Study and Intern with the CAPA Florence Program

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Location

Italy: Florence

Description

Michelangelo's David, Giotto's campanile, Ghiberti's bronze doors, Botticelli's Birth of Venus... Discover Florence, where art is a part of everyday life and masterpieces await you around every corner. The CAPA Program Center is located in the historic area of Sante Croce, just minutes away from the historic cathedral, the Duomo. Our Fine Arts Studio houses all the creative tools required for courses in oil and watercolor painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and fresco design.

CAPA Florence Program: Designed for students looking to study liberal arts, language, and art in Italy, the CAPA Florence Program is designed to be fully inclusive with courses designed to help you study the city of Florence. Northeastern University provides transfer credit for both courses and internships. and therefore affordable to all types of students. Students live in shared apartments or homestay accommodation and have the option to participate in academic internships, which allow them to live and learn among the local Italian people.

Overview: Our special blend of academic and experiential education gives you the best possible in-class and out-of-class learning experience. Our courses are designed to engage you in critical thought and challenge you to pursue subjects in depth through academic research and field research in Florence. The CAPA Fine Arts Center offers courses which rely on your experiences in Florence as an artistic influence. Course examples are: Oil Painting, Frescos, Sculpture, Watercolor and Life Drawing. CAPA instructors will integrate events and activities that draw upon Florence's cultural wealth and diversity to enrich your education abroad.

CAPA's My Education program offers students the opportunity and independence to decide how they want to learn about culture according to how they enjoy learning. A menu of different activities, events, lectures, visits and self-directed tours organized around key themes is offered and students select what will teach them the most about Italy and Europe.

Highlights

Value:
The CAPA Florence Program is designed to be affordable for all types of students. Included are: Tuition - for the autumn and spring semester programs, you can earn 12 to 18 credits (with a maximum of 3 credits for an internship); housing; internship placements; a local bus pass; and access to a variety of CAPA My Education cultural activities.