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The Tufts-in-Madrid program, which includes options in Madrid and in Alcalá, is designed as a one-year program of academic study. Students are strongly urged to stay for the full academic year, but students who are unable to go for the full academic year may apply to attend the fall (in Alcalá only) or spring semester (in either location). Preference is given to students who apply for the full year. The program is run jointly with Skidmore-in-Madrid.

Since the restoration of democracy in Spain in 1977, Madrid, the country’s capital, has become an exciting cultural, political, and commercial center in Western Europe. It harbors a wealth of historical, architectural, and artistic treasures to be discovered and enjoyed. Situated in the center of the Iberian peninsula, the city offers easy access to all of the country’s regions and provides the opportunity to become acquainted with a cross section of Spain’s diverse cultural heritage. Tufts University has enjoyed an exchange relationship with the Autonomous University of Madrid since 1985 and with the University of Alcalá since the fall of 2000.

The Autonomous University of Madrid, where one of the full-year and spring semester programs take place, was founded in 1970 and is located about nine miles outside the city limits in Cantoblanco. Special bus and train transportation is available between the city and the university. The U.A.M. offers a large selection of courses including Spanish language, literature, linguistics, history, geography, economics, business, law, political science, archaeology, Arab studies, Asian studies, sociology, art history, education, and psychology.

The Tufts-in-Madrid program facility is situated in downtown Madrid and houses the administrative offices, classrooms, and study rooms for student use. The Spanish Language and Civilization courses, which are designed specifically for the program students, are held at the program center, as is the lecture series scheduled each semester to acquaint students with leading figures of Spain’s cultural and political life. The center is equipped with video equipment for viewing Spanish films, plays, and documentaries, three computers and a printer for student use and a small library to supplement the university libraries.

Official Tufts in Madrid website: http://uss.tufts.edu/studyabroad/programsTufts/madrid/madrid_index.asp