The IUP Language, Literature, and Writing Department is committed to the value of the study abroad experiences.
All IUP Spanish majors are required to participate in a study abroad experience of a minimum of four weeks.
Spanish minors and other students who want to improve their language fluency are also encouraged to participate in our study abroad programs. IUP students may take advantage of one of the Spanish departmental programs in Valladolid, Spain; or Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Students may also choose to participate in other non-departmentally sponsored programs or exchanges, like that in Puebla, Mexico, Germany, France, or other countries. For information on non-departmental programs, contact the IUP Office of International Education.
Study Abroad Opportunities
All learners of French are encouraged to spend a year or a semester in France. For more information, contact Jean-Louis Dassier (405 Sutton Hall, jean-louis.dassier@iup.edu, 724-357-2325).
French Studies Summer Program: Aix-en-Provence, France / Intensive French Language (Aix-Marseille University)
The Department of Language, Literature, and Writing has partnered with the Office of International Education and CEA to establish a study abroad experience in Aix-en-Provence, France. All students having successfully completed FRNC 102 are invited to consider studying abroad. Students seeking the French certificate or minoring in French are strongly encouraged to study abroad in Aix-en-Provence.
The Summer 1 program proposes a six-week session, including 20 hours of weekly language instruction as well as cultural field trips, and weekly debriefing sessions with a faculty from the Department of Language, Literature, and Writing at IUP. Housing options include both apartments and homestay with a host family. The program offers six hours of transfer credits that may be used toward completion of any foreign language requirement or the French minor.
For further information about cost and application procedures, contact the Department of Language, Literature, and Writing. Regular information about the Summer 1 Program is posted on the Facebook group page
The Mexico-Cuernavaca program is a six-week, faculty-led program in May-June of each year.
More information is available at IUP StudioAbroad - Mexico - Cuernavaca.
The Department of Language, Literature, and Writing participates in a semester- or year-long study abroad exchange program with the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico.
While not a faculty-led program, students do work with a departmental faculty advisor to arrange their classes and living arrangements prior to going on the program. Students take a variety of classes depending on his or her level of language proficiency, and can usually transfer credits back to IUP to be used for Spanish major and minor requirements.
For more information, please contact Dr. Marjorie Zambrano-Paff at Marjorie.Zambrano-Paff@iup.edu.
The IUP Valladolid program has sent students to Spain for over 50 years. Every spring semester, students are immersed in the Spanish culture, living with Spanish families, and taking 18 credits of Spanish coursework in Valladolid.
For more information, contact the current Valladolid director, Marjorie Zambrano-Paff, at mzambran@iup.edu.
- Valladolid, Spain, Information and Program Application
- Start your application here!
- Travels Through Time
- An article by Joan Stossel Pun '65 about her study abroad experience in Valladolid, Spain