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Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici THE ITALIAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
FLORENCE // ROME // TUSCANIA //
1 ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI CONTENTS MISSION 3 ABOUT LdM 3 ACADEMICS // SCHOOLS 4 ACADEMICS // GENERAL 6 DEGREES AND PROGRAMS 8 CAMPUS LOCATIONS 10 Florence 10 Rome 12 Tuscania 14 THREE CITIES PROGRAM 16 STUDENT LIFE 17 HOW TO APPLY 18
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ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI 2 Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici
OUR MISSION
Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici is committed to delivering a high-quality international learning experience through which students advance along their educational paths, develop their creativity, realize their own potential, and empower themselves to impact the world around them.
Experiential learning is LdM’s main tool to foster students’ future professional development.
THE ITALIAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
Founded in 1973 in Florence, Istituto Lorenzo de’ The educational opportunities at each of LdM’s Medici (LdM) is among Italy’s most comprehensive three sites are deeply rooted in their surrounding and well-established international institutions in environments, allowing students to experience higher education. In addition to its main campus in first-hand the inspiring culture of both historical Florence, LdM has premises in Rome and Tuscania. and contemporary Italy. LdM integrates formal, Today, LdM hosts over 3000 students annually from university-level learning with an emphasis on all over the world. personal growth, individual engagement, and community responsibility.
45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici is affiliated with note on the quality of LdM facilities and academic institutions world-wide and is registered and environment. The LdM campuses in Florence, Rome authorized in Italy by the Ministry of Education, and Tuscania are approved by the U.S. Department (December 2, 1989); LdM is also accredited by the of Veterans Affairs. Tuscany Region as an educational institution (code LdM is also accredited by the CSN of the Swedish n. FI0735, decree n. 2935, July 4, 2012). government, by the Icelandic Student Loan Fund Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici is approved by the US (LIN), and it has been awarded the European quality Middle States Commission on Higher Education as certification ISO 9001:2015 by EQA (European a branch campus of Marist College, with particular Quality Assurance).
3 ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI ACADEMIC SCHOOLS
LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CREATIVE ARTS DESIGN With 16 departments spanning across the Art students, from beginning to advanced, Successfully educating art and design students humanities, social sciences, business and learn historical and contemporary approaches for decades, LdM employs professors at the communications, the School of Liberal in a range of media, while stimulating top of their fields to instruct students in a Arts and Social Sciences is the largest of creativity, developing personal style, and broad range of courses. Advanced design LdM’s six schools. From anthropology and preparing for the professional world. Courses students at LdM develop the ability to marketing to gender studies and philosophy, aim to elicit students’ insatiable drive to make strategic decisions in professional LdM encourages interdisciplinary inquiry create, fostering natural expression and contexts, read market trends, and formulate through its diverse array of programs. sparking critical reflection. Finally, internships dynamic, effective and successful designs. Courses examine themes such as the and involvement in city art projects and Art and design students attending LdM changing dynamics of Italian urban life, festivals provide students with the practical participate in juried projects sponsored the remarkable diversity of Italy’s regions, experience necessary to pursue a career in art by professional companies, and students and even the multiculturalism of modern and culture fields. in the spring may take part in an end-of- Italy. Students gain interpersonal skills and semester art competition that involves a new perspectives on values that are vital in wide public audience. today’s global society.
MY DAUGHTER RETURNED TO HER HOME UNIVERSITY WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF CONFIDENCE, MATURITY AND FOCUS, AS WELL AS A REAL GLOBAL AWARENESS THAT WILL GIVE HER AN EDGE WHEN SEARCHING FOR THAT FIRST JOB. - Susan P. - LdM Rome and Tuscania parent.
ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI 4 // 6 SCHOOLS // 38 DEPARTMENTS // 600 COURSES
SCIENCES AGRICULTURE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE LdM offers access to Italian excellence in the At LdM Tuscania, the constantly growing With forty-five years of experience and areas of science, technology, engineering, School of Agriculture gives students the research in teaching Italian language and mathematics. LdM STEM courses opportunity to discover innovative ways and culture, Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici are taught in state-of-the-art laboratories of interpreting and utilizing traditional provides an interactive and participatory of Italian university partners, and satisfy agricultural activities. Students learn from approach to learning the language and the curricular needs of STEM students. highly qualified and experienced faculty culture, encouraging students through Serving a variety of majors including the and through engagement with the local tandem conversation exchanges with their health sciences and related fields, STEM community. Courses focus on the organic Italian peers. Courses feature a full range also provides academic options for students agriculture philosophy, and include of levels (from three- to six-credit). Special who demand a comprehensive education to experiential learning with seasonal activities. cultural courses, taught entirely in Italian, enter today’s workplace. The agro-industry is also examined in its develop linguistic skills, and further connect multifunctional aspects, as it contributes students to the community, history, art, and to the social, educational, and recreational politics of Italy. LdM is a proud member needs of rural communities. of the Association of Schools Teaching Italian as a Second Language (ASILS) and of the International Association of Language Centers (IALC).
