Academic Expectations

IES Barcelona is situated in one of the most attractive destinations for Study Abroad in Europe and strives to provide the highest quality education while simultaneously promoting development of intercultural competence.

IES Barcelona offers our students a challenging academic experience. High academic demands are made on students in order for them to prosper from this unique opportunity. In the Fall 2005 semester our students' average GPA was 3.4

Read the following comments made by IES Barcelona Alumni and decided whether this program will provide you with what you are looking for.

Here are some comments from various student questionnaires.

Strengths	Weaknesses
"Prior to taking this class my Spanish was very poor. I feel like by the end of the term my Spanish will be proficient."	"I do not think it is a good idea to have papers and presentations for every class. It gives us too much work and we don't have time to see the city or travel."
"This class is very unique and provides us with information regarding a specific aspect of Spanish culture that we don't cover in other courses."	"Perhaps the readings could be a bit simpler, while the material is interesting, the vocabulary of some of the readings is somewhat challenging and can be frustrating and in consequence, affect one's ability to retain the informations."
"The cultural things that I read in class are interesting and give me a good background knowledge when I encounter situations in real life."	"Make the readings more understandable. It feels like I am reading graduate level history books, and I don't understand some of them."
"This class is really exciting and interesting. It is exactly what I wanted to study. Our professor is extremely passionate about the subject and really works to include everyone in the subject matter. The field trips have been amazing and so informative."	"The readings are sometimes too extensive."
"The Professor knows an amazing amount about the class topic and is a great person to learn from."	"The teacher grades WAY too hard."
"The instructor is very lively and takes great interest in the curriculum and in the students' comprehension of the content. He is very enthusiastic and has provided very interesting field trips that immensely add to the course."	"Be nicer to students needs for travel."
"I love the instructor; he is encouraging, interesting and funny. He has a passion for what he teaches which makes everything very interesting. I really appreciate the field study we took to the Pyrenees mountains, it was also very interesting to learn outside of the class and put our readings into perspective."	"I look forward to this class and only wish that it wasn't on Thursday afternoon as it often conflicts with travel plans."

Academic Expectations

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