Department of
Modern Languages

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Italian 2310 & 2320 ......
Why STUDY here and not STUDIARE in ITALIA

Texas State Study Abroad Program to Firenze (Florence), ITALIA
(usually First Summer Session: June of every year)

What You Will Learn
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Visiting another country, understanding the culture of other people, comparing our own habits and traditions, this is one of the joys of traveling. Italian life has been described as art, history, culture, food, wine. But what really Italians do? What are Tuscan habits, how Florentines enjoy their town, free time, holidays? This total immersion program in a foreign country with a different language and a different culture will provide the students with the initial shock required to really appreciate multiculturalism in the real world as well as a rapid target language absorption and familiarization with the country's history, culture and gastronomy.

The City
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Florence (Italian, Firenze) is a city in the center of Tuscany, in northwest Italy, on the Arno River, with a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. Florence is the capital of the region of Tuscany and briefly (1865-1871) the capital of the kingdom of Italy. Florence was long ruled (1434-1494, 1512-1527 and 1530-1737) by the Medici family. A centre of medieval European trade and finance, the city is sometimes considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. Florence is famous for its wealth of fine art and architecture. Tuscany is where the Italian language originated.

The town of Florence dates from prehistory and offers a rich cultural environment. Located two hours north of Rome in the Tuscan region of Italy, Firenze. The surge in artistic, literary and scientific investigation that occurred in Florence in the 14th-16th centuries was precipitated by Florentines' preoccupation with money and with the display of wealth and leisure.

Added to this, the crises of the Catholic church (especially the controversy over the French Avignon Papacy and the Great Schism) along with the catastrophic effects of the Black Death were to lead to a re-evaluation of medieval values, resultant in a revalidation of those of classical antiquity. Florence benefited materially and culturally from this sea change in social consciousness.

For more information log onto: Virtual Tour of Florence.

The Campus
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The CAPA Florence Centre is one of the premier US Study Abroad Centers in Florence. It is located in the Palazzo Galli-Tassi on the Via Pandolfini. In the shadow of Brunelleschi Dome, steps from Santa Croce, housed in a historically significant Palazzo.

Course Options
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-- ITA 2310 Intermediate Italian: part 1
-- ITA 2320 Intermediate Italian: part 2
You will receive six (6) hour credits in Foreign Languages (Italian)
You will be taking two courses:
-- One Italian Language Course taught by your Program Director
-- One Italian Culture Course taught in English by a CAPA Professor

Program Criteria
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Prerequisites:
--Completed two or more years of Italian Language courses in High School; and/or
--Completed Ita 1410 - Beginning Italian - part 1; and/or Ita 1420 - Beginning Italian - part 2; and/or
--Completed one year college-level Beginning Italian at another University other thna Texas State; and/or
--Lived one or more years in an Italian Speaking country; and/or passed an Italian Advanced Placement - for Ita 1410 & 1420; and/or
--Is a fluent Spanish speaker, and/or good knowledge of another Romance Language (Participants may be subject to interviews by Program Director)
--Participants must complete the application packet from the Correspondence & Extensions office and be officially admitted to the program.

Aprroximate Cost: $4,600 - $5,000 (cost subject to change)
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Cost includes:
--Tuition and fees for six hours of undergraduate university credit for Texas State University.
--Textbook and other materials for Italian Culture Course taught in English (including entrance to select museums and theater productions).
--Excursions to select cities; Cities and number of excusrsions vary according each year.
--Housing in Florence for entire duration of Program: One month in a furnished appartment in Florence, Italy.
--Computer Access to CAPA Media facilities from Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm.
--Arrival Orientation & Guided Walking Tour of Florence.
--Welcome & Departure dinner parties.
--Extra goods: welcome basket, 5 Euro phone card, first cab ride to appartments, bus ticket to orientation, Permit to stay in Italy, Walking Tour of Firenze.
--Travel and liability Insurance included.
Airfare is not included to aklow flexible travel dates prior or after program dates. Students will be responsible to be at the place and time specified by the Academic Program Director.
Meals (lunch and dinner) are not included (except for Welcome & departure dinner parties & welcome basket); students should count on spending approximately $1,000 for food for the four weeks.

Financial Assistance
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For information on Financial Aid, please contact the Texas State Financial Aid Office located in JCK 220.
For information on the International Education Fee Scholarship (IEF), contact the Office of Correspondence and Extension Studies. The IEF scholarship application deadline is in February.

For registration procedures, please contact the
Correspondence & Extensions & Study Abroad Office:
302 Academic Services Building-North
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
Telephone: 512.245.2322, 800.511.8656
Fax: 512.245.8934
Website: http://www.studyanywhere.txstate.edu/study_abroad