Classes in the following areas are listed below along with their course description:

ITALIAN LANGUAGE -
FINE & PERFORMING ARTS - ALL CLASSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH
ARTS & HUMANITIES - ALL CLASSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH
HISTORY - ALL CLASSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH
MUSIC - ALL CLASSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH

Students going to Florence have two options. The first option is to do an intensive Italian program. This option is for students interested in an in-depth, full-immersion study of the Italian language. Students are not required to have previously studied Italian since there are 8 different levels, from absolute beginner to advanced. Students who have already had some language instruction, will be administered a placement test, in order to determine the level in which they will be placed, when they arrive in Florence. The Intensive Italian course takes place Monday through Thursday, from 9am-1pm with a 20-minute break from 10:50-11:10. The first two hours of the lesson will concentrate on the grammatical study of the language, while the last two hours are dedicated its practical use: oral expression, reading, writing and comprehension. Each level lasts the duration of one academic month, and at the end of each month, the students are administered an exam. The successful completion of the exam advances the student to the next level. For those who need extra help, Italian tutoring and is available.

The second option is take 6 credits of Italian and 6-9 credits of electives. For students wishing to take this option, simply pick two classes from the Italian Language section and then two or three additional elective classes.

ITALIAN LANGUAGE

WL 101 Beginning Italian Language - (3 credits) 45 hours
This courses initiates students' development of the four basic language skills in the Italian language-speaking, listening, reading, and writing-through in-class activities and the opportunities available to students living in Florence. It also introduces the Italian people and culture to students.

WL 102 Beginning Italian Language - (3 credits) 45 hours
Prerequisites: WL 101 Beginning Italian or its equivalent. This course continues the development of the four basic language skills in the Italian language-speaking, listening, reading, and writing through in-class activities and the opportunities available to students living in Florence. It also continues study of the Italian people and culture.

WL 201 Intermediate Italian Language - (3 credits) 45 hours
Prerequisites: WL 102 Beginning Italian or its equivalent.
This course continues the student's development of the four basic language skills-speaking, listening, reading, and writing-and further augments their knowledge of the Italian people and culture. Building on the foundation of previous study or direct experience with the language, these courses are for those who have already achieved an elementary mastery of Italian.

WL 202 Intermediate Italian Language - (3 credits) 45 hours
Prerequisites: WL 201 Intermediate Italian or its equivalent.
This course continues beyond WL 201 the student's development of the four basic language skills-speaking, listening, reading, and writing-and augment their knowledge of the Italian people and culture. Building on the foundation of previous study or direct experience with the language, these courses are for those who have already achieved an elementary mastery of Italian.

WL 301/302 - Advanced Italian Language - (3 credits) 45 hours
This class will cover such areas as the passive and impersonal forms, use of the infinitive, syntax, and comprehension of advanced literature. Prerequisite: Four semesters of college Italian or the equivalent. A placement test will be required when you arrive in Florence.

FINE & PERFORMING ARTS

All Fine Arts courses require a lab fee and a list of materials which should be purchased in Florence.

ART 210 Beginning Oil Painting - (3 credits) 45 hours
This course is for students with no previous experience in fine arts, but who wish to acquire traditional training in oil painting. The course stresses the fundamentals of still-life painting, mixing colors, and building form, tone, and color on a two-dimensional surface. Students learn through structured lessons built around practical demonstrations, exercises, and individual attention from the instructor.

ART 310 Intermediate Oil Painting - (3 credits) 45 hours
Prerequisites: at least one semester of oil painting. Students further develop the skills and techniques learned in beginning painting. Emphasizing the anatomy of the human body and the relationship between figure and space, students will work on figures by using live models. The course will introduce new techniques and problems such as color theory, composition, brush stroke, painting mediums, and large format painting.

ART 410 Advanced Oil Painting - (3 credits) 45 hours
Prerequisites: at least two semesters of oil painting.
Students further develop the skills and techniques learned in intermediate painting. Emphasizing the anatomy of the human body and the relationship between figure and space, students will work on figures by using live models. The course will introduce new techniques and problems such as, color theory, composition, brush stroke, painting mediums, and large format painting. Advanced students will further expand their skills by developing a project, which will allow them to explore their individual styles.

ART 308 Sketchbook of Florence - (3 credits) 45 hours
Prerequisites: minimum drawing ability required.
This course adopts the traditional method of sketching from the street or in the museum. Students are on site during nearly every lesson and will work with several different mediums such as pen and ink, charcoal, colored pencils, and watercolor to capture Florence in their drawings. From works of sculpture and architecture, to gardens and bustling streets and market areas, by using various mediums and styles students will collect in their sketchbooks a series of images and observations.

ART 209 Beginning Life Drawing - (3 credits) 45 hours
This course is for students who have had no previous experience in fine arts, but who wish to acquire traditional training in life drawing. The course deals with the fundamentals of figure and object drawing, as well as the materials and techniques involved. Using live models and stressing the anatomy of the human body, composition, form, line, volume, and tone, students will begin by using pencil and charcoal to draw still-life objects.

ART 309 Intermediate Life Drawing - (3 credits) 45 hours
Prerequisites: at least one semester of drawing.
This course encourages students to perfect the skills learned in beginning drawing and introduces them to new problems in life drawing, especially the relationship between the figure and its surroundings and rendering conceptual ideas and more advanced techniques and mediums.

