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Spain

Ithaca College has several programs available in Spain --- located in Barcelona, Madrid, Salamanca, Seville, and Valencia.

Barcelona, Madrid and Salamanca --- The College, through its affiliation with IES, offers programs in Barcelona, Madrid and Salamanca. Students who elect to go to either Madrid or Salamanca in the fall semester must have completed four semesters of college-level Spanish or the equivalent. Students who elect to go in the spring semester must have completed five semesters of Spanish. The Barcelona program requires no previous study in Spanish.

Seville --- The College has developed an affiliation with the Center for Cross-Cultural Study, a study abroad program for students with intermediate or advanced Spanish skills. This program is very highly regarded and participants may expect their Spanish skills to improve dramatically.

Valencia --- Ithaca College recently concluded an agreement with the University of Valencia, allowing two students to be exchanged from each campus every year. Valencia is a beautiful cosmopolitan city on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. The University has nearly 60,000 students and a wide range of course offerings suitable for almost any major. This program is specifically intended for students with advanced Spanish language skills because all courses are taught in Spanish and participants will be in classes with native Spanish speakers.

Singapore

Ithaca College and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have a formal student exchange agreement. Presently, this exchange is limited to students majoring or minoring within the Roy H. Park School of Communications in Ithaca and the School of Communications Studies in Singapore. Communications students who will be juniors and seniors at the time of the exchange in Singapore are eligible to apply to this rigorous program. Program prerequisites include evidence of good judicial standing at Ithaca College, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to adhere to behavioral norms and a personal code of conduct appropriate for Southeast Asian society.

Australia

Ithaca College has exchange agreements in Australia with Griffith University in Brisbane, La Trobe University in Melbourne, Murdoch University in Freemantle, and the University of Tasmania in Hobart. All four universities have a wide range of course offerings, and students from any major will find classes to suit their program of study.

Czech Republic

Ithaca College recently signed an exchange agreement with Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Masaryk offers two programs in English that are appropriate for Ithaca students. The first program is central European studies and consists of 12 credits in courses related to history and culture. The second program is a TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) training program. Upon completion of one semester in this program, students will receive a certificate in ESL (English as a second language) instruction from Cambridge University (England).

Other Initiatives

Ithaca College is pursuing a number of international connections throughout the world. We are currently in the process of developing exchange relationships in Japan, France, Germany, and Italy. Please contact the Office of International Programs for the latest information on new programs.