IAU Madrid: Affiliated Semester Program
Spend the Fall or Spring in Madrid taking business and non-business courses that count toward your degree requirements.
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Why IAU Spain?
Participants in IAU Madrid program can choose from a variety of interesting and enriching courses in international business, marketing, management, management information systems, finance, history, Spanish, and more. IAU Madrid employs a student affairs and academic affairs staff to advise, place, house, and otherwise support students. Courses are held at IAU's campus, located in the historic center of Madrid where students can take advantage of the vibrant city and everything it has to offer. Madrid is regarded as an important economic, artistic, and educational center, home to the Spanish Parliament (las Cortes), the Spanish Stock Exchange (la Bolsa), as well as a number of world renowned cultural and historical sites. Students studying in Madrid will have access to a wide variety of activities, including visiting the Museo Nacional del Prado and the Parque del Buen Retiro, to catching a fútbol (or soccer) match at The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, to flamenco dancing, and sampling local cuisines such as tapas, bocadillo de calamares, and churros con chocolate.

Program at a Glance

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Academic Term

Fall or Spring

International Program Dates

Fall: early September-mid December | Spring: mid January-early May
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Credits

12-15 credit hours

Eligibility

BBA students w/ min. 2.5 GPA. Completion of ECO, Math & STA 301 is required prior to departure. ACC 312 is recommended.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for IAU Spain are course-dependent.

Program Code

290115

Program Details

Eligibility

  • Our BBA program with IAU Madrid is only available during the fall or spring and is not available during the summer.
  • Undergraduates from the McCombs School of Business, at least 18 years of age, and in good academic standing at UT with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
  • Completion of both ECO, Math and STA 301 are required prior to departure. Completion of ACC 312 prior to departure is recommended.
  • Sophomore (spring semester only), junior, or senior standing when program begins.
  • No previous Spanish language courses are required.

Questions about this program? After you have attended one of our information sessions, you must schedule an appointment with a Semester Programs Coordinator.

Application

  • After you attend an Info Session, you must first meet with a Semester Programs Coordinator in the BBA Program Office in order to access UT’s MyAbroad portal application. After this meeting, you will be given access to the application and detailed next steps. Make sure you use application code 290115 and select Jasmine Bisheh as your Study Abroad Advisor. 
  • The application deadline for both the UT application and the IAU Madrid application is March 1 for Fall and October 1 for Spring.Meeting the eligibility requirements does not guarantee admission to program.
  • Prior to your meeting with a Semester Programs Coordinator, you should think about your goals and research the IAU Madrid website.
  • Before you apply and after you meet with the Semester Programs Coordinator, it is a good idea to check in with your Academic Advisor to inform them of your plans to study abroad on this program.
  • Once you have submitted your application to UT, you will then need to submit a separate application to IAU. 
  • You will hear from both the McCombs BBA Office and IAU about your admission to the program or if something else is needed for your application.
  • After being admitted, you will learn about various required forms, meetings, and resources from both IAU and UT.

Academics

  • Many of the courses at the site above have been evaluated by by UT faculty here and are in the My Credit Abroad database. If you’re interested in an IAU Madrid course that is not in this database, you need to send us the syllabus (in English) and we will have it evaluated.
  • Not every course listed in the My Credit Abroad database will be offered during your semester abroad.
  • After IAU sends us your transcript after the semester abroad ends, you will work with the BBA office to transfer your courses back to UT. You will receive transfer credit and the credit can count toward your degree requirements. Grades will appear on your UT transcript but will not factor into your UT GPA.
  • In your meeting with a BBA International Programs coordinator in McCombs, you will discuss which of your degree requirements you could satisfy on this program.

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Fees & Tuition

Program fees are subject to change. Please note that the only opportunity to apply for a scholarship through BBA International Programs is at the time of program application.

  • IAU program fee: $17,000 (includes courses, housing, field trips, etc.)
  • Application fee: $75
  • Affiliated Studies fee: $600
  • Required international health insurance: $19/week (~$300)

Get more details about costs, what’s included in the program fee, and estimated additional expenses.

Learn more about scholarships available through IAU and UT

Housing & Transportation

Students in Madrid have the option to be housed in shared homestays or co-living apartments. Students may request roommates on the housing application form and IAU will to its best to accommodate such requests. All IAU housing is within convenient access of public transportation and within an approximately 40-minute commute time to the IAU Madrid Center. Students should expect to utilize public transportation every day.

Note that air conditioning is not common, so it should be an expectation that this will not be available in accommodations in Spain. In addition, housing locations, room sizes, and amenities may vary.

All program participants are required to live in IAU-arranged housing.

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Participants are responsible for all transportation costs including airfare and local transportation.

Visa & Passport Info

Passports must be valid for at least 6 months after the end of the study abroad trip. Texas Global Passport Services can process passport applications.

U.S. passports are taking an exceptionally long time to be processed. If you are even considering a study abroad program and you do not have a passport (or your passport will expire within 6 months of the end of your program), you should apply for one now.

Unless you hold citizenship with an EU country, students going to Spain for a semester will need to obtain a Spanish student visa through the appropriate Spanish consulate in the US.