Students who participate in an internship will be able to hone their language skills while having the unique opportunity to experience true cultural immersion within Madrid\u2019s professional community.<\/p>\n
Hub Area: The Individual in Community<\/p>\n
Taken in tandem with a work placement, the course allows students to gain a greater understanding of workplace culture within the host country. It provides a framework to explore and reflect on the professional and cultural practices observed in the\u00a0internship<\/span>. The course and placement form an intercultural learning experience in which students can examine socio-cultural differences, beliefs and values while immersed in a diverse organizational and professional community. Through class sessions and assignments, students address the ways in which culture influences both work and learning. This course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub<\/span>\u00a0area: The Individual in Community.<\/strong><\/p>\n Course numbers depend on the fields of specialization in which the students complete their internship and the nature of the internship work. The following course numbers are open to students who complete an internship in Spanish:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n This program consists of:<\/strong><\/p>\n *Students should note that attendance at the internship itself is mandatory. While your final grade will be determined by your academic work in the class, your performance at your internship will be also taken into consideration.<\/p>\n **The internship, completed in Spanish, counts towards the Spanish major, but not<\/strong> the minor. As always, students are encouraged to check with the Spanish department regarding major\/minor credit, as the dept. has the final word.<\/p>\n ***Students from other programs (i.e. Madrid Spanish & European Studies) cannot <\/b>choose to switch into the internship program once the term in Madrid has begun.<\/p>\n Students may also opt to fulfill additional Hub units by completing the following:<\/p>\n HUB SA 230 The Individual in Community with Study Abroad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n HUB SA 225 Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy with Study Abroad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Undergraduate students who study abroad can fulfill a single Hub requirement in The Individual in Community (IIC) or Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy (GCIL). No course enrollment is required. This is separate from and in addition to any courses a student may take while abroad that satisfy IIC\/GCIL.<\/p>\n Additional Links<\/strong><\/p>\n Instituto Internacional<\/em>\u00a0Spanish Language & Culture Classes + Internship Seminar:\u00a0<\/span>Syllabi<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n*Students will be enrolled concurrently in the non-credit HUB<\/span>\u00a0SA<\/span>\u00a0330<\/span>\u00a0Study Abroad Internship unit through which they will, on successful completion of the concurrent 4-credit academic internship course, earn 1\u00a0Hub<\/span>\u00a0Unit in the area of \u2018The Individual in Community\u2019.\u00a0 The course\u00a0HUB<\/span>\u00a0SA<\/span>\u00a0330<\/span> does not award credit, but rather modifies the learning outcomes to facilitate the goals of the Individual in Community unit. Students will see two entries on their transcripts: one for the HUB<\/span>\u00a0SA<\/span>\u00a0330<\/span>\u00a0Study Abroad Internship (0 credits, 1 IIC\u00a0Hub<\/span> unit) and the other for the credit-bearing internship course (4 credits, course code dependent on the field of specialization in which the students complete their internship).<\/span><\/h6>\n
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