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PROGRAM CANCELLED!
Course Dates: June 1 – July 23, 2021
Travel Dates: May 10 – 21, 2021
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**Enroll early for scholarship opportunities.
Study Abroad with SPC in Italy! Students will learn about the influence of Rome on the development of Western art, architecture, and ideas. We will encounter Rome’s heroic past, the growth of the empire, the pervasive influence of the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages, and the blending of Christian themes and Classical forms in the period of the Renaissance.
In Rome, students will be able to experience great works of art and architecture first-hand by visiting the Vatican Museum, the Pantheon, the Roman Forum, and the Colosseum. In addition to visiting Rome, we will also tour Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, Venice, and Assisi.
The experience will give students a better understanding of Italy’s central place in the development of Western civilization.
Think you can’t afford to study abroad? Payment plans, scholarships, and other ways to fund your study abroad program are available. Explore scholarship options now.
Available courses – Students must enroll in one of the courses from the list below. Please talk to an advisor to ensure you have met all college enrollment requirements AND course prerequisites. Once accepted into the program, students will be notified of the Course Number and enrollment dates/deadlines.
Lead Faculty: Timothy Wolter
After you submit the application online, we will review your application and an automatic email will be sent to your college email with details of your next steps, including scheduling your interview with the Italy program lead faculty. Contact Tim Wolter (727-341-4206) with any specific questions about this program.
Student Travel Blog – For a taste of what it’s like to study abroad in Italy, or to follow our students as they travel, read posts from the Italy blog below.
Today, to switch things up, we went to Florence. We got up early and went to a train station that can only be described as hectic. If I spoke Italian it would probably be less confusing, but since I don’t, I was very confused. A little lesson I learned on this trip is that I … Continue reading A Day in Florence by Mikayla Bridges
Today we took a tour of more churches. My favorite was the Gothic era church we visited. I love that style of architecture. One of my favorite parts of visiting the churches is seeing the huge church organs. I am a piano player, and I have always wanted to play one of those. We were … Continue reading Michelangelo, You Never Cease to Amaze Me! by Lily Gayton
Today was a very fun day, it was the “hay we got to see this stuff before we go” type of day, even better is that we have two of these. So as you may be able to tell we start off going to a bunch of different places. The ones that were the most … Continue reading Hay look, steps by Christian Bean
Today we didn’t have any class, so we went out for tours in the morning. I can’t remember exactly what we saw on our way to the Pantheon. It was some sort of fountain, I remember that. We also saw a few more churches and a Gothic church, which I think I liked the best, … Continue reading on the seventh day of Italy~ by Benjamin Cheaney
Well, it is Saturday and we road the bus down to the part of Rome that holds many world famous hot spots, a few that we visited are: the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and the Spanish Steps. Starting with the Trevi Fountain, we all threw in our three coins; one coin means you’ll return to … Continue reading Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul = FIREWORKS! by Cheyenne Lake
Today was the real beginning to the end of our trip. We are finished with class, so we started the day at 8 and with the tours. Mike took us to a wide variety of Rome’s locations, both well-known and off the beaten path. We went to see the Trevi Fountain, and it didn’t even … Continue reading Some more life lessons from Rome by Mikayla Bridges
Today was an interesting day; there was actually a long break between class and the tour for that day. Though I have to admit that I was kind of disappointed that we had no more classes in the morning, I really did enjoy the conversations we got into. After class the day was nice, we … Continue reading Today I embark on one of my favorite things to do, people watching by Christian Bean
Today was our last day of class at the university. We spent the class discussing the role of women in different countries around the world. We looked at the beautiful view out of the classroom windows for the last time, and we headed back to the hotel. We would not be starting our tour until … Continue reading That Pope Clement VII Was a Funny Guy by Lily Gayton
It is now Friday, the week has flown by. It is our last day of class and the realization that our time here is almost over hits us. This was our last day of class in which we discussed VARIOUS controversial topics being debating in our world internationally every day. Closing our class time at … Continue reading Vatican Museum and the Sistene Chapel! by Cheyenne Lake
Sadly, we are starting to feel the end of the trip approaching. We had our last day of class today, discussing the role of women and their rights in our respective countries. It is amazing to see how lucky I am to be a woman who lives in America, compared to the rights of women … Continue reading Do As The Romans Do by Mikayla Bridges