University Seville - Intern and Study for Credit or Audit

  Spain

• Seville: 
Seville (Sevilla)

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 

Description: Live and experience the culture of Spain while earning university credit or simply attend the classes and forgo the exams. Also, improve your Spanish on a professional level while interning in a Sevillian firm or NGO.

Within the historic Spanish University of Seville international students come through BEST from all parts of the world in order to study business and tourism. You may elect up to 15 credits per semester undertaking classes and doing an internship within a Spanish company or humanitarian organization. You decide whether you are going to take the exams or simple audit the courses.

The program begins with a preparatory Spanish course, in the nation's capital, which is surprisingly affordable and allows you to ease your way into Spanish language immersion. Seville University is located right in the center of historical Seville and the institution of study is the most prestigious in the region of Andalucia.

The languages of instruction are Spanish and English. Students who spend an academic term abroad can typically earn between 3 and 15 university credits. For some students, internships also supplement academic classes and, in some cases, earn college credit. The number of credits elected is up to you to decide depending on the balance you need between classes and the internship. The internship is a pre-professional work experience which is unpaid, and provides graduates, pre-graduates, and those seeking to change careers with the opportunity to gain experience in a particular career field. You have the opportunity to improve your foreign language skills on a practical professional level while trying out a new job without making a permanent commitment.

Highlights:
New! Take your language course in Madrid and see the sights (2 weeks) Then take the bullet train to Seville. Take classes in any university undergraduate department or faculty.

Plus! Internship placement in Sevillian company or NGO in areas of your choice. An internship is a way to test the waters in a variety of career fields, to gain "real-life" experience, and a way to decide on - or opt out - of a certain vocation. We will seek an internship for you in any field or industry. For a list of some of the most popular, see our website.

An internship combined with classes at the University of Seville are guaranteed to improve your Spanish language skills enormously.

Bonus! Full-coverage health insurance and airport/train retrieval in Madrid and Seville.

We are a program without intermediaries, organized locally by a mixed team of American and Spanish educators and career advisors.

Housing placement service available without charge upon request.

Qualifications:
* A GPA of 2.5 (4.0 scale) on university transcript
* Intermediate Spanish (unless taking course options in English)
* 18 years of age or older
* Professional or academic experience in internship area. Note: internships are dependant upon a minimum intermediate language level
* Semester time commitment
* Student visa

Cost in US$: $3380 a semester - $4315 academic year - All program fees are 100% tax-deductible for US residents.

This includes activities program and many free services such as:
1. A language interchange database to meet and set up conversation exchanges with Spanish student
2. Also, discounts at weekly interchange discos in a famous Madrid palace, discounts on all excursions, Internet cafe, student travel agency, etc.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Spain Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

BEST Programs's Mission Statement: BEST Program offers economic and packaged programs which team language learning through content-based workshops, focussed instruction and practical work experience in Europe. BEST was founded to provide interesting and flexible cultural experiences with native language models to participants from around the world in 1990.

Year Founded: 1990