CAPA Florence Program

  Italy

• Florence: 
Florence

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer 
Dates: Sept-Dec, Jan-Apr, June-July

Description: Setting: Michelangelo's David, Giotto's campanile, Ghiberti's bronze doors, Botticelli's Birth of Venus... Discover Florence, where art is a part of everyday life and masterpieces await you around every corner. The CAPA Program Center is located in the historic area of Sante Croce, just minutes away from the historic cathedral, the Duomo. Our Fine Arts Studio houses all the creative tools required for courses in oil and watercolor painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and fresco design.

Highlights: Value: The CAPA Florence Program is designed to be affordable for all types of students. Included are: Tuition - for the autumn and spring semester programs, you can earn 12 to 18 credits (with a maximum of 6 credits for an internship); housing; internship placements; a local bus pass; and access to a variety of CAPA ME cultural activities*.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Qualifications: CAPA Florence Program Florence Liberal Arts, Language, and Art Program: CAPA individual enrollment programs are designed to be fully inclusive and therefore affordable to all types of students. The University of Minnesota provides transfer credit for both courses and internships. CAPA courses are designed to be relevant to your study in Italy and Europe. The CAPA Art Center offers unique and interactive fine arts courses using Florence as their canvas. Students live in shared apartments or homestay accommodation and participate in internships and service learning opportunities, which allow them to live and learn among the local Italian people.

Overview: Our special blend of academic and experiential education gives you the best possible in-class and out-of-class learning experience. Our courses are designed to engage you in critical thought and challenge you to pursue subjects in depth through academic research and field research in Florence. The CAPA Fine Arts Center offers courses which rely on your experiences in Florence as an artistic influence. Course examples are: Oil Painting, Frescos, Sculpture, Watercolor and Life Drawing. CAPA instructors will integrate events and activities that draw upon Florence's cultural wealth and diversity to enrich your education abroad.

CAPA's My Education or ME program offers students the opportunity and independence to decide how they want to learn about culture according to how they enjoy learning. A menu of different activities, events, lectures, visits and self-directed tours are offered and students select what will teach them the most about Italy and Europe.

Cost in US$: see website

Experience Required: yes

Students must be at least 18 years old, hold at least a 2.8 GPA, and be in good standing on home campus. Must also have advisor's permission. In addition to the general admission requirements, internship applicants must have successfully completed 4 semesters of Italian language or have a command of the Italian language equivalent to 4 semesters. See the CAPA internship application for details.

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

CAPA International Education's Mission Statement: Our mission has remained unchanged since 1972: to provide learning abroad opportunities which genuinely educate students and visiting faculty about the people and culture in which they are learning in a holistic educational environment. Our programs weave experiential and academic learning together with internships, co-curricular activities and methods of instruction; these create a total learning environment, ensuring every student gains the deeper contextual relevance before, during and after their study abroad experience. We believe that a student's intercultural awareness and self-confidence, as well as a genuine interest in their own education can be uniquely shaped while learning abroad. Over 50,000 students are alumni of the CAPA Organization. It is our belief that the experiences and lessons gained by your students on our programs will continue to bring new levels of curiosity and tolerance to the future generations of people they engage with. Live. Create. Learn. Explore. Discover.

Year Founded: 1972