Spain – Study Abroad 2025 – SPTE 570

PROGRAM DATES:
Travel: April 29 – May 9, 2025

FACULTY LEADERS:
Stephen Shapiro, PhD
Laura Truell, EdD

COURSE CREDIT:
3 credit hours – SPTE 570

Learn about the business of sport in Spain. Visit teams, venues and attend games in Madrid, Valencia, and Barcelona! Counts toward graduation with leadership distinction.

Highlights:

• Two Sport Business Lectures in Madrid
• Ticket Mutua Madrid Open (Quarter-Final Matches)
• Ticket La Liga Football Match: Real Madrid vs. Celta de Vigo
• Padel Lesson and Padel Business Talk (Lunch included at the Club)
• Visit to Territorio Atleti: Cívitas Metropolitano Stadium Guided Tour
• Madrid de los Austrias Guided Tour
• Two Lectures in Sport Management at the University of Valencia
• Visit City of Arts and Sciences and Oceanogràfic
• Guided Visit L’Alqueria Basket Venue
• Guided Visit Circuit Ricardo Tormo
• Valencian Paella at L’Alter Restaurant
• Olympic Museum and Olympic Park Visit
• Bicycle Tour around Barcelona
• Two Sports Business Lectures in Barcelona
• Barça Stadium Tour and Museum
• Catamaran Cruise sailing Mediterranean Sea

*Please note that events listed here and on the final itinerary are subject to change based on business necessity.

Program Fees Include:

• Hotel (3* or 4* for nine nights, double occupancy)
• Breakfast daily
• In-country transportation
• Four group meals including lunches and dinners in Madrid and Barcelona
• Entrance to all venues, tours, and games listed on final itinerary

Program Fees Do Not Include:

• Transportation and airfare to Madrid and from Barcelona
• Tuition for SPTE 570
• USC global health insurance (~ $36)
• Trip Interruption insurance (required)
• USC Education Abroad application fee (~ $150)
• Meals, site visits and excursions not listed on final itinerary
• Passports, required vaccinations, and required medical treatment/testing/documentation
• Personal expenses and shopping

Price per student is $3,900 + tuition (separate) for SPTE 570, USC global health insurance and Education Abroad fee. Program fees are non-refundable.  If the program is cancelled by USC prior to departure, recoverable costs will be refunded.

This trip is limited to 20 participants and is expected to be filled quickly; reserve your space by submitting your first payment soon.

Reserve your space by January 10, 2025. Please complete your application with the Education Abroad Office prior to Feb. 10, 2025. You must register and pay for SPTE 570 no later than May 1, 2025.

Payment Deadlines:
1st Program Fee payment of $1,950— due by Jan. 10, 2025
2nd Program Fee payment of $1,950 — due by Feb 10, 2025
Program fees are not refundable.