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CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Madrid
(Outgoing Program)
From the premier Prado Museum to tapas at lively San Miguel Market, you'll discover Madrid's many treasures while you immerse yourself in the Open Campus program. Take one, two, or three six-week blocks for your perfect amount of intensive study and cultural engagement, select your academic track from six options, then choose your courses from a wide range of subject areas. No matter what you choose, you'll surround yourself with the language, culture, and people in this dynamic city.
Unique Experiences
CREATE THE ULTIMATE PROGRAM
with one, two, or three six-week blocks.
STAY IN MADRID, OR
add blocks in Berlin, Cape Town, London, Paris, or Rome.
Embark on a two-night/three-day study tour to a different region of Spain or neighboring country, like one of these:
Bilbao. Discover the region's distinctive political identity through food, architecture, art, and sport.
Tenerife. Explore the largest Canary Island, and learn about the impact of immigration and how mass tourism affects sustainability.
Lisbon. Learn about a peripheral EU economy with visits to local company exporters.
Granada. Explore this Andalusian city´s role in the Arab world, history, and today's tourism.
Stay with Spanish hosts for a weekend.
Soak up Spanish culture with museum visits, cooking lessons, urban art tours, film festivals, and neighborhood visits.
Connect with other students through sports and active outings.
Boost your Spanish skills via language exchange.
Get to know the city better by helping at a youth center, school, or other organization.
Projects
Enrich your experience with one of three optional Academic Projects.
Students interested in one of the following Academic Projects must submit additional materials as part of their application:
Internships. Build new skills and intercultural competencies with a CIEE Internship, and become an active member of the Madrid professional environment. Gain on-the-job experience at a start-up tech firm, olive oil producer, brewery, or other modern business.
Research. Pursue a research project of your own design incorporating independent, local field-work.
Service-learning. Combine course-based learning with practical, relevant project experience to meet a community-defined need.
What's Included
Tuition
Housing
Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
Orientation – an introduction to Spanish culture, your academic program, and the city, plus practical information about living in your host city
Full-time program leadership and support in your host city
Field trips and cultural activities
Overnight study tours
Insurance and other travel benefits, with CIEE iNext
24/7 emergency on-site support
1 out of 3 CIEE students receives a scholarship - get yours!
GAIN Travel Grants - up to $2,000 toward travel costs guaranteed to all Pell-elgible students.
Gilman Go Global Grants - $2,500/semester and $1,000/summer, guaranteed to all Gilman applications.
Merit-Based Scholarships - $2,500/semester and $750/summer, awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.
Minority Serving Institutions (MIS) Grant - $2,000/semester and $500/summer, guaranteed to all students attending MSIs.
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CIEE Global Institute – Madrid : Open Campus Program
We’re pleased to offer semester pricing for open campus programs starting at $17,850. CIEE is committed to preparing global citizens for today’s workforce and tackling the barriers that prevent students from studying abroad. Providing affordable programs is key to these efforts, and supports our pledge to Generation Study Abroad™.
Design the ideal study abroad experience with unmatched flexibility to meet requirements for your degree and pursue other interests at the CIEE Global Institute in London. The CIEE London Open Campus model features an innovative block system that offers three six-week blocks in the fall and spring semesters. Choose two or three blocks to select the right balance of intensive study and cultural engagement for you, select your academic track from five options, then choose your electives from our wide range of courses and subject areas.
Each CIEE course includes 45 contact hours for a recommended 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours. Enriching academic study tours, excursions, and other special activities are designed around each academic track. It all adds up to a uniquely flexible, immersive, and challenging academic experience.
Choose from the following academic tracks:Business
Communications, Journalism, and New Media
Health Sciences
International Relations and Political Science
Literature and Culture
Enhance your academic program with:Internships
Directed Independent Research
Service-Learning Projects
The block system provides maximum flexibility for U.S. students, including students from schools that operate on quarter or trimester systems. While most students will choose three consecutive blocks for a total of 18 weeks of study, students can opt for two consecutive blocks for a total of 12 weeks of study. In the later case, students complete four courses for a recommended 12 semester / 18 quarter hours.
This approach allows CIEE London Open Campus students to select all of their courses from the wide range of CIEE offerings or choose a combination of CIEE courses and courses at one of our four London partner-universities, where they can learn alongside British students.
Find out more.
Please check the CIEE website for final program dates, and speak with your CIEE Study Abroad Advisor prior to booking airfare.
