Italy
University		Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Location		Milano, Italy
		The historic city of Milan is the capital of Lombardy in the central Po valley, which is Italy's richest, most populated and most economically active region. Milan has always been forward-looking. During its 2,000 year history, it has been a driving force for great social, economic, cultural and political events. Milan is also a city of art, with a wealth of monuments, palaces, churches and museums, not to mention, the Duomo and La Scala, the temple of Opera.
Type of Program		ISEP (Exchange & Direct)
Academic Programs		Banking, Finance, Insurance Sciences; and Business (accounting, economics, management, marketing); Education (adult education, pedagogy & planning for education, science of learning processes, sport & exercise sciences, sports science for prevention & rehabilitation); Foreign Languages and Literature (English, French, German, Russian, Spanish); Humanities (archaeology, architecture, art history, classics, communications, drama/ theatre, history, library science, literature, philosophy, theology/ religious studies); Law (business law, legal studies); Political Science (international relations, public relations & communication); Psychology; Sociology (social studies, social work). Joint English and Italian Language Program. Students may develop their Italian language skills through intensive classes and everyday use while also following Business, International Relations, and/or Italian culture courses in English.
Date		Academic year: September to June Semester 1: early September to late May Semester 2: late August/ early September to December
Language		Italian pre session: A four-week intensive pre-session is offered at the beginning of each semester. Italian During the Program: Support language courses are offered throughout the semester (up to 15 hours a week). Combination of option 1) and 2): A combined language package where the student will attend both the Italian Pre Session and semester support courses. Note: Exchange students will have to pay an extra fee for the language options. A discount will be offered if the student chooses option 3. For ISEP-Direct students, all language options are included in the overall ISEP-Direct program fee. Beginner level Italian students are required to enroll in at least one of the language program options.
Housing		The primary accommodation for ISEP students will be off-campus housing in apartments. Students receive a stipend to cover meals at the cafeteria or to prepare meals. Married student and family housing is not available.
Note		For more detailed information, please visit the ISEP website Information about ISEP-Direct fees

University		Università degli Studi di Pavia
Location		Pavia, Italy
		Located on the banks of the Ticino River, Pavia is a peaceful university town featuring extensive Romanesque and Renaissance architecture. The city's comfortable size and medieval character are a pleasant contrast to the bustle of Milan, located just 30 minutes away.
Type of Program		ISEP (Excahnge & Direct)
Academic Programs		Economics (accounting, banking, economics, finance, geography, history, industrial & commercial techniques, languages, law, marketing, mathematics, sociology, statistics); Engineering (civil, electric, electrical, construction-architectural, environmental & computer); Law; Letters and Philosophy (archaeology & art history, history, language & literature [Anglo-American, English, French, German, Hungarian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish], linguistics, pedagogy, philology, psychology, sociolinguistics); Pharmacy (chemical & technological pharmaceutics, pharmacy); Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Natural Sciences (biological sciences, chemistry, geology, mathematics, natural sciences, physics); Political Science (accounting, administration, anthropology, demography, economics, geography, history [African, Asian, European, political], law, mathematics, political science, social psychology, sociology [economics, rural, urban], statistics); Medicine and Surgery; School of Paleography and Musical Philology (musicology).
Date		Academic year: September to June Semester 1: early October to early February Semester 2: late February to July
Language		N/A
Housing		Students are housed in single- or double-occupancy rooms in university residential colleges. Meals are provided in student cafeterias.
Note		For more detailed information, please visit the ISEP website. Information about ISEP-Direct fees.

University		Università degli Studi di Trieste
Location		Trieste, Italy
		Trieste, for centuries the "gateway to the sea" of the Austrian Empire, lies at the northernmost tip of the Adriatic Sea. The capital of Italy's Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region, Trieste is nestled between a beautiful gulf, which annually hosts the largest sailing regatta in Europe, and the highlands of Karst. Almost everything in Trieste is within walking distance and the city has reliable public transportation including a turn-of-the-century streetcar for the hills. Due to its past as a seaport and emporium, Trieste has a rich history of cultural and religious diversity. Austria, Slovenia and Croatia are within easy reach.
