ESADE, located in Barcelona, Spain, is part of Ramon Llull University.  ESADE has both a prestigious business school and an outstanding law school.  ESADE School of Law has developed an extensive international and comparative law curriculum to meet the growing demand for globalization in education. 

Georgetown students attending ESADE will benefit not only from the high caliber of the curriculum and faculty, but also from living in one of the most exciting cities in Europe.  Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and one ripe in history and culture.  As the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona is the home of the Parliament of Catalonia and the Supreme Court of Catalonia. Barcelona offers incomparable art, as well as cultural and social activities.

Georgetown students will be participating in the combined undergraduate and master's in program in law while at ESADE.  They will be attending classes with ESADE students pursuing their fourth and fifth years of the law degree, as well as students seeking a Master's or Postgraduate diploma. 

Students participating in this program are required to have a high level of Spanish proficiency.  The Office of International and Transnational Programs reserves the right to ask students to submit to language testing before issuing final approval for their participation.

FALL 2009 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

(2010 dates are not confirmed yet and will be posted when available.)

Early Sept.	Spanish language course
Sept. 14-17	Online Registration
Sept. 21	Orientation
Dec. 14-17	Exams

AVAILABLE COURSES

A free Spanish course will be available for all Georgetown students.  The course for intermediate or advanced Spanish speakers will be offered in mid to late September.   

4th & 5th Year classes available in Fall 2009:

(a list of Fall 2010 courses will be available in June 2010)

Mercado interior de la Unión Europea/European Internal Market (English)

Competition Law (English)

Introduccion al Derecho español/ Introduction to Spanish Law (Spanish)

Tort Law (English.This is a course based on a comparative analysis)

Derecho internacional del Medio Ambiente/International Environmental Law (Spanish)

Comparative Law (English)

Legal Ethics (English)

Negotiation Skills (English)

Derechos y Negocios en Asia/Law and Business in Asia (Spanish)

Derecho internacional privado I/Conflicts of Laws I (Spanish)

Instituciones de derecho Comunitario/European Community Law (Spanish. This course is taught in the 3rd year)

Economia internacional/International Economy (Spanish)

Contratación internacional/internacional Contracts (English)

Additional Spanish law courses:

Tutela contractual de consumidores y usuarios/Consumer Protection Law (Spanish)

Ordenación juridica de la prevencion de riesgos laborales/Prevention of occupational Hazards (Spanish)

Derecho del mercado de Valores/Stock Market Law (Spanish)

Derechos Fundamentales y contracto de trabajo/Fundamental Rights and Labour contracts (Spanish)

Most of the courses listed above are elective courses and will be scheduled for Thursdays and Fridays.  Legal ethics, Comparative Law, and Negotiation skills are mandatory for ESADE students and are usually scheduled for Monday-Wednesday.  It is suggested that students take Introduction to Spanish Law. 

With some courses, exams are regularly scheduled after the Christmas holiday. In this case, students should speak to the professor at the beginning of the semester to arrange a date and time to take the exam in December. 

Below is an illustrative list of post graduate courses offered from October to February.  Students can arrange directly with the professor to take an early exam before the Christmas holiday. Post-graduate classes have usually carried between 1 and 2 Georgetown credits a piece.  Course credits depend on the amount of time classes meet.  This information will be available closer to the beginning of the semester. 

Solución Controversias y Arbitraje

Derecho Penal Económico

Derecho de la Competencia (Spain & Europe)

Derecho Laboral Empresarial

Proteccion de Datos Personales/Data Protection Law

At ESADE, 4.5 undergraduate law credits equal 2.25 Georgetown credits.  Most undergraduate courses are 4.5 ESADE credits.

HOUSING

The International Exchange office at ESADE will provide contact information for housing agencies and student residences in Barcelona.  Students are expected to arrange their own housing for the semester with this information.  There are also announcements on the ESADE Intranet (to which Georgetown students will have access) and student counselors who can help with the process. 

APPLICATION TIMELINE

Deadline to submit the Georgetown Law Center Semester Abroad Application to OTP	February 18, 2010
Deadline for OTP to notify applicants if their Semester Abroad application for ESADE has been approved	March 4, 2010
Deadline for approved students to accept offer	March 31, 2010

More logistical information is available here. An overview of ESADE's law program is available here.

After considering the material here and on the websites, a student who is interested in the Semester Abroad Program at ESADE might seek the advice of Professor Joseph Page, the Semester in ESADE faculty advisor.  His telephone number is 202-662-9091 and his e-mail is page@law.georgetown.edu. Students who are admitted to the program should consult with Professor Joseph Page before choosing courses.

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