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SPAIN: Argument, Advocacy, & Museum Studies

Term To Study: January Term 2020
Application Deadline: Oct 12, 2019
Program Starts: Dec 28, 2019
Program Ends: Jan 11, 2020
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $3,275
Program Locations: Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Toledo
Contact Phone: 434-544-8788
Contact Name: Study Abroad Office
Contact Email: studyabroad@lynchburg.edu
What is Included: Estimated trip fee includes: international airfare, ground transportation, housing, breakfast daily, some meals, entry fees to program required sites, tour guides, tips, 24 hour assistance, and international insurance for medical emergencies, accidents, evacuation and repatriation.

*Estimated trip fee may change due to fluctuating cost of airfare, foreign currency exchange rates, and number of students enrolled in the trip.
*$500 non-refundable deposit is required by the deadline listed on the left side of the page. This is credited towards the overall trip fee. The deposit is refundable only if the university cancels the trip.
What is not Included: Tuition, passport fees, extra luggage fees (if exceeding airline allowance), trip insurance, meals except for those listed above/ on the itinerary, spending money of personal nature such as, but not limited, to phone service, laundry, souvenirs, bank transaction fees, etc. If your program requires courses before the start of the trip, your university meal plan will not be able to be used after the end of the normal semester.
Estimated Costs: Tuition is billed separately. Per credit cost is $540. With the Experiential Learning Grant applied (50% off tuition), tuition for 6 credits is $1620. All students are eligible for this grant.
Program Description

Study Abroad in Madrid, Seville,Toledo, and Barcelona. Students will have the opportunity to study and apply directly the conceptual tools studied in the course to understand culture, communication theory, how culture influences communication, and the process of communication between people from different cultures, including the rules and norms relating to verbal and nonverbal language. Additionally, students will explore some of the extraordinary the museums that these locations have to offer. Values and communication systems of the U.S. will be compared and contrasted with values and communication systems in Spain between Central, Southern, and Northern regions.

Courses:
COMM 101 - successful completion counts as a general education requirement for oral communication
MST 377

Faculty Program Leader:
Dr. Paula Youra (Youra@lynchburg.edu or 434-544-8178)
Dr. Barbara Rothermel (Rothermel@lynchburg.edu or 434-544-8343)

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Capital: Madrid
Per-capita GDP: $ 31000
Size: 505370 km2
Time Zone: (GMT + 01:00 hour) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

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