Spring Semester: January 21 to mid–June, 2009
Academic Year: September 17th, 2008 to mid-June 2009

Burgos, two hours north of Madrid, is known as a center of Spanish tradition. Home to one of Europe’s most beautiful Gothic cathedrals, it was also an important way station on the Camino de Santiago, and is famous in literature as the birthplace of El Cid. Burgos retains many of the customs of provincial Spanish life to this day. Download a program one-sheet.

The program offers students the opportunity to enroll directly in the University of Burgos (UBU), a modern university centered in a medieval complex of buildings that was once part of the Camino de Santiago. The program will provide an excellent opportunity for students who prefer to live and study in a smaller city where there are very few Americans and very little English spoken.

In the spring semester Burgos students will enroll in an intensive history and cultural immersion course before the regular university semester begins. Once students complete this course they will enroll in courses offered by other UBU departments, including humanities, business administration, economics, and political science. Upon successful completion of the program, students earn will earn 16 Boston University credits.

Because of the Spanish academic calendar, the Burgos program is available only as an academic year program, or a spring semester program. Another academic year option: fall semester in Burgos, followed by a spring semester in the Boston University Madrid program at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Host Institution

The University of Burgos
With an 11,000-strong student population, the University of Burgos (UBU) is building an international reputation among Spanish universities. UBU is equipped with modern facilities including libraries, computer labs, and sports facilities, and organizes numerous extra curricular activities, in which students in this program may participate. It will appeal particularly to students who wish to be immersed in a Spanish student population. For more information about the University of Burgos visit www.ubu.es.