Summer Program

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Overview
Program Structure:
SRISA offers American University level undergraduate courses in a variety of areas of study. All classes, with the exception of Italian, are taught in English. Students studying during the summer enroll for a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 credit hours for each of the 2 sessions. Students can combine Academic Lecture courses with hands-on studio courses for an intensive learning experience. Students may take a maximum of 1 studio course per session.

Summer Program:
May Session (Classes given by affiliated schools only)
June Session (4 Weeks) Total Credits: 3-6
July Session (4 Weeks) Total Credits: 3-6
Full Summer Program (8 weeks— June & July Sessions) Total Credits 6-12

Departments:
• Fine Arts
• Liberal Arts
• Design
• Italian Language

Subjects:Photography, Printmaking, Book Arts, Painting, Drawing, Art History, Art Restoration, History, Music Appreciation, Politics and Social Science, Literature, Creative Writing, Cinema (Film Studies), Journalism, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design, Textiles Design, Italian Language (All Levels), Intensive Italian

Classroom Structure & Instruction:
Academic Lecture Classes: These classes meet 2 hours per day, Monday through Thursday. All academic classes have two all-day field trips, which are generally held on Fridays. Classes combine in-class lectures, discussion, and on-site visits. Most academic courses are reading and writing intensive and will require a minimum of 6-9 hours of homework outside of regular class-time.

Studio Classes:
These hands-on courses meet 4 hours per day, Monday through Thursday. One Friday field trip is scheduled during the session. Studio courses combine studio instruction, in-class demonstrations and slide presentations. When possible students go on-site to work or visit exhibits and museums of relevance to subject being studied. All courses require outside reading. There will be both individual and group critiques. More advanced studio courses may require written assignments and many require students to keep a sketchbook.

Grading and Evaluation:
Students are graded using the American University model of evaluation.

Field Trips:
Every student has the opportunity to participate in walking tours of Florence. Most courses integrate on-site visits to museums and exhibitions and many may require day trips. Special excursions are considered an integral part of the course curriculum and attendance is mandatory. The museum entry and travel fees for these excursions are not included in tuition fees and students will be invoiced separately after the end of add-drop, for these fees.

Activities for all students covered by the activities fee:
• Welcome Dinner and Farewell Banquet
• Museum Card*
• On Campus Internet
• Two Field Trips

Registering for courses:
Students enroll through a one of the four departments, fine arts, Liberal arts and Italian Studies, Design or Italian. Within each department students choose a concentration such as photography or fashion design. Students then pick two courses from a list of courses in each concentration and are free to pick additional courses from the course offerings. All students enroll in Italian Language for a minimum of 4 credit hours.

REGISTERING FOR COURSES:

To register for courses students download the Summer Course Registration Form.
Students may enroll in a maximum of (1) studio course per summer session
Students may enroll in a maximum of (2) courses per summer session
All students must provide alternatives to their first choice courses.

*The Museum Card allows free, unlimited access to the following museums:
Galleria degli Uffizi, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe (with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo's drawings), Galleria dell'Accademia (where the David is housed), Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina and Appartamenti Reali, Galleria di Arte Moderna, Galleria del Costume, Museo degli Argenti, Museo delle Porcellane, Giardino di Boboli, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Museo delle Cappelle Medicee (where Lorenzo the Medici is buried), Museo di San Marco, Giardino della Villa Medicea di Castello, Villa Medicea della Petraia, Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano, Villa Medicea di Cerreto Guidi, Museo Storico della Caccia e del Territorio, Cenacolo di Ognissanti, Cenacolo di Andrea del Sarto, Cenacolo di Fuligno, Cenacolo di Santa Apollonia, Chiostro dello Scalzo. For further info see the official Florentine Museums' website

SUMMER PROGRAM