Meredith Abroad in Italy and the United Kingdom is the oldest of the Meredith programs. Students can choose the 10-week program or they can select either of the continental or U.K. programs individually.

The program begins with four weeks in Sansepolcro, Italy, a small Tuscan town located in the beautiful Tiber Valley about halfway between Florence and Rome. Your classes will typically meet in the morning and early afternoon, leaving most of your evenings for study and for exploration of Sansepolcro.

Group excursions will introduce you to the art and architectural delights of nearby Anghiari, Arezzo, and Florence. Two three-day travel breaks will enable you to travel independently wherever you choose—for example, to Capri , Cinque Terra, Venice, or perhaps even further afield. It’s up to you!

From Sansepolcro, you will travel independently for your last travel break to the region of Rome, where museums, cathedrals, ancient ruins, and modern nightlife beckon. The last night of your trip will be spent in Rome with the group before flying home the next morning.

At this point, half the students return home and half head for the U.K. where they are joined by a group from the U.S.A. In the U.K., the program begins in the heart of London, in beautiful Kensington Square at Heythrop College.

Both programs provide extended opportunities for independent travel, and faculty will be available to offer advice and help you plan your own adventures.

Dates
Whole Program: May 16 - July 27, 2013 (tentative)

Italy: May 16 - June 21, 2013 (tentative)
UK: June 24 - July 27, 2013 (tentative)

Final Dates are determined in February.

Accommodations
While in Sansepolcro, Italy, students will be housed in the newly renovated Palazzo Alberti, Meredith's home in Sansepolcro. In London, we are indeed lucky to be able to stay at Heythrop College in beautiful Kensington Square one of the most sought after and convenient locations in the city.

Costs*

Whole Program: $9,950

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Italy Half: Program Costs: $5,300 (includes tuition, room, most meals, and program excursions in Italy).

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U.K. Half: Program Costs: $5,950 (includes room, half-board [except for weekends in London], tuition, and excursions).

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*These estimates are based on a conservative exchange rate so that we, ideally, will not have to ask for more money.  Should the exchange rate shift significantly, we may adjust this price downward after final program arrangements are solidified. Our job is to monitor, yours to hope!

Additional Costs: Round trip airfare and miscellaneous spending.

Cultural and Travel Opportunities

Whole and Italy Participants
Typically students' classes will meet in the morning and early afternoon, leaving most of your evenings for study and for exploration of Sansepolcro and Tuscany. A group excursion will introduce you to the art and architectural delights of nearby Anghiari, Arezzo, and Florence. Two three-day travel breaks will enable you to travel wherever you choose--for example Rome or Venice, or perhaps even farther afield.

U.K. Participants
U.K. participants will begin in the heart of London in Kensington Square. Participants will find an almost overwhelming variety of opportunities in theatre, music, dance, art, museums, and historic sites to engage the mind and delight the spirit. Again, classes will typically meet in the morning and early afternoon. The rest of most days and weekends are free for sight-seeing and independent travel. Two long weekend breaks while in London will allow participants to travel independently to Paris or Ireland or ???!!!

Curriculum
NOTE: For each half, students are required to take a minimum of 6 credit hours, and three of those must include IDS 300 and/or IDS 301: Arts, Artifacts, and Culture. Independent study is available in many areas, but at an extra cost if taught by non-Meredith abroad faculty. Credit will be available in arts & aesthetics, mathematics, cultural elective, history, behavioral & social science, theatre, literature elective, and business. Students who wish to use this study abroad experience to satisfy the Global Perspective requirement for General Education will be able to do so.

Course Offerings for the Italy Half:

IDS 300:  Arts, Artifacts, and Culture — the Continent
An introduction to the culture and the social life of the peoples of continental Europe based upon a study of the arts and artifacts produced by those peoples.  We will place special emphasis on Italy.  We will define our terms broadly, looking at literary, visual, and musical arts as well as dance; architecture of both private and public spaces; and artifacts of all sorts.  Required  of all students. Level, 300-400.  Credit, 3 hours.  Aesthetics and the Arts or Cultural Perspectives/Cultural Elective.   Instructor:  Prof. Sara Andreini  

MAT 94x:  Geometry and the Divine Proportion– Connections with Art and Architecture

Sansepolcro is an Italian town rich with connections between mathematics and art.  In this course, Geometry and the Divine Proportion, you will trace the history of connections between mathematics and both art and architecture and will unpack the mathematics concepts behind the art.  Students will experience hands-on the construction of mathematical objects that help us understand the art and structure of buildings.  Students will explore Sansepolcro looking for rich examples of the mathematical ideas studied in the course in the architecture and art of the city and throughout Italy.  Fulfills Mathematics elective.   Instructor: Dr. Timothy Hendrix  

HIS 375: Warfare, Culture, and Social Change in European

This course examines the enduring influence of warfare in European history within a global perspective. We will explore the nature of war in the broadest sense, with particular attention paid to the role of warfare in the social transformation, political development, and cultural evolution of Europe and Western Civilization, as well as in Europeans’ encounters with non-Western civilizations and cultures of war. We will examine such specific issues within the context of Italy’s own long and varied history of war and conflict, from Greeks and Romans to the present. Fulfills Global Perspectives, Cultural Elective requirements.   Instructor: Dr. Gregory Vitarbo

 

Course Offerings from the U.K. half

IDS 301:  Arts, Artifacts, & Culture—U.K.

An introduction to the culture and the social mores of the peoples of the United Kingdom based on a study of their arts and artifacts.  Principal assignment — in addition to readings — is an in-depth travel journal of what students see and learn in numerous galleries, museums, theatres, concert  halls, and other venues in England.  Required of all students.  Level, 300-400.  Credit, 3 hours. Aesthetics and the Arts or Cultural Elective.  Instructor: Catherine Rodgers

  

BUS 949: Legal and Ethical Perspectives for Work and Life

An overview of legal and ethical principles that affect American and British citizens in the modern commercial and social world. Focus on contracts, employment law, landlord-tenant, real estate, consumer rights, tort, copyright, trademark, and ethics.  Level, 300-400.  Credit, 3 hours.  Equivalent to BUS: 340.  Ethical Perspectives.  Instructor: Jeff Langenderfer

  

ENG/THE 350 Modern Drama

A study of modern theatre from 1875 to the present, this course will look at the development of drama through playwrights and their works.  Beginning with Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, and Shaw, students will explore important 20th century plays and conclude with contemporary drama.  Work will include substantial reading and writing, with viewing and reviewing of performances.  Level, 300.  Pre-requisite, ENG 200.  Credit, 3 hours.  Literature Elective & Aesthetics and the Arts. Instructor: Steven Roten

 

Eligibility:

Students must be in good social, financial, and academic standing (2.0 minimum GPA).

Deadline for Applications: February 1, 2013

For More Information Contact:

The Office of International Programs

124 Joyner

919-760-2307

 

Meredith reserves the right to make changes to the program itinerary, schedule, cost, academic program, etc., as necessary.