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Florence, Italy - Dates & Prices - Fall Semester 2009 - Palazzo Rucellai - Architecture

Dates and Prices

Session Dates: Late August - Mid December 2009
Price: TBA
Estimated Semester Credits: 15
Total Contact Hours: 225
Application Due Date: Monday, June 01, 2009
Final Payment Due Date: Monday, June 01, 2009
Enrollment Status: Open
Length: Semester

What's Included

  • Tuition and academic fees.
  • Shared housing in an Abroadco apartment.
  • Extensive pre-departure information.
  • Thorough onsite orientation.
  • Immersion program of many social and cultural activities.
  • International mobile phone.
  • Travel backpack and guidebook.
  • Excursions and associated costs.
  • Study abroad medical insurance.
  • Airport reception at Florence Amerigo Vespucci (FLR).
  • Onsite Abroadco staff in Florence.
  • Official transcript for the Institute at Palazzo Rucellai will be issued by Roger Williams University.
  • Official transcript for Santa Reparata will be issued by the University of South Florida.

What's Not Included

  • Passport, Italian visa, Permesso di Soggiorno, and associated immigration requirements.
  • International airfare.
  • Meals.
  • Lab fees for studio art courses.
  • Transfer to airport at end of program.

Eligibility

  • Be at least 18 years of age by program start date.
  • Have graduated from high school.
  • For Palazzo Rucellai, have a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale and completed a minimum of one year of college coursework.
  • For Santa Reparata, have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Courses

The courses listed below have been scheduled for this session. The school reserves the right to cancel, change, or add any courses at its discretion. If you need to confirm that a specific course will be offered during your study abroad session, please contact us.

Architecture - Electives

SubjectNumberTitle
Art, Art History 383 Renaissance Painting: The Art of Buon Fresco
Art History 214 The Art of Florence in Context: Masters and Monuments
Art History 318 History of Italian Art, II: Michelangelo to Bernini
Art History 320 Fresco Painting in Italy: 1300-1600
Art History 330 Special Topics in Art History: Leonardo
Art History 430 Special Topics: Gender Issues in Renaissance Art
Art History 430 Special Topics: Vasari and the Florentine Masters
Art History 430 Special Topics in Art History: Michelangelo
English 430 Shifting Identities: Society and Individual in Renaissance Florence (in English)
English 430 The Three Crowns of Florence: Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio
History, Political Science 300 Italy in the Renaissance: Politics and Society
History 430 The Roman Empire: Civilization and Legacy
Humanities, History 306 The History and Culture of Food: A Comparative Analysis
Humanities, Anthropology 399 Contemporary Italy: An Anthropological Perspective
International Business, Marketing 420 Topics in International Marketing: The European Union
International Business 430 Business Ethics: A European Perspective
International Business, Management 430 Special Topics: Cross-Cultural Human Resource Management
Italian 101 The Florence Experience I: Beginning Italian I
Italian 102 The Florence Experience II: Beginning Italian II
Italian 201 The Florence Experience III: Intermediate Italian I
Italian 202 The Florence Experience IV: Intermediate Italian II
Italian 310 The Florence Experience V: Advanced Italian
Italian 340 Readings in Modern Italian Literature: Firenze, tra Letteratura e Cinema (in Italian)
Photography 261 Introduction to Photography: Portfolio of Florence
Political Science, History 430 History and Politics of Modern Italy: From WWII to the Present
Political Science, History 430 The European Union
Psychology 431 Special Topics in Psychology: Cross-Cultural Psychology

Architecture

SubjectNumberTitle
Architecture, Art History 391 Architecture in Italy: History and Preservation
Architecture 413 Advanced Architectural Design Stuio
Architecture, Art History 430 Special Topics: The Villa and The Garden
Architecture 477 Architecture in Context: City, Spaces and Urban Design