Spain: Valencia - Florida State University International Programs

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Valencia

Term: Fall, Spring, Summer 
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Description: The Broad Curriculum program gives students the opportunity to earn credits in general requirements and elective courses while experiencing Valencia, surrounding areas of Spain, and neighboring European countries. Due to our new affiliation with Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, students can enhance their study experience by taking math and science courses at this facility while in Spain with Florida State. Please contact our office for more information.

Excursions
When participating in the Valencia, Spain Broad Curriculum program, students experience both local and more distant travel opportunities tied to critical means of academic study. Most courses allow a three-day weekend for explorations of the nearby ancient Roman city of Sagunto or castle towns such as Xátiva. Each term includes a very complete social cultural program with at least one visit activity per week. Friday trips are to nearby ancient cities, sailing, and mountain excursions or visits to castle towns. Students and faculty also spend three to four days in Madrid and/or Barcelona, Andalucia, Pyrenees Mountains or another region of Spain enjoying comfortable accommodations and visiting a wealth of important sites. During the fall and spring terms, students have a 10-day term break for extended personal travel.

Eligibility
This program is open to all interested students.

Housing
Fully furnished multi-roomed flats at the Valencia Study Center include shared double and triple occupancy bedrooms, bathrooms with shower, a living room with a TV and a fully equipped kitchen. The center, offering around-the-clock front desk coverage daily, provides free laundry facilities, wireless internet access, and a computer lab. Bed linen and towels are provided, as well as cleaning once per week. If these spaces are filled, students will be housed in comparable accomodations within central Valencia.

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.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Fall or Spring: USD13,150, Summer 1 USD8075, Summer 2 USD7475, Summer 3 USD13,695

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-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Florida State University International Programs's Mission Statement: The Florida State University International Programs is committed to providing a quality international learning environment where students are challenged to be learners, leaders, achievers and contributors within a global community. In the twenty-first century students must be able to understand and perceive global change, and we are dedicated to exposing them to international cultures, lifestyles and languages.

Year Founded: 1957