ATTENTION: The deadline for registration has been extended to March 20, 2008.
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Courses Offered
Participants are required to take 9 or 10 credits. Equivalent competency may substitute for specific course prerequisites. Students electing to take the 10th credit will be charged
additional tuition.
LANGUAGE (select one course)
IT 099 Essential Italian (3 credits; no prerequisite) An introduction to Italian, with an emphasis on conversation and basic grammar. The course is designed for students who do not intend to continue with Italian, since it is not the equivalent of IT 001.
IT 003 Intermediate Italian (4 credits; prerequisite: IT 002)
IT 399 Independent Study (3 credits; prerequisite: IT 003)
Grammar review, special advanced-level written and oral assignments. Students are approved on a case-by-case basis, according to their level of Italian.
ART HISTORY (select one course)
ART H 299 Foreign Study: Survey of Italian Art and Architecture (3 credits)
Classroom and on-site studies focusing on medieval and Renaissance Italy. Class discussions and visits to museums, galleries, and exhibitions will include study of Etruscan, Roman, baroque, and modern art and architecture.
ART H 499 Foreign Study: Individual Research Project (3 credits)
Students taking this course will write a research paper upon their return to the United States. They will receive a deferred grade.
VISUAL ARTS (select one course)
ART 020 Introduction to Drawing (3 credits; no prerequisite) This course is designed for students who are not art majors. Classes meet outdoors and use the local environment for the development of drawing skills. Nonmajors are graded on the basis of individual progress.
ART 299/499 Foreign Study-Art: Drawing (3 credits) An intermediate- or advanced-level course for art majors. Classes at both levels meet outdoors and use the local environment for the development of drawing skills.
Eligibility
The program is open to all undergraduate students with a minimum 2.5 grade-point average and to graduate students. Applicants are interviewed on a continuous basis, but final enrollment decisions will not be made until shortly after the March 3, 2008, application deadline. Students are encouraged to apply early, as enrollment is limited.
Faculty
Dr. Kristi Wormhoudt, affiliate assistant professor of art history, College of Arts and Architecture, and academic coordinator, Education Abroad, specializes in Italian Renaissance art. She will teach the art history courses.
Francis Pierucci has recently retired from teaching Italian and Spanish at Penn State Hazleton. His teaching is informed by his Italian heritage, and he has co-directed the Todi program with Dr. Wormhoudt in previous years. He will teach advanced Italian.
Ann Tarantino is an Instructor in Penn State's School of Visual Arts. She holds undergraduate degrees in visual arts and American civilization from Brown University, and a master of fine arts in painting from Penn State. Her paintings and drawings have been exhibited extensively in the United States and in Japan, and her professional experience includes working as a catalog editor and administrator for New York City arts institutions. She teaches drawing and two-dimensional design at Penn State.
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