In Madrid, graduate students follow a program consisting of six or nine units of credit. 

Course Schedule

Courses depend on academic performance during the summer in Vermont and upon previous studies, needs, and interests. Students will not be allowed to register for the School in Spain if their conduct or academic performance during the summer is judged unsatisfactory.

Courses at the Sede Prim (SPAN) are organized by Middlebury College for its own students. Students may also enroll in courses at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). 

Fall 2025 Sede Prim MA Course Schedule  

Spring 2026 Sede Prim MA Course Schedule 

Course Options

Under advisement from the School in Spain Director, students will be able to choose courses from offerings in Literature, Linguistics, Culture, and Language Teaching.

Linguistics

SPAN 5519 - The Complex Sentence in Spanish: Syntax and Modality
SPAN 5610 - Phonetics and Pronunciation* (Teaching)
SPAN XXXX - Introduction to Linguistics 
UAM - Culture, Multiculturality, and Interculturality in the Field of Spanish
UAM - Variation and Change in the Spanish of Spain 
UAM - Spanish for Academic Purposes  

Literature

SPAN 5683 - Contemporary Spanish Literature* (Culture)
SPAN 5767 - Ideology & Composition of El Quijote
UAM - Hispanic Literatures and their Artistic Relations
UAM - Contemporary Spanish Poetry

Culture

SPAN 5683 - Contemporary Spanish Literature* (Literature)
SPAN 5552 - Migration, Diversity & Social Integration in Spain 
SPAN 5639 - Spanish Cinema and the Other Arts
 

Language Teaching

SPAN 5610 - Phonetics and Pronunciation* (Linguistics)
UAM Methodology of Teaching and Research on Spanish as a Second Language 
UAM Teaching & Learning Content: Grammar, Lexicon, and Pronunciation of Spanish as a Second Language