Spend a fall or spring semester in Spain
- Spend a semester abroad in beautiful Seville, Spain for the same cost as a semester on campus in Maine.
- Enjoy life outside of class with a variety of activities, clubs, volunteer opportunities and outings. Travel and experience Spain and the rest of Europe.
- Experience Spanish culture through activities and excursions to sites of cultural importance in and around Seville.
- Travel to Morocco to visit another ancient and modern culture. Visit the UNE campus in Tangier.
- Learn and/or improve your Spanish language skills with an intensive language program (no prior Spanish necessary).
- Stay on track with your major and meet UNE requirements through on-site courses in the lab sciences and humanities.
- Take Applied Microbiology, Anatomy & Physiology II, or Organic Chemistry with onsite labs at the host university. Study Spanish, earn Advanced Studies credits in history and political science, and take international business and culture classes taught in English.
Discover Seville
The capital of Andalusia, Seville was one of the last footholds of the Moorish empire that ruled the Iberian Peninsula. It is home to the ingenious barber of Seville and the tempestuous Carmen.
Though the city preserves its past, modern Seville is the commercial hub of Andalusia. For a city of fewer than 800,000, Seville offers amazing cultural activities, from flamenco to classical, pop and jazz concerts.
Living in Seville
Housing
To further your language knowledge and cultural understanding, you'll live with a Spanish host family in Seville. Host families typically have two students in their home and provide meals and laundry service. You'll be within walking distance of a metro or bus stop, enabling you to commute to the university by public transportation.
Opportunities
Guided multi-day excursions to Granada, Spain and Tangier, Morocco are included in this study abroad program, as well as cultural outings within Seville. You'll also have the opportunity to volunteer in local schools — and those with advanced Spanish language skills may also volunteer at a local hospital.
Orientation
You'll be met at the airport in Seville and immediately begin a three-day orientation to introduce you to the country, the culture, and the academic program. The orientation provides both structured activities and independent sightseeing. Ongoing support will be provided to you throughout your stay in Seville.
Curriculum for Studying Abroad in Seville, Spain
You will enroll in semester courses taught in English at Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Spain's newest public university with a student population of 9,000. The modern campus is located just 5 miles outside historic Seville and is easily accessible by city transit. The courses listed below provide numerous options that will enable you to stay on track with your UNE major. You'll also enroll in a Spanish language course.
Choose at least one Spanish course and 3 or 4 of the following other courses taught in English at UPO. You will receive transfer credit for courses taken at UPO as outlined in the course list below, with the exception of the Biology and Organic Chemistry courses, which are UNE courses and for which you, therefore, receive UNE institutional credit. All courses are three credits each, with the exception of the Intensive Spanish course taken prior to the start of the regular semester, which is one credit in the Fall and two in the Spring. An Application for Transfer Course Work form (PDF) must be completed and submitted to the Global Education Program office during the course registration period.
| UPO Course | UNE Transfer Credit |
|---|---|
| ANTH 215E Health, Healing, Culture: Intro to Medical Anthropology | ANT 211 Medical Anthropology (SGA) |
| ART 313E History of Spanish Art | ARH 260 Renaissance & Baroque Art (EXP for CAS and Creative Art for WCHP) |
| BIO 209E Intro Anatomy & Physiology II w/lab | BIO 209G Intro Anatomy & Physiology II w/lab (UNE institutional credit) |
| BIO 242E Applied Microbiology w/lab | BIO 242G Applied Microbiology w/lab (UNE institutional credit) |
| CHE 210E Organic Chemistry I w/lab | CHE 210G Organic Chemistry I w/lab (UNE institutional credit) |
| ECON/POL 321E European Union | BUEC 399 European Union (ADV) |
| ECON 331E Global Economy | BUEC 399 Global Economy |
| BUS 325E International Marketing | BUMK 335 International Marketing |
| BUS 334E International Management | BUMG 335 International Management (ADV) |
| BUS 346E International Finance | BUFI 399 International Finance |
| BUS 359E Entrepreneurship and New Ventures | BUMK 312 Entrepreneurship/Small Business |
| BUS 504012 Macroeconomics | BUEC 203 Macroeconomics |
| BUS 504002 Economic History | BUEC 380 Economic Development of the U.S. |
| BUS 501037 Corporate Management & Business Ethics | BUMG 311 Business & Society Relations |
