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Spring 2004
Siena, Italy
February 5, 2004 - May 27, 2004

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Program Overview

Study Italian language, culture, literature and history in Siena, a medieval city in central Tuscany that has remarkably preserved its Old-World culture. With its narrow streets, quaint alleyways and famous town square, Il Campo, Siena offers inviting avenues to your studies - and its location allows you to go on excursions to Florence, Rome and other major centers. Siena is an ideal setting for discovering the artistic, cultural and historical glories of this ancient Mediterranean country.

The Siena Semester, hosted by the Universita per Stranieri di Siena, offers classes in Italian language, art, culture and history. Courses will be supplemented by a variety of excursions - you'll explore museums and other attractions, and spend several days in the capital city of Rome, as well as a long weekend in Venice. Shorter trips will further expose you to Italy's artistic, cultural and historic treasures in places such as Assisi, Florence and Urbino. An on-site resident director administers all aspects of the program, assists students with academic and personal matters, and serves as a liaison to the University of Delaware.

Accommodation: Students will live singly or in pairs in private Italian homes. Bedding and linens are provided, as well as breakfast and dinner daily.

Overview in Foreign Language

Studiate la lingua, la cultura, la letteratura e la storia italiana in una città medievale nel centro della Toscana, Siena, che ha sorprendentemente conservato le tradizioni del passato. Con le sue stradine, i suoi pittoreschi vicoletti e la sua famosa piazza del Campo, Siena offre invitanti indirizzi per i vostri studi. Inoltre, la sua posizione vi permette di fare escursioni a Firenze, a Roma e in altre importanti città. Siena è il luogo ideale per scoprire il passato artistico, culturale e storico di questo affascinante paese del Mediterraneo.

Il Semestre a Siena, che si svolge presso l’Università per Stranieri di Siena, offre corsi di lingua, arte, cultura e storia italiana. I corsi sono arricchiti da varie escursioni- visiterete musei ed altri edifici di particolare interesse, trascorrerete alcuni giorni nell’antica città di Roma, capitale d’Italia, e passerete un fine settimana a Venezia. Altre gite vi permetteranno di conoscere il patrimonio artistico, storico e culturale dÍtalia in luoghi quali Assisi, Firenze e Urbino. Il direttore del programma, residente “in loco, si occupa di vari aspetti organizzativi del programma, assiste gli studenti in questioni accademiche o personali e funge da tramite con l’Università del Delaware.

Study abroad at the University of Delaware is highly competitive. See here for an overview of the acceptance process. If you are not selected for your first choice program, we recommend moving your application and deposit to another program (by emailing your request to studyabroad@udel.edu).

Siena, Italy Program Costs

Participants in the Siena, Italy program will be charged University of Delaware tuition for one Spring Semester and the program fee. The program fee usually covers round-trip airfare, housing, and all excursions but does not include transportation to/from the group's initial departure airport. Your specific program fee may or may not include these and other items, check with the faculty director for details.

A $200 deposit towards the program fee must be paid by no later than October 17, 2003 , although we recommend that you pay your deposit within three working days of submitting your application. The deposit is non-refundable if you are admitted into the program. The program acceptance list will be available approximately two weeks later. See below for additional program fee and tuition payment deadlines.

UD students pay all program fee deposits by direct bank transfer via this website: http://www.udel.edu/studyabroadpayments. Non-UD students should send a check, payable to the University of Delaware, to CFIS, Elliott Hall, 26 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19716. Credit card payments are not accepted.

DE Resident Non-DE Resident

Final Tuition based on current year 2945 7710

Estimate Program Fee
4900 4900

UD Registration & Activities Fee 0 0

Estimate Total 7845 12610

Please note that final program fees are subject to change until the group's departure date. Final program fees may be increased due to airline taxes, fuel surcharges, exchange rates, or changes in the group size.