Fine Arts 294. A study of Spanish art and architecture up to the eighteenth century. Lectures, discussion, and guided visits to the Prado Museum. Regular meetings with native Spanish speakers to improve conversational fluency and listening comprehension. Obligatory for all participants.
Students depart Excursion dates and places are tentative and subject to change.
Study programs in Madrid give undergraduates an opportunity to develop greater fluency in the Spanish language and to enrich their understanding of another culture by living in Europe for an extended period. Vanderbilt in Spain offers a seven-week summer session in Madrid during which students earn seven hours of credit. Two courses are chosen from a program that includes advanced courses in language, literature, civilization, and art history taught by Vanderbilt faculty and faculty from the Universidad Complutense. The Director and staff arrange and supervise the students' lodging, educational and extracurricular activities, and general welfare while they reside in Madrid. Spanish tutors provide additional practice in the Spanish language and help students use the language in practical, daily-life situations.