| LIT 367E Nobel Prizes in Spanish and Latin American Literature | ENG 299 Nobel Prizes in Spanish and Latin American Literature (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| LIT 365 Literatura Española Contemporánea (taught in Spanish) | ENG 299 Literatura Española Contemporánea (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| HIS 312E History of Spain | HIS 399 History of Spain (ADV) |
| HIS 340E Ancient & Medieval Spain | HIS 399 Ancient & Medieval Spain (ADV) |
| HIS 322 Historia Contemporanea de Espana (taught in Spanish) | HIS 399 Historia Contemporanea de Espana (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| REL/HIS 357E Christianity, Islam and Judaism in the Spanish Context | HIS 399 Christianity, Islam and Judaism in the Spanish Context (ADV) |
| NUTR 301E The Mediterranean Diet: From Fiction to Facts | ELE 199 The Mediterranean Diet: From Fiction to Facts (EXP) |
| ECON/POL 321E European Union | PSC 399 European Union (ADV, Comparative Politics or International Relations for PSC majors) |
| POL/HIS 352E Road to Democracy in Portugal, Greece, Spain | PSC 399 Road to Democracy in Portugal, Greece, Spain (ADV, Comparative Politics for PSC majors) |
| POL 363E US-European Relations since WW II | PSC 399 US-European Relations since WW II (ADV, International Relations for PSC majors) |
| POL 372E Contemporary Spanish Politics | PSC 399 Contemporary Spanish Politics (ADV, Comparative Politics for PSC majors) |
| PSY 251E Cultural Psychology | PSY 254 Cultural Psychology (SGA) |
| PSY 255E Social Psychology | PSY 255 Social Psychology |
| PSY 260E General Sports Psychology | PSY 345 Sports Psychology |
| SPAN 315E Spanish Civilization and Culture | SOC 399 Spanish Civilization and Culture (SGA) |
| SPAN 319E Spanish Culture and History through Film | SOC 399 Spanish Culture and History through Film (SGA) |
| SPAN 329E Spanish Culture Up Close | SOC 399 Spanish Culture Up Close (SGA) |
| Spanish Intensive (prior to start of semester) | SPA 190 Spanish Intensive (1 credit, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 101 Intensive Elementary Spanish | SPA 101 Basic Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 102 Español Elemental | SPA 101 Basic Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 201 Español intermedio I | SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 202 Lectura y Redacción Intermedio | SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 206 Conversación en Español (nivel intermedio) | SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 241 Español intermedio II | SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 226 Spanish for the Health Professions | SPA 305 Spanish for Health Professions |
| SPAN 306 Conversación Avanzado | SPA 305 Advanced Spanish Directed Study (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 311 Español Avanzado I | SPA 305 Advanced Spanish Directed Study (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 312 Lectura y Redacción Avanzado | SPA 305 Advanced Spanish Directed Study (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 351 Español Avanzado II | SPA 305 Advanced Spanish Directed Study (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| UPO Course | UNE Transfer Credit |
|---|---|
| ANTH 215E Health, Healing, Culture: Intro to Medical Anthropology | ANT 211 Medical Anthropology (SGA) |
| ART 313E History of Spanish Art | ARH 260 Renaissance & Baroque Art (EXP for CAS and Creative Art for WCHP) |
| CHE 211E Organic Chemistry II w/lab | CHE 211G Organic Chemistry II w/lab (UNE institutional credit) |
| ECON/POL 321E European Union | BUEC 399 European Union (ADV) |
| ECON 331E Global Economy | BUEC 399 Global Economy |
| BUS 325E International Marketing | BUMK 335 International Marketing |
| BUS 334E International Management | BUMG 335 International Management (ADV) |
| BUS 346E International Finance | BUFI 399 International Finance |
| BUS 335E International Human Resource Management | BUMG 302 Human Resource Management |
| BUS 358E Organizational Theory | BUMG 301 Organizational Behavior |
| BUS 359E Entrepreneurship and New Ventures | BUMK 312 Entrepreneurship/Small Business |
| BUS 504006 Microeconomics | BUEC 204 Microeconomics |
| BUS 504027 Financial Management I | BUFI 315 Business Finance Concepts and Skills |
| BUS 504010 Intro to Financial Accounting | BUEC 101 Intro to Business & Economics |
| BUS 504028 Management Accounting | BUAC 201 Financial Accounting |
| BUS 501037 Corporate Management & Business Ethics | BUMG 311 Business & Society Relations |
| LIT 367E Nobel Prizes in Spanish and Latin American Literature | ENG 299 Nobel Prizes in Spanish and Latin American Literature (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| LIT 365 Literatura Española Contemporánea (taught in Spanish) | ENG 299 Literatura Española Contemporánea (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| HIS 312E History of Spain | HIS 399 History of Spain (ADV) |
| SPAN/HIS 335E Historical and Cultural Ties between Spain and U.S. | HIS 399 Historical and Cultural Ties between Spain and U.S. (ADV) |
