Overview

Spend a semester or academic year in the buzzing Mediterranean city of Valencia, Spain with AIFS! Choose from a wide range of course options at the Universidad Católica de Valencia (UCV). Centrally located in Valencia, the city that invented paella, UCV is dedicated to providing its 15,000 students with a strong college community.

Academic Program Options in Valencia (Universidad Católica de Valencia)

Spanish Language with Health, Humanities and Natural Sciences Program, Internships at UCV

What’s Included

1. TUITION

   12 semester credits

2. courses

   Wide variety of courses available; taught in English and Spanish

3. HOUSING

   Homestay or apartment

4. MEALS

   3 meals per day for homestay students or a meal allowance worth $800 for apartment students to subsidize the cost of purchasing meals and groceries

5. EXCURSIONS & DAY TRIPS

   Day trips to the wine region of Valencia, Albufera National Park and a 2-night excursion to Spain’s capital city, Madrid

6. CULTURAL & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

   Guided city tour of the historic center, paella cooking class, tapas tour, Las Fallas festival (spring only), Museo de Bellas Artes, the Cathedral, City of Arts and Sciences, Mercado Central, La Lonja UNESCO World Heritage Site, the bullring, language exchange, farewell dinner

7. HEALTH & SAFETY

   24/7 emergency support and comprehensive insurance

8. ON-SITE RESIDENT DIRECTOR

   to help with any questions or advice you may need throughout the program

Unique to Valencia

9. • Health and Natural Sciences courses
   • Internships and service learning courses available
   • Beach location and historic quarter
   • Europe’s largest cultural complex, the City of Arts and Sciences

Optional Components

10. AIFS FLIGHT PACKAGE >>

    Round-trip flights from 25 U.S. gateways
    Airport transfers to and from campus

11. EXCURSIONS >>

    Tangier and Tetouan, Morocco (3 days) – Spring only