Study Abroad in Italy

It’s possible to study Italian language and culture without going to Italy, ma perchè??? The UVa Italian faculty strongly encourages all students to consider a study period in Italy, whether a shorter summer term, or a more intensive semester-long term. The experience is invaluable, both for non-Italian majors interested in widening their college career, and especially for UVa majors and minors in Italian who wish to enrich their cultural experience and language proficiency.

Information on major credit for study abroad can be found here . Information on minor credit for study abroad can be found here .

The Study Abroad Advisor for Italian is Prof. Adrienne Ward . She would be happy to discuss study abroad in Italy with you, but asks that you please read the following important preliminary information first. Grazie!

UVA IN SIENA

UVA now offers direct credit through UVa in Siena , the only direct credit study abroad program in Italy for UVa students.

The program in Siena has been carefully researched by UVa Italian faculty, and offers UVa students the following benefits:

A variety of courses from beginning to advanced Italian language, and on topics in Italian history, politics, art, cinema, culture and literature, taught in both English and Italian

Opportunity to complete two courses toward the CLAS Foreign Language Requirement in a single term (summer, fall or spring)

Opportunity to do coursework at the local institution, Università per gli Stranieri di Siena

Siena – a gorgeous, manageable, mid-sized city in beautiful Tuscany, only an hour from Florence but without the tourists and American crowds that can sometimes overwhelm the highly-trafficked Italian city!

Options regarding housing: apartment living either with Italian university-age students or with a family; both offer full-language immersion

Direct credit program! This means your coursework in Italy is automatically integrated with your on-grounds UVa curricula; grades earned count toward your GPA; no need to get approvals from different departments for specific courses, no “transfer credit” paperwork necessary. For more information on the differences between direct credit and transfer credit, click here .