UNC IN SEVILLA

Spring LSCS Program

Program Overview

The Language, Society, and Cultural Studies (LSCS) program is intended for students who have completed at least Spanish 204 and up to Spanish 261.  Students will take four to five classes in subject areas including Art, Language, Literature, History, and Political Science, etc…  Intermediate COWA classes are taken with other Intermediate students from COWA.

Intermediate students will also have the opportunity to take one course with other international students at the University of Seville (so-called “Cursos concertados” / see below). These courses are offered in a variety of subjects besides Spanish such as: Marketing, Art, Psychology, Sociology, etc… and a good number of them are taught in English.

Year-long students who begin in the LSCS program in the fall semester will move up to the Spanish Advanced Studies (SAS) program for the Spring semester.

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LSCS Course Listing

Students in the LSCS program must take the intensive course, SEVI 255 – Speaking in Seville, at the beginning of the semester and then choose 3 or 4 additional COWA courses (Note: not all classes will be offered every semester).

SEVI 255 — Conversando en Sevilla (curso intensivo)/  Speaking in Seville (intensive course)

This intensive conversation course is designed to get students acquainted with “Sevillian Spanish” and will include several out of the classroom experiential activities so students can explore and experience first-hand how to communicate with local Spaniards.

SEVI 261 — Español avanzado en contexto / Spanish Language in Context

A course that uses literature, film, and culture as a basis for reviewing grammatical concepts, developing writing competency, and improving overall communication skills.

SEVI 301 — Introducción al anàlisis literario y cultural / Introduction to Literary and Cultural Analysis

Prepares students to formulate and communicate critical analyses of literary works in various genres (theater, poetry, essay, narrative, and film), while placing the readings within a cultural context.

SEVI 325 — España inmediata / Spain Today

Historical analysis and contextualization of daily occurrences in Spain. This course renders special attention to the Spanish political, social and economic situation, and the analysis of its international relations (mainly European Union, Arab countries, Latin American countries, and the U.S.A.). It also analyzes topics such as the relations between the Catholic Church and the State, Spanish nationalism, and immigration.

SEVI 331 — España y las Américas / Spain and the Americas

Study of the historical, social, and political consequences of the age of discovery and colonization: Spain at the time of expansion, the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the form and function of colonial government, social unrest, independence, and the decline of Spain.

SEVI 334 — Aspectos globales en la primera cultura transatlántica / Global Issues on the First Trans-Atlantic Culture

This course analyzes how the first transatlantic culture, which originated from the encounter between Europe and the New World in 1492, changed the course of history and the modern world. We will discuss the unfolding of events and ideas that shaped the minds and actions of people from this period while tracing a timeline of events crucial for our understanding of the modern world. We will also explore how the first transatlantic culture based on commerce influenced our modern globalized trade system.

SEVI 335 — España ante el Islam / Spain and Islam

A study of the history, art, and culture of Islam and of Spain and Europe’s relationship with Islam.

SEVI 341 — Arte y cultura española / Art and Culture of Spain

Introduction to the history of Spain and the major styles of Spanish art. Includes visits to monuments and museums.

SEVI 355 — La Unión Europea / The European Union

The history of the development of the European Union with special attention to its current and future political and economic structure, its agencies and institutions, the role of Spain, relations with Latin America, and the future of the Union within the international community.

SEVI 361 — Historia y análisis del cine español / History and Analysis of Spanish Film

A brief tour of the history of Spanish film from its origins through today. This course will analyze films to help students better understand Spanish Society and increase confidence in their ability to communicate (via reading, writing, speaking, and listening) in Spanish.

Intermediate students can also take classes at the University of Seville through their Courses for Foreign Students program (Cursos concertados), organized by the Philology and Geography and History Faculties. These class offerings in Spanish and English cover a wide range of subjects from Spanish language, history, and culture to social psychology, gastronomy, or teaching methodology.
Please consult the list below for a sample of the classes taught this fall and UNC equivalents for courses that were taken in the past.
NOTE: This is a partial list, and classes may change according to the semester or academic year.

