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Consortium For Advanced Studies in Barcelona (CASB)
Barcelona, Spain
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OverviewThe Consortium for Advanced Studies in Barcelona (CASB) offers a full-immersion program designed to accommodate students in any major with advanced Spanish or Catalan skills. Students are immersed in the local university environment and take their courses at one or more of the Consortium’s four distinguished partner universities: the Universitat de Barcelona (UB), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and the Universitat Polytechnica de Catalunya (UPC).The combined course offerings of these four universities offer students a vast array of opportunities in the humanities, social sciences, physical and natural sciences, engineering, and the arts. All students also attend a Language and Culture Pro-Seminar Course during the first three weeks of the program which provided basic Catalan instruction, Spanish review, an overview of Spanish history and culture as well as a variety of excursions and activities. Comprehensive student services support the academic and social experience. Students can participate in the fall, spring or full academic year. The consortium includes Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Northwestern, Princeton and Stanford.
BarcelonaBarcelona is a beautiful and cosmopolitan city on the coast of Spain. As the heart of Catalonia, it is a bilingual city in which students will not only be able to hone their Spanish (Castillian) language skills, but also begin to gain proficiency in Catalan. With a population of over 5 million people and an impressive array of museums, architecture (including the famous Gaudi), art and entertainment, Barcelona is one of the most important cultural centers of Spain but of Europe as a whole.Prerequisites
EligibilityAll students should consult the OGP eligibility page to ensure that they meet all specific academic requirements for each school (CC, GS, SEAS) to study abroad. Academic Program
The typical course load each semester consists of three university courses plus two courses offered by the Consortium Center. Please note, the semester carries a total credit load of 19-20 Columbia credits. Note for spring semester students: Students may select UB, UAB, and UPC courses. UPF courses are not available to spring-term-only students. Host InstitutionsUniversitat de Barcelona (UB) was founded in 1455. With over 75 undergraduates degrees offered and 70,000 students, UB is the largest of the ten universities in Catalonia and the second largest in Spain.Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) was established in 1968. UAB is a top notch research university able to accomodate student interest in the humanities and arts, social sciences, health sciences, and experimental and technical sciences. Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) is a relatively new university have just been established twenty years ago (in 1990). UPF is significantly smaller than either UB or UAB and focuses on social, natural and technical sciences. Students with a strong interest in taking courses in the sciences should considering attending the program either in the fall only or full-year. Students in the spring-only program can not take courses at UPF. Universitat Politechnica de Catalunya (UPC) is joining CASB as a host institute in fall of 2011. UPC focuses on engineering and applied sciences giving students interested in all fields of engineering, health sciences and the more technical sides of the arts such as architecture and audio/visual engineering a unique opportunity to study in Spain. CoursesStudents take courses at both the CASB center as well as in the local university system. All students MUST take the Language and Culture Pro Seminar Course.CASB center courses: SPAN 1991/2: Language and Culture Pro Seminar Course, 4 credits This is a mandatory course delivered to CASB students. The first 45 of 60 contact hours of the proseminar take place during the first three weeks of the program prior to the start of university courses. The other 15 contact hours include educational activities and excursions that take place throughout the semester. The course will be geared toward preparing advanced Spanish and /or Catalan language students to function well in the academic and social context of Barcelona. Content: The orientation will be conducted in Castellano and will provide an introduction to Catalan history and culture, grounding it in Spanish history and culture, with excursions throughout the city and region to highlight the course content. This will be a single course with three basic elements:
Other courses offered by the CASB center in the past:*
Supervised study in the Spanish university system Students must take at least three courses from one or more of the Spanish host universities. Students have taken courses ranging from Spanish linguistics, to Victimology, to Industrial Design, to European Politics. Course are available for a wide variety of disciplines. For more details about which subjects and courses are available during which terms, see the CASB site. Grade Conversions
Academic CalendarFall 2013 (TENTATIVE)
*Dates will be confirmed upon acceptance to the program. Fall 2012 - Spring 2013* Fall 2012
*Dates will be confirmed upon acceptance to the program. Spring 2013
*Dates will be confirmed upon acceptance to the program. Trips and ActivitiesEvery semester thematic academic excursions are arranged. In fall 2010 the theme was Muslims, Christians and Jews in Iberian Culture visiting Toledo and Cordoba. In spring 2009, the theme of the excursions focused on one thousand years of art, culture and society in Cataluña.Academic Activities: Students have the option of participating in volunteer work, tutorials, educational practicums, language exchange programs, and other cultural and educational excursions and activities throughout their time in Barcelona. FacultyResident Director:Dr. Juan Jose (Juanjo) Romero Marín is charged with overall responsibility for administering the CASB Center, including day-to-day management, student advising, liaison with the UB, UAB and UPF and supervision of local faculty and staff. Dr. Romero is a native of Barcelona and holds a Ph.D. in Contemporary History from the University of Barcelona. He brings a wealth of on-site program administrative and teaching experience to the CASB program and has collaborated extensively with all three Barcelona partner universities. Student/Academic Support Services Coordinator: Elizabeth (Libby) Turner has lived and worked in Barcelona for eleven years, with a significant portion of this spent directly involved with the management of study abroad programs. She has a thorough familiarity with the socio-political and cultural context of Barcelona and greater Catalonia, and wide-ranging experience in both the academic field and student support services. The Student/Academic Support Services Coordinator works with and under the supervision of the CASB Resident Director to assure the smooth operation of the program and the center on a day-to-day basis. CASB Faculty-in-Residence: Professor Enric Bou (Brown University) Biography available here. HousingStudents have an individual room with a private bath at the Residencia Melon-District Marina that caters to a mixed Spanish and international student population. The single rooms open up to a common living room and kitchens that CASB students share with 10 flatmates (Spanish or other international students), creating an apartment like atmosphere. The facility has basic amenities such as internet, while also providing a swimming pool and access to fitness facilities. Students must sign a housing contract and will be billed directly by Columbia's Office of Global Programs. Tuition and FeesFall 2013-Spring 2014TuitionColumbia students pay regular Columbia tuition. Financial aid, with the exception of federal work study, may be applied to study overseas.
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*Required of any student who withdraws from program once registered. Please click here for full Withdrawal Policy. Fall 2013-Spring 2014TuitionColumbia students pay regular Columbia tuition. Financial aid, with the exception of federal work study, may be applied to study overseas.
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*Required of any student who withdraws from program once registered. Please click here for full Withdrawal Policy. Estimated Additional Costs
Financial Aid and Other FundingFinancial AidAs noted above, Financial aid, with the exception of federal work study, may be applied to study overseas. Please meet with your financial aid adviser as soon as you can to discuss your personal financial situation. ScholarshipsOther ResourcesApplyThe application will be due early September for the spring semester and early March for the fall and full-year program. Application deadline for spring 2014: August 30, 2013
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Contact InformationOffice of Global Programs606 Kent Hall Columbia University 1140 Amsterdam, Mail Code 3948 New York, NY 10027-6902 212-854-2559 Fax: 212-854-5164 ogp@columbia.edu In the event of an emergency after office hours, please contact Columbia University Emergency at 212-854-5555 or Columbia University Security at 212-854-2796.
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