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 [...]
Theater Workshop / Practical Drama
The aim of this course is to impart some key ideas in regard to the skills of acting and directing. The course will be structured [...]
Modern Italian Literature
This course is an introduction to the genres of Italian literature of the 20th and 21st centuries and its various movements. We begin with an [...]
Improvisation in Theater
This course will look at improvisation in various performative and cultural contexts, including Pure Form Improvisation (SoundPainting, sound art), Stock Character/Scenario driven Improvisation (Commedia Dell’Arte), [...]
Italian Theater
This course will focus on the major movements and themes of Italian theater from the 16th century to the 20th century. With critical reading and [...]
Contemporary Italian Women Writers
This course aims to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of key cultural, social, and gender issues related to women’s lives and literary output in [...]
Italian Cinema
The course introduces the student to the world of Italian Cinema. The first part of the course will analyze Neorealism, a cinematic phenomenon that deeply [...]
Writing & Creativity
This interdisciplinary course aims to introduce the student to the world of creative writing, focusing primarily on fiction. What the course offers is an enriching [...]
Contemporary Florence
We will examine particular trades, habits, customs, social issues, and traditions that have made Florence a center for Western culture and civilization. We will [...]
