Institute at Palazzo Rucellai
Via della Vigna Nuova, 18
Florence, Italy 50123
Ph. +39 055 264 5910 - Fax: +39 055 264 6721

Affiliated Universities and Colleges at Palazzo Rucellai
Arizona State University Official Website
Arizona State University in Florence
Palazzo Rucellai Official Website

THE INSTITUTE AT PALAZZO RUCELLAI

The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai is committed to providing quality international educational opportunities for students of American colleges and universities. In support of this mission, the Institute offers a study abroad program firmly rooted in the American liberal arts tradition taught by a distinguished faculty and supported by an experienced and dedicated administration and staff.

Participants take courses in a variety of disciplines (language, art history, architecture, history, political science, literature, psychology, business administration, studio art) while immersed in the artistic and architectural riches of a unique urban complex and experiencing the city-as-campus. The Institute is comprised of three facilities... [read more]

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Florentines and their city never fail to impress. Already in need of oxygen after admiring their art, visitors are mesmerised by the vision of locals at aperitivo time, effortlessly strutting, flirting and evidently enjoying life. At times it seems nothing much has changed since the days of the Medici.

Of course much has changed. Florence's short-lived stint as capital of Italy in 1865 was like a shot of adrenaline.

The city bulldozed, constructed, rearranged avenues, wiped out whole quarters and tore down the medieval walls. And so the scene was set for the modern regional capital of Tuscany. Along the broad viali (avenues) that encircle old Florence a confusion of endless traffic tears around in chaotic style.  The memory of the Medici, who for centuries commanded the city's fortunes and were, as generous patrons, instrumental in unleashing the Renaissance, lives on. To this day the family crest of six balls adorns many public buildings. The city's artists and sculptors, supported by the Medici and other powerful families, regaled the city with their finest creations.

Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, Giotto, the Lippis, Masaccio, Botticelli, Pontormo and a host of others left their mark, and formidable galleries such as the Uffizi, Pitti and Accademia today house many of their works. .[read more]

The curriculum highlights the Renaissance tradition of Florence through art, literature and culture related courses, as well as focusing on 20th and 21st century Italy and Europe through politics and history related to European Integration courses.

Each course is worth three credits and counts as a JMU course. You should register for a minimum of 15 hours (three or six hours in Italian), and you may take an independent study in your major with the supervision of a JMU faculty member and prior approval of the program director, Professor Alessandro Gentili. [read more]

About Villa di Loreto
Students reside in the University-owned facility which consists of the nineteenth-century Villa Di Loreto and the contiguous Residenza Tagliaferri. Students live in rooms with private baths, attend classes in newly-built, fully-equipped classrooms in the same facility. Most meals are prepared in the facility's kitchen. This property also contains a study area, a computer laboratory connected to the Internet, and recreational facilities. It is located within walking distance of the historic district of Florence with its numerous museums and historic sites and the city's main railway station.

Academics
This facility contains fully-equipped classrooms. The language of instruction is English, but all students must register for a course in Italian, which must be taken for credit. The Fall semester runs from September to December. [read more]

The Italian studies program in Florence brings together the study of language, and the culture and civilization of late Medieval and Renaissance Italy. Florence, the capital of Tuscany and the cradle of the Renaissance, is situated on the banks of the Arno River in central Italy.

It witnessed a flowering of cultural activity from the 13th through the 16th centuries that signaled the beginning of the modern age and transformed the western world’s ideas of literature, the arts and sciences, philosophy, education, and business.

The program takes full advantage of the unique resources of this beautiful city’s rich heritage. Tours of Florence’s renowned galleries, museums and churches form an integral part of the students’ experience. Sites include the Academy of Fine Arts, home of Michelangelo’s David; the magnificent cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore with its celebrated cupola; the Bargello Museum, home of numerous works by Donatello; and the Uffizi Gallery, the most important collection of paintings in Italy and one of the great art collections of the world. [read more]

Live in a flat or stay with a host family—it’s up to you. The renowned art and architecture will keep you exploring the city, but the famous Florentine nightlife and frequent weekend trips to nearby sites give you a clue that you’ll never see all of Italy—but what a way to start! [read more]

Live in a flat or stay with a host family—it’s up to you. The renowned art and architecture will keep you exploring the city, but the famous Florentine nightlife and frequent weekend trips to nearby sites give you a clue that you’ll never see all of Italy—but what a way to start! [read more]

The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai
Via della Vigna Nuova, 18
50123 Firenze
TPh. +39 055 264 5910 - Fax: +39 055 264 6721

University of Connecticut Official Website
University of Connecticut in Florence
Palazzo Rucellai Website

This extraordinary semester-long program will bring you into in the heart of Florence, a city which is a monument to the Renaissance, and which contains more art per square mile than any other place on earth.

