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  Pontifical University of Salamanca

Pontifical University of Salamanca

  Salamanca, Spain


 
Overview
  • Minimum GPA: 2.50.
  • Language of instruction: English and Spanish.
  • Language requirements: None for English courses. Intermediate/High Intermediate for Spanish Content Courses, and High Intermediate/Advance for the Internship component.
  • Before arrival students take an online test to determine language proficiency.
  • Place of instruction: UPSA and Mester Campuses.
  • Participants: International students.
  • Students choose 4 or 5 courses for a total of 180-225 hours during the semester, 8 to 10 courses for a total of 360-450 for the Academic Year, and 2 courses for a total of 90 hours for the J-Term and summer sessions. Each course consists of 45 hours of lectures.
  • Attendance in all classes is mandatory and monitored by each professor.
  • Periodic exams, homework assignments and final exams will also be administered.

  Our programs

Semester Global Health Sciences Program in Salamanca


This is one of the very few study abroad programs which has a hospital internship as part of the program. The courses are offered in both English and Spanish at the Pontifical University of Salamanca (UPSA). Students will receive an official transcript and full semester or summer of credit from UPSA.

Courses available include: Global Healthcare; Spanish for Healthcare Professionals; Applied Psychology; Social & Economic Aspects of Public Health; Alternative Medicine; Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Therapy; Spanish for Business; Spanish Civilization & History; Hospital Internship.

Program Structure:

  • Semester Students choose 4 courses for a total of 180 hours - $ 9,875 ( Tuition + Housing + Internship)
  • Academic Year students select 8 to 10 courses for a total of 360-450 hours - $ 19,750 ( Tuition + Housing + Internship)
CODE COURSE TITLE CONTACT HOURS LANGUAGE
SP-01 Spanish for Health Professionals –mandatory for semester programs- (3 different levels) 45 Spanish
HS-02 Psychosocial Aspects of Physiotherapy 45 English
HS-03 Applied Psychology 45 English
HS-04 Alternative Medicine 45 English
HS-05 Global Health Care 45 English
HS-06 Social and Economic Aspects of Public Health 45 English
SP-07 Spanish Civilization and Culture 45 Spanish
SP-08 Spanish for Business 45 Spanish
SP-09 Internship Component 45 Spanish

 

Price: 9,875 $  Apply Now

Summer Hospital Internship


 

Global Helath Summer Program and Internship

Studets take 2 courses for a total of 90 hours for each Summer tearm.

Summer 1 - May 30 to June 27 cost $ 4,450

Summer 2 - June 27 to July 25th cost $ 4,450

Combo June- July - May 30 to July 25 cost $ 8,250

What is included:

1. Accomodation

2. Tuition and fees

3. Internship

CODE COURSE TITLE CONTACT HOURS LANGUAGE
SP-01 Spanish for Health Professionals –mandatory for semester programs- (3 different levels) 45 Spanish
HS-02 Psychosocial Aspects of Physiotherapy 45 English
HS-03 Applied Psychology 45 English
HS-04 Alternative Medicine 45 English
HS-05 Global Health Care 45 English
HS-06 Social and Economic Aspects of Public Health 45 English
SP-07 Spanish Civilization and Culture 45 Spanish
SP-08 Spanish for Business 45 Spanish
SP-09 Internship Component 45 Spanish

 

Price: 4,450 $  Apply Now

Housing & Student Life


 

Student Housing in Salamanca 

Students may choose from the following housing options: Home stay, Residencies, and Shared apartments. We always try to provide first student housing choice, but we cannot guarantee it. It is why we recommend students to apply in advance so they have better chances to obtain their preferred option.

Home stay:

Staying with a host family is an ideal way to enrich student's experience and to reinforce the knowledge gained during the program. We select our families carefully and know them for years. All of them have extensive experience accommodating foreign students. Upon arrival students receive a key of the house so they may come and go as they please. Student will be able to receive telephone calls. Three daily meals are provided and one laundry load per week.

Residence:

This is an off-campus student's residence with shared rooms and bathrooms. Each room has its own TV and computer. Rooms are WI-FI and have A/C. There are also common areas. We also offer laundry services, and full board in a restaurant nearby.

