 Gain professional experience, while improving your Spanish. Internships and service learning opportunities allow you access to the work culture and daily life of local citizens, often hidden to students studying abroad, and to more fully integrate into sevillano culture.
Internships focus upon practical experience in a local business, while service learning projects focus on engagement in the local culture through community service in a local organization. The curriculums of the Seville Internship programs are centered around your individual work experience. Complementary courses help you to work through the linguistic and cultural challenges you may run into while in the field.
Fields of Placement:
When applying for an internship or service learning project, you have the benefit of specifying what you would like your internship to look like. CC-CS will strive to match you with the best available option to meet your interests. Students have completed placements in a variety of fields including legal offices, Greenpeace, television production, journalism, education, and more.
Some fields you may want to think of when applying:
- Animal Science/Horses
- Communications
- Community Service
- Education
- Health Services
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- International Business
- Information Technology/ Graphic Design
- Museums and Cultural Centers/Fine Art
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- Physical Therapy
- Political Science
- Public Relations
- Social Work
- Tourism
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Program Features:
- Opportunity to gain professional experience abroad
- Language courses and cultural guidance to support your placement
- Homestays or student residencias
- Intercambios with native speakers
- All inclusive day and overnight travel excursions
- On-Site Resident Director, Housing Coordinator, Computer Technician, Librarian, and Activities Coordinator
Eligibility:
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Ability to understand normal, rapid Spanish; one semester of advanced college Spanish or the equivalent
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3.0 for overall and Spanish GPA, exceptions may be made with strong recommendations from faculty
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A written application for an internship must be approved by your home institution and received no later than the program application deadline.
Download Internship/Service Learning Application or apply online
If you are interested in an Internship or Service Learning Opportunity in Seville, please contact the Amherst Office: info[at]spanishstudies.org or (413) 256-0011.
SEMESTER INTERNSHIP & SERVICE LEARNING
This program aligns with the CC-CS Advanced Spanish Studies program. Students complete 300 hours of field work, plus accompanying coursework, earning 8 semester credits. During an initial intensive period, students take one 4-credit intensive language course to prepare for their internship. Continual cultural guidance is also provided through the 1-credit Cultural Realities of Spain course, taken alongside other students at the Center and through the support of the Resident Director and Internship Supervisor. Internship students also have the option to enroll in one course through CC-CS’s Advanced Spanish Studies program for an additional 1-4 credits, earning a total of 13-17 credits.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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3 WEEKS |
REMAINDER OF SEMESTER |
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Intensive Period:
Intensive language course at the CC-CS Center in Seville (4 cr) |
Continuation Period:
Internship or Service Learning project at business or organization (8 cr)
Optional CC-CS course through the Center (1-4 cr) |
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Culture Course:
All CC-CS student enroll in SPAN 343 Cultural Realities of Spain at the CC-CS Center in Seville for the duration of the program (1 cr) |
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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INTENSIVE PERIOD |
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Language
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Advanced Spanish Expression and Grammar I
SPAN 306
Advanced Spanish Expression and Grammar II
SPAN 307
Advanced Present-Day Spanish Usage
Advanced Studies in Spanish |
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Culture
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Cultural Realities of Spain |
*Because entry in SPAN 403 is based in part upon performance on the placement exercise, acceptance into these classes takes place in Seville. On your preregistration form, if you select one of these courses, you will be required to select an alternate course.
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Intensive Internship
SVL 491
Intensive Service Learning
Students enrolled in the Semester Internship Program may choose to enroll in one content course from the Advanced Spanish Studies program during the Continuation Period. For the available selection of courses see the Advanced Spanish Studies Course Page. |
SUMMER INTERNSHIP & SERVICE LEARNING:*
In this 8-week internship or service learning project, aligned with the Seville Summer Term, students complete 263 hours of work in the field for 7 semester credits. In addition to the internship, students also complete 15 hours of language training in a 1-credit Spanish for the Working Environment course during the first two weeks, earning a total of 8 credits.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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WEEKS 1-2 |
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Spanish for the Working Environment (1cr) |
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Intensive Internship (7cr)
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Intensive Service Learning (7cr)
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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Spanish for the Working Environment |
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SVL 491S
Intensive Service Learning |
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*CC-CS may accommodate students interested in completing an 8-week internship according to the summer-format, during other times of the year. Interested students must apply for these programs 10 weeks in advance of their expected arrival date.
**Students may earn graduate-level credit for an intensive 8-week internship. See Graduate Credit Options for more information. | 