Its urban texture spans two thousand years of history, and on its streets walked Brunelleschi, Leonardo, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Galileo, and a host of others who helped shape our world and civilization. The program is located at the Palazzo Rucellai, one of three buildings in Florence designed by the famed fifteenth-century architect and humanist Leon Battista Alberti. You will find the Institute at Palazzo Rucellai a warm and welcoming place, with an expert and accessible staff that always has time to answer a question or to help with a problem. The Institute has a small computer center, lap top hubs, a library, and a student lounge.[read more]

Texas A&M began its Italian Program in 1982 at La Poggerina, located in the Valdarno near Florence.

The original idea driving the development of the study experience in Italy is one that remains the basic motivation today: to offer students a cross-cultural experience that would enhance their historical consciousness and cultural awareness.

Texas A&M's programs in Italy incorporate the sharing of ideas and experiences across cultures that is the essence of diversity and internationalization. Through the years, these programs have allowed many students to broaden their horizons academically, culturally, and personally.

Students have been encouraged to complete either a six week summer session or a full semester of course work in Italy. Courses have been offered from a variety of academic disciplines including liberal arts, engineering, business, and architecture. In June 1989, Texas A&M University opened the Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino. [read more]

Villa Le Balze
Via Vecchia Fiesolana, 26 Fiesole (Florence)
Ph. +39 055 59208 -fax 055 599 584
Contact: Michelle Siemietowsky
Director of programmes for Villa Le Balze, Poulton Hall (2nd Floor), 143737 St NW, Washington DC, 20057

GeorgeTown University Official Website
Georgetown University at Villa Le Balze in Florence

Every year, Georgetown welcomes undergraduate students to both study and live at Villa Le Balze. The Villa provides students with a unique study abroad experience that includes classes on site, a comprehensive academic program, intensive Italian language classes, and ample time to travel throughout Italy.

Georgetown students and students from other universities are invited to apply to the Villa's undergraduate programs.

Villa Le Balze, a Renaissance-style estate of breathtaking beauty, is located in Fiesole, a small town in the Tuscan hills, minutes from the center of Florence. The Villa rests on three hectares of land complete with formal gardens and olive groves, and offers a truly extraordinary view of Florence, one of the most beautiful and historic cities in the world. [read more]

Institute of Italian Studies
School Premises: click here for more info

Lorenzo dè Medici - Main Campus
Via Faenza 43, 50123, Florence, Italy p: +39 055 287360 p: +39 055 287203
Email: info@lorenzodemedici.it

Italian Studies Official Website
Lorenzo Dè medici in Florence Official Website
Marist College Official Website

The Institute of Italian Studies (IIS), in affiliation with Marist College and the Lorenzo De’ Medici (LDM), is one of the oldest and most experienced international programs in Italy for study abroad by college, university and institute students.

Marist College, an accredited U.S. institution, has developed a branch campus in Florence, Italy to become the first school in collaboration with LDM to offer study abroad students a U.S. four-year bachelor’s degree program in Florence.

IIS historically has been successfully enrolling students in Italy for over 20 years.[read more]

Gonzaga chose Florence because the city is central to the past of Italy and to European civilization itself.

Florentine museums are crowded with the paintings that transformed European taste in the fifteenth century; her streets are lined with buildings that initiated modern architecture. Yet, the city is more than a museum piece. It is intensely alive - a center of modern art, fashion, and refinement.

Florence is also central to Italy’s present. It is two hours by train to the region of Lombardy, the humming center of Italy’s economic miracle and a stepping-off place for the ski slopes and lakes of the Alps. It is also 2 hours to Venice, a city which no photograph can do justice.

It is one and a half hours to Rome, capital of Italy and of the Church, where ancient, medieval, and modern culture mingle in every street. It is 3 and a half hours to Naples, Pompeii, and Mount Vesuvius, the southern region no traveler would want to miss.

