The six-week Art Restoration and Art History program at the Council Study Center at Seville was offered for the second time during the 1998 summer term. While the program began in 1996, it was cancelled in 1997 for lack of participants. Twelve students from twelve different institutions attended in 1998, up from eight in 1996. Nine students are registered for the 1999 program.
Students choose two of the three courses.
Only three students registered for the Spanish language course, though several more audited it. No language background is required, and Spanish is taught only at the beginning or intermediate levels, so it would not be appropriate for students with more advanced Spanish. Art Restoration is a studio course that allows students to learn and practice restoration techniques. The hands-on approach to these classes is the strongest aspect of the program, since most undergraduates at U.S. colleges or universities could not have this kind of experience on the home campus. While the majority indicated that they could not have learned the same material at their home schools, half of the respondents did not find the coursework intellectually challenging.