The overwhelming size, the setting, and what the monument represents in terms of lost human life and the futility of the struggle to live in peace, sobers all who venture here. This four-day trip is led by SU Madrid art history professors who lecture in both English and Spanish and integrate the content of art history classes in Madrid with works seen in Barcelona. A full day is dedicated to Picasso, Mir , and the architect Mies van der Rohe. Attendance at the symphony caps the Barcelona experience. Enrollment is limited where noted and extra fees are charged to cover accommodation and other expenses.
Students participate in two field study opportunities.
Some representations are 25,000 years old. The second field study journey takes students during two days to the Extremadura province 120 miles south and west of Madrid where the focus is on Roman Spain and Spain of the Conquistadors. Three days of field study in the small villages of the Gredos Mountains and Sierra de Francia give students the opportunity to see and study in situ a rural way of life that has been the backbone of Spain for centuries. Many of the villages date from the Middle Ages. The first three-day field study takes place in the Guadajira province of Central Spain where students study the Mediterranean bioterrestial zones, corresponding bioma and life cycles of matter, animals, and birds while hiking, kayaking on the Tajo River, observing and photographing .