Barcelona: Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
CIEE Barcelona Business and Culture
Fall: Mid-August - Late December
Spring: Early January - Early May
Undergraduate Affiliated Program
The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) study center in Barcelona offers students the chance to experience study abroad in Spain with little or no Spanish fluency. The host institution Escola Superior de Comerç Internacional (ESCI) was created in 1993 by the Catalan government as the business school for Universitat Pompeu Fabra, although they are considerred separately now. Its 300 students focus on International Business.
Barcelona is a Mediterranean city of history and culture in the Catalan region of Spain with a tradition of initiative, hard work, and creativity. The innovations of modern times have constructed an utterly unique city with a personality that is all its own. The official languages are Catalan and Castilian Spanish.
The CIEE program includes organized cultural activities such as museums, cathedrals, and the port, company visits, local excursions to places such as Girona, Monserrat, Ampurias, and Tarragona, and field trips to locations such as Madrid, Andalusia, or Spain's northern coast.
Language requirement and courses
Courses are taught in English with additional courses in Spanish for students with sufficient fluency. Receive UW residence credits and grades. Starting fall 2007, a 4 credit Spanish language course beginning before the regular semester and continuing through the semester is required. Students receive credit for the next Spanish course in the language sequence. Students also take one culture course and choose 3 business courses. Students with upper level language skills are to take courses in Spanish.
This is a new program and we are currently getting courses equated. We will update this site as information becomes available. Course offerings are available on the CIEE website.
This list is subject to change. Due to circumstances beyond our control such as enrollment limitations, time conflicts and course cancellations, International Programs cannot guarantee that participants will be admitted to their first choice of courses.
Fall 2009 courses: in English GenBus 365; IB 365, 420; MHR 403 423; MKT 300, 365, 420; Hist 223
Spring 2010 courses: in English Gen Bus 365; IB 365, 420; MHR 305, 365, 403, 423; MKT 365, 420; Hist 223
* UW's finance department expects that you meet UW pre-requisites in order to comprehend your finance course taken abroad and to prepare for future UW finance courses.
The course equivalency database shows Barcelona courses that have been equated and their UW equivalents.
Internship Students with at least 5 semesters of college Spanish may choose to do an internship with 3 academic credits of IB 399.
Housing
CIEE will arrange Spanish homestays or Residencias. Homestays provide breakfast and dinner. Students in Residencias are responsible for their own meals.
Costs and scholarships
The following are estimates only. Costs are subject to change. Estimates noted with an asterisk (*) were calculated based on an exchange rate of $1 = 0.73 euro.
This is an affiliated program and not exchange. Your tuition bill from the UW will be 0. Details about financial aid and additional scholarships are available.
Estimates are based on information from the CIEE Barcelona website for 2009-2010. Semesters in Barcelona are approximately four months.
CIEE fee (tuition, housing, most meals, social program) Fall 2009 $14,345 Spring 2010 $14,725 Year 2009-2010 $25,840
UW program fee: $350
UW-mandated health insurance: $37/month, no partials i.e. (March 15 - May 30 is 3 months)
Meals for Residencia students: $2000, for Homestay: $750
Books and supplies*: $300
Local transportation*: $400
Visa fee: $100 - $400
Roundtrip travel: $1000 ( estimate)
Entertainment and vacation travel vary widely
Advice from past participants
Read reports from the Barcelona students or those at Seville for an idea about life with CIEE in Spain.
Applying
Application to this program does not guarantee admission. Minimum requirements are a 3.0 GPA, 54 credits earned by the time you go abroad, and 9 credits in business and/or economics.
The application deadline is March 1 for programs beginning the following academic year. Applications are first available at a February information session. If space remains for spring semester, the application process will re-open in September with an early October deadline. Dates and applications are available online.
Web pages
CIEE promotional and predeparture information
For admitted students
Predeparture Information: Barcelona
While abroad website