAN 399
This course will examine
Spain on the global historical context of migration, and the relations between
dominant and subordinate ethnic groups, dating from 1492 in the Americas up to
the present. The Seminar will focus on the emergence of Spain, in the 19th
century particularly a source of emigrants, as a receptor country of
immigrants, documented and undocumented, and the social, ethnic and economic
changes that it is going through to create a model to integrate its immigrants
as transnational citizens.
PROGRAM
LEADERS
Maria
Gillman, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Aurora
Sanchís, Center for Spanish Studies
PROGRAM
EXPENSES
Estimated
Program Fee: $3,490
This does not include the
UW Study Abroad Fee ($300), airfare, most food, UW Study Abroad Insurance
(~$40/month), other health expenses such as immunizations and personal spending
money.
Payment
Schedule:
Program fees will be posted
to your MyUW student account and can be paid the same way that you pay tuition
and other fees. A $350 non-refundable program deposit and the $300
non-refundable UW Study Abroad Fee will be charged to your MyUW Account once
your signed contract has been received by the Study Abroad Office.
|
Payment Type |
Payment Amount |
Payment Due Date |
|
Non-Refundable Program Deposit |
$350 |
Charged Upon Receipt of Contract |
|
Non-Refundable UW Study Abroad Fee |
$300 |
October 12, 2012 |
|
Program Fee Balance |
$3,140 |
October 12, 2012 |
|
TOTAL FEES CHARGED |
$3,790 |
Orientation
To be eligible to study
abroad, all program participants must attend an in-person pre-departure
orientation facilitated by the Study Abroad Office.
You must register for this
general orientation through your online study abroad account in order to attend
a scheduled session. You can visit the Orientation
Section of our website to view the current orientation
schedule.
Orientation must be
completed prior to the Exploration Seminar enrollment deadline of July 1st.
In addition to the general
orientation, you must also attend the program-specific orientations offered by
your program directors.
Financial
Aid & Scholarships
Most forms of financial aid
can be applied to study abroad. You can verify that your financial aid award
will apply to your program costs by contacting the UW Financial Aid
Office. Financial aid or scholarships awarded as
tuition waivers or tuition exemptions may not apply to faculty led programs
(like Exploration Seminars) as these type of opportunities have program fees in
lieu of tuition. If you receive this kind of aid, you will need to verify that
the funds are eligible to use for foreign study programs by contacting the
funding office.
Financial aid and most
scholarships will be disbursed according to the UW Academic Calendar.
Exploration Seminars take place in early fall, but have payment and financial
aid disbursement schedules that mirror autumn quarter. Since Exploration
Seminars start before the start of the UW Autumn Quarter, your fall financial
aid will not be available to you prior to your departure. This means you will
have to finance any upfront costs such as airfare, health insurance at the
start of your time abroad on your own. Please take this into consideration when
you plan for your time abroad.
Student short-term loans
are available from the UW Financial Aid Office during quarters that you are
enrolled. If you do not plan to take summer quarter coursework and are
interested in taking a loan to cover upfront costs, you will need to apply
before spring quarter ends. The bulk of the program fee for Exploration
Seminars is not due to be paid until October after the program has ended.
Revision
Request:
You may qualify for an
increase in your financial aid award (typically in loan funds). Check with the Financial
Aid Office about your options. To
request a revision to your aid, you will need to submit the following paperwork
to the Financial Aid Office:
1. A Revision Request Form (these will be available online via the UW
Financial Aid Website in April).
2. A budget of student expenses for your program. The Study Abroad
Office will upload this budget to your study abroad account after a signed
contract has been submitted to the Study Abroad Office.
Visit the Finances
Section of our website to learn more about
disbursement, revising your aid package, short-term loans and scholarships.
Application
Process
The application includes a
personal statement, three short answer questions, faculty recommendations (in
the form of a short survey) and electronic signature documents related to University
of Washington policies and expectations for study abroad. Following the online
application process, students are contacted by their Program Director for an
in-person interview. Once an admission decision has been made regarding your
application, you will be notified by the study abroad system via email.
Withdrawals
The $350 program deposit
and $300 UW Study Abroad Fee are non-refundable once a contract has been
submitted. In addition to the non-refundable fees, students withdrawing from a
program will be responsible for paying a percentage of the program fee based on
the date of withdrawal. More details about the withdrawal policy will be
included in your payment contract. No part of the program fee is refundable
once the program has begun. The date of withdrawal is considered the date
(business day) a withdrawal form is received by the Study Abroad Office. Notice
of withdrawal from the program must be made in writing, completing the
following steps:
1. Provide notice in writing to the Program Director that you will no
longer be participating in the program for which you have signed a contract.
2. Submit a signed UW Study Abroad Office Withdrawal Form to 459
Schmitz Hall.
Visit the Withdrawals
Section of our website for more information