5 ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI ACADEMICSDEDICATED INTERNATIONAL PROFESSORS / SMALL CLASS SIZES / AND INSPIRING ACADEMIC FIELD TRIPS
ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI 6 COURSE OFFERINGS AND CREDIT TRANSFER LEARNING AT LdM IS A DISTINCTIVE AND LdM offers students almost 600 different courses in 38 subject areas which are designed to complement a variety of academic majors ENRICHING EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL as well as to enrich the student’s experience, education and skills. WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN INTERNATIONAL Students may earn US credits for courses taken at LdM. Students enrolling directly through LdM have the option of receiving either COMMUNITY. EACH CITY IS USED AS A CLASSROOM, the LdM transcript or a US transcript from Marist College (US WITH ITS MONUMENTS, ARTWORK, INDUSTRY, accredited institution and LdM partner). Students enrolling through affiliate institutions or providers should contact their program or AND PEOPLE SERVING AS INVALUABLE RESOURCES. home institution to learn more about their transfer of credit.
FACULTY Academic learning is enhanced by the opportunity for personal expression and practical application through interdisciplinary LdM’s faculty is comprised of over 200 experienced and dedicated projects and engagement with the professional sector. LdM students professors. LdM instructors share an international outlook that have integral roles in conferences, festivals, LdM WebTV and film supports the LdM mission of delivering a high-quality international productions, archaeological digs, restoration projects, fashion shows learning experience. Faculty selection is based on academic and other events, complementing the student’s academic experience. qualifications and commitment to community engagement and empowerment, among other LdM core values. Whether co-directing the Center for Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION organizing the exhibition of student sustainable design projects at LdM classes are conducted in English, except for Italian language the Salone del Mobile trade fair in Milan, or developing collaborative courses, which are taught in Italian. In addition, some courses from research work for their students, LdM faculty are actively engaged other subject areas are featured in Italian for students proficient in in the education process, as well as in their professional fields outside the language. the classroom.
7 ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI programs and degrees
ACADEMIC SEMESTER SUMMER SESSIONS MARIST-LdM DEGREE PROGRAMS AND YEAR ABROAD The summer sessions consist of month-long International students are able to earn a US The academic semester and year abroad courses during June and July. These programs undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree through programs foster awareness and understanding are well-suited for undergraduate students LdM’s partnership with Marist College. of not only the course topics, but also of seeking summer academic credits as well as These fully-accredited US degree programs Italian culture. Students may customize their independent students seeking a meaningful offer the unique experience of extended courses of study according to their academic educational experience. undergraduate study at an international needs and personal interests. institution. The following four-year degrees Additional summer programs include a are available: Art History, Italian Language, six-week STEM Program at LdM Rome, Digital Media, Fashion Design, Studio Art, ONE SEMESTER-THREE CITIES the Florence & Southern Italy Restoration Interior Design, Conservation Studies, and Students may concentrate their entire Workshops, Archaeological Field Schools, Global Marketing Communication. semester at any one of LdM campuses in and the Marist-LdM Venice Biennale Florence, Rome, and Tuscania, or choose Program, which takes place during the In continued partnership, Marist College to experience local and regional differences Biennale exhibition, and focuses on studio and Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici offer the within Italy through the “One Semester - art and the prominent role played by the city Marist-LdM Graduate Degree Program Three Cities” Program. This study abroad in the contemporary art world. at LdM Florence. This interdisciplinary experience connects students to three advanced degree program, now offering the diverse Italian cities, each with a distinctive JANUARY INTERSESSION one-year M.A. in Museum Studies, grants identity and culture: Tuscania, Rome, students an in-depth exploration of how The three-week January Intersession provides and either Florence (in fall) or Venice museums operate within their social and the opportunity for undergraduate students (in spring). cultural contexts. as well as independent or adult students to study abroad in Florence.
ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI 8 TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATION WITHIN AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
ONE-SEMESTER for the pursuit of professional goals, LdM PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS offers one- and two-year Certificates in The LdM Professional Opportunities Semester Certificates give students the the following disciplines: Fashion Design, Program provides students with a non- opportunity to gather the professional skills Fashion Marketing & Merchandising, credit experiential learning opportunity and the theoretical underpinnings of exciting Graphic Design & Visual Communication, based upon the completion of one single fields in design and other subjects in a single Jewelry Design, Interior Design, Restoration project. Students are able to collaborate semester. Semester Certificates include: & Conservation, and Fine Arts. These with both the LdM institute and local Visual Communication for Fashion, Interior programs begin in the fall semester each year businesses, organizations and associations. Design in Contemporary Living, Product and are available for US credit. Upon successful completion of the project, Design towards Sustainability, Architecture students receive a certificate of participation. in Urban Context, Art of Cooking: Italian INTERNSHIPS Each professional opportunity has specific Gastronomy, and Art of Cooking: Balance LdM internships offer students the application requirements. in Nutrition. possibility to learn different aspects of working in Italy, a country known for its ONE-SEMESTER CERTIFICATE artisan and small business structure. LdM THE LdM ACADEMIC IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT strives to place students in companies which TRANSFORMATION (ICTC) enable them to explore and understand CALENDAR FOLLOWS A new one-semester certificate at LdM the strengths and structure of the Italian A SEMESTER STRUCTURE Rome offers an intensive study program in business environment in a variety of fields. (FALL AND SPRING) which students of different career paths learn Internships are available for US credit and AND INCLUDES A how to analyze and evaluate conflict from in combination with academic courses only. JANUARY INTERSESSION an international perspective. Through five LdM arranges internships in Art History, courses, students become better informed Communications and Journalism, AND TWO, MONTH-LONG about global politics and can measure the Public Relations and Event Planning, SUMMER SESSIONS. difference between principles and practice. Public Administration (in Italian), Web US CREDIT Marketing, Advertising, Education, ONE- AND TWO-YEAR Graphic Design, Fashion Design and IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Merchandising, Interior Design, and Health LdM PROGRAMS. The LdM year-long Certificate Programs are Sciences. In addition, students have the designed to develop a student’s creativity, opportunity to carry out service learning artistic talent, and technical skills within (in Italian only). Placement opportunities structured plans of study. Combining a are limited and vary by campus. strong theoretical base with practical work
PROGRAMS MARIST-LdM DEGREE PROGRAMS LdM CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS B.A. in Fine Arts: Art History Architecture in Urban Context B.A. in Fine Arts: Studio Art Art of Cooking: Balance in Nutrition STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS B.A. in Italian Language Art of Cooking: Italian Gastronomy Academic Semester and Year Abroad B.F.A. in Fashion Design Fashion Design January Intersession B.F.A. in Interior Design Fashion Marketing and Merchandising Summer Session B.S. in Conservation Studies Fine Arts Summer Workshops / Field Schools B.S. in Digital Media Graphic Design and Visual Communication Three Cities B.S. in Global Marketing Communication International Conflict Transformation (ICTC) STEM B.S. in Studio Art Interior Design Interior Design in Contemporary Living INTERNSHIPS MARIST-LdM MASTER OF ARTS Jewelry Design M.A. in Museum Studies Product Design towards Sustainability Restoration and Conservation Visual Communication for Fashion
9 ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI FLORENCE THE LdM FLORENCE CAMPUS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN ITALY, LOCATED IN FOURTEEN BUILDINGS IN THE HISTORIC CITY CENTER NEAR THE FAMOUS DUOMO AND NEXT TO LIFE THE BUSTLING SAN LORENZO MARKET AND CHURCH. IN
The LdM buildings are Wi-Fi equipped and contain a full range of facilities including THE large classrooms and specialized art studios, modern culinary labs, a cafeteria, courtyard garden, library, student point, and computer center. The vibrant surrounding neighborhoods are filled with shops and restaurants, including the central market HEART which hosts the cooking school Cucina LdM. At LdM’s main campus in Florence, students can choose from a wide range of courses, including advanced coursework in art, design, and restoration. Study abroad programs OF range from academic year and semester to summer courses and January Intersession. Florence is also home to the LdM Certificate Programs and the Marist-LdM Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs. TUSCANY
ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI 10 COURSES Subjects offered in Florence include art history, international FOURTEEN business, sciences, architecture, fine arts, ancient studies, communications, dance, sociology, psychology, nutrition and CAMPUS BUILDINGS culinary arts, photography, fashion design and merchandising, restoration and conservation, interior design, graphic and jewelry IN THE HISTORIC design, and many more. CITY CENTER CULINARY ARTS IN FLORENCE Only steps away from LdM’s main building on via Faenza arises one FLORENCE AND SOUTHERN ITALY of Florence’s most lively buildings: the Mercato Centrale, one of the SUMMER RESTORATION WORKSHOP oldest covered markets in town where Florentines have been doing their grocery shopping since its opening in 1874. On the newly The hands-on Restoration Workshop, offered in both June and in restored first floor of the Mercato, LdM has created the Cucina July, consists of a month-long exploration of restoration, history, LdM, a modern kitchen with sixteen individual workstations religion and culture. It balances studio and classroom instruction equipped with innovative appliances and utensils. Here, students at the LdM campus in Florence with a one-week restoration field are able to learn about Italian and Florentine cuisine in the midst of work in Rocca Imperiale, a medieval hill town located in the region an inspiring and unique ambience. of Calabria. The region, located in the very south of Italy, is of extraordinary historical, cultural and archaeological value due to its past as a flourishing ancient Greek settlement, its fertile ground LdM FLORENCE - FONDAZIONE FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI: and strategic location. A NEW PARTNERSHIP LdM is pleased to announce its partnership with Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli - International Center for the Arts & Entertainment, located right in the heart of the historical city center of Florence. The Center, supported by the Maestro himself, aims to make the artistic and cultural heritage of a seventy-year career available to both the city of Florence, Zeffirelli’s birthplace, and internationally, to future generations. The Fondazione’s archives include his works of drama, opera, ballet and film productions. Zeffirelli’s legacy is that of his outstanding capability in combining together artistic talent and the most careful diligence. In his productions he has not only worked as a theatre and film director but also as a set and costume designer, where imaginative freedom, thorough studies and deep attention to detail are essential to the creative process. Fondazione Zeffirelli’s Inferno Room
11 ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI IN ITS UNPARALLELED HISTORY, ROME HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN FLAVOR BOTH AS AN ANCIENT AND MODERN WORLD CAPITAL. THE CITY’S UNIQUE METROPOLITAN ENVIRONMENT IS COMPRISED OF SMALL, LIVELY NEIGHBORHOODS AND PICTURESQUE DISTRICTS WITH HILLS, PIAZZAS, FOUNTAINS, CHURCHES, AND COBBLED STREETS.
LdM Rome is located near the city’s center in an elegant nineteenth century palace in the government and business district. The premises offer an intimate academic setting that MODERN counterbalances the vibrant life of the Italian capital city. Students benefit from small class sizes and are individually assisted during their entire stay. The newly renovated building provides contemporary, Wi-Fi equipped facilities with light-filled classrooms. FLAVOR Flourishing Roman shops and restaurants surround the campus, and many famous sites, such as the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain, are within walking distance. IN THE COURSES LdM Rome students can choose courses in subjects such as history, classical civilizations, art and literature, as well as international business and marketing, political science, ETERNAL media studies, environmental studies, and Italian language. A specific STEM Program CITY also provides immersion in the long-standing scientific traditions Italy offers.
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AN INTIMATE ACADEMIC SETTING IN THE CENTRE OF A VIBRANT CAPITAL CITY
CULTURE, ACTIVITIES AND FIELD TRIPS STEM PROGRAM LdM Rome offers excursions, food and wine tastings and daily trips The LdM STEM Program in Rome offers students in sciences and led by professors and staff. Students can discover some of Italy’s most related majors a unique educational opportunity to advance their famous and beautiful locations such as Lake Bracciano and Odescalchi studies through rigorous science courses. This program is organized Castle, Abruzzo National Park, Sorrento and Pompeii. Students can in collaboration with highly-recognized Italian institutions in state- learn more about Roman culture through activities organized by The of-the-art teaching and research laboratories. Italian Club to enrich their time abroad. Our Intercultural Program The core of the program is a required course on Italy’s contributions Coordinator at LdM Rome helps students enhance their intercultural to modern sciences. Through the examination of important competency and adopt a sense of home through extracurricular scientists from the Renaissance to the present, students explore the activities and on-site visits, as well as from the interaction with locals. development of scientific thought and its historical connections. Students combine it with selected science courses and, additionally, LdM ROME SCHOLARSHIPS with general education courses. Italian language study is encouraged LdM offers a scholarship per semester in Rome to qualified applicants. but no language courses are required. Specific attendance and grading Interested students should contact LdM at [email protected] policies apply to STEM courses. for more information.
