The academic offering is composed of general and specific courses.

Students will take five classes (30 ECTS) a term: one general (mandatory) and four topic-specific (chosen from those offered for each level).

• The University of Jaén will issue an official Transcript of records with grades and credits for the courses taken.

• It is required to take a placement test in order to place students in one of the 10 level offered by the CEALM.

LEVEL	TYPE	CLASS	SEMESTER	LANGUAGE
A1	General courses	Spanish A1.1	1 and 2	Spanish
		Spanish A1.2	1 and 2	Spanish
	Topic-specific courses	Spanish speaking 1	1 and 2	Spanish
		Writing in Spanish 1	1 and 2	Spanish
		Grammar and vocabulary 1	1 and 2	Spanish
		Intercultural Communication	1 and 2	English
		Introduction to the Culture of Jaén and Olive Oil	1 and 2	English
		Introduction to Spanish Culture	1 and 2	English

A2	General courses	Spanish A2.1	1 and 2	Spanish
		Spanish A2.2	1 and 2	Spanish
	Topic-specific courses	Spanish speaking 2	1 and 2	Spanish
		Writing in Spanish 2	1 and 2	Spanish
		Grammar and vocabulary 1	1 and 2	Spanish
		Intercultural Communication	1 and 2	English
		Introduction to the Culture of Jaén and Olive Oil	1 and 2	English
		Introduction to Spanish Culture	1 and 2	English

B1	General courses	Spanish B1.1	1 and 2	Spanish
		Spanish B1.2	1 and 2	Spanish
	Topic-specific courses	Spanish speaking 3	1 and 2	Spanish
		Writing in Spanish 3	1 and 2	Spanish
		Grammar and vocabulary 2	1 and 2	Spanish
		Intercultural Communication	1 and 2	Spanish
		Intercultural Communication	1 and 2	English
		Introduction to Spanish Culture	1 and 2	Spanish
		Introduction to Spanish Culture	1 and 2	English
		Introduction to the Culture of Jaén and Olive Oil	1 and 2	Spanish
		Introduction to the Culture of Jaén and Olive Oil	1 and 2	English
		Introduction to Contemporary Spanish and Hispanic American Literature	1	Spanish
		Introduction to Spanish Society from the 20th Century to the Present Day	1	Spanish
		Introduction to Spanish History through Film and Television	2	Spanish
		Introduction to the Spanish economy and business in the EU framework	2	Spanish

B2	General courses	Spanish B2.1	1 and 2	Spanish
		Spanish B2.2	1 and 2	Spanish
	Topic-specific courses	Grammar and vocabulary 2	1 and 2	Spanish
		Academic Spanish	1 and 2	Spanish
		Intercultural Communication	1 and 2	Spanish
		Introduction to Spanish Culture	1 and 2	Spanish
		Introduction to the Culture of Jaén and Olive Oil	1 and 2	Spanish
		Introduction to Contemporary Spanish and Hispanic American Literature	1	Spanish
		Introduction to Spanish Society from the 20th Century to the Present Day	1	Spanish
		Introduction to Spanish History through Film and Television	2	Spanish
		Introduction to the Spanish economy and business in the EU framework	2	Spanish

C1 C2	General courses	Spanish C1	1 and 2	Spanish
		Spanish C2	1 and 2	Spanish
	Topic-specific courses	Academic Spanish	1 and 2	Spanish
		Intercultural Communication	1 and 2	Spanish
		Introduction to Spanish Culture	1 and 2	Spanish
		Introduction to the Culture of Jaén and Olive Oil	1 and 2	Spanish
		Introduction to Contemporary Spanish and Hispanic American Literature	1	Spanish
		Introduction to Spanish Society from the 20th Century to the Present Day	1	Spanish
		Introduction to Spanish History through Film and Television	2	Spanish
		Introduction to the Spanish economy and business in the EU framework	2	Spanish

Overview programmes

• Download the overview of the Spanish programmes at the folllowing link

• Descarga la guía resumida de los cursos en español en este enlace

2200 euros per semester

The registration fee includes the tuition costs and the activities in the cultural programme Discover Jaén (package 1). The cost of the other cultural packages and the accreditation exam SIELE Global is not included in the registration fee.

CULTURAL PROGRAMME

The University of Jaén organises a varied programme of extra activities to enrich the language and cultural immersion experience. The packages include socio-cultural activities, outings and guided visits to historical and cultural sites in Jaén and Andalusia.

The activities incur an additional fee and require a minimum of 10 participants. Detailed information on the cultural programme for each academic year can be found here.

Three examples of packages are detailed below:

PACKAGE 1
ENJOY JAÉN

The University of Jaén offers participating students a variety of socio-cultural activities that will help them to integrate into the university community and enjoy the enriching university atmosphere. Students who would like to participate in these activities will have the opportunity to discover the city’s artistic and cultural heritage as well as visit local institutions and companies so they can get to know the city of Jaén and its impact on the surrounding area.

• This package is included in the registration Fee of the HSP programme.

• Detailed information on this cultural package for each academic year can be found here.

PACKAGE 2
DISCOVER THE CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE OF THE PROVINCE OF JAÉN

Students booking this package will visit Úbeda and Baeza, World Heritage Cities, which represent the greatest expression of the Spanish Renaissance.
They will also visit the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas Natural Park, the largest protected area in Spain and the second largest in Europe, where they can breathe in the tranquillity and beauty of the natural landscape or visit one of our imposing castles, which make Jaén, a historic frontier land, the region with the most fortresses in Europe.

• Detailed information on this cultural package for each academic year can be found here.

PACKAGE 3
EXPLORE ANDALUSIA

This option includes visits to the cities of Granada and Cordoba, Andalusian cities of great historical and cultural interest that are home to two of the most popular tourist attractions in Spain: the Alhambra and the Mosque-Cathedral.

• Detailed information on this cultural package for each academic year can be found here.

PACKAGE 4

NATURE, ADVENTURE AND SPORT

This option combines culture and nature with sports activities sucha as hiking and kayaking.

• Detailed information on this cultural package for each academic year can be found here.

CEALM offers students the possibility of officially accrediting their mastery of Spanish by taking the official SIELE Global Spanish exam as part of their summer programme.

The digital and multilevel SIELE Global exam (levels A1-C1) promoted by the Instituto Cervantes, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the University of Salamanca and the University of Buenos Aires.

The cost of this exam is 155 euros

• https://siele.org/web/guest/home
• https://cealm.ujaen.es/siele-espanol