Shared apartment:

These apartments are shared by local and/or international students. They mostly have double bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen with cooking utensils, washing machine and refrigerator, and shared bathrooms. Students must respect building community rules and maintain the apartment in decent conditions. The price of accommodation includes the cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water) within reasonable expending, and a weekly cleaning of the communal areas. Meals are not included.

Student Activities:

Students will experience the local customs and immerse in the local culture by participating in our organized cultural and social activities. Students will have a guided tour of the city visiting the most important monuments and sites of Salamanca, such us La Plaza Mayor, La Catedral Vieja y La Nueva, La Universidad de Salamanca…, will participate in a tapas tour tasting the most famous tapas of the city, will have dance classes, intercambios with Spaniards, cooking classes, and many other activities to allow them to have a real cultural flavor of the city.

 

Excursions


During your stay in Spain, we will provide excursions to all students participating in summer, Trimester and Semester Programs. This will allow our students to get familiar with some of the most interesting cities and areas in Spain from cultural, artistic, and historic perspectives. These are some examples of previous excursions:

Madrid-El Escoral

Madrid is the capital of Spain and its largest city. It is the most important economic and financial center of the Iberian Peninsula. Full of great Museums (El Prado, Reina Sofía…) Madrid offers endless cultural opportunities and a vibrant social life. Walking through the streets of Madrid quarters (Habsburg, Bourbon) visitors will discover its long and interesting history at the same time that admire Madrid’s modern business districts. Madrid is an open city that received much of its populations from other parts of Spain. In the last years it has also received large numbers of people from other countries. This provides contributes to the truly cosmopolitan flavor of the capital of Spain.

El Escorial is considered the “Eighth Wonder of the World”. Built during Phillip’s II times it is an all in one palace, monastery, library, and pantheon where most of Spanish kings and queens are buried. It is the great architectural civil work of the 16th century in Spain that resembles the power of the Spanish Monarchy. Located 30 miles North East of Madrid, at the foothills of the Sierra, it is a perfect destination to immerse oneself and feel what Imperial Spain was.

Segovia - Avila:

The old city of Segovia is located at the top of a promontory, originally for defensive purposes, and offers a series of magnificent monuments to its visitors. The most impressive one is the Roman aqueduct. It is one of the most prefect examples of Roman civil architecture, and it was built around 1sr century BC. The city is full of medieval and renaissance examples of civil, military and religious architecture among which the Alcázar (fortress) and Cathedral stand out.

Avila: Famous for being one of the best conserved walled cities in Europe Ávila also offers visitants its singular cathedral and the mystic works of Santa Teresa de Jesús.

Santander:

This is one of the favorite summer resorts for Spanish aristocracy during the 20th century. A beautiful city with mild climate on the Atlantic coast in Northern Spain with great architecture, lots of natural areas surrounding the city and a superb gastronomy.

Aveiro - Porto:

Visiting these two cities in Portugal provide students another opportunity to know another European country. Aveiro offers a relaxing atmosphere in its beautiful beaches along its coastline.  Porto is the second largest city in Portugal with an enchanting old quarter, along the Douro River, and its famous Porto wineries. Our students will have the opportunity to visit them and admire this romantic city.

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Fees & Deadlines


 

Application Fee $ 95.00 Pay Now

DATES AND PRICES
TERM Program Dates Application Date Payment Date Price
Spring Jan 31-May 9 Nov 1st Nov 15th  $9,875
Fall Sep 12-Dec 12 Jun 1st Jun 15th $9,875
J-Term Jan 3-Jan 31 Nov 1st Nov 15th $4,450
June May 30-Jun 27 Apr 1st Apr 15th $4,450
July Jun 27-July 25 May 1st May 15th $4,450
Combo Jun-July May 30-July 25 April 1st April 15th $8,250

 

Academic Credits:

Credits are provided by the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. We recommend that all students receive approval of credits from their advisors at their home institution before they register. Number of credits approved will also depend on students' home institution.

 

TERM CONTACT HOURS RECOMMENDED CREDITS
Spring 180-225 12-15
Fall 180-225 12-15
J-Term 90 6
June 90 6
July 90 6
Combo June-July 2015 180 12
 

 

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