Classes taught in Spanish

Facultad de Filología UNC Equivalency
FB-03 FONÉTICA CORRECTIVA Y CONVERSACIÓN / CORRECTIVE PHONETICS AND CONVERSATION TBD
FB-07 MITOS LITERARIOS ESPAÑOLES / SPANISH LITERARY MYTHS
FB-10 CINE ESPAÑOL CONTEMPORÁNEO / CONTEMPORARY SPANISH CINEMA
FB-12 GRAMÁTICA ESPAÑOLA / SPANISH GRAMMAR
FB-17 LITERATURA Y CIUDAD: EL CASO DE SEVILLA / THE CITY CONSTRUCTED IN LITERATURE: THE CASE OF SEVILLE
FB-23 PSICOLOGÍA DE LA PERSUASIÓN EN LOS MASS MEDIA: DE LA PUBLICIDAD A LA PROPAGANDA / PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSUASION IN THE MASS MEDIA: FROM ADVERTISING TO PROPAGANDA
FB-27 LITERATURA Y COCINA. ESCRIBIR, LEER, COCINAR, COMER / LITERATURE AND
CUISINE: READING, WRITING, COOKING, EATING
FB-31 INICIACIÓN A LA TRADUCCIÓN: CULTURA, VOCABULARIO Y PROCESO / INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION: CULTURE, VOCABULARY AND PROCESS
FB-32 ESPAÑOL PROGRESIVO PARA ESTUDIANTES ANGLOPARLANTES / PROGRESSIVE
SPANISH FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS
FB-35 PINTAR LA SEVILLA LITERARIA / PAINTING IN LITERARY SEVILLE
FB-42 APRENDIZAJE DE VOCABULARIO ESPAÑOL / LEARNING SPANISH VOCABULARY
FB-44 LITERATURA HISPANOAMERICANA CONTEMPORÁNEA / CONTEMPORARY SPANISH
AMERICAN LITERATURE
FB-45 LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS A ESTUDIANTES ESPAÑOLES: METODOLOGÍA Y PRÁCTICA / TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPANISH STUDENTS: METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICE
FB-46 PSICOLOGÍA SOCIAL DEL APRENDIZAJE DE LENGUAS/ THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE LEARNING
FB-47 COMPRENDER EL FLAMENCO A TRAVÉS DEL BAILE / UNDERSTANDING FLAMENCO THROUGH DANCE

 

Facultad de Geografía e Historia UNC Equivalency
GB-01 INTRODUCCIÓN A LA HISTORIA DE ESPAÑA CONTEMPORÁNEA / AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY SPAIN TBD
GB-09 EL FLAMENCO: EXPRESIÓN CULTURAL DE ANDALUCÍA / FLAMENCO: AN EXPRESSION OF THE CULTURE OF ANDALUCÍA
GB-17 LA PROYECCIÓN HISTÓRICA DE LAS TRES CULTURAS: CRISTIANOS, MUSULMANES Y JUDÍOS / THE HISTORICAL PROJECTION OF THREE CULTURES: CHRISTIANS, MOSLEMS AND JEWS
GB-18 LA ESPAÑA ACTUAL Y LAS RELACIONES INTERNACIONALES / PRESENT-DAY SPAIN AND THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
GB-19 HISTORIA DE LA ESCLAVITUD EN AMÉRICA LATINA / THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN LATIN AMERICA
GB-24 FOTOGRAFÍA: TEORÍA, HISTORIA Y TÉCNICA FOTOGRÁFICA / PHOTOGRAPHY: THEORY, HISTORY AND ART PHOTOGRAPHY ARTS 105, Photo 1
GB-26 HISTORIA Y CULTURA JUDÍA EN ESPAÑA / JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE WITHIN SPAIN
GB-27 EL VINO EN ESPAÑA: HISTORIA, CULTURA Y ECONOMÍA / WINE IN SPAIN: HISTORY, CULTURE AND ECONOMICS
GB-28 CULTURA DE LA GASTRONOMÍA EN ESPAÑA / CUISINE CULTURE IN SPAIN
GB-29 MUJERES EN LA HISTORIA DE AMÉRICA / WOMEN IN THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA
GB-30 LA MUJER EN EL ARTE: VISIONES DESDE LA DIFERENCIA Y LA IGUALDAD / WOMAN IN ART: VISIONS FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF DIFFERENCE AND EQUALITY
GB-35 CULTURA Y TRADICIONES EN ANDALUCÍA / CULTURE AND TRADITIONS IN ANDALUSIA
GB-38 PATRIMONIO HISTÓRICO-ARTÍSTICO DE SEVILLA / SEVILLA’S HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE
GB-39 LA UNIÓN EUROPEA ANTE LOS RETOS POLÍTICOS, SOCIO-ECONÓMICOS Y TERRITORIALES DEL SIGLO XXI / THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE FACE OF THE POLITICAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC, AND TERRITORIAL CHALLENGES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