ART 409 Advanced Life Drawing - (3 credits) 45 hours
Prerequisites: at least two semesters of drawing.
This course allows students to perfect their skills learned in intermediate drawing and introduces them to new problems in life drawing, especially the relationship between the figure and its surroundings and rendering conceptual ideas and more advanced techniques and mediums. Advanced students will develop their skills even further by developing a project that will allow them to explore their individual styles.

ARTS & HUMANITIES

All art history courses taught at the ISTITUTO EUROPEO consist of a combination of in-class lectures and on-site visits to Florence's museums and monuments.

EH 310 History of Italian Cinema - (3 credits) 45 hours
From the great directors of the postwar, neo-realist period (Rossellini, Fellini, Antonioni, de Sica) to the more contemporary (Zeffirelli, Bertolucci, Pasolini, Scola), students will study the evolution of Italian cinematography. In each lesson, students will view and discuss dubbed or subtitled films.

ARH 476 Early Italian Renaissance-the 15th Century - (3 credits) 45 hours
The Early Renaissance runs roughly from 1400 to 1500 and was a century of incredible cultural growth and artistic talent, especially in Florence. Leon Battista Alberti's phrase "Man can do all things, if he wills" perfectly describes the well-rounded Renaissance man, capable of undertaking many endeavors. Economic and political stability combined with the rediscovery of classical ideals in art, literature, and humanistic philosophy, sparked a cultural revolution. The new humanistic approach, so different from the god-centered universe of the Middle Ages, allowed space for exploration, innovation, and freedom of expression. Science and art intermingled to create a new, more realistic and intellectual style. Students will study, among others, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Ghiberti, Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Piero della Francesca, Fra Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Verrocchio, and the young works of Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo.

ARH 476 Survey of Florentine Architecture - (3 credits) 45 hours
Students will study the development of Florence through its architecture and urban development from the Roman city to the most modern Florentine buildings. They will study and compare the particular styles of the main architects who contributed to Florence's growth. Students will visit sites every week, and students may be asked to make sketches of the buildings.

HISTORY, POLITICS, & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

HY 350 / IS 305 / POL375 Modern Italy: From the Risorgimento to the Present
(3 credits) 45 hours
This area studies course surveys the political, economic, and social development of modern Italy from its unification in 1861 to the present, with a special emphasis on the 20th century. Subjects covered in traditional texts, novels, lectures, site visits, art, and cinema include: Italy's unification; Italy's political and economic system through World War I; Italy's international position before and during the First World War; the various political ideologies affecting Italian political life, most importantly Marxism/Communism, Syndicalism, Futurism, Nationalism, and Fascism; Church-State relations; Italy's role in international diplomacy before and during World War II; the Partisan Movement; Italy's participation in NATO, the European Union, and other international organizations; and Italy's development into one of the world's major industrial powers. Throughout we will stress the clash between modern and pre-modern elements in Italian life including the divisions separating the North from the South.

MUSIC

Independent Study for Music Specialization
These course are designed for music majors, or for individual who have a sincere passion and talent for singing. Each independent study course is comprised of 15 contact hours of lessons with the instructor and 30 hours to be completed independently by the student.

MU 235 Accompaniment by Piano - (3 credits) 45 hours
Students audition to determine level of skill. A teacher specialized in accompanying singers on the piano guides the analyses and the interpretation of the vocal score.

MU 111 Class Piano I - (3 credits) 45 hours
The course is for beginning students of the piano.

MU 112 Advanced Piano - (3 credits) 45 hours
Prerequisites One year of piano and students audition to determine level of skill.
The course is for students who wish to improve their playing.

MU 214 Vocal Techniques for Lyrical Singers - (3 credits) 45 hours
Students audition to determine level of skill.
The body is the soundbox for the instrument voice. Guided by a professional of the voice technique, students improve their breathing and the correct use of the muscles to obtain a better sound emission. The course is for all students and professionals who want to specialize in the lyric repertory.

MU 199 Special Topics in Music: Music of Naples - (3 credits) 45 hours
A professional in the Neapolitan repertory guides students through the interpretation and the technical pitch of the Neapolitan vocality.

MU 199 Special Topics in Music: Vocal Music Together - (3 credits) 45 hours
Students audition to determine level of skill.
Students are placed in an existing group of Florentine singers. Guided by a singing teacher, students prepare a program of musical excerpts from the ancient, modern and contemporary Italian polyphonic repertory. They will practice pronunciation, diction, and comprehension. If sufficient number of student (3 credits) will form own group, otherwise an already existing Florentine group.

MU 476 Special Topics in Music: Vocal music of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque
(3 credits) 45 hours
Students audition to determine level of skill.
For students interested in specializing in the ancient Italian repertory, paying special attention to the Italian madrigalistic literature.

MU 476 Special Topics in Music: Interpretation of Chamber Lyrics - (3 credits) 45 hours Students examine closely the vocal Italian chamber repertory from the 17th century of Giulio Caccini to contemporary music.

MU 116 Singer's Diction I - (3 credits) 45 hours
This is a specialized course for singers. A music teacher corrects the diction and teaches the dynamic of the vocal emission by using the correct pronunciation of Italian poems.

MU 117 Singer's Diction II - (3 credits) 45 hours
This is a specialized course for singers. A music teacher corrects the diction and teaches the dynamic of the vocal emission by using the correct pronunciation of Italian poems.