Salamanca Programme

All information contained in the current Universidad de Salamanca brochure is available, in English and Spanish,  online at www.usal.es/cursosinternacionales. 

Dalhousie student Eve Court takes a side trip to Barcelona while studying at the Universidad de Salamanca.

The Salamanca Programme is a special inter-disciplinary program designed to allow Dalhousie students to undertake both an intensive study of the Spanish language and classes in Spanish culture.

Students who've taken advantage of the program sing its praises.

"Dalhousie's Spanish and Latin American Studies Department provided me with an incredible opportunity -- studying in three different countries over the course of one undergraduate degree!  My second year was spent at the University of Salamanca, where I took the skills I acquired at Dal and put them to work in Spain.  It is remarkable how rapidly my Spanish improved in two short semesters.  By the end of the year, I not only the possessed language skills to cope with any situation, I had also made lasting friendships with people from every corner of the globe.  With 30,000 students in a city of just over 150,000, Salamanca's university is its city, and international students make up a significant portion of its population. 

My experiences in the two counties were very different and I feel privileged to have lived and studied in both the Old and New Worlds of the Spanish Empire.
"In order to participate in the program, students must normally have completed intermediate Spanish (SPAN 2020.06) with at least a B standing. The program takes place during the fall or winter term, and is offered at the Universidad de Salamanca, founded in 1218. The university is located in Salamanca, considered one of Europe's most spectacular Renaissance cities. Nicknamed  La Ciudad Dorada — the golden city — Salamanca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Dalhousie University grants three full credits to those students who successfully complete their classes in Spain. Students will register via Letter of Permission and grades will be entered on a Pass/Fail basis.  Courses will appear on the student's academic record as transfer credits. 

Students must register for the following compulsory course:

Lengua Espanola (1.5 credits)

Students will then select one .5 credit course each from the following three Groups:

Enquires and applications  should be addressed to the coordinator of the program,  Prof. Emilia Santos Montero (emontero@dal.ca) or by telephone at 494-7118.

Click here to download the University of Salamanca 2012 Registration form.

Click here to view the University of Salamanca course descriptions (Fall, 2011).