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Study Abroad - Programs
Winter 2003
Italy POSC/FLLT
January 2, 2003 - February 2, 2003


Please note that this program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants.
Please note that this program has an early application and first deposit deadline of May 3, 2002.
Program Overview

Earn six credits exploring and studying contemporary and diverse Italy: its history, politics, culture and regionalism. The program will focus on Rome, Florence, and Naples, but students will also have the opportunity to visit cities such as Siena, Venice, and the island of Capri. Group excursions will include visits to Italy's national political institutions, such as Parliament and the Constitutional Court. Students will also have the opportunity to see some of the most important art collections in the world, such as the Vatican museums and the Uffizi gallery, and the unique remains of Pompeii.

Courses
Students must enroll in all courses for credit and a grade; pass/fail and audit registration is not permitted.

Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for prior approval (before departure).

All students must enroll in 6 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course. All students enroll in either POSC 309 or FLLT 309, then choose one additional course.

FLLT309 - Political Culture: Italy (3 cr.)
Cross-listed with POSC 309.
Satisfies the following requirements:
Arts & Sciences Group B

FLLT436 - Politics and Literature (3 cr.)
Cross-listed with POSC 436.
Satisfies the following requirements:
Arts & Sciences Group A

POSC309 - Political Culture: Italy (3 cr.)
Traveling within several regions in Italy, students will explore some of the forces and factors that have shaped the political culture of this modern and complex country. Influences include regional divisions, provincialism, the sub-cultures of Catholicism and communism, the legacy of fascism and foreign occupation-even the evolving art and architecture have contributed to Italy's civic culture. Italy's place within the evolving European community will also be examined.
Satisfies the following requirements:
Arts & Sciences Group B

POSC436 - Politics and Literature (3 cr.)
Class, civil rights, feminism, revolution and other political issues examined through novels, film and other literary works.
Satisfies the following requirements:
Arts & Sciences Group A

POSC441 - Problems of Western European Politics: Contemporary Italy (3 cr.)
Intensive examination of European politics from the perspective of a specific country.
Satisfies the following requirements:
Arts & Sciences Group C
Requirements
Applicants should have a G.P.A. of at least 2.0 (on a 4.00 scale). We encourage freshmen to apply! For all participants, a formal application is necessary, including a deposit, one transcript (non-University of Delaware students only), and one recommendation. An interview may be conducted in person or by telephone.

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).

Italy POSC/FLLT Program Costs
Participants in the Italy POSC/FLLT program will be charged University of Delaware tuition for one Winter Session 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 May 3, 2002 , 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 950 2736
Final Program Fee 2700 2700
UD Registration & Activities Fee 20 20
Final Total 3670 5456

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.

Scholarships
Need- and merit-based scholarships are available to UD undergraduates on a competitive basis. For more details and to apply for a scholarship, go to our scholarships page (and be sure to submit scholarship materials by the deadlines).
Deadlines
All payments and application materials are due by 5:00pm on the dates listed below: Please note that this program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants.
  • Application and $200 deposit deadline: May 3, 2002
  • $800 deposit deadline: May 24, 2002
  • Final program fee balance due: November 8, 2002
  • Tuition and Registration Fee due: December 12, 2002
Contact Information
Gabriella Finizio
Faculty Director
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
415 Smith Hall
Phone:(302) 831-2452
Email: gfinizio@udel.edu


Kenneth Campbell
Faculty Director
Department of Political Science and International Relations
411 Smith Hall
Phone:(302) 831-1463
Email: kjcamp@udel.edu