 

Classes taught in English

Faculty of Philology: Contemporary Hispanic Studies  UNC Equivalency
FS-02 CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION IN SPANISH
FS-06 GENDER VIEWS IN CONTEMPORARY SPANISH LITERATURE AND CINEMA
FS-07 INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH CULTURAL STUDIES
FS-09 MUSIC AND SOCIETY: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF FLAMENCO
FS-12 PROGRESSIVE SPANISH FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS
FS-14 PAINTING IN LITERARY SEVILLE
FS-15 PHOTOGRAPHING THE LITERARY SEVILLA
FS-17 TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPANISH STUDENTS: METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICE
FS-19 THE IMAGE OF SPAIN THROUGH FILM AND DIGITAL FICTION
FS-20 LITERATURE AND COOKERY: WRITING, READING, COOKING AND EATING

 

Faculty of Geography and History: Contemporary Hispanic Studies UNC Equivalency
GS-01 SPAIN’S CLASSICAL HERITAGE: BETWEEN HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY
GS-02 CONTEMPORARY SPAIN: ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT
GS-05 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
GS-06 SPANISH CUISINE, SPANISH CUISINES
GS-07 PHOTOGRAPHY: THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
GS-10 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (LECTURES)
GS-11 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (LAB)
GS-12 WINE IN SPAIN: HISTORY AND WINE TASTING
GS-13 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
GS-14 SEVILLA’S HISTORICAL-ARTISTIC HERITAGE
GS-15 SPANISH ART

 

This PDF provided by the University of Seville contains the list of classes, syllabi, and other information about the Courses for Foreign Students (Cursos Concertados) program. 

Academic Info

Registration Deadlines

You will register for classes before arriving in Sevilla. You will be allowed to make changes to your schedule during the first week of classes.

Course Load

The minimum number of credit hours per semester is 12.

Notes on Registration

As is true for registration at your home college or university, it is the responsibility of each student to make sure that (s)he has officially registered all course changes with the program.

Class Attendance

You are expected to attend classes regularly, take all exams as scheduled by the professor, and turn in written work as required for the individual course. In no case will the COWA staff come to your defense if you receive a low grade in a course due to your failure to attend class or to turn in written work.

You should also be aware that:

  • Traveling is an educational experience, but you are expected to schedule your traveling around your academic needs, not vice versa. If you are out of town and in the process miss an exam or fail to turn in written work, you will receive an “F” for that portion of your grade.
  • To receive credit for a course, you must be in Sevilla for the entire semester and take the final exam at the end of the course. If you decide to drop out of the program before the completion of a semester, you will receive no credit for courses that you began but did not finish.
  • If you miss a final exam due to illness or other legitimate reason, you are expected to reschedule the exam with the professor and remain in Sevilla until you complete the requirements for the course. It will not be possible to make up work in the U.S.
  • Under no circumstances will the final exam of any LSCS course be given before the official published exam schedule.

