The Toledo program will run during both spring and summer of academic year 2012-2013. 

The Ohio University Department of Modern Languages is offered in association with the Universidad Castilla-La Mancha. Students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in Spanish culture while living in Toledo. This incredibly historic and stunningly beautiful city, for many centuries the capital of Spain, still retains much of its medieval architecture and narrow winding streets. It is said that every stone has a story to tell and yet it is only 30 minutes by train from modern Madrid.

Program length
Spring semester: Dates will correspond closely with the academic calendar in Athens.

Summer session: May 12 - June 22, 2013.

Eligibility and selection process
The program is open to undergraduate students who have completed SPAN 2120 or equivalent (by the semester before departure) with a 3.0 average and are in good academic standing. Students who have a judicial record and will be on probation for a judicial offense at any point during the program may petition to study abroad. Click here to read the entire judicial policy.  This program is NOT available to NON-OHIO students.


Excursions
Past excursions have included visits to the Alcazar and Roman aqueduct in Segovia, trips into Madrid and Cuenca, as well as exploration of Toledo and its surroundings.  Excursions may vary by term.

Application deadlines
Check specific deadlines. Please note that many scholarship deadlines fall before the program deadline.

Living arrangements
Students will live with host families.

Courses and credits
During their stay, students take four language courses including ML2910.  During the summer, students take three Spanish courses and ML2910.

*A selection of the following courses will be available:

• ML 2910 Field Study in Spain
• SPAN 3110 Advanced Conversation and Composition I
• SPAN 3120 Advanced Conversation and Composition II
• SPAN 3348 Spanish Civilization and Culture
• SPAN 3460 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
• SPAN 3550 Introduction to Literature
• SPAN 4375 History of Art in Spain
• SPAN 4437 Applied Phonetics
• SPAN 4439 Modern Spanish Usage
• SPAN 4441 Stylisics
• SPAN 4513 Survey of Spanish American Literature I
• SPAN 4558 Don Quixote
• SPAN 4565 20th Century Spanish Literature
• SPAN 4900 Special Topics
• SPAN 4930 Independent Study in Spanish

All courses will be taught by Ohio University and Universidad Castilla-La Mancha faculty. Courses are subject to change.

Cost
Please see student budget worksheet for the spring program.

Please see student budget worksheet for the summer program.

Scholarships
The Department of Modern Languages offers merit-based scholarships up to $500 to students with a 3.0 minimum GPA participating in faculty-led study abroad programs for 5 weeks or more. For more information, download the form here: DML Study Abroad Scholarship 2013

About Toledo
Located in central Spain, about 20 minutes from Madrid by high-speed train, Toledo is the capital of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. With a population of 75,578 people, Toledo’s historic core retains its impressive medieval architecture and narrow winding streets, giving you the feel of having stepped back into the Middle Ages.  

Many famous people and artists were born or lived in this city, including poet Garcilaso de la Vega, King Alfonso X, and painter El Greco.   In 1986 UNESCO declared the city a World Heritage Site for its extensive cultural and monumental heritage. Toledo has figured prominently in Spanish history: sites for the Visigothic Councils, one of the former capitals of the Spanish Empire, and a place of coexistence of Christian, Jewish and Moorish cultures.   One can see the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca, the Synagogue of El Tránsito, and the Mosque of Cristo de la Luz, testimony to the harmonious co-existence of three different religions and cultures.  

Toledo had large communities of Muslims and Jews until they were expelled from Spain in 1492. It still contains important religious monuments. Toledo was famed for its production of steel and especially of swords and the city is still a center for the manufacture of knives and other steel implements.   Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.  

Student Testimonials
Qué Guay Winter 2012

Qué Guay Spring 2012

Additional Information on Spain
To learn more about this study abroad destination, please visit the CIA World Factbook. 

Health and safety
Ohio University Office of Education Abroad suggests you follow the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control for healthy travel to your destination: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/list.aspx. Please familiarize yourself with these recommendations and requirements prior to applying to a program.

Refer to the State Department site for information related to safety and security at this destination: http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html.


Entry and exit requirements
U.S. citizens are required to have a valid U.S. passport when traveling outside of the United States.  If you plan to study or travel abroad in the next year, apply for your passport now.

Some countries also require a visa to legally enter and reside in the country. Entry and exit requirements for this country can be found at http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html.

US citizens won’t need a visa or other special documents to enter the country for the length of this program.  You may need to show sufficient funds to support yourself while in-country.  Please also note that visa requirements may vary if you plan to stay in the country longer than the program dates or travel to other countries during or after the program.  Please familiarize yourself with these recommendations and requirements prior to applying to a program.

For more specific visa related information please visit OEA's Visa Information Page.

Information for NON-US citizens can be found here. 

For more information contact:
Office of Education Abroad
Walter International Education Center
Tel: 740-593-4583