Welcome to SAS

UNC-CINECU Offerings

Below are the courses that may be offered for SAS students. NOTE: Not all classes will be offered.

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SEVI 410 – CONTEMPORARY SPANISH SOCIETY / La sociedad española contemporánea

An introduction to issues in contemporary Spain: politics, nationalism and cultural diversity, gender issues, immigration, the arts. Topics on contemporary Spain are complemented by lectures and on-site visits to the major monuments of Sevilla, Cordoba, and Granada.

**This class is required for all new students in the Specialized Area Studies Program during the month before classes begin at the Universidad de Sevilla.

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SEVI 425 SPAIN TODAY / España Inmediata

An historical analysis and contextualization of daily occurrences in Spain. This course renders special attention to Spanish political, social and economic situation, and the analysis of its international relations (mainly European Union, Arab countries, Latin America countries and U.S.A.). Also it analyzes topics such as the relations between the Catholic Church and the State, the Spanish nationalisms or immigration.

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SEVI 435 SPAIN AND ISLAM / España ante el Islam

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

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SEVI 455 THE EUROPEAN UNION / La Unión Europea

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.

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SEVI 372 – SPANISH LITERATURE FROM 1700 TO THE PRESENT / Literatura Española desde 1700 hasta actualidad

A survey of Spanish literature from 1700 to the present.

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Universidad de Sevilla – Cursos Regulares

Students in the Specialized Area Studies (SAS) program may choose courses from the regular offerings of most of the facultades of the Universidad de Sevilla. Note that the “curso” (i.e., Curso 1°) refers to the year of the course in the Spanish curriculum (1° = ‘first year’, 2° = ‘second year’, 3° = ‘third year’, etc). The higher the course, the more background information you will be expected to know.

The Universidad de Sevilla is in the process of adapting the curriculum to the Bologna Agreement.  This curriculum change means that some classes will be off limits to you because students are not allowed to mix the classes in the old and new system.  When you look at the class schedules (horarios) for each facultad, you should look at the schedules for the GRADO.  The classes in the LICENCIATURAS level are not open to you.
In order to select courses, you will need to obtain the list of courses offered for the particular facultad in which you are interested. There is no central registration system or course listing, so you will have to check each facultad separately.

Instructions on finding course schedules and syllabi:
You should look for course information on the website of Universidad de Sevilla, www.us.es.

By clicking on Centros y departamentos, then Centros Propios you will arrive at a list of all the escuelas and facultades of the Universidad de Sevilla. Click on the escuela or facultad then on Direccion de Internet to go to the homepage for the facultad. Not all will have the course listing and syllabi online. A syllabus is called a programa, so a list of the course syllabi may be called “Programas de las asignaturas”. Schedules and syllabi may normally be found under headings such as, Docencia or Ordenación Docente.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

1. There are year long and semester-long classes.  When looking at schedules, only the classes taught in the semester in which you are studying are available to you.  Depending on the facultad they will denote whether a class is first semester, second semester, or year-long in different ways.  You should look for 1ºC, primer cuatrimestre, 1C, or C1 when searching for first semester (Fall) classes. Spring semester students will look for 2ºC, segundo cuatrimestre, 2C or C2.

2. When choosing classes remember that the different facultades are spread throughout the city and are not located on one central campus like at UNC.  You will need to take this into account if you are interested in a class in Filologia from 10-11 am, and another class in Empresariales from 11-12.  These are not in the same building and you will not be able to take the classes back to back.  However, there is an exception.  Filologia and Geografía e Historia share a building and you would be able to take classes in those facultades back to back.

Websites for some facultades at the Universidad de Sevilla:

Facultad de Bellas Artes, Fine arts, drawing, painting

**You must be a Studio Art major in order to take classes in this facultad.

Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales: Business Administration, Economics, Marketing

Facultad de Ciencias del Trabajo, Labor Relations, Human Resources, etc.

Facultad de Ciencias de Educación, Pedagogy, Early Childhood Education, Physical Education

*Scroll down to Grados impartidos and click on the course of study in which you are interested.

Facultad de Comunicación, Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations, Audiovisual Communication

Facultad de Derecho

Facultad de Filología: Literature, Language, Linguistics

*Spanish language and Literature classes are under Filolofía Hispánica. Most students choose classes from Filología Hispánica for Spanish major and minor credit. However, you are also allowed to take classes in the other departments.

**NOTE: The semester and year-long classes are both included in these schedules. If you find a class that interests you, you will need to double check the syllabus to make sure it isn’t a year-long course.

*Scroll down to Grados impartidos and click on the course of study in which you are interested.

Facultad de Filosofía

Facultad de Geografía e Historia: Anthropology, Geography, History, Art History classes

**Due to high demand in this facultad, 1st year Grado courses are not available. You will only be able to enroll in 2nd year classes and above.

These schedules are more straightforward. When you look at the schedules you will see that to the right of each course title is a column labeled A-C. This tells you the semester in which the course it taught. The information listed to the right of the semester is the classroom, the schedule and the professor.

Programas (Syllabi): Found by clicking on Titulaciones in the list at the top and then Plan de Estudios under each degree track.

Facultad de Psicología

Registration

You will not register for classes until you arrive in Sevilla. An academic meeting will be held to provide you with more information on the registration process.

Registration Deadlines

The SAS Course Registration Form should be submitted to the office at EUSA by:

*The actual dates will be confirmed by the on-site staff once you arrive in Sevilla.

The drop deadline for courses depends on when regular university courses at the Universidad de Sevilla begin. You will be informed of the deadline well in advance.

Course Load

You will earn 15-18 credit hours for the semester as follows:

In the SAS program students usually enroll in a minimum five courses in a given semester. This is normally 15 credit hours. However, a few courses are worth four credit courses which could raise your total credit hours to 16 or 17 hours. The specific number and types of courses you take will depend on your personal linguistic and academic preparation and needs:

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.

Note that:

If you are given a “no presentado” in a course because you stopped attending a course in which you were registered and failed to make the change in your UNC registration, you will be given a failing grade on your official program transcript. Credit for a failed class will not be transferred, but record of the course and grade will remain on your program transcript.

Non-UNC students should be aware of their home institution’s policy regarding courses and credit hours.

Course Information

For regular university courses you can usually obtain a course description/syllabus online on the website for a particular “facultad”. This description/syllabus should be kept with any written work you do for the course in case your home university asks for documentation concerning course content. See “Universidad de Sevilla” under “Course Offerings” for information on how to navigate that website.

Student evaluations from previous years are available at the office in EUSA. As in most universities, course quality is often tied to the professor. Student evaluations are a good source of information on an individual professor’s performance. Note that course’s content and grading system may change with a change in professor.

Class Attendance

Although different university professors will have different rules concerning class attendance, you are expected to attend classes on a regular basis, take all exams as scheduled by the professor, and turn in written work as required for the individual course. In no case will the UNC-CINECU 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:

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 in order to receive UNC transfer equivalency (TREQ) credit. Please refer to Credit Information Sheet on the UNC Study Abroad website.

PROGRAM IN LANGUAGE, SOCIETY, & CULTURAL STUDIES – Course Listing and Equivalencies.

For information on general education and Spanish requirements, please refer to the Credit Information section of the Sevilla Program brochure found on the UNC Study Abroad website.