All courses listed, except language courses, are 3 credit hours. Language courses are 3, 4, 6, 9 or 18 credit hours. Students taking Italian for 6 credits can take three other courses.  Students taking Italian for 9 credits (Intensive) can only take two other courses.  Students taking Italian for 18 credits (Superintensive) cannot take any other course.  The program reserves the right to make changes/deletions in course offerings at any time without prior notice.
 

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Geography

• Tuscany and its Environs
• European Geography

• The Female Side of the Renaissance
• The Women of the Medici
• Florence's Four Quartieri"
• History of Fashion Design
• Italian Middle Ages Civilization and Culture
• Italian Renaissance Civilization & Culture
• Venetian Civilization and Culture
• The Magic World of Astrology & Alchemy
• The History of Low Magic
• The Jewish Experience in Tuscany: Traditions and Culture
• The Evolution of the Catholic Church in Italy through the Popes' Lives
• The Second World War

• Principles of International Marketing
• Italian Food Resources: International Marketing of Italian Food
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Principles of Microeconomics
• Food Producers & Sellers in Italy
• Retail Buying Concepts in Fashion Market Merchandise
• Merchandising Fashion Accessories
• Production Technology in Fashion Accessory
• Restaurant Management
• International Business Principles
• International Marketing (Advanced)
• Advanced Seminar in Fashion Marketing
• The European Union 2 (Advanced)

• History of International Relations
• Theories of European Integration
• European Union Law

• Introduction to Mass Communication
• Intercultural Communication
• Interpretation and Imagination
• Advertising Survey
• Public Relations Strategies
• History and Theory of Television in Italy
• Introduction to Creative Photography
• History of Photography

• The European Union  (Beginners)
• Contemporary Italy
• The Italian Political System
• International Politics
• Contemporary European History
• Contemporary European Political Development
• Comparative European Politics

• The Italian Family
• Italian Vegetarian Cooking
• Contemporary Italian Cooking
• Renaissance Culture through Cooking
• Tradition of Italian Food
• The Italian Food Feast
• Cuisine & Culture in Europe: The Art of Entertaining
• History of Italian Cuisine through the Major Italian Food Writers
• Italian Regional Food
• The Jewish-Italian Community through its Culinary Traditions
• Food in Art
• Food, Culture and Society in Italy
• Introduction to Italian Wines
• Introduction to Tuscan Wines
• Italian Wines II (Intermediate)
• Education & Society in Italy
• Regional Perspectives
• Body, Gender and Historical Imagination
• Portrait of Italian Women
• Italian Etiquette through History
• Exploration of Wine Culture in Tuscany
• The Mediterranean Diet: A Guide to Healthy Living
• From the Renaissance Vineyard to the Contemporary Winery: A Walk in the Noble History of Tuscan Wines

STUDIO ARTS

Architecture

• Design, Survey, & Restoration
• Architectural Planning (Advanced)
• Introduction to Furniture Design
• Introduction to Design Methodology
• Projects in Architecture I and II
• Projects in Interior & Industrial Design (Advanced)
• Landscape Design

• Ceramic Sculpture

• Introduction to Photography
• Introduction to Fashion & Commercial Photography
• Photography
• Photography Portfolio
• The Pinhole Camera: Revealing the Mystery of Photography
• Video Production I (Screenwriting & Introduction to Video Production)
• Video Production II & III

 

• Introduction to Fashion Design
• Seminar in Fashion Design
• Apparel Design
• Fashion Design II
• Portfolio Development I
• Collection Design I
• Portfolio Development II
• Collection Design II

 

• Introduction to Graphic Design
• Visual Design I & II
• Portfolio Development
• Introduction to Graphic Illustration
• Videographic Techniques
• Computer Animated Design
• Workshop in Creative Advertising & Graphics for Entertainment

 

