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FIELDS

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FIELD 1

ITALIAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE

FIELD 2

FASHION AND INTERIOR DESIGN

FIELD 3 ART HISTORY
FIELD 4

POLITICAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS  AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

FIELD 5 BUSINESS  
FIELD 6 MUSIC
FIELD 7 APT ART COURSES AT SANTA REPARATA

 

COURSES

FIELD 1 – ITALIAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE

REGULAR 100-200 LEVEL ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES

one 45-hour course for a total of 3 credits

ITALIAN 101 (FC)* [D]* Elementary Italian I (45 hours, 3 credits)
ITALIAN 102 (FC)* [D]* Elementary Italian II (45 hours,  3 credits)
ITALIAN 103 (FC)* [D]* Intermediate Italian I (45 hours, 3 credits)
ITALIAN 104 (FC)* [D]* Intermediate Italian II (45 hours, 3 credits)

ITALIAN 205 (FC)*[D]*

Conversation and Composition I (45 hours, 3 credits)

ITALIAN 206 (FC)* [D]*

Conversation and Composition II (45 hours, 3 credits)

INTENSIVE 100-200 LEVEL ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES

A combination of 3 sessions in one. 90-hour and 140-hour course for a total of 6 and 9 credits

ITALIAN 101-102 (FC)* [D]* Intensive Elementary Italian (90 hours, 6 credits)
ITALIAN 103-104 (FC)* [D]* Intensive Intermediate Italian (90 hours, 6 credits)
ITALIAN 102-103 (FC)* [D]* Intensive Elementary-Intermediate Italian I (90 hours, 6 credits)
ITALIAN 101-102-103 (FC)* [D]* Intensive Elementary-Intermediate Italian II (140 hours, 9 credits)
ITALIAN 102-103-104 (FC)* [D]* Intensive Elementary-Intermediate Italian III (140 hours, 9 credits)
ITALIAN 103-104-205 (FC)* [D]* Intensive Intermediate-Advanced Italian I (140 hours, 9 credits)

SUPER INTENSIVE 100-200 LEVEL ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES

A combination of 4 sessions in one. 230-hour course for a total of 15 credits

ITALIAN 101-102-103-104 (FC)* [D]* Super Intensive Elementary-Intermediate (230 hours, 15 credits)
ITALIAN 102-103-104-205 (FC)* [D]* Super Intensive Intermediate-Advanced (230 hours, 15 credits)

300 LEVEL ITALIAN CULTURE, HISTORY, CIVILIZATION, LITERATURE, CINEMA COURSES

one 45-hour course for a total of 3 credits

ITALIAN 301 Florence and the Renaissance (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)
ITALIAN 302 Italian Society and Culture (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)
ITALIAN 303 Italian Civilization (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian)
ITALIAN 304 Florentine History (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)
ITALIAN 315 History of the Italian Cinema (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)
ITALIAN 316 Contemporary Italian Cinema (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)
ITALIAN 325 (A)* Introduction to Italian Literature I (45 hours each, 3 credits each; taught in Italian)
ITALIAN 326 (A)* Introduction to Italian Literature II (45 hours each, 3 credits each; taught in Italian)
ITALIAN 395 (A)* (F)* Dante's Divine Comedy (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)

400 LEVEL ITALIAN LITERATURE, SPECIAL TOPICS AND BUSINESS COURSES

one 45-hour course for a total of 3 credits

ITALIAN 455

Selected Italian Authors (45 hours, 3 credits. Taught in Italian)

ITALIAN  465

Topics in Italian Literature (45 hours, 3 credits. Taught in Italian)
ITALIAN 480 Business Italian (45 hours, 3 credits. Taught in Italian)
ITALIAN  481 The Works of Dante Alighieri (45 hours, 3 credits. Taught in Italian)
ITALIAN 497 Independent Study (3 credits. Taught in Italian)

 

FIELD 2 – FASHION AND INTERIOR DESIGN

FASHION 100

Introduction to Fashion Design (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)

FASHION 110

History of Fashion Design (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)

FASHION 130

Introduction to Textiles Products (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)

FASHION 200

Interior Design (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English
FASHION 205 Fashion Design & Merchandising (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)

FASHION 350

Fashion Merchandising (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)

FASHION 400

Fashion Marketing (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English)

IFE 300

International Field Experience  IFE 300 (3 credits) May be repeated for a maximum of 24 credits. S/U credit.

 

FIELD 3 – ART HISTORY

ART HISTORY 100 Art History I (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 110 Art History II (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 301 Florence and the Renaissance (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in Italian and/or in English. Cross listed with Italian 301)
ART HISTORY 302 History of Ancient Art (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 303 History of Medieval Art (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 350 Medieval Art (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 351 Baroque Art (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 370 Italian Painting (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 380 Introduction to the Arts (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 405 Masterpieces of Painting I (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 406 Masterpieces of Painting II (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 420 Photography (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 450 "Museology" (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)
ART HISTORY 470 Art Expertise (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)

 

 

FIELD 4 – POLITICAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS  AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE-ECONOMICS 200

Political and Economic History of Europe in the 20th Century

(45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)

POLITICAL SCIENCE-ECONOMICS 301

History of Fascism 1919-1945

(45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)

POLITICAL SCIENCE-ECONOMICS 350

European Union Policy

(45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)

POLITICAL SCIENCE-ECONOMICS 400

European and Italian Politics after 1945 (45 hours, 3 credits; taught in English)

 

FIELD 5 - BUSINESS

BUS 250 Introduction to Marketing
BUS 301

History and Sociology of Modern Consumerism

BUS 400 Fashion Marketing
BUS 450  Labor Law and Business Law

 

FIELD 6 MUSIC

 

MUSIC 250 Staging and Introduction to the Opera
HISTORY 301

History of Italian and Florentine music

MUSIC 350 History of Italian Opera
MUSIC 370 History of the Italian Song
MUSIC 400 Opera Libretti
MUSIC 450

Diction for Opera Singers

 

FIELD 7 - APT ART COURSES AT SANTA REPARATA (click for link)
 

Program Sponsors

De Rada Italian Institute, Cambridge, MA & Kingston, RI:
A non-profit educational institute promoting the general diffusion of culture through education and exchange in cooperation with Italy and other European countries.

 

 

APT- Academic Programs in Tuscany

A center offering many interesting fields of studies for international students. APT works together with Istituto Parola for the Italian language courses. The school is officially authorized by the Italian Ministry of Education.


De Rada

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De Rada Italian Institute
37 Kingston Hill Ct.  
Kingston, RI 02881 
USA

tel. 857-928-3456
www.derada.com
info@derada.com

 

 

APT- Academic Programs

in Tuscany
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50100 Firenze, Italy

Tel +39-055-242182

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