Spend Fall in Florence: Your Home Away from Home
Rich in culture and built on tradition – you have the chance to experience Florence this fall, and call it your home for a semester.
Living
USM partners with Benedictine College to bring students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to study abroad. You live and study in Villa Morghen, a stunning Italian villa nestled
in the hills about three miles from Florence’s historic center.
The villa has a perfect dorm-like setup – with shared dining areas, meeting spaces,
classrooms, and bedrooms with breathtaking views of the Florentine skyline or the
villa’s picturesque Tuscan garden.
Learning
While in Florence, you take 15 credit hours. Eight of the 15 hours are Beginning Italian I and II, which fulfills your USM foreign language requirement.
Classes:
4 — Beginning Italian I — Foreign Language requirement
4 — Beginning Italian II — Foreign Language requirement
3 — Florentine History and Culture — General Education requirement
3 — Europe in the Middle Ages* — General Education Requirement
1 — International Study Reflection — General Education requirement
*Course will change every semester
You also go on guided group excursions around Italy – to Subiaco and Montecassino, Assisi and Perugia, Siena and San Galgano – and spend a week in Rome visiting the city’s major historical and religious sites.
Cost
Your costs for a semester in Florence are very comparable to your semester costs in
Leavenworth.
All USM financial aid and/or scholarships apply during your semester abroad, while you also have the opportunity to apply for a travel grant from the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Center for Peace and Justice.
Application
All full-time undergraduate students in good academic standing (minimum 2.5 GPA) are
welcome to apply.
This is a competitive application process (only five slots open) and priority is given,
but not limited, to USM Honors Students.
The priority application deadline (for fall in Florence) is January 15.
*And don’t forget to ask about a CPJ Study Abroad Grant Application.
Questions?
Contact Dr. Karenbeth Zacharias, director of the Starr Center for Peace & Justice, at Karenbeth.Zacharias@stmary.edu or 913-758-4367.