Grades

All grades (notas, calificaciones) in courses will be based either on a number scale (1-10, 10 being the highest grade) or the words sobresaliente, notable, aprobado, suspenso. Students will need to receive a grade of 5 or aprobado to receive credit at UNC. The grades you earn will not count towards your GPA unless you receive a failing grade. Failing grades will be calculated into your UNC GPA as an F. Please refer to the credit information on the UNC Study Abroad website.

Calendars and Schedules

UNC LSCS Spring 2025

Sábado, 11 de enero Llegada de los estudiantes a Sevilla,

Cada estudiante irá directamente a la casa de su familia española.

Domingo, 12 de enero Cena de bienvenida en restaurante Barrabar´s (8:30pm)
Lunes, 13 de enero Comienzo de las clases de COWA / Orientación en COWA (4pm)
Lunes, 20 de enero Comienzo de las clases de EUSA y la Universidad de Sevilla*
Jueves 20 – sábado 22 febrero  Viaje a Madrid
Viernes, 28 de febrero Día de Andalucía (festivo – no hay clases)
Viernes 14 – domingo 16 marzo Viaje a Córdoba y Granada
Domingo, 13 de abril – Domingo, 20 de abril Semana Santa (festivo – no hay clases)
Jueves, 1 de mayo Día del Trabajo (festivo – no hay clases)
Lunes, 5 de mayo – Domingo, 11 de mayo Feria de Sevilla (festivo – no hay clases)
Viernes, 3 de mayo / Semana del 6 de mayo Finalizan todas las clases de COWA  /  Semana de exámenes finales de COWA de primavera
TBD Finalizan las clases de EUSA y Univ. Sevilla*/ Comienzan los exámenes finales de primavera de EUSA y Univ. Sevilla
Viernes, 9 de mayo Final del programa de LSCS de primavera
Jueves, 19 de junio Corpus Christi (festivo – no hay clases)

UNC LSCS Spring 2025 – Orientation

Sábado, 11 de enero Llegada de los estudiantes a Sevilla
Cada estudiante irá directamente a la casa de su familia española
Domingo, 12 de enero
Cena de bienvenida en restaurante Barrabar´s (8:30pm)
Lunes, 13 de enero Primer día de clases de COWA

4pm Programa de orientación general en COWA
TBA Reunión académica LSCS

UNC LSCS Spring 2025 – Visits and Excursions

The following visits are mandatory for all students:

Antiquarium y mercado de la Encarnación 24 de enero 10:15am
Catedral de Sevilla   6 de febrero TBD
Parroquia del Divino Salvador   11 de febrero TBD
Viaje a Madrid Jueves 20-Sábado 22 de febrero TBD
Reales Alcázares de Sevilla 4 de marzo TBD
Viaje a Córdoba y Granada Viernes 14-Domingo 16 de marzo TBD
Actividades Adicionales
Visita a fábrica de aceite Basilippo 25 de marzo TBD
Visita a Bodegas Osborne 04 de abril TBD
Clase de cocina 11 de abril TBD
Clase de sevillana semana del 28 de abril TBD
Show flamenco y cena de despedida  30 de abril TBD

COURSE SCHEDULE: Click for the COWA LSCS Spring 2025 Course Schedule

COWA EXAM SCHEDULE SPRING 2025: TBA

INFORMATION AND POST-ACCEPTANCE FORMS

  • Duration: early January – mid May
  • Requirements: must have taken through Spanish 204 and meet GPA requirement (2.9 cumulative GPA)
  • Housing: Homestay with Spanish host family
  • Academic Credit: LSCS students will take a minimum of 12 credit hours of COWA LSCS pre-approved courses with other program participants.  All LSCS courses will count as transfer-credit for UNC, which means that they will not count towards the students´ GPA at UNC.

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POST-ACCEPTANCE FORMS