Type of Program		ISEP (Exchange)
Academic Programs		Architecture; Chemistry; Economics (accounting, business, finance, information systems, international business, management, marketing, tourism & recreation); Education; Engineering (chemical, civil, computer, electrical, electronic, industrial & mechanical); Humanities (anthropology, archaeology, classical languages, communications, film, history, journalism, languages [Bulgarian, Dutch, French, English, German, Modern Greek, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Spanish], literature, philosophy); Law; Medicine; Natural Sciences (astronomy, biology, earth sciences, environmental science, geography, marine biology); Mathematics and Physics; Pharmacy; Political Science; Psychology; Translation and Interpreting.
Date		Academic year: September to June Semester 1: September to February Semester 2: February to June
Language		A minimum of four semesters of university-level Italian is recommended in order for participants to take regular university courses. Students may take some courses taught in English, including many Economics courses, but knowledge of the Italian language is necessary. The university offers Italian language courses throughout the year that can be taken in addition to regular university courses. An intensive pre-session course is also available before the start of the first and second semesters. Students may also access online Italian lessons offered through the Language Center.
Housing		Students receive a stipend to cover the cost of a rented room in a shared apartment and meals.
Note		For more detailed information, please visit the ISEP website

University		Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo"
Location		Urbino, Italy
		Once an important political center and the home of many prominent figures in the Italian Renaissance, the historic walled city of Urbino sits in the mountains near the tiny Republic of San Marino. The birthplace of Raphael, its centerpiece is the 15th-century palace built by the Duke of Montefeltro. Located 30 miles west of the Adriatic beach towns, Urbino has in many ways retained its medieval character, with narrow, crooked streets lined by shops and overhanging apartments. The city is surrounded by picturesque vineyards, forests and mountain streams.
Type of Program		ISEP (Exchange & Direct)
Academic Programs		Economics and Business (accounting, administration, banking, demography, economics, finance, industry & commercial techniques, law, mathematics, operations research, sociology, statistics); Education (anthropology, geography, history, language & literature, linguistics, pedagogy, philology, philosophy, psychology, sociology); Law (law, political economics, political science); Letters and Philosophy (anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, geography, history, language [Greek & Italian dialectology, Sanskrit], language & literature [Anglo-American, compared literatures, English, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Serb-Croatian, Slavic philology, Spanish, linguistics, literature], pedagogy, philology, philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, sociology, theater history); Mathematics, Physical Science and Natural Science (anatomy, anthropology, astronomy, biochemistry, botany, chemistry, ecology, food science, genetics, geology, hygiene, mathematics, microbiology, mineralogy, oceanography, parasitology, pathology, pharmacology, physics, psychology, statistics, virology, zoology); Pharmacy; Physical Education (gymnastics, hygiene, music theory, physical education techniques, physiology, psychology, sports medicine).
Date		Academic year: October to June Semester 1: early October to mid-February Semester 2: mid-February to late June
Language		N/A
Housing		Students are housed in single- or double-occupancy rooms with bath, and receive a meal plan at student cafeterias.
Note		For more detailed information, please visit the ISEP website Information about ISEP-Direct fees

University	xxx	Florence University of the Arts (FUA)
Location		Florence, Rome FUA is located in the historic center of Florence, and offers students the opportunity to live in the heart of this bustling Renaissance city while experiencing modern Florentine life. Student accommodations are within walking distance of such landmarks as the Uffizi Gallery, the Ponte Vecchio and the Accademia Museum (site of the David), along with the many other museums and churches in Florence showcasing the most extensive and famous collection of Italian art works found in the world.
Type of Program		Direct enrollment through study abroad affiliate SAI
Academic Courses		FUA offeres a wide array of courses in the following areas: Business and Economics, Fine and Visual Arts, Graphic Design & Advertising, Liberal Arts, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Religious Studies and Philosophy, Women's Studies. For more information, please visit SAI website
Date		Autumn 2009: September 1 Spring 2010: January 27 (TBC) Summer I: May 27 Summer II: June 16 Summer III: July 14
Language		Courses are in English, except for the Italian language courses. Depending on the level of Italian, students may be placed in academic courses taught in Italian.
Housing		Shared student apartments • Students are placed with other (usually US) SAI students in apartments that are privately owned and located in buildings shared by Italian residents. • A typical residence will house 2-6 students, and contains a combination of single (1 student per room) and double (2 students per room) bedrooms and shared kitchen, bathroom and living areas. • Apartments INCLUDE: - furnishings - basic kitchen supplies - bed linens - washing machine
Note		For cost and fees, please visit SAI website and click on the term in which you wish to study.