Here in Florence, Italy’s center, Gonzaga maintains a campus offering a core of historical, business, cultural, and sociological studies, rich and varied in content, but unified by the experience of Italy, past and present. [read more]

Smith College in Italy
Piazza Signoria, 4A
50122 Firenze ITALY
Ph.l/Fax: +39 055 238.13.97
(from the US 011-39-055-238.13.97)
Tel/Voicemail: +39 055 238.16.74
(from the US: 011.39.055.238.16.74)

Smith College Official Website
Smith College in Florence

The Curriculum

This full-year program begins with four weeks of intensive language study, cultural orientation, an art history course and excursions. During each semester students enroll in four courses, including one or two courses at the University of Florence and two or three Smith Program courses offered by Italian professors in Renaissance Art History, Italian Literature, Contemporary Italian History, Italian Stylistics, and Opera.

Tutorials may be arranged in conjunction with university courses.

Early Childhood Education Internship

Qualified students with a background in education or psychology and experience working with young children may apply to participate in a one semester internship at the Pistoia Early Childhood Centers and earn academic credit in the accompanying practicum course.

Homestay

Students live in Florentine homes, situated within walking distance of the Smith Center and central Florence. Students eat breakfast and dinner with their families, and receive a stipend for lunches.[read more - PDF]

Borgo S. Croce, 10 Firenze, FI
50122 Italy
Ph. +39 055 240904

Sarah Lawrence College Official Website
Sarah Lawrence College in Florence

To study on the Sarah Lawrence program in Florence is to inhabit history, to step into a living text; it is to directly encounter some of the world's greatest art and gain the critical tools to confront it fully.

It is to take in a city of subtle moods from literary, historical and archaeological vantage points; to create one's own art and music in studios under the guidance of practicing artists and musicians. In short, it is to take an academic journey of extraordinary breadth and depth.

As a student on the Sarah Lawrence program, you'll have extensive opportunities to delve into the culture of Italy, to pursue your academic interests through the highly refined lens that is Florence. In this seat of humanism and individual accomplishment, you'll receive personal attention from Italian faculty in humanities seminars and in studio courses in the visual arts and music.

Living in an Italian home, you will gain a command of the Italian language. And as your learning expands, you'll gain an inner knowledge—and an intellectual confidence—that will take you well beyond the city's gates. [read more]

International and Area Studies, Campus Box 1088, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis MO 63130
Phone: (314) 935-5958 - Fax: (314) 935-7642

Washington University Official Website
Washington University in Florence

With the simultaneous expansion and compression of the world today, understanding other cultures, languages, and countries is important, whether you’re an environmental engineer, artist, architect, accountant, or historian.

Washington University offers many ways to incorporate international study into your undergraduate program.

Each undergraduate school has developed an array of study abroad programs that enhance the strengths of our undergraduate programs. Summer, semester, and full-year programs allow you to earn credit toward your major or minor while studying abroad. [read more]

Florence Campus
Via Maggio 11. Florence
50125 Italy
Ph. +39 055 213 851 -Fax:+39 055 215 956.

Richmond university Official Website
Richmond University in Florence

The Florence Study Center specializes in the study of studio and fine arts.

Social science and business majors would also benefit from this outstanding educational opportunity. Situated in a major Renaissance city with a wealth of cultural resources, it is an ideal location for the intensive study of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and art history. Each participant’s first semester begins with an intensive three-week Italian language course at the Scuola di Lingua e Cultura Italiana per Stranieri in the historic town of Siena.

This is followed by eleven weeks of study in Florence. With the exception of Italian language, most courses are taught in English. [read more]

Borgo S. Croce, 10 Firenze, FI
50122 Italy
Ph. +39 055 240904

Tulane University Official Website
Tulane University in Florence

The Tulane-Newcomb JYA program in Florence, Italy, is open to superior students in the undergraduate divisions of Tulane, Newcomb, and the School of architecture.

Our JYA students take courses alongside their Italian counterparts in the Universita di Firenze. All academic work is conducted in the Italian language. The program is recognized as an honors program of the University, and Tulane credits and grades are awarded for work at the foreign university..

Tulane in Florence is based at the Università degli Studi di Firenze, which traces its origins to the Studium Generale, established by the Florentine Republic in 1321, which registered institutions of international excellence by the Holy Roman Empire.