13 ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI THE HISTORIC HILLTOP TOWN OF TUSCANIA IS LOCATED IN THE LAZIO REGION OF CENTRAL ITALY, IN THE BREATHTAKING COUNTRYSIDE OF THE MAREMMA. LdM TUSCANIA PROMOTES FULL ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL IMMERSION IN THIS PASTORAL SETTING.
LdM Tuscania premises are set in an elegantly modern structure in the old town center incorporated into the medieval stone walls. Reading rooms, classrooms, exhibition DISCOVER space, studios, a library, and a computer lab fill the renovated, Wi-Fi equipped interior. The facilities also include a small courtyard and a culinary classroom for courses in THE Mediterranean cuisine. COURSES AND ACTIVITIES HISTORIC LdM Tuscania supports its full immersion philosophy through a selection of courses in liberal and creative arts, as well as in the scientific field, with its School of Agriculture. History and archaeology classes focus on the Etruscan, Roman and medieval civilizations that are at HILLTOP the core of Tuscania’s history and development, while courses in agricultural sciences and culinary arts highlight Tuscania’s connection to the natural cycles and tradition of the region.
TOWN Students have the opportunity to volunteer at pre- and primary schools, at the Tourist Information Office, or at the local library. At LdM Tuscania students are also offered a wide variety of well-being initiatives as well as outdoor sport activities, giving them the chance to build a strong relationship with the surrounding natural and cultural environment.
Site visits and field trips help students to broaden their cultural horizons, enhancing the understanding of ancient cultures, customs, and different lifestyles. Students often participate in trips to Rome, Bolsena Lake, Orvieto, and the ancient town of Civita di Bagnoregio.
ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI 14 TUSCANIA CULTURE AND TRADITION SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURE IN A LAND OF GOLDEN Tuscania is a unique location to study agriculture: it sits among FIELDS AND OLIVE TREES fertile hills which are as rich in agricultural produce as they are in Etruscan heritage. The mild climate is influenced by the proximity of the Mediterranean Sea, and the agricultural activity takes place SUMMER ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL nearly year-round. Locals are engaged with nature on a daily basis, The Center for Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies which allow them to find innovative ways of interpreting and (CAMNES) at LdM conducts field schools each summer in ancient utilizing traditional agricultural activities. The School of Agriculture Mediterranean archaeology. The intensive field schools are held at at LdM Tuscania allows students to learn from the highly qualified important Etruscan sites near beautiful Tuscania, Italy and other and experienced faculty and through engagement with the local Mediterranean locations. The field schools combine on-site field community. Organic methods of olive tree farming and olive oil work and specialized academic instruction by an expert team production are the focus of the fall semester, while in the spring of archaeologists. Students may receive credits in anthropology, semester students learn about horticulture through different ancient studies, or history for successful completion of the production methods that aim to obtain high quality food products field schools. while respecting the environment. New courses embrace the aspects of economic principles and their application to the agricultural sector and to the management of natural resources; the art of garden LdM TUSCANIA SCHOLARSHIPS shaping, which is underpinned by a solid knowledge of the landscape, LdM offers a scholarship per semester in Tuscania to qualified of the natural flora and environment of the Mediterranean region. A applicants. Interested students should contact LdM at new course in sustainable forest management will give students the [email protected] for more information. basis of forestry and analyze the importance of forests from a cultural, social and scientific point of view. Practice is also an important part of all the courses.
