IES Abroad Siena, Italy

  Italy

• All Other Areas in Italy: 
Siena

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 

Description: Nestled in the Tuscan countryside, Siena is a small city of about 70,000 inhabitants, 20,000 of whom are students at the Università degli Studi di Siena and the Università per Stranieri di Siena. Siena remains an important political, financial, and artistic center in Italy, and is heralded as one of the best preserved examples of the medieval and renaissance periods. Due to Siena's rich cultural and artistic heritage, and to the fact that many of its buildings are in a very well preserved state, it provides an ideal location for late medieval and renaissance studies and art history. Located just 35 miles southwest of Florence, the location also affords students many opportunities to visit the Tuscan capital.   

The IES Abroad Siena program is designed for students with all levels of Italian who are interested in studying the Social Sciences and Humanities in a beautiful provincial setting. Students must have had at least one semester of Italian in order to be eligible for the program. Siena is home to the Università degli Studi di Siena, one of the oldest universities in Italy that was founded in the 13th century, and to the Università per Stranieri di Siena. The combined enrollments of these two universities is 20,000 students. The University of Siena has well reputed departments in Economics, Engineering, Humanities and Philosophy, Political Science, Mathematics, and Natural and Physical Sciences.

Highlights:
* IES Abroad courses in Anthropology, Art History, Economics, History, Italian Language, Literature, Political Science, and Sociology
* Enrollment options for qualified students at the Università degli Studi di Siena
* Weekly field study activities in Tuscany and Umbria as well as other cultural trips to parts of Italy such as Milan, Venice and Rome.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy Independently

Scholarships are Available.

Application Process Involves:

• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network