AIFS Summer Study Abroad in Florence, Italy

  Italy

• Florence: 
Florence

Term: Summer 
Dates: May - June

Description: Florence is an exciting place to live and study. The compact city center puts the history, art and architecture of the Renaissance right at your doorstep. Be a part of the community, not just a tourist, living in your own Florentine apartment or home and enjoying restaurants and cafes throughout the city with your AIFS meal vouchers. Explore Italy's artistic heritage with cultural activities, such as visits to museums, art galleries and monuments.

AIFS students take courses taught in English in art history, history, literature, music, sociology, and studio art, plus Italian language. Transfer of credits is through the sponsoring institution, Richmond, The American International University in London, a U.S.-accredited university. Richmond's study center is a restored 16th-century palace close to the Ponte Vecchio. It has classrooms, a student lounge and reading room, and computer labs.

AIFS fees include the basics and the extras: tuition, housing, some meals, London visit, excursions and cultural activities, airfare if selected, trips to Venice and Rome, and more.

Highlights: AIFS in Florence offers something for everyone. Italian families welcome students into their homes to live for their time abroad, or students may opt to live in apartments. The AIFS study center is a 16th-century palace, minutes from the Ponte Vecchio. The Resident Director arranges optional visits to museums, art galleries and monuments and can offer advice and information on planning private weekend trips to such places as Pisa, Lucca, Siena, and the Cinque Terre. Recreational options include evening concerts, theater, cinema, ballet, Italian cooking classes, wine tasting sessions, lectures and dinners with Italian students.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Please visit our website for cost information

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available. AIFS International and Study Again Scholarships are available.

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

American Institute For Foreign Study's Mission Statement: We bring the world together.

Year Founded: 1964