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Departments: Graphic Design, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Fashion Design and Merchandising
San Giovani Valdarno and Milan, Italy
Dates: June 29 to July 27, 2008
Program Status: No longer accepting applications

The Disegno Italia summer program provides students with the opportunity to study Italian design and culture coursework. This four-week program begins at il Sillabo in San Giovanni Valdarno, located twenty minutes outside of Florence in the Tuscan countryside. At il Sillabo students will take conversational Italian language, Italian art, design, culture, and history. In addition, students will take a cooking class in order to participate in a cultural immersion experience.

The group then will travel to Milan and spend two weeks at Nuova Academia di Belle Arti (NABA). Their time at NABA builds upon the early Italian art lectures covered at Il Sillabo and introduces the design culture of contemporary Italy in the design center of Milan. A choice of courses that specialize in different fields of design such as landscape architecture, fashion design and merchandising, interior design, graphic and product design will be offered. The courses feature lectures by professional Italian designers from each field, field trips to professional venues and a project.

This program anticipates sophomore year completion in the student's major. Living accommodations will be in shared apartments within walking distance or a short public transportation ride from the school.

Program Director

• Professor Rhonda Reymond, Division of Art

Course Information

• DS&M 293: SPTP: Introduction to Italian Culture (Core Class), 3 credits - Syllabus
• ART 293: SPTP: Contemporary Art and Curatorial Studies (Elective), 3 credits
• ART 293: SPTP: Graphic Design (Elective), 3 credits
• ID 293: SPTP: Interior Design (Elective), 3 credits
• ID 293: SPTP: Product Design (Elective), 3 credits
• LA 493: SPTP: Urban Landscapes (Elective), 3 credits
• TA&M 293: SPTP: Fashion Design (Elective), 3 credits
• TA&M 293: SPTP: Fashion Journalism (Elective), 3 credits
• TA&M 293: SPTP: Fashion Merchandising (Elective), 3 credits
• TA&M 293: SPTP: Fashion Styling (Elective), 3 credits
• TA&M 293: SPTP: Shoe Design (Elective), 6 credits

Cost: $5,300

• Price includes: WVU credits, extended learning fees, housing, some meals, excursions to Rome and in Tuscany, international health insurance
• Not included: International flight, studio supplies, local transportation, some admittance fees, passport fees, and personal expenses

Program Resources

• Disegno Italia website
• Program Flyer
• Program Application for WVU Students - Priority Deadline: Fri, Jan 11
• Acceptance Packet
• Pre-Departure Orientation - Registration Form
• Pre-Departure Guide

Travel Resources

• U.S. Passport Application Instructions
• WVU International Travel Clinic
• Consular Information Sheet for Italy - U.S. State Department
• Embassy of Italy in the United States
• Health Information for Travelers to Italy - U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)