University Information
La Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is located in Getafe, less than 30 minutes away by train or bus from Madrid. It was founded in 1989 with a more modern format, organization, and facilities than the traditional Spanish Universities. The student enrollment is approximately 17,000 students. A broad range of liberal arts coursework is offered with special strengths in the Social Sciences.
Program students in Getafe will take their grammar course in Madrid at our program's center.
Course Offerings
The following courses are among those offered at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid during recent years. While we cannot guarantee that ech of these courses will be available to students on a regular basis, they serve as a representative sample of the kinds of offerings students might expect. By no means, is the list of courses below exhaustive.
Introducción a la Economía
Lingüística general
Movimientos literarios
Historia del teatro
Historia y filosofía política
Geografía humana
Historia del pensamiento filosófico y científico
Historia del arte
Historia del pensamiento económico
Historia de Iberoamérica
Historia contemporánea
Introducción al sistema político
Historia del cine
El español coloquial
Sociología del trabajo
Análisis de políticas públicas
Economía española
Historia económica de España
Economía internacional
Derecho internacional público I
Derecho constitucional español e integración europea
Problemas sociales: Desigualdad y exclusión social
Esctructura social de España
For details on other available courses, consult the following website: Carlos III
On the left hand margin of the Universidad Carlos III homepage go to "Estudios" and click on "Grados". In the next page go to "Titulaciones para alumnos de tercer curso y siguientes" and click "Titulaciones". Students can choose courses from any of the majors listed under "Licenciaturas" and the degree on "Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración" under "Licenciaturas de segundo ciclo".
To view course offerings click on any "licenciatura" and then choose "Plan de Estudios", these are the lists of courses offered in each major. Click on course title for a description.
Middlebury students also choose classes from the "Cursos de Humanidades." Scroll down the page to find 2 and 3 credit courses offered in the Getafe campus.