• Elements of Rendering
• Perspective Drawing
• Introduction to Interior Design
• Introduction to Design Methodology
• Advanced Rendering
• Introduction to Lighting
• Basic Trade Techniques
• Interior Design
• Presentation Techniques: Model Construction
• Contract Interiors
• Model Techniques & Construction
• Materials and Methods of Interior Constructions
• Residential Interiors
• Computer Aided Portfolio Project
• Furniture Design
• Interior Design Internship

• Jewelry (Beg./Int./Adv.)
• Contemporary Jewelry(Beg/Int/Adv)
• Renaissance Jewelry Reproduction
• Introduction to Jewelry Design I
• Introduction to Jewelry Making
• Introduction to Gemology
• History of Jewelry
• Wax Carving & Hard Wax Processes
• Jewelry Design II
• Jewelry Casting
• Gemology
• Principles of Silversmithing
• Metal Surface Treatment & Granulation
• Stone Setting
• Jewelry Design III
• Costume Jewelry Design
• Clasps, Closings and Findings
• Plastics and Industrial Materials
• Jewelry Design IV

 

• Mixed Media I: Collage Photomontage and Assemblage
• Mixed Media II: Image, Text, Mixed Media and Installation

• Tromp L'Oeil
• Watercolor and Tempera/Gouache
• Tempera/Gouache & Egg Tempera Media
• Introduction to Pastel Techniques
• Decorative Painting and Mosaics
• Color Theory
• Florentine & Venetian Renaissance Painting: Theory and Practice
• Florence Sketchbook I: Continuing the Tradition
• Florence Sketchbook II: Tradition to Innovation
• Foundation Drawing 1A, 1B
• Drawing (Beg./Int./Adv.)
• Foundation Painting 1A, 1B
• Painting (Beg./Int./Adv.)
• Painting and Drawing Critique I & II

• Basic Printmaking I
• Basic Printmaking II
• Etching I
• Projects in Etching
• Woodcut
• Monotypes
• Lithography

• Fresco & Fresco Restoration (Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced)
• Fresco & Fresco Restoration Project
• Painting Restoration
• Painting Restoration Project
• Ceramic Restoration
• Wood Restoration
• Furniture Restoration
• Gilding Restoration

• Foundation Sculpture
• Sculpture (Interm/ Adv.)

• Creative Principles
• Silk-screen, Printmaking on Paper-Serigraphy (Beg/Int/Adv)
• Silk-screen, Textile Printing and Design (Beg/Int/Adv)
• Weaving (Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced)
• Woven Design I; II
• Painted Woven Design
• Fashion as Art (Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced)
• Batik & Dyeing (Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced)
• Textile Sculpture (Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced)
• Fabric Styling
• Decorative Fabrics
• Leather and Materials Technology
• Textile Technology (525)
• Textile Technology (545)
• Introduction to Patternmaking
• Knitwear
• Atelier I
• Atelier II
• Manufacturing Technique
• Computer Graphics for Textile Design
• Color Fundamentals
• Dyeing and Color Technology

Mathematics

• Topics in Mathematics for Liberal Arts
• Finite Mathematics
• Introduction to Calculus I

• Elements of Structural Analysis & Design

NATURAL SCIENCE

Interdisciplinary

• Italy's Contribution to Modern Science

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Art History

• Introduction to Art History
• The Diplomacy of Art
• Daily Life in Ancient Rome
• A Brief History of Ancient Rome
• Background of Romanesque and Gothic Renaissance Art (in translation/in Italian)
• The City, the Families and the Lifestyle in Renaissance Florence
• Early Renaissance (in translation/in Italian)
• Costume in Italian Painting
• Renaissance Art at the Italian Courts
• Decorative Arts in Italy
• Venetian Art from 15th to 18th Century
• High Renaissance and Mannerism (in translation/in Italian)
• Baroque (in translation/in Italian)
• Historiography of Art History: Theories and Methodologies
• Museology and Conservation
• Contemporary Art I (1900-1960)
• Contemporary Art II (1960-1990)
• Concepts and Critiques I: Modernism
• Concepts and Critiques II: Post- modernism
• Feminism and Marginalization in Contemporary Art
• Art Expertise
• Critical Theory
• Internship at Casa d'Aste Pandolfini
• Age of Revolution: from 1700 to Impressionism (Fall only)

