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Early Childhood Education in Florence: Graduate Program
Florence |
Summer
Use Florence and greater Italy as your classroom during this 4-week, 6-credit program. Your program will consist of lectures, cultural activities, excursions and school visits. These activities and visits will help you use Italy as a case study to examine issues of cross-cultural psychology and how they affect education in different countries. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to complete a research project of your own choosing, with the ability to gather data in Italy while working under the guidance of a Pitt professor. This program is designed for students who are pursuing...
Early Childhood Education in Florence: Undergraduate Program
Florence |
Summer
Florence is the ideal setting to study the differences between early childhood education in the US and Italy. This program utilizes classroom lectures, guest lectures, and visits to educational institutions around the city. On this program you will get an introduction to language and literacy practices for children birth through grade 4 in the U.S. and Italy. You will also be introduced to the varied theories and practices of teaching young English Language Learners as well as Best Instructional Practices used in the ESL classroom and the mainstream classroom.
This four-week, six-credit...
Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability: Florence
Florence |
Summer
Spend a month in the beautiful and historic city of Florence, Italy! Through two courses for a total of 6 credits you will explore the history of art and architecture, as well as the engineering & sustainability practices of the European Renaissance.
Students will be introduced to engineering and technological achievements of the Renaissance period and place these achievements within the sociological and artistic context of that period. We will focus on revolutionary advances in the understanding of physics and engineering during the Renaissance, with particular emphasis on architecture...
Exploring Art in Florence
Florence |
Summer
Study art history in Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance. Whether you’ve studied art history before or not, Exploring Art in Italy gives you the tools you need to enjoy Italian art and culture. This program is designed for any student interested in Art, Architecture, History, Italian Culture or Museum Studies. You will take 2 courses on this 6-week long program. No previous Italian language experience is necessary. You will gain a new appreciation for its art once you live in the city and experience the food, window dressing displays, fashion, and all Florence has to offer. The city...
Food Studies in Rome
Rome |
Summer
This program is designed for undergraduate students interested in the relationship between food, gender, and sustainability in the context of Italy. During this short-term program, you spend four weeks living in Rome, Italy exploring the distribution, production, consumption, and disposal of food as well as issues surrounding sustainability. You will participate in local site visits at restaurants, food production sites, agritourism farms, and food markets. You will experience Italian cuisine and the gendered systems that produce it. These experiences will be supplemented with other cultural...
Global Business Institute: Florence - Semester
Florence |
Fall, Spring
Welcome to the Global Business Institute (GBI), your opportunity to study and practice business at one of three international campuses. GBI prepares you for the business world through coursework that advances your degree, offers out-of-the-classroom experiences that expand cultural competence, and internship opportunities that provide you with transferable workplace skills.
Along with being an important Italian business hub for human resources, fashion marketing, and tourism management, Florence is also a beautiful, historic city.
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Global Business Institute: Florence - Summer
Florence |
Summer
Welcome to the Global Business Institute (GBI), your opportunity to study and practice business at one of five international campuses. GBI prepares you for the business world through coursework that advances your degree, out-of-the-classroom experiences that create cultural competence that make recruiters want to hire you.
Florence is the ideal setting to spend the summer studying in one of the most historic, cultural and beautiful cities in the world. The city is filled with cobblestone streets, open-air markets, unique food experiences, artistic masterpieces, stunning architecture. The...
Pitt in Florence - Semester
Florence |
Fall, Spring
Florence is the ideal setting to spend a semester studying in one of the most historic, cultural and beautiful cities in the world. The city is filled with cobblestone streets, open-air markets, unique food experiences, artistic masterpieces, stunning architecture. This program is designed for students of all majors interested in: Italian language, culture, studio arts, art history, cinema, psychology, urban studies and more. You will take 12-15 credits on this semester long program. No previous Italian experience is necessary, but you are required to take an Italian language course on this...
Pitt in Florence - Summer
Florence |
Summer
Florence is the ideal setting to spend the summer studying in one of the most historic, cultural and beautiful cities in the world. The city is filled with cobblestone streets, open-air markets, unique food experiences, artistic masterpieces, stunning architecture. This program is designed for students of all majors interested in: Italian language, culture, studio arts, art history, psychology, and more. You will take 2 courses (6 or 7 credits - depending on the courses that you select) on this 6-week long program. No previous Italian language experience is necessary.
The city of Florence...
Rome: Art, Language, & Culture
Rome |
Summer
Study and live in the Eternal City of Rome, Italy. Students on this program will select two courses to take. Students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in Italian language and art history while discovering the rich Italian way of life, la dolce vita. This six-week, 6 or 7-credit program (depending on courses selected) is open to students of any discipline, but especially for Italian Majors and Minors, students interested in Italian Language, Culture, and Modern Italy as well as Art History Majors or Minors or any student interested in art history or museums studies.
This program...