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Cultural Immersion
- Experience the culture first-hand by living with a local family. BCA places one student per family to enhance language and cultural learning. Families are carefully chosen and alumni often remark that living with their host family was one of the most meaningful aspects of their time abroad.
- Through the BCA "Inter... read moreCultural Immersion
- Experience the culture first-hand by living with a local family. BCA places one student per family to enhance language and cultural learning. Families are carefully chosen and alumni often remark that living with their host family was one of the most meaningful aspects of their time abroad.
- Through the BCA "Intercambio" program you can meet with a Spanish student to improve your Spanish language skills and to learn more about the culture.
Renowned Resident Director
- Full-time, on-site director, Dr. Carmen Barbosa-Torralbo has directed the BCA Barcelona program for 16 years and is an accomplished scholar. She supports BCA students in numerous ways including escorting them to many wonderful sites and matching student interests with volunteer opportunities in city organizations and events.
University of Barcelona
- One of Europe's most highly regarded universities; the University of Barcelona offers a wide range of courses from 100 departments.
- Since 1972, more than 1,500 BCA students have studied at the University of Barcelona.
- Located in the Raval campus of the University of Barcelona (downtown), BCA fully operates within the University, reinforcing students' involvement in the Spanish academic system.
- BCA is one of the few American programs whose students may enroll in regular classes at the university and study side-by-side with Spanish students.
- BCA classes take place in the University of Barcelona campus and they are taught in Spanish by associate and full professors of the University of Barcelona.
- BCA students receive a University of Barcelona student ID that allows them to use all the university's libraries and facilities
BCA Orientation and Pre-semester Course
- Get acquainted with Barcelona with a five-day orientation before joining your host family. You will tour the city, the University campus and facilities and meet for individual and group advising sessions.
- BCA organizes an intensive language and culture course during the three weeks before students start their University and BCA classes. The pre-semester course is an additional benefit that BCA offers you to enhance your preparation for studying in Spain. The course consists of grammar and conversation sessions as well as Spanish art and history classes.
Field Trips and Activities
- A multi-day art history trip at the beginning of the semester is a distinctive feature of BCA Barcelona. During the fall semester, the trip takes place in Le Less
Study Abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity, and I was fortunate enough that Soka University provided me with a platform to experience it in Barcelona city. It has indeed given me a new prospect on life. Something that over the course of five months, became so dear to my heart, that my body felt crippled at the thought of leaving. An experience that has taught me to live and love; and eventually helped me discover myself. It is not just the... Read more
Study Abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity, and I was fortunate enough that Soka University provided me with a platform to experience it in Barcelona city. It has indeed given me a new prospect on life. Something that over the course of five months, became so dear to my heart, that my body felt crippled at the thought of leaving. An experience that has taught me to live and love; and eventually helped me discover myself. It is not just the... Read more
Study Abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity, and I was fortunate enough that Soka University provided me with a platform to experience it in Barcelona city. It has indeed given me a new prospect on life. Something that over the course of five months, became so dear to my heart, that my body felt crippled at the thought of leaving. An experience that has taught me to live and love; and eventually helped me discover myself. It is not just the... Read more
Study Abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity, and I was fortunate enough that Soka University provided me with a platform to experience it in Barcelona city. It has indeed given me a new prospect on life. Something that over the course of five months, became so dear to my heart, that my body felt crippled at the thought of leaving. An experience that has taught me to live and love; and eventually helped me discover myself. It is not just the... Read more
