GRANADA - Fordham University

SUMMER PROGRAM OVERVIEW
DESCRIPTION
Based at Universidad de Granada’s Centro de Languas Modernas, this month-long program is
designed for Spanish language students.
Students will enroll in different classes, receiving instruction at their appropriate level of Spanish
language competency from beginner to advanced. Classes will meet four hours per day, fi ve
days a week for a total of 80 hours.
In addition, participants attend cultural visits to the Alhambra Palace, the Cathedral, Royal
Chapel, and the Albaicín neighborhood. Cultural excursions are organized by Professor Lamas,
who will also supervise participants’ academic progress.
BOTH PROGRAMS OFFER
STUDENT SERVICES
HOUSING
An integral component of these programs is the full immersion
living arrangement. Semester and Summer participants will live
with a Granadan family for the semester. Homestay families
provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as a supportive
environment for participants to acclimate to their new
surroundings.
Families are carefully selected by the Universidad de Granada
in consultation with Dr. Rafael Lamas, Director of Fordham in
Granada.
FIELD TRIPS
Participants will engage in a
number of cultural excursions
within Granada as well as take
short trips to other parts of Spain.
For Spring, participants may
visit some of the following cities:
Sevilla, Córdoba, Úbeda, Baeza,
Ronda, Fuente Vaqueros,
Alpujarras, and Guadix.
In Spring 2011, Fordham in
Granada students went to
Morocco for a week, where they
met with local students and lived
with Moroccan families.
DATES & PROGRAM FEE
program duration
late May — late June
application deadline
February 15 th
Includes
Tuition, Homestay with
Meals, Orientation,
Excursions, Insurance,
Cell Phone, On-Site
services of Resident
Director and Tutors
Fordham in Granada’s offi ce is centrally located and close to the Universidad de Granada. Participants are offered individualized
tutoring services and can expect their academic progress to be closely followed and guided by program staff. Intercambio
(conversation exchange activities) are also coordinated through this offi ce as well as through the CLM. All program participants
have Universidad de Granada insurance, and are granted access to all Universidad de Granada facilities.
LOCATION
CITY OF GRANADA
Located in the Spanish region of Andalucía, Granada is a
recognized World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and a cornerstone
of Western history and culture. It was a unique site where Jews,
Christians, and Muslims lived together and developed the arts
and sciences in the Middle Ages. The Alhambra Palace, the
Albaicín neighborhood, the Cathedral, and the numerous Baroque
churches of the city are testimonies of its rich past, which continues
to be alive through its vibrant university community. Indeed,
Granada can be called a “university town” with 240,000 inhabitants
of whom about 60,000 are students. The city provides an extremely
rich historical and multicultural standpoint that will stimulate
participants’ intellectual growth.
UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA
The Universidad de Granada is the third-largest university in Spain
and one of the largest recipients of Erasmus scholarships in the
entire European Union, creating a diverse student population where
program participants can expect to fi nd an enriching semester
abroad. Emperor Charles V founded the University in 1531 upon the
previous Arab University built by Yusuf I in the 14th century. Among
its strengths, the departments of Spanish Literature, Maghreb and
Arabic Studies, Musicology, Women’s Studies and Visual Arts are the
most prominent.