Fields of Study and Courses
Upper Division Courses
Three-credit courses taught in English, except for the Italian language courses.
For Course Descriptions and Course Codes CLICK on the course title below.
All courses are PERMANENTLY OFFERED except where noted.
Florence as an International City
This course provides students with history and background information on Florence and surrounding areas, such as Pisa and Sienna, which contributes to the city’s status [...]
Italian Fashion Today
Fashion to most of us is conceived as a vague and ever-changing concept, but nevertheless, societies, from the past to the present, view fashion as [...]
Environmentally Sustainable Businesses in Tuscany
Following the increasing awareness about environmental degradation throughout the past two decades, Tuscany is progressively filling up with small environmentally-conscious businesses. The course focuses on [...]
Economic Globalization and Human Rights
Economic globalization has revolutionized the movement of goods, services, technology, and capital. However, it has also led to fierce competition among the world’s economic and [...]
Italy and the European Union
The European Union has proven itself to be the largest, most complex and most controversial "political and economic synthesis" of recent history. Why? What "historical evolution" [...]
Understanding Immigration
The course comprehensively presents the issue of immigration in Italy. The historical roots as well as the economic impact of such a phenomenon will be [...]
Roots of Capitalism
This course will focus on the prominent business, economic, historical and sociological conditions and developments which took place during the 12th - 16th century Europe [...]
