Description

The Accademia Europea di Firenze offers semester academic courses where students receive credits that are transferable to several Universities worldwide. Each course has 45 contact hours, which corresponds to 4 (four) credits. It is also required to do an Italian Language Course of 180 or 72 hours and all other courses are taught in English.

Highlights

The best location in Florence (between the Duomo and the Piazza della Repubblica)

* Excellent professors
* Friendly and helpful staff
* Modern classrooms and a nice environment
* Excellent housing

Subject
DEPARTMENT OF ITALIAN STUDIES
* Italian language
* Survey of Italian Literature
* Dante's (Divina) Commedia
* Modern Italian Literature
* Renaissance Art History
* Patron, Artists and Identity in Florentine Renaissance Art
* Italian Cinema
* Italian History through the Cinema
* History of contemporary Italy from the "Big War" to the crisis of the 1st Republic
* Modern Italy since 1815

DEPARTMENT OF EUROPEAN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
* Foreign writers in Italy: the Gothic romance
* The modern European Novel: The Anti-Novel
* Modern European Novel: Le Nouveau Roman
* Modern European Novel: The Postmodern Novel
* A woman's gaze: some contemporary women artists and writers

ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
* Introduction to economics
* Global Political Economy
* Economics of European integration

MUSIC DEPARTMENT
* History of music
* History of opera
* Italian diction for opera singers

FASHION AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT
* Drapping

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Type of Programs

• Cultural Exploration
• High School Study Abroad
• Language Immersion

Languages

• Italian

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English
• Italian

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

Courses: 6.700 euros, Housing: 3.000 euros

Program Fees Include:

* Includes an Italian language course along with a maximum of four electives and optional daily activities. The Italian language course can be comprised of 72 hours or 180 hours. All the electives consist of 45 hours.
* For the elective courses, students must choose up to 4 courses stating the 1st option and the 2nd option for each. As we have a limit of seats for each course, we prioritize students that enroll first.
* Transcripts for your university to evaluate.

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American, Canadian and Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript
• Other

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

Year Founded

2005