Organization of the short-term unit.

1. On-Campus study (April 26 to May 7)

Students will write two essays of three pages on the subject and readings assigned to each of them by the instructors.

Classes will meet five times a week, 4 hours a day (two in the morning, two in the afternoon)

The languages of the course will be English and Spanish.

Morning sessions in Spanish are for students who wish to count this short term unit as a component of their Spanish major or Spanish secondary concentration. They will be conducted by Professor Fra Molinero.

2. Off -campus visit to Spain and Morocco (May 8 to May 26).

Students will keep a travel journal with daily entries. Every two days there will be morning or evening sessions to discuss some of the issues addressed in the entries.

Complementary readings will be assigned during the travel period.

The visits to cities, monuments and institutions will be complemented with a series of scheduled lectures by local scholars and artists both in Spain and Morocco.

3. Grading Method:

2 short essays 30 %

2 presentations (once a week) 20 %

Participation and attendance 20 %

Travel journal 30 %

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