Description

This program combines classroom instruction and lab work with aspects of internship and practicum courses, including field work in an intercultural setting. Students work to produce a dynamic web documentary with faculty members serving as supervisors.

Students participating in the program will use classroom and lab experiences as a method for learning about the city's wonderful environment. Students will work in teams to find, shape, and tell stories about life and people in Cagli, turning what they discover into stories through writing, still photos, a video and a webpage. In addition to the course in Cagli, students participate in various excursions throughout Italy, including all-day trips to Assisi and to Florence concluding with an overnight tour in Rome. Students are encouraged to extend their stay in Rome or sign on to an additional tour in Italy.

The setting gives students a unique opportunity to access a foreign culture and acquire practical language skills rapidly using an immersion technique. The ability to assimilate quickly and hone in on another culture's values are indispensable tools for anyone preparing for a career in a field where globalization and multiculturalism are increasingly important. At the micro level, students will learn how to read another culture on its own terms by living in a different culture and appreciating those differences. At the macro level, students will be ready to become facilitators in the intercultural dialogue that the modern world requires.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education

High School

Subject Areas

• Communications

Cost in US$:

Please contact Marquette

Program Fees Include:

The program fee includes housing/hotel accommodation, academic fees, field trips, airfare, meals, arrival, departure transfers between the airport and apartment in Cagli, Italy, and sickness/accident and emergency medical evacuation insurance. Students must submit their passport to OIE five weeks before the departure date.

Experience Required

yes

Minimum sophomore standing; 2.5 GPA

This Program is open to

American and Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat

Participants Travel

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

10 - 14 days

Marquette University's Mission Statement

Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to serving God by serving our students and contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Our mission, therefore, is the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. All this we pursue for the greater glory of God and the common benefit of the human community.

Year Founded

1881