Rice in Spain Madrid

This study abroad program provides Rice students with 6 credit hours that can count toward their major or minor in Spanish and Portuguese. Directed by Rice’s own Luis Duno-Gottberg, undergraduates spend five weeks in Madrid, normally from late May to early July, where they take one advanced course on Spanish culture and society and a second course in the form of a part-time internship at a Spanish company or NGO. Students will be placed in their internships based on skills, interests, and professional goals, with possibilities ranging from finance and banking to education as well as social and health services. While in Madrid, students are provided with home-stays for the duration of the program with carefully pre-screened Spanish families, and there is also a range of weekly cultural activities and field trips.

The program is open to students of any Rice major. Interested students should be able to communicate above Intermediate II level Spanish, and preference is given to students registered in an upper-level Spanish class at Rice during the preceding Fall semester. Scholarships are available to offset the program costs, and students who receive need-based aid during the academic year are eligible to receive financial aid for summer coursework. Pell Grant recipients may apply for Pell grant funds toward summer session costs. Interested students should contact Luis Duno-Gottberg.

Madrid: Important Dates