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AIFS Study Abroad in Rome Internship, Italy
Summer 2019
Course Descriptions |
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Internship ProgramDuring the first three weeks students choose one course among: | | | Course Code and Credits: | ITL 3831 – A1 (3) | | Course Title: | Elementary Italian I | | Course Description: | | A thorough, basic introduction to the Italian language for those with little or no previous
experience, the course teaches essential vocabulary and grammar and develops
students’ ability to communicate in an authentic linguistic context. | | | Course Code and Credits: | ITL 3832 – A1/A2 (3) | | Course Title: | Elementary Italian II | | Course Description: | | Designed for students who already have some knowledge of Italian, the course revises
basic grammar and vocabulary before progressing to more complex structures and
functions leading up to the next, Intermediate, level. Classes are conducted mainly in
Italian, with ample opportunity for student oral practice. | | | Course Code and Credits: | ITL 4831 - A1/B1 (3) | | Course Title: | Intermediate Italian I | | Course Description: | | This course helps students to develop their ability to communicate effectively and
accurately, using an expanded range of vocabulary. Conversation practice improves
listening and interpretation skills. Reading and writing exercises improve skills in
understanding prose and writing. Prerequisite: successful completion 3/4 semesters
of Italian. | | | Course Code and Credits: | ITL 4832 - B2 (3) | | Course Title: | Intermediate Italian II | | Course Description: | | This course enables students to understand and respond to quite complex lines of
argument, both in oral and in written form. Students are introduced to more complex
forms of grammar and more sophisticated vocabulary, to give them the ability to carry
out and refine skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Italian. Prerequisite:
successful completion 3/4 semesters of Italian. | | | Course Code and Credits: | ITL 5830 – B2/C1 (3) | | Course Title: | Advanced Italian | | Course Description: | | This course introduces students to advanced structures and vocabulary, which will
enable them to interact with the Italian world at a sophisticated level. It enables them
to understand lectures and complex lines of argument, including various attitudes
and viewpoints, both in oral and in written form. They should become fluent and
spontaneous in verbal interaction, and well able to present and sustain an argument,
both orally and in evidenced-based writing. Prerequisite: successful completion 3/4
semesters of Italian. | |
| Coures taught in English | | | Course Code and Credits: | AVC 4800 (1) | | Course Title: | Introduction to Italian Art | | Course Description: | | Examines developments in early Italian painting and sculpture leading up to the
Renaissance and Baroque. Students analyze Italian art in its historical context,
particularly in terms of patronage and the key social, religious and philosophical
events. It is taught during field study visits, which include Florence, Sorrento,
Pompeii, Naples, Capri and Venice. A field project paper is required. | | | Course Code and Credits: | AVC 5840 (3) | | Course Title: | Art and Culture in Rome: 800 BC - 2000 AD | | Course Description: | | Examines the history and society of Rome and its architectural and artistic
expression as it developed over a period of 3,000 years. Students study key examples
of architecture, monuments and art from Classical Rome through to the Renaissance
and Baroque, and the modern period. Much of the course is taught on site with visits
to churches, palaces and museums. Students should budget approximately 30 euros
for admission to museums and galleries not included in the program fee. | | | Course Code and Credits: | HST 5820 (3) | | Course Title: | History of the Italian Mafia | | Course Description: | | This course explores the history of the Italian Mafia from the national unification
of Italy until the present day. Topics studied include relationships within the
organization, those between the Mafia and Italian Politics and those between the
Italian and the American mafia. | | | Course Code and Credits: | MKT 5815 (3) | | Course Title: | International Marketing | | Course Description: | | The course investigates the problems of entering new markets and competing in
markets with different cultures. Studies the methods of analyzing market demand,
competition, costs, the structure of distribution and other factors which affect
marketing management decisions in foreign countries. | |
In the following four weeks students participate in internship seminars and take a full time unpaid internship in one of the following:
- ADM 6861 - ART, DESIGN & MEDIA (3)
- AVC 6861 - ART HISTORY (3)
- COM 6861 - COMMUNICATIONS (3)
- EDU 6861 – EDUCATION (3)
- HST 6861 - HISTORY (3)
- INB 6861 – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (3)
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