Spend the first semester of next year in Italy! Study a language in its country of origin! Fullfill scientific investigation, quantitative reasoning, and language requirements while immersed in the environment, history and culture of the Mediterranean region!
Courses:
Block 1: EV128 Introduction to Global Climate Change
Introduction to the contemporary Earth climate system that focuses on the roles of the atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, and land surface, and an overview of how this system has changed in the past and is predicted to change in the future. Includes the use of mathematical models to describe complex systems and the role of policy, economics, and ethics in mitigating human impact. Set in the Langhe region of Italy, this course examines the local terroir unique to the region, governed by topography, proximity to the Mediterranean and Alps, and unique soils. Students will come to understand the local microclimates through intense field study and discussion with local vintners. The course is taught in Alba with daily field trips. Taught by Mike Taber. 1 unit.
(For students who have already taken EV128 at CC, there is an additional option to instead enroll in EV393 Independent Research in Environmental Science: Microclimatology of Piemonte, also with Professor Mike Taber)
Block 2: Intensive Italian I
Beginning Italian, with an emphasis on grammar and conversation. Students with prior experience will take a placement test to determine the appropriate level. Taught by Linguaviva staff. 1 unit.
Block 3: AS 200 Topics in Studio Art/HY 200 Topics in History: Invented Spaces
A comparative exploration of how the Renaissance and contemporary imaginations conceive, enclose, and mark space. The course emphasizes the city and the nature of its sacred, public, and private spaces through close examination of texts, artworks, and spatial elements (squares, streets, buildings, ceilings and walls). It uses reading and discussion, on-site visits, and hands-on creative work to understand how people now and in the Renaissance invent and live in urban spaces. Taught in Florence with short out-of-town field trips. Taught by Scott Johnson and Susan Ashley. 1 unit.
Block 4: Intensive Italian II
Linguaviva staff. 1 unit.
All-college requirements: The intensive Italian classes fulfill the two-block CC language requirement. EV 128 meets the Critical Perspectives: Scientific Investigation of the Natural World requirement and the Critical Perspectives: Quantitative Reasoning requirement, and AS/HY 200 Invented Spaces carries either one humanities or one social science credit. Students can also count three units of Mediterranean Semester credit toward the Mediterranean Studies thematic minor.
Living arrangements: In block 1, students live in apartments; blocks 2-4, they live with Italian host families in Florence.
Questions: Talk to Scott Johnson (Art Studio), Mike Taber (Education) or Susan Ashley (History) or with Heather Powell Browne in the International Programs Office.
Enrollment limit: 14 students.
Applications: Apply on Summit.
Deadline for applications: April 8, 2016
Important Dates:
Because of their site and field-based nature, classes follow a more compressed calendar, with trips on weekends. Two and three day breaks provide a change of pace.
Schedule:
Arrive September 2nd
Block 1: September 5 – September 24
Block 2: September 26 – October 21
Block 3: October 24 – November 12
Block 4: November 14 – December 2
FAQs:
Can students take only blocks 1 & 2?
No, students must commit to the whole semester.
Cost?
Students pay normal CC tuition plus a program fee to cover board and room. * Program Fee includes a $1500 subsidy for international travel for students taking the four blocks. Financial aid students receive their usual award.
*2015 program fee: $5,811
(2016 program fee TBD)
—- MEDITERRANEAN SEMESTER —- ITALY – – FALL 2016
