Academic Programs
Our school offers a wide range of high-quality academic programs to suit the needs of a large and diverse student population coming from all over the world. Each of school's sites at Tuscania and Rome houses a School of Arts and Sciences, a School of Creative Arts and Media, and a School of Italian Language and Culture. At Florence, the largest school site, there is a School of Arts and Sciences, a School of Italian Language and Culture, and a School of Creative Arts, Media and Fashion Design, while the Tuscania site also houses a School of Culinary Arts.
Our school's long and illustrious tradition of communicating the cultures and language of Italy to non-Italian students takes place within the Schools of Italian Language and Culture.
ALL COURSES, EXCEPT ITALIAN LANGUAGE, ARE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH.
We offer sessions for academic programs in the following semesters:
- Semester (Fall 2006/Spring 2007)
- January Intersession 2007
- Summer Session 2006
Academic Programs Details
Students attending the school for a semester may choose from four different programs of study. The programs vary in the weighting given to the Italian language element, and are thus designed to allow students with different backgrounds and personal preferences to choose how much time they wish to spend developing their Italian language skills. All students on semester programs take at least one 3-credit Italian language course. Beyond the compulsory Italian language element, students are free to choose combinations of elective courses from a vast list, all taught in English, thus enabling them to satisfy personal preferences and the requirements of their US degree programs. Students attending courses during the January Intersession or during the summer are not required to take an Italian language course.
SEMESTER PROGRAMS:
Students may choose from the following programs:
- Program A:
One 3/4 credit Italian language course + any four electives from the course schedule (total of 15/16 credits)- Program B:
Six-Hour Italian (6 credits) + Three 3-credit Electives (total of 15 credits)
Note: available in Florence only- Program C:
Intensive Italian (9 credits) + Two 3-credit Electives (total of 15 credits)
Note: available in Florence only- Program D:
Super-Intensive Italian (18 credits)
JANUARY INTERSESSION PROGRAMS:
Students may choose from the following programs:
- Program A:
One 3-credit Elective (total of 3 credits)- Program B:
Super-Intensive Italian (total of 3 credits)- Program C:
Combination of Two 3-credit Electives (total of 6 credits)
SUMMER SESSIONS:
Students may choose from the following programs:
- Program A:
One 3-credit Elective (total of 3 credits) - Program B:
Combination of Two 3-credit Electives (total of 6 credits)- Program C:
Special Studio Art Workshops (total of 6 credits)
Note: available in Florence only- Program D:
Super-Intensive Italian (total of 6 credits)
FLORENCE JANUARY INTERSESSION 2007