| HIS 341E Early Modern and Modern Spain | HIS 399 Early Modern and Modern Spain (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| HIS 322 Historia Contemporanea de Espana (taught in Spanish) | HIS 399 Historia Contemporanea de Espana (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| REL/HIS 357E Christianity, Islam and Judaism in the Spanish Context | HIS 399 Christianity, Islam and Judaism in the Spanish Context (ADV) |
| NUTR 301E The Mediterranean Diet: From Fiction to Facts | ELE 199 The Mediterranean Diet: From Fiction to Facts (EXP) |
| ECON/POL 321E European Union | PSC 399 European Union (ADV, Comparative Politics or International Relations for PSC majors) |
| POL/HIS 352E Road to Democracy in Portugal, Greece, Spain | PSC 399 Road to Democracy in Portugal, Greece, Spain (ADV, Comparative Politics for PSC majors) |
| POL 363E US-European Relations since WW II | PSC 399 US-European Relations since WW II (ADV, International Relations for PSC majors) |
| POL 372E Contemporary Spanish Politics | PSC 399 Contemporary Spanish Politics (ADV, Comparative Politics for PSC majors) |
| PSY 251E Cultural Psychology | PSY 254 Cultural Psychology (SGA) |
| PSY 255E Social Psychology | PSY 255 Social Psychology |
| PSY 260E General Sports Psychology | PSY 345 Sports Psychology |
| SPAN 315E Spanish Civilization and Culture | SOC 399 Spanish Civilization and Culture (SGA) |
| SPAN 319E Spanish Culture and History through Film | SOC 399 Spanish Culture and History through Film (SGA) |
| SPAN 329E Spanish Culture Up Close | SOC 399 Spanish Culture Up Close (SGA) |
| Spanish Intensive (prior to start of semester) | SPA 190 Spanish Intensive (2 credits, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 101 Intensive Elementary Spanish | SPA 101 Basic Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 102 Español Elemental | SPA 101 Basic Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| PAN 201 Español intermedio I | SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 202 Lectura y Redacción Intermedio | SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 206 Conversación en Español (nivel intermedio) | SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 241 Español intermedio II | SPA 211 Intermediate Spanish (EXP, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 226 Spanish for the Health Professions | SPA 305 Spanish for Health Professions |
| SPAN 306 Conversación Avanzado | SPA 305 Advanced Spanish Directed Study (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 311 Español Avanzado I | SPA 305 Advanced Spanish Directed Study (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 312 Lectura y Redacción Avanzado | SPA 305 Advanced Spanish Directed Study (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
| SPAN 351 Español Avanzado II | SPA 305 Advanced Spanish Directed Study (ADV, Latin American Studies Minor) |
Seville, Spain Study Abroad Program Details
What’s Included
- Tuition for up to 18 credits
- Housing, meals, and laundry
- Dedicated leadership and support
- On-campus extracurricular activities, gym, and workshops
- Pre-departure and onsite orientation program
- Cultural activities, local excursions, and field trips
Semester Dates
You'll spend 16-18 weeks in Seville. Fall semester students arrive in Seville in late August and return home in mid-December. Spring semester students arrive in early January and return in late May.
Prerequisites
Students are required to have a 2.75 minimum GPA. No Spanish experience is necessary, and all majors are welcome. Students must bring their own laptops.
Costs
Students will keep all UNE scholarships and financial aid and are billed the same tuition as for a traditional on-campus semester, plus standard UNE study abroad room and board rate. Students are required to arrange their own flight to Seville's San Pablo Airport (SVQ).
Scholarships
Students participating in a UNE semester abroad program will be automatically awarded a $500 Global Education Scholarship. Students may also apply for the Downs Family Travel Scholarship. This scholarship was established by Mrs. Eva M. Downs, whose late husband, Jacques M. Downs, was a much-loved history professor at UNE. The Downs family are champions of global education and UNE’s campus in Morocco. The scholarship was established to provide support for students who might not otherwise be able or inclined to participate in a semester abroad at the UNE Tangier Campus or other UNE semester-abroad programs.
- Deadline for Fall semester abroad programs: April 1
- Deadline for Spring semester abroad programs: November 1
Other outside scholarships may be available. Visit the scholarship opportunities listing or contact the Global Education team for more details.
Apply to Study Abroad in Seville, Spain
Ready to apply for a semester in Spain? Fill out our easy online application or visit us at the Global Education desk on the 2nd floor of the Commons or Decary Hall 126.
Application Deadlines
Fall 2025
April 15, 2025
Spring 2026
October 15, 2025