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PROGRAM CANCELLED!
Course Dates: June 1 – July 23, 2021
Travel Dates: May 10 – 21, 2021
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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.
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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 we went to visit the Jewish Museum and the two synagogues. Our tour guide took us to the small synagogue first, allowing us to sit in the pews as she told us about where everyone sat and how the services would go. I learned that there used to be five major synagogues in Rome, … Continue reading Visiting the Jewish Synagogues
On Thursday we went to visit the Jewish Ghetto and two Jewish Synagogues. Before we went to see the synagogues we went to see the home of Octavia, the sister of a Roman Emperor from over 1700 years ago. Sadly, it was covered in scaffolding and we could not see a lot. Plus since it … Continue reading Day 4: Jewish Culture in Rome
On Thursday we went to the Museum of Jewish Heritage. We all learned a lot about Jewish culture than we had ever known before. In the classroom, we often discussed the mechanics of Judaism and the religious rules they had to follow. In the past, I have only learned about menorahs and dredeils, all having … Continue reading A World of Jewish culture
June 25. That’s the day we visited the Jewish Ghetto. Before that, we had class. In World Religions, we discussed Islam, and in International Relations, we had our Model UN. My country was Japan, and I did a resolution on nuclear energy, which I presented to Turkey, Italy, Brazil, Russia, and Nigeria. After Bronwen and … Continue reading The Jewish Quarter, a Boutique, and Model U.N.
Today we started off going to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization. Our guide, Alison, was very nice and informative. The FAO is a program that tries to send food to countries and fix up their agricultural programs after a disaster. However, the FAO can only advise and suggest, they can’t make people change … Continue reading Day 3 in Rome
On June 24, 2015, we visited the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and it was awesome. After the tour it made me really want to join the organization. The name of our tour guide was Allison who was from New Zealand. In fact the employer of our tour guides is also … Continue reading Our visit to the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Today, we didn’t have class because we were scheduled to visit the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN. We had breakfast and got on the bus to the headquarters at 9:30. The building we saw was very different from the ones we had toured in Rome previously. Firstly, it wasn’t ancient. This was probably … Continue reading FAO, Churches, and Hamburgers
Rome is a bastion of religious sites. It’s a boon for teaching World Religions. We actually get to physically see the historic sites that reflect the formation, growth, and change of major Western religions, such as Christianity, Judaism, and even Islam. The images also show the global nature of our world — then and now … Continue reading Religion in Person
Today we were able to visit the United Nations World Food Programme. We took a bus to get there since it was on a different side of Rome that was too far to walk, and I was a bit relieved for the break since we have walked almost everywhere, and we did climb the 551 steps … Continue reading Day 4: Visiting the UN FAO!
Today we climbed up St. Peters Basilica. That is roughly around 550 stairs. It was not as bad as I thought it would be but since we were constantly going in circles it got very repetitive. However, seeing the work of Michelangelo was worth it. The Basilica was beautiful. Its incredibly difficult to believe that … Continue reading My experience in Italy