Spain: Valencia

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• Valencia: 
Valencia

Term: Fall, Spring, Summer 
Dates: Fall: August 28  December 11, 2008 (15 weeks) Spring: January 8  April 23, 2009 (15 weeks) Summer: Session 1 May 8  June 19, 2008 (6 weeks), Session 2 June 26  August 7, 2008 (6 weeks), Session 3 May 8  August 7, 2008 (13 weeks)

Description: Florida State University is especially proud to place students in the heart of Spanish university life, on the campus of Universidad Politecnica and directly adjacent to the 500-year-old University of Valencia. Both institutions are completing entirely new campuses which are educational showplaces. At Universidad Politecnica, students' comfortable, full-service residence gives them access to all university services, from the library and computer lab to state-of-the-art sports facilities such as an enclosed Olympic pool, gymnasium with rock-climbing, and track and field. The city and its coast are at students' feet as well: a metro stop lies yards away, the beach less than a mile.

Highlights: An ancient city that is now Spain's third largest, Valencia is an exhilarating mix of history, art, intellectual activity, and civic pride. Over 2,000 years ago, it flourished in the reign of Caesar Augustus. In the fifteenth and sixteen centuries, it wielded economic power throughout the Mediterranean. In the new millennium, it is consciously creating history with avant-garde architecture and universities.

This Hispanic culture's remarkable richness is everywhere visible in art and architecture reflecting Roman, Visigoth, Moorish, and Aragonese traditions. El Greco, Goya, and Velazquez; ancient Greek and Iberian ceramics; prehistoric fossils from archaeological finds: the city's many museums spread before students a dizzying panorama. Then there is the groundbreaking Ciutat des Artes-Europe's most ambitious melding of cultural, educational, and leisure activities. Well underway, when completed it will include the Museum of the Sciences, L'Hemisferic cinema-planetarium, the Palace of the Arts, and a huge park and aquarium.

Cost in US$: Fall or Spring: $12,500, Summer 1 or 2 $7125, Summer 3 $12,615

Not Included: round-trip international airfare; passport; food (except as noted); books and supplies; personal travel/activity/spending money; class-related performances and events; entry visa.

Please Note: At the time of publication, all students will be required to obtain a Spanish student visa (fall and spring only). Details will be supplied after acceptance.

Experience Required: no

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Year Founded: 1957