In 1859, it became the Istituto di Studi Pratici e di Perfezionamento, and in 1923, the Istituto was officially denominated a University by the Italian Parliament.
Currently, the University of Florence consists of 12 faculties and has nearly 60,000 matriculated students. [read more]

Villa Corsi Salviati
Via Antonio Gramsci, 460
50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze (Toscane)
Ph. +39 055 444300

Michigan, Winsconsin & Duke in Florence
Villa Corsi Salviati
Michigan International Center

The origin of the Academic Year in Florence goes back to 1972, with the first University of Michigan summer program directed by the late Professor Charles Trinkaus, a renowned Humanism and Renaissance scholar.

But in reality the first roots of the program go back even further. Before coming to the University of Michigan in 1970, Charles Trinkaus was teaching at Sarah Lawrence College.

And while at Sarah Lawrence, he played a fundamental role in the college summer program in Florence. His affiliation with the program began in 1958, and since then he was its director for several years. In the meantime the University of Michigan began co-sponsoring the Florence Summer Program with Sarah Lawrence College in 1965...
[read more]

At Scuola Linguaviva
Via Fiume, 17 50123 Firenze.
Ph. +39 055 280 016 - +39 055 283 667

Associated Colleges Midwest Official Website
Associated Colleges of the Midwest in Florence

The ACM Florence: Arts, Humanities, & Culture program is designed to develop students’ ability to analyze works of art in situ and within the context in which they were created.

The program has three overall learning goals:
1) To develop an understanding of the creative processes and the context in which Florentine Renaissance art, sculpture, and architecture were produced;

2) To develop a broad understanding of present-day Italian society and culture;

3) To acquire a working knowledge of Italian language sufficient to communicate with host families and other Italians and to read papers and documents. [read more]

Cea Global Education Official Website
Cea Cultural Experience in Florence


The jewel of Tuscany, surrounded by cypress-clad hills and world-renowned wine country, Florence is the ideal place to study history as it is here that history was made.

The city is an open air museum which evokes Dante's Divine Comedy, the brushstrokes of Giotto, and Michelangelo's David in every inch of its Medieval and Renaissance beauty.

Home of couture fashion houses, architecture, and Italian design, Florence is a contemporary and cosmopolitan setting, perfect for study abroad.

Study Italian in Italy or take courses in English.

CEA offers various options for study abroad. [read more]

The Monash University Prato Centre was officially opened on September 17, 2001 at Palazzo Vaj in the heart of Prato's Centro Storico (historical centre).

Monash secured this location with support from the Region of Tuscany and the local government of Prato.The Centre's establishment was assisted by the generosity of Rino and Diana Grollo, for whom the Centre's major conference and performance room is named.

Professor Bill Kent, a world authority on the Italian Renaissance, was the Centre's Founding Director (2000-2004). He retains involvement in the Centre in an advisory capacity. Dr. Annamaria Pagliaro, former Convenor of Italian Studies at Monash, was the Centre's Director from 2005 to 2008. A specialist in 19th and early 20th Century Italian literature, she has had a long association with the Centre and was involved in its establishment.

Professor Loretta Baldassar has been appointed as professor and Director of the Monash Prato Centre. The Centre's activities are guided by the university's Prato Advisory Group, which is chaired by Professor Stephanie Fahey, Monash University's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International).

The Honourable Sir James Gobbo, AC is patron of the Monash University Prato Centre. [read more]

Cost estimates include tuition, college fees, housing, meals, insurance, books and class materials, studio fee, excursions, and international airfare.

There is a ten-day break each semester when housing with families is not provided; expenses incurred during the break are in addition to programs costs. [read more]

UGA Studies Abroad Program - Cortona, Italy
270 River Road
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706.542.7120
Fax: 706.542.4270
Email: cortona@uga.edu

Since 1970, the University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy has been a leader in international arts education.

This Program provides a challenging opportunity for the serious art student who wishes to combine international travel with an intensive studio and classroom experience.

The medieval hilltown of Cortona offers a rich historical environment where students can easily integrate with the lifestyle of a typical Italian community.

With a variety of art history, studio art, and cultural classes year round, the Cortona Program continues a tradition of excellence unmatched by any other program in the nation. Read More [read more]

The Bologna Center
Johns Hopkins University
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Via Belmeloro 11
40126 Bologna, Italy
Ph: +39 051 291 7811 - Fax: +39 051 228 505

Graduate education at SAIS Bologna prepares students for professional careers in international affairs. With its strong emphasis on economics, international relations, international development, geographic area studies, and languages, the SAIS Bologna experience opens doors to students for careers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors [read more]