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One Semester - Three Cities
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One Semester - Three Cities: Experience the Roots of Western Culture

Program Description

Our civilization is the end product of widely contrasting cultures which evolved over many hundreds of years. With the Renaissance it became possible to unite the strands of these cultures in a new and exciting synthesis which prepared the way for the birth of the modern world. This semester-long study abroad experience allows students to retrace the steps of Greek, Etruscan, Roman, medieval and Renaissance cultures by living and studying in three cities which embody these civilizations in all their richness and splendor: Tuscania, Rome and either Florence (fall semester) or Venice (spring semester).

Students spend one month in Tuscania followed by one month in Rome, and then they choose to complete the experience in either Florence (fall) or Venice (spring). They follow a structured and integrated program of five 3-credit courses, which together comprise both a unique investigation into the roots of Western civilization and a grounding in modern Italian language and culture.

Classes meet every day Monday through Thursday for two and a half hours each, providing a total of 45 contact hours per course. There are two mandatory 3-credit courses in the first center, Tuscania: an Italian language course and an introduction to the ancient civilizations of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans. There is also the option of taking a non-credit cuisine course, "The Food of Italy," in Tuscania as well.

In the second center, Rome, students take a 3-credit course on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and a second 3-credit course in Italian language and culture, which enables them to continue the study of Italian while learning about Italian culture and society today.

Fall Three Cities students completing the program in Florence will take a final 3-credit course entitled "Leonardo: Art and Science," whereas Spring Three Cities students completing in Venice will take a 3-credit course entitled "Venice and the East."

The program has no special prerequisites, and is designed for anyone interested in experiencing the three locations and learning about Western culture. For more information, click on the appropriate 3 Cities brochure below.

Spring 2013: Tuscania, Rome, and Venice

Fall 2013: Tuscania, Rome, and Florence

2012-2013 One Semester, Three Cities Program Calendar

2013-2014 One Semester, Three Cities Program Calendar