Lorenzo de’ Medici - The Italian International Institute

3 CITIES: TUSCANIA, ROME AND FLORENCE OR VENICE

FALL • SPRING • ACADEMIC YEAR

EXPERIENCE THE ROOTS OF WESTERN CULTURE

 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Minimum 2.75 G.P.A.
  • One semester of college (those who do not meet this requirement are considered on case-by-case basis)
  • Completed API application
  • Advisor signature form
  • One letter of recommendation
  • One official transcript
  • Classes taught in English and Italian
  • Housing: student apartments
  • Entry requirements: valid passport with student visa
 

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS

  • 15 semester credits
 

EXCURSIONS


Excursions for this program will vary by semester but may include the following:

  • Florence
  • Green Heart of Italy
  • Lazio
  • Lucca
  • Rome
  • In the Shadow of Vesuvius, Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri
  • Verona and Venice
 

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Students spend one month each in three of Lorenzo de’ Medici - The Italian International Institute’s (LdM) four locations, and follow a structured program of fi ve 3-credit courses, which together comprise a unique investigation into the roots of Western civilization. In the spring, the program fi nishes in Venice and in the fall, it finishes in Florence. Classes meet every day Monday through Thursday for two and a half hours each, providing a total of 45 contact hours per course.

Tuscania

There are two mandatory 3-credit courses in the fi rst center, Tuscania, including an Italian language course and an introduction to the ancient civilizations of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans. There is also an optional, notfor-credit culinary course (offered for an additional fee).

Rome

In the second city, Rome, students take one 3-credit course on the Medieval and Renaissance Transitions and a second 3-credit course in Italian Language and Culture, which they will continue in their third city (Florence or Venice).

Florence

In Florence, students choose one additional 3-credit course that gives them the opportunity to explore a late Renaissance fi gure and his/her links with modernity, and then continue with language instruction.

Venice

In Venice, students choose one additional 3-credit course, Venice and the East, which explores the city’s rich cultural and commercial ties with Asia, and then continue with language instruction.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

3 Cities students complete fi ve courses, including Italian language classes in each city (for a total of 6 semester credits of language). The program fee includes a maximum of 15 credits per semester session. In general, 100 level courses are elementary, and 200–300 level courses are intermediate. Students who choose intermediate level Italian or higher complete a placement exam upon arrival to verify their level of proficiency. API recommends that students obtain pre-approval from their home university for courses that they plan on taking abroad.

 

 

TRANSCRIPTS

Students receive transcripts from U.S.-accredited Marist College for courses taken at LdM. Marist College is a four-year, fully accredited U.S. college in Poughkeepsie, New York.















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