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Florence, Italy 50123
Spring Semester 2010 Courses
ANTHROPOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY
HUM 399: Contemporary Italy: Culture and Society
ANTH 100: Cultural Literacy Workshops: Pathways to Intercultural Competence

ARCHITECTURE
ARCH 413: Advanced Architectural Design Studio
ARCH 477: Architecture in Context: City, Spaces and Urban Design
ARCH 430 / AAH 430: Special Topics: The Villa and The Garden

ART & ART HISTORY
AAH 214: The Art of Florence: Exploring Visual Culture
AAH 318: History of Italian Art, II: Michelangelo to Bernini
AAH 330: Special Topics in Art History: Leonardo
AAH 330: Special Topics in Art History: Raphael
ARCH 430 / AAH 430: Special Topics: The Villa and The Garden
HP 391: Architecture in Italy
VARTS 204: Drawing: The Human Figure
VARTS 261: Introduction to Photography: Portfolio of Florence
VARTS 282: Beginning Oil Painting: Imagery of Florence
VARTS 383: The Art of Buon Fresco

HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCE
HIST 310 / POLSC 430: The European Union
HIST 310 / POLSC 430: Italy in the Renaissance: Politics & Society
HIST 310 / POLSC 430: Italy in the Renaissance: The Medici Story
HIST 315 / POLSC 430: History and Politics of Modern Italy: From WWII to the Present
HIST 310: Ancient Rome: Civilization and Legacy
HUM 306: The History & Culture of Food: A Comparative Analysis

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
BUSN 430: Special Topics: The Business of Art: the Economics and Management of Culture
MGMT 430: Special Topics: Cross-Cultural Human Resource Management

ITALIAN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES, LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
ITAL 101: The Florence Experience I: Beginning Italian I
ITAL 102: The Florence Experience II: Beginning Italian II
ITAL 201: The Florence Experience III: Intermediate Italian I
ITAL 202: The Florence Experience IV: Intermediate Italian II
ITAL 310: The Florence Experience V: Advanced Italian
HUM 399: Contemporary Italy: Culture and Society
ITAL 340: Readings in Italian Literature: A Journey into the Italian Theatre (in Italian)
ENG 430: Shifting Identities:Society and Individual in Renaissance Florence (in English)
MUSIC 299: The Rise of Italian Music (XVI - XX Centuries)
ANTH 100: Cultural Literacy Workshops: Pathways to Intercultural Competence

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN THE HUMANITIES
HUM 306: The History & Culture of Food: A Comparative Analysis
MUSIC 299: The Rise of Italian Music (XVI - XX Centuries)

PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCH 431: Special Topics in Psychology: Cross-Cultural Psychology