Italy Culture Study AbroadPROGRAM
Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland is pleased to offer a Study Abroad program in Tuscany with the opportunity to earn college credit while living in self-catering apartments in the historic center of Florence. Included in the program are planned excursions to Fiesole, Siena, San Gimignano, Arezzo, Cortona and Rome .
The program is open to students and community members on either a credit or non-credit basis. Students wishing to earn credit will complete a personal journal with observations chosen for study by Professor Mooney. There will be on- site lectures which will take advantage of being at the scene of the actual works of art and architecture. Note that all participants, including those taking the program for non-credit are expected to participate in all activities of the program.
The program is designated to have a balance of planned and free time to allow participants to pursue their areas of interest.
SCHEDULE
Day 1- Departure Day.
Day 2- Arrival in Florence, Italy.
Day 3- Orientation and Walking tour of the historic center.
Day 4- Piazzale Michelangelo and San Miniato.
Day 5- Florence Baptistery , Santa Croce and Etruscan town of Fiesole.
Day 6- Florence Cathedral, Ospedale Degli Innocente, San Lorenzo, and Palazzo Medici-Riccardi.
Day 7- Bapistery North Doors , Competition Doors and OrSanMichele.
Day 8- Excursion to Siena and San Gimignano.
Day 9- Excursion to Rome.
Day 10- Free Day.
Day 11- Palazzo Rucellai, Santa Maria Novella, San Marco Monastery and Capella Brancacci.
Day 12- Bargello Museum.
Day 13- Museo dell’Opera dei Duomo.
Day 14- Uffizi Museum.
Day 15- Excursion to Arezzo and Cortona.
Day 16- Free Day.
Day 17- Free Day.
Day 18- Santa Trinita Church.
Day 19- Academia ( Michelangelo’s David).
Day 20- Additional visit to the Uffizi Museum.
Day 21- Farewell Dinner.
Day 22- Departure Day.
CREDITS
FINE 102-701: Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture.This course acquaints the student with major works of Florentine painting, sculpture and architecture from the late Middle Ages through the Early Renaissance and the beginning phases of the High Renaissance. The entire course is taught on-site. The focus is to relate the art and architecture viewed, to the history and culture from which it emerged. Mandatory excursions to nearby Tuscan towns and Rome complement the lectures held in Florence and fill the picture of the evolution of Renaissance art. DETAILS
The fee for the trip is $3650*(Limited financial aid is available for HCC credit students).
The $3650 cost includes:
• Roundtrip Airfare.
• Health Insurance.
• Ground transportation to and from airport and scheduled excursions.
• Housing in self-catering apartments.
• Museum Pass.
• Farewell Dinner.
Additional costs not included in the program:
• Meals
• Personal spending money for shopping
• Any excursions that students may undertake during free time.
* HCC reserves the right to increase the cost of the Program Fee up to 10% due to increased program costs, increased flight costs, and/or currency fluctuations.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Lynette Mooney
Phone: 410-772-4043
Email: lmooney@howardcc.edu
PAYMENT
$250 non-refundable due at registration
$1700 initial payment due: September 30, 2008
$1700 final payment due: October 31, 2008
Note: If you do not make payments on time, you will automatically be dropped from the program and will not be able to re-register.
