Community Health Italian Style: Art, History and Culture
Program Information | Location Information | Courses Available | Eligibility | Costs | Deadlines & Dates | Orientation | Housing | What's Next?
| PROGRAM TERMS |
May Session 2012 |
| PROGRAM DATES |
May 14, 2012 - May 31, 2012 |
| CLASS STANDING |
Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate or permission of instructor |
DEADLINE
TO APPLY |
March 5, 2012
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| FEES |
Estimated program costs can be found here |
| FINANCIAL AID |
Yes |
| GPA |
2.5 |
LANGUAGE OF
INSTRUCTION
|
English |
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Country: Italy
Program Name: Community Health Italian Style: Art, History and Culture
Program Information
This is a living classroom that consists of walking 3+ miles per day. Historical aspects merge with social, cultural, & environmental factors that tell their story through the arts offering insight into the beliefs, traditions, politics, and religion of Italy’s communities.
Course Highlights:
- Rome: Enter a pulsating metropolis with focus on historical aspects of community health
- Coliseum: History & health in one of Rome’s greatest architectural structures
- Siena: Europe’s early hospital—now a museum. Search for art’s role in promoting health
- Florence: Birthplace of the Renaissance that forever changed medicine
- Michelangelo’s David, Uffizi Gallery and more where art tells stories of transformation from “Dark Ages” to the Renaissance of health
- Cooking Class: Taste the culture and cuisine of Florence
- Venice: Learn about plagues impact, quarantines origin, and environmental issues
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Location Information
Our program begins in Rome, then moves to Florence, and ends in Venice. These locations are considered by many to be among the top most desired cities to visit in the world!
Rome is an amazing tapestry of ancient, medieval, Renaissance and modern artifacts woven together in a breath-taking urban metropolis that beckons exploration. Traditions, beliefs, religion and politics combine with the arts and architecture for a rare but powerful look into historical factors that impacted this communities’ health.
Florence is known as the “cultural capital” of Europe and is home to the birthplace of the Renaissance where major changes in thinking, the arts, music, education and discoveries that forever changed the face of community health. Florence is also home to some of the most famous works of art in the world with Michelangelo’s David and the Uffizi Gallery.
Venice is unlike any other city on earth as canals replace roads, vaporetti replace buses, and gondolas are a welcome respite from cars. An “A-MAZE-ING” walkable community, its corridors invite adventure and its islands are just a bus-boat away.
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Courses Available
FORS 5590, HLTH 5990: Special Topics in Community Health Italian Style: Art, History and Culture
Participants will also learn about Italian culture through field trips and guided city tours.
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Eligibility
Students should be Sophomore, Junior, Senior or Graduate status and in good academic standing with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Participants MUST have a passport, valid for at least six months after their return to the United States.
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Costs
A non-refundable application fee of $50 will be billed to your student account upon submission of an online application. A deposit of $400 will be billed to your student account upon your confirmation of participation. The remainder of the program fee will be billed through Student Accounts Receivable. The program cost can be found here.
Financial aid may be applied toward the cost of the program if you are enrolled as a full-time student (six credits is full-time for May/Summer). There are several study abroad scholarships for University of Minnesota students.
Fluctuating currency exchange rates may increase or decrease the cost of your international experience.
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Deadlines & Dates
The application deadline is February 20, 2012.
Early application is strongly encouraged, as space is limited and the class will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Program dates are to be determined.
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Orientation
At least two pre-departure orientations will be held. Pre-departure orientations will include information about financial aid, classwork and travel tips. A general study abroad handbook will be emailed prior to departure.
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Housing
Housing facilities for students at the various locations are arranged by the program.
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What's Next?
Review the suggested steps to studying abroad. Familiarize yourself on financing, health and safety and other important information to consider when choosing to study abroad. When you are ready to apply, complete the online application and upload the required accompanying materials (unofficial transcript and essay). A non-refundable application fee of $50 will be billed to your student account upon submission of an online application.
Contact Ladona Tornabene for program or itinerary questions. For application or registration questions, contact Arianna Austin.
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