Study Abroad

All students benefit from a study abroad semester or year, especially language majors. Language students at Dominican can sharpen their skills and develop their cross-cultural awareness by spending a semester or year in Europe or South America.

Dominican’s study abroad programs are designed to foster academic and cultural growth.

Salamanca, Spain

Dominican students may spend one or two semesters at the University of Salamanca, Spain’s oldest and most prestigious university. All courses are conducted in Spanish, and students live with Spanish host families.

Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain

In Córdoba, the former capital of the al-Andalus, students will take Spanish and Arabic classes at the University of Córdoba. Afternoons and evenings will be devoted to visiting with local scholars and emblematic sites of the culture of Andalucía. Trips to the cities of Granada, Sevilla, Toledo and Tetouan in Morocco are included in this three-week cultural program.

Guatemala

Guatemala, the historic core of the Maya civilization and the largest nation in Central America, a republic with a fascinating social, political, cultural, economic and religious life.

Cuba

Cuba, most known for its enchanting countryside and colonial cities, students will learn the history of the country’s pre and post-colonial history in accordance with political and economic systems and cultural aspects of Cuban life.