• Archeology & Classical Civilization: the Greek World (fall offering)
• Archeology & Classical Civilization: the Roman World (Spring only)
• Mythology: Myth in Greek Literature and Art
• Ancient Cities: Urban and Architectural Development
• Classical Painting
• Classical Sculpture
• Latin I (Beginning)
• Latin II (Intermediate)
• Latin III (Advanced)
• Greek I & II (Beg./Int. – two semesters)
• Greek III (Advanced)

• The Built Environment of Florence
• Principles of Interior and Industrial Design
• History of Renaissance Architecture
• History of Italian Gardens: from the Origins to the Renaissance
• History of Italian Gardens: from the High Renaissance to the 19thCentury
• The Mediterranean Garden
• Contemporary European Landscape Architecture
• Garden and Art in the 20th Century
• History of European Modern Architecture
• Italian Cities: History of Urban Design
• The Imaginary City: Ideas, Layouts and Dreams
• Aesthetics of Design
• History of Interior Design: 19th century to Modern Italy
• The Villa through History: Italian Lifestyle

• The Italian-American Experience (Spring only)
• History of Italian Literature
• Amore e Cuore: History of Italian Songs (in Italian)
• Italian Literature of the Renaissance (Spring only)
• Contemporary Italian Poetry
• Contemporary Italian Novel (Spring only)
• Love, Marriage and Maternity in Italian Women Writers (Fall only)
• Women in Italian Literature & Society (Spring only)
• Women Characters and Heroines in Poetry and Literature
• Contemporary Italian Literature
• Creative Writing
• Italian Grand Tour: Italy through the Eyes of Famous Travelers
• Masterpieces of Contemporary Italian Literature (in Italian)
• Love, Life and Death in Italian Literature (in Italian – Spring)
• Topics in Italian Literature (in Italian)
• Writing About the Self

• Introduction to Italian Music
• Introduction to Modern Dance
• Introduction to Jazz Dance
• Dance Improvisation
• Intermediate Modern Dance
• Contemporary Jazz and Improvised Music in Italy and Europe
• Introduction to Italian Theater
• Italian and European Theater: From the Early Renaissance to Commedia dell'Arte
• Italian and European Contemporary Theater: an Introduction
• Italian Opera: Introduction and Approach
• Introduction to Italian Cinema
• History of Italian Cinema
• Literature in Italian Cinema
• The Venice Film Festival
• Introduction to European Cinema (in Italian)
• History of Music from Venice to Europe
• Literary and Theatrical Jews in European Culture
• Women’s Theatre, Theatre for Women
• Italian Opera Composers: a Monographic Study
• The New Italian Cinema (in Italian)

• Introduction to Italian Philosophy
• From Plato to Machiavelli: An Introduction to Political Philosophy

• Introduction to Women's Studies
• Women, History and Culture
• Women in the Middle Ages
• Early Modern Women’s Writing in Europe
• History of Renaissance Prostitution in Venice and Florence
• Female Archetypes in Italian Literature and Art

[NOTE: Students who have already studied Italian must take a placement test. Placement is based on the student's knowledge of written and spoken Italian. It is not based on the number of semesters they have studied Italian at their university in America. Once the initial level has been decided by the teachers at IBIS/LAM, it cannot be changed. (All beginners will start at the first level.)

1. Super-Intensive Italian (18 credits)
2. Intensive Italian (9 credits)
3. Italian for Six Credits (6 credits)
4. Regular Italian (3/4 credit)

• Italian for Conversation (in Italian)
• Italian Civilization and Culture (in Italian-Spring)
• Introduction to Italian Linguistic (in Italian-Spring)
• Italian and Italy through Television and Press (in Italian)