summer terms

Summer 2008 Course List and Dates

Overview

Program Structure:

SRISA offers American University level undergraduate courses in a variety of areas of study. All classes, with the exception of Italian, are taught in English. Students studying during the summer enroll for a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 credit hours for each of the 2 sessions. Students can combine Academic Lecture courses with hands-on studio courses for an intensive learning experience.Students may take a maximum of one studio course per session.

Summer Program:

Summer Session I (Classes given by affiliated schools only)

Summer Session II (4 Weeks) Total Credits: 3-6

Summer Session III (4 Weeks) Total Credits: 3-6

Full Summer Program (8 weeks—- 2 sessions) Total Credits 6-12

Departments:

Subjects:
Photography, Printmaking, Book Arts, Painting, Drawing, Art History, Art Restoration, History, Music Appreciation, Politics and Social Science, Literature, Creative Writing, Cinema (Film Studies), Journalism, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design, Textiles Design, Italian Language (All Levels), Intensive Italian

Classroom Structure & Instruction:

Academic Lecture Classes: These classes meet 2 hours per day four days per week. All academic classes have two all-day field trips, which are generally held on Fridays. Classes combine in-class lectures, discussion, and on-site visits. Most academic courses are reading and writing intensive and will require a minimum of 6-9 hours of homework outside of regular class-time.

Studio Classes: These hands-on courses meet 4 hours per day, Monday through Thursday. One Friday field trip is scheduled during the session. Studio courses combine studio instruction, in-class demonstrations and slide presentations. When possible students go on-site to work or visit exhibits and museums of relevance to subject being studied. All courses require outside reading. There will be both individual and group critiques. More advanced studio courses may require written assignments and many require students to keep a sketchbook.

Grading and Evaluation: Students are graded using the AmericanUniversity model of evaluation.

Field Trips: Every student has the opportunity to participate in two, 2 1/2 hour walking tours of Florence. Most courses integrate on-site visits to museums and exhibitions and many may require day trips. Special excursions are considered an integral part of the course curriculum and attendance is mandatory. The museum entry and travel fees for these excursions are not included in tuition fees and students will be invoiced separately after the end of add-drop, for these fees.

Activities for all students that are covered by the activities fee:

  • Welcome Banquet Dinner
  • Two art history walking tours of Florence
  • Field trip to Siena
  • Field trip to Tuscan vineyard for wine tasting
  • Italian Cooking or wine tasting Lesson
Registering for courses
Students enroll through a one of the four departments, fine arts, Liberal arts and Italian Studies, Design or Italian. Within each department students choose a concentration such as photography or fashion design. Students then pick two courses from a list of courses in each concentration and are free to pick additional courses from the course offerings. All students enroll in Italian Language for a minimum of 4 credit hours.

Who studies at SRISA ?

Though the majority of students studying at SRISA are American, many students come from all over the world. Most are undergraduate or postgraduate students that come for one or two semesters. A majority of the students are art majors, however many students do not choose to study art but rather to focus on art history, history or many of the other areas of study offered at SRISA.