Summer in Italy

Course Information

6-9 Undergraduate Credits Available

1 Week: 3 credits, Cultural Introduction to Italy Field Learning Course. Successful completion of the course awards ANT 311.

​ANT 311: Immersion in Another Culture: Lectures, texts, and films consider ecology, history, social change, language, cultural systems, and social arrangements toward providing students with a comprehensive understanding of another cultural system. May be repeated as the topic changes. (3 credits, DIV, SBS+)

3 Weeks in Florence (3 options available)

Option A - 3 credits: 1 FUA course (See offerings here - select "Summer 2024 Session IV 3-Week Session")

Option B - 3 credits: 1 SBU course (See SBU Offerings below)

Option C - 6 credits: 1 FUA course (See offerings here- select "Summer 2024 Session IV 3-Week Session") + 1 SBU course

Option B SBU Course options:

EST 209: Introduction to Italian Design: Theory and Practice: Italian material and aesthetic culture as a source for design and technology. Lectures and design in CAD practice especially for engineering students. The work of the American, global and Italian design practitioners, in a study abroad class in Rome. This is a series of practices in traditional, modern, and transmedia Italian design with the focus on automobile design as a capstone. The student will apply the aesthetic and engineering concepts from the Italian national culture and use written essays, hand drawing, and CAD drawing in open source software, in order to understand the links between the application of any design technology and the general aesthetics of the Italian culture. The student will synthesize quantitative and/or technical information in the design of products, and auto design and make informed judgments about the origin and reciprocal relationship between the technology of commodities, design in general, and the Italian humanities. (3 credits, STAS)

BIO 486: Research in Neurobiology and Physiology: Students work under the supervision of a faculty member in developing an individual project that makes use of the knowledge and techniques acquired in previous courses. The student reports on the project in a format agreed upon with their faculty sponsor that allows reflection on learning outcomes. This course may be repeated, but no more than four credits of research may be used for Biology major requirements. With prior permission from the faculty sponsor, this course could include assignments that can be used to satisfy the SBC objective SPK if co-registered for BIO 458 and/or the SBC objective WRTD if co-registered for BIO 459. (3 credits, S/U Grading EXP+)

THR 487: Independent Research: Designing and developing a research project selected by the student in consultation with a faculty member. May be repeated. Only six credits of THR 480, 483, 484 and 487 may be used to satisfy major requirements. (3 credits)

Academic Policies

• This is a partner university program. Applications must be submitted to Stony Brook University first. Information regarding the next steps in the process will be distributed to students who have received formal nominations by their International Programs Coordinator.
• Grades earned in a Partner University program WILL NOT calculate towards the cumulative GPA for SBU students.
• Non-SBU students must contact their home university regarding their grade and credit transfer policy.
• All participants following the Stony Brook Curriculum (SBC) will receive GLO and EXP+ in addition to requirements fulfilled by their coursework.