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2025-2026 Endicott College Academic Catalog 
  
2025-2026 Endicott College Academic Catalog

CIS Madrid Programs - School of Social Sciences, Communication, and Humanities


Programs

Associate in Arts in Liberal Studies (CIS-Madrid, Spain)


Admission Requirements


Students follow the CIS English Language Placement and Admission Policy. 

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 65


First Year - Credits: 36


  • Elective (Cr: 9)
  • Concentration Elective (Cr: 6)

Second Year - Credits: 29


  • Elective (Cr: 6)
  • Concentration Elective (Cr: 6)

Associate in Arts in Liberal Studies, with a concentration in Communication (CIS-Madrid, Spain)


Admission Requirements


Students follow the CIS English Language Placement and Admission Policy. 

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 65


Second Year - Credits: 29


 

International Studies Major (Bachelor of Arts) (CIS-Madrid, Spain)


Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-126


 

First Year - Credits: 36


  • Foreign Language Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • General Education Elective (Cr: 6)

Second Year - Credits: 29


  • Aesthetic Awareness General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
  • Individual and Society General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
  • Literary Perspective General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
  • Qualitative Reasoning General Education Elective (Cr: 3)

Third Year - Credits: 31


  • Foreign Language (Cr: 3)
  • Values and Ethicial Reasoning General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
  • General Education Elective (Must be 200+ level) (Cr: 6)

Fourth Year - Credits: 30


  • Foreign Language (Cr: 3)
  • Elective (Cr: 6)

Foreign Language Requirement


If Spanish is not first language, any 3 Spanish courses (SP XXX)

If Spanish is first language, any 3 from the list below:

Learning Outcomes


Upon completion of the international studies program, students will:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the cross-disciplinary nature of the field - e.g. the global and comparative dimensions of history, economic systems, cultural norms, art, and literature.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of international politics and geopolitics, and their role in world affairs and conflicts. 
  • Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the disciplines that constitute international studies.
  • Describe the language and culture of a region of the world that differs from that which students already know. 
  • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the international studies discipline.
  • Make connections between their major and professional opportunities through a variety of internships.
 

Marketing Communication/Advertising Major (Bachelor of Science) (CIS-Madrid, Spain)


Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 126


Second Year - Credits: 29


  • Aesthetic Awareness General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • Individual & Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • Literary Perspective General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes


Upon completion of the marketing communication/advertising program, students will:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of how marketing communication works and persuades.
  • Explain the ways in which marketing communication is central to our cultural language.
  • Plan, implement, and evaluate marketing communication programs.
  • Analyze ethical issues related to marketing communication.
  • Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the communication discipline.
  • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the discipline. 
  • Demonstrate integrated learning skills by making connections between classroom learning and professional life in the marketing communication discipline.