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)
Advanced grammar; oral and written composition; reading of modern authors; Italian life and culture.
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 first-come, first-served basis, but final enrollment decisions will not be made until shortly after the February 18, 2010, application deadline. Students are encouraged to apply early, as enrollment is limited.
Faculty
TBD
programs of the College of Agricultural
Sciences, the College of Arts and Architecture, the College of Health and Human Development, the College of the Liberal Arts, the Smeal College
of Business, and University Office of Global Programs
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