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Florence

Program Summary

The Stanford in Florence program accepts students who have completed ITALLANG 3 or ITALLANG 2A. The Program's academic objective is ambitious. It strives to turn the students into academic travelers (not superficial tourists) who will leave the city having mastered first-hand a culture (the Renaissance) central to the historical and artistic development of the Western world, and having also become fully immersed in many of the issues facing Europe and the Mediterranean today.

The relatively small size of the Program as well as the great emphasis it places on the acquisition of the Italian language also contribute to an academically challenging and versatile experience which will prove rewarding for a number of majors in the Humanities, in the Social and Political Sciences as well as in Human Biology, Engineering and Computer Sciences.

Florence Curriculum Highlights

• Study the Renaissance in its actual context, while standing on top of Brunelleschi’s Dome with your art history professor or attend on-site classes inside the Uffizi museum.
• Enroll in a studio art course offered every quarter and learn to paint, draw or photograph beautiful sites in Florence.
• Speed up language acquisition with a strong Italian curriculum that offers courses also in conversation and service learning.
• Take a class at the University of Florence, meet Italian classmates and discover the inner workings of an Italian university.
• Take courses for your major for Political Science or International Relations and learn about relations between Italy and the U.S.A.
• Satisfy GER requirements.
• Engineering students can take E50 here.
• Explore Italian culture, history or feminism through a course on Italian cinema.

Other Exciting Program Aspects

• Gain valuable work experience and receive academic credit through our internship program.
• Experience Italian culture and cuisine first-hand by living with Florentine Families.
• Enjoy field trips and cultural events provided by the Bing Cultural Enrichment Program.
• Help out a child in need through volunteering at a local Children’s Hospital or Orphanage, or volunteer for associations who assist the socio-economically disadvantaged.
• Meet young Italian students through our language partner program.