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• Visit the Hamilton
College Academic Year in Spain site.
The Academic Year in Spain was established in 1974 to
offer the highest possible academic standards (i.e., distinguished
professors, small classes and the speaking of Spanish
only), along with careful attention to the intellectual,
cultural and social needs of each student.
Directors-in-residence are drawn from
Hamilton, Williams and Swarthmore
colleges. The program is administered at
Hamilton by a general director and by the
Programs Abroad Committee of the
Department of Romance Languages. Also
affiliated with the program are Amherst
and Haverford colleges.
All courses are taught entirely in
Spanish and encompass a wide variety of
linguistic and cultural areas, including
advanced language, the art of translation,
the history of Spanish art, cinema,
analysis of poetic texts, Cervantes,
contemporary theater, nine-teenth and
twentieth century narrative, contemporary
Spanish and Latin American history, the
economy of Spain, anthropology, sociology,
contemporary Spanish politics, folklore
and music, and the role of Spain within
the current European context. The courses
are given by members of the Facultad de
Filosofia y Letras of the Universidad
Complutense de Madrid or by other
authorities in the field of letters,
history, social science or the arts.
Language and civilization classes form
part of a fall orientation program in the
northern coast village of Comillas, while
a similar arrangement for spring students
takes place in the town of Nerja on the
southern coast. Frequent group excursions
to all parts of Spain serve to complement
the rich academic and social opportunities
of the capital city.
The program is open to sophomores,
juniors and first-semester seniors.
Although it is in principle a full-year
program, application may be made for
either the fall or spring sessions. To be
eligible, students must normally have
completed at least one 200-level Spanish
course and have a strong academic
average.
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