University		Apicius International School of Hospitality
Location		Florence, Italy Located in the historic center, Apicius International School of Hospitality offers the finest academic culinary, wine and hospitality studies in all of Italy. Programs are shaped either for people who approach the field of study for the first time, or are experts in the field who wish to refresh and deepen their cultural and practical experience and education.
Type of Program		Direct enrollment through study abroad affiliate SAI
Academic courses		Apicius International School of Hospitality (AISH) offers courses in the following areas: Food Communications & Publishing, Hospitality Management, Italian Baking & Pastry, Master in Italian Cuisine, School of Business & Leadership, School of Communication Arts & Publishing, School of Food & Wine Studies, School of General Arts & Applied Sciences, Wine Studies & Enology.
Date		Autumn 2009: September 1 Spring 2010: January 26 Summer: May 19
Language		Courses are in English, except for the Italian language courses. Depending on the level of Italian, students may be placed in academic courses taught in Italian.
Housing		Shared Student Apartments Students are placed with other (usually US) SAI students in apartments that are privately owned and located in buildings shared by Italian residents. A typical residence will house 2-6 students, and contains a combination of single (1 student per room) and double (2 students per room) bedrooms and shared kitchen, bathroom and living areas. Apartments INCLUDE: o furnishings o basic kitchen supplies o bed linens o washing machine
Note		For cost and fees, please visit SAI website and click on the term in which you would like to study.
University		John Cabot University
Location		Rome, Italy John Cabot University located in Trastevere, a charming and historic neighborhood in the heart of Rome.
Type of program		Direct enrollment through study abroad affiliate SAI
Academic Courses		Areas of study include: Art History • Business Administration • Classical Studies • Communications • Computer Science • Economics and Financing • English Composition • English Literature • History • Italian Language • International affairs • Mathematics • Marketing • Natural Science • Philosophy • Political Science • Psychology • Religion • Social Sciences • Studio Art • Theater
Dates		Autumn: August 26 Spring: January 13 Summer: May 20 & July 1
Language		There is no Italian language requirement at JCU
Housing		• Students are placed with other (usually US) SAI students in apartments that are privately owned and located in buildings shared by Italian residents. • A typical residence will house 2-6 students, and contains a combination of single (1 student per room) and double (2 students per room) bedrooms and shared kitchen, bathroom and living areas. • Apartments INCLUDE: - furnishings - basic kitchen supplies - bed linens - washing machine
Note		For cost and fees, please visit SAI website and click on the term in which you would like to study.
University		Mediterranean Center for Arts and Sciences
Location		Sicily, Italy The Mediterranean Center for Arts and Sciences is located in a completely restored 17th century palazzo in the historical center of the ancient Sicilian city of Syracuse, steps away from the Mediterranean Sea.
Type of Program		Direct enrollment through study abroad affiliate SAI
Academic courses		MCAS offers a range of liberal arts classes every semester which enable students to explore the diversity of the Mediterranean World from a unique perspective. Field excursions are an integral part of classes at MCAS, making use of the school's rich surroundings and Sicily's grand past. Some of the areas of study include: ancient history • ancient science & gender • anthropology & geography • art & architectural history • archaeology • cinema • classical language & literature • creative writing • drawing • ecology • geology • Immigration Studies/Internship • Italian language • Italian art history • Italian literature, music & cinema • Mediterranean Art & Literature • modern history • philosophy & religion • photography • political science
Dates		Autumn: August 26 Spring: January 13 Summer: May 20 & July 1
Language		All courses are presented in English (with the exception of the Italian Language programs and those courses which specify ‘in Italian') by a committed and respected international faculty of specialists.
Housing		Students are placed with other (usually US) SAI students in apartments that are privately owned and located in buildings shared by Italian residents. • A typical residence will house 2-6 students, and contains a combination of single (1 student per room) and double (2 students per room) bedrooms and shared kitchen, bathroom and living areas. • Apartments INCLUDE: - furnishings - basic kitchen supplies - bed linens - washing machine
Note		For cost and fees, please visit SAI website and click on the term in which you would like to study.