15 ISTITUTO LORENZO DE’ MEDICI THREE CITIES PROGRAM
The Three Cities Program exposes students to the Students spend a month at each location, and special characteristics of three different Italian cities follow a structured program of five 3-credit during a single semester: Tuscania, Rome and Venice courses: two courses at each of the first two sites during the spring semester, and Tuscania, Rome and and one course at the last site. Florence during the fall semester. Each city has a Student life and learning at each of the three distinctive character, historical and artistic heritage, locations is closely supported by LdM’s advisors, and role in today’s Italy. After living and studying support staff and faculty. in this changing landscape, Three Cities’ students come away with unique insights into the diversity and complexity of another culture. Students will explore the beauty of the Italian language, the relationship between cultures, the ancient roots of Italy and Rome, Italian gastronomic geography, the “Made in Italy” phenomenon, and the ways writing THREE CITIES can create engagement with new places. IN ONE FALL SEMESTER // TUSCANIA, ROME AND FLORENCE SPRING SEMESTER // TUSCANIA, ROME AND VENICE SEMESTER
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STUDENT LIFE AT LdM STUDENT SERVICES, CLUBS AND EXCURSIONS In addition to the rich and varied academic content at its Dedicated staff and advisors are available to guide and assist three campuses, LdM guides studentslife to a deeper level of students, providing support, local resources, and current understanding of the Italian lifestyle, language, culture, and information at the on-site orientation and throughout the customs through student clubs, volunteer opportunities, program. At LdM Florence, a variety of student clubs offer excursions, and recreational activities. social and cultural opportunities that connect students with the Italian community. DIVERSITY AT LdM LdM also offers activities and weekend excursions led by full- As the Italian International Institute, LdM embraces time professors and staff to some of Italy’s most famous and diversity and welcomes students from all over North beautiful locales such as the Alps and Garda Lake, Capri, America and from over 100 countries worldwide, including Sorrento and Pompeii, as well as others outside of Italy, such Mexico, the Netherlands, China, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, as the Principality of Monaco and Switzerland. Columbia, India and Russia, among many others. LdM encourages intercultural communication among its students VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES from diverse backgrounds, whether geographic, social, or LdM has developed relationships with various charities academic, fostering a community of mutual understanding and organizations in order to provide contacts for students and respect. interested in volunteer work. In Florence and Tuscania, students have the chance to improve their Italian language HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS skills and meet new people through LdM volunteer activities. LdM’s experienced on-site housing coordinators facilitate student housing placement. Housing options include student apartments, family stay, and independently-arranged housing. Student apartments are the most popular and NOT ONLY affordable option, providing the opportunity to live with other LdM students within the historical city center. DID I LEARN A GETTING INVOLVED AND GETTING AROUND NEW LANGUAGE LdM students find many ways to experience Italy’s rich culture in and around Florence, Rome and Tuscania – including Italian movie nights, guided tours of important AND CULTURE, museums and landmarks, theatrical performances, exhibition openings, lectures on Italian culture and life, soccer games, I DISCOVERED and day trips to nearby towns. LdM premises are located in or near major transportation hubs, allowing students to explore beyond Italy as well. A NEW SIDE OF MYSELF // TIERNEY R - LdM FLORENCE
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LdM WELCOMES THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE APPLICATION MATERIALS AND CONTACT US FOR PERSONALIZED INFORMATION: www.ldminstitute.com - [email protected] department locations • FLORENCE • ROME • TUSCANIA
LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CREATIVE ARTS ••• Ancient Studies ••• Media Arts and Studies ••• Anthropology ••• Nutrition, Culinary Arts and Culture ••• Art History ••• Painting, Drawing and Mixed Media ••• Communications ••• Performing Arts ••• Education • •• Photography •••• Gender Studies ••• Printmaking •••• Geography and Environmental Studies • Restoration ••• History ••• International Business • Sculpture and Ceramics ••• Literature ••• Philosophy DESIGN •• Political Science and International Studies ••• Architecture ••• Psychology •• Fashion Design, Marketing, and Merchandising ••• Religious Studies ••• Graphic Design ••• Sociology ••• Interior Design ••• Writing ••• Jewelry Design
SCIENCES ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ••• Biological Sciences ••• Italian Language ••• Chemistry ••• Italian Language and Culture • Engineering ••• Environmental Sciences AGRICULTURE • Health Sciences ••• Agricultural Studies and Technologies ••• Mathematics application deadlines general academic calendar FALL SEMESTER // JUNE 15TH SPRING // FEBRUARY TO MAY SPRING SEMESTER // NOVEMBER 15TH FALL // SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER JANUARY INTERSESSION // NOVEMBER 15TH SUMMER // JUNE, JULY SUMMER SESSION I // APRIL 15TH INTERSESSION // JANUARY (3 WEEKS) SUMMER SESSION II // MAY 15TH (Please visit our website for exact dates. www.ldminstitute.com)
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