Florence Courses

At the Florence center, students may choose the courses they take across a variety of disciplines. Courses' field study trips and tours enhance the students' academic experience in Italy.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• For semesters, the required course load is 5 courses (15 credits) unless the home university approves 12 or 18 credits.
• For summers, the required course load is between 2-3 courses (6-9 credits).
• Students must take 3-6 units of Dance of Music courses to enroll in the Performing Arts and Music Program.
• Students are invited to take courses from both our IAU Center and Accademia Italiana, the campus location is listed for each course.
• Course offerings are subject to change and must meet minimum enrollment.
• Some courses may require mandatory participation in field study excursions on days/times outside of normal class meetings. Students are strongly advised not to book any weekend travel until they are onsite and have received details of any mandatory field study dates at orientation.
• Courses may be cross-listed between two or more disciplines (e.g., BUS/WNS 310). In this case, students should select one discipline to receive credit for and this is the discipline that will appear on their final transcript.
• Courses with the discipline ITA are taught in Italian.
• Course offerings are subject to change and must meet minimum enrollment.

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Courses

Click below to access our complete course catalog, filterable by term and IAU center location.

Access Course Catalog

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Syllabi

Click below to access available syllabi. It is important to consult with your study abroad advisor to confirm course approvals at your home institution. If syllabi for your planned term of study are not yet available, you may reference and submit syllabi from the most recent term.

Course Syllabi

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Example Courses

The table below lists all recent disciplines that have been offered in Florence. It's important to note that the list below is only a sampling of the courses IAU offers and that not all courses you see will be offered in any given term. 

Note that some courses are cross-listed between one or more disciplines.

Discipline	Courses
Anthropology	♦ Anthropology of Italian Culture ♦ Living in the Anthropocene
Art	♦ Printing on Textiles ♦ Sketching Florence ♦ Photographing Florence ♦ Painting Techniques ♦ Mixed Media ♦ Color as a Medium of Expression ♦ Culture of Color ♦ New Codes of Art ♦ Phenomenology of the Arts
Art History	♦ History of Italian Renaissance Art ♦ The Life and Works of Michelangelo ♦ History of 20th Century Fashion ♦ History of Contemporary Art ♦ Latest Trends in Visual Arts ♦ Theory of Perception and Psychology of Form ♦ History and Culture of Fashion Photography ♦ History and Culture of Painting ♦ History and Culture of Photography ♦ History of Italian Music
Business	♦ Business Ethics ♦ Intercultural Management  ♦ Global Marketing ♦ The Business of Social Media  ♦ Wine Marketing and Analysis ♦ Strategies for International Business in a Globalized Market ♦ Sustainable Tourism: Business Strategies for the Future ♦ The Business of Made in Italy: Excellence in Global Markets
Cultural Studies	♦ Living in Florence: Exploring Italian Tuscan Culture
Dance	♦ Choreography ♦ Ballet ♦ Modern Dance ♦ Dance History
Economics	♦ Intermediate Macroeconomics ♦ Intermediate Microeconomics
Film Studies	♦ Italian Cinema
Finance	♦ International Finance
History	♦ Italy in the European Union ♦ Italian Style and Culture
International Relations	♦ Italian Politics ♦ Introduction to Human Rights and their Protection
Italian Language	♦ Beginning Italian ♦ Intermediate Italian ♦ Italian Conversation
Literature	♦ Medieval and Renaissance Literature ♦ Contemporary Italian Literature
Management	♦ Operations Management  ♦ Organizational Behavior
Marketing	♦ Principles of Marketing
Music	♦ Diction for Singers ♦ Opera Workshop
Religious Studies	♦ Problem of God
Philosophy	♦ Ethics in Society ♦ Ethics and Human Condition
Political Science	♦ Making the European Union: A Future Oriented Narrative
Psychology	♦ The Science of Human Flourishing
Wine Studies	♦ Wine and Food Pairing for the Sommelier