Santa Reparata
International School of Art       
Florence, Italy

Semester Programs

Program Structure:
Santa Reparata offers AmericanUniversity level undergraduate courses taught in English in a variety of areas of study.Most students choose to study for one or two semesters. Fall and Spring semester lasting approximately 15 weeks SRISA semesters are 15 weeks long and students enroll in 14-16 credit hours.

Semesters:
Fall (15 Weeks) Total Credits: 14-16
Spring (15 Weeks) Total Credits: 14-16
Year Program (September-April) Total Credits 32

Link to Academic Calendar
Link to Tuition and Fees

Departments:
Fine Arts
Liberal Arts and Italian Studies
Design
Italian

Subjects:
Photography, Digital Imaging, Printmaking, Book Arts, Painting, Drawing, Art History, Museum Studies, History, Music Appreciation, Politics and Social Science, Literature, Creative Writing, Cinema (Film Studies), Journalism, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design, Textiles Design, Italian Language (All Levels), Intensive Italian

Classroom Structure & Instruction:

Academic Lecture Classes: These classes meet 3 hours per week.Most classes meet twice a week.Classes combine in-class lectures, discussion and on-site visits and instruction.Most academic courses are reading and writing intensive and will require a minimum of 6-9 hours of work out-side of regular class-time.

Studio Classes: These hands on courses meet twice a week for a total of 6 hours per week. Studio courses combine practical lessons, in-class demonstrations and slide presentations.When possible students go on-site to work or visit exhibits or museums of relevance to subject being studied.All courses require out-side reading and in-class critiques both individual and in groups.More advanced studio courses may require written assignments and many require students to keep a sketchbook.

Grading and Evaluation: Students are graded using the AmericanUniversity model of evaluation
Field Trips: Most courses integrate on-site visits to museums and exhibitions.Many may require day trips. These excursions are considered an integral part of the course curriculum and attendance is mandatory.The fees for these excursions are not included in tuition fees and students will be invoiced separately after the end of add-drop, for these excursions.

Registering for courses:
Students enroll through a one of the four departments, fine arts, Liberal arts and Italian Studies, Design or Italian. Within each department students choose a concentration such as photography or fashion design.Students then pick two courses from a list of courses in each concentration and are free to pick additional courses from the course offerings.All students enroll in Italian Language for a minimum of 4 credit hours.

Who studies at SRISA?
Though the majority of students studying at SRISA are American, many students come from all over the world. Most are undergraduate or postgraduate students that come for one semester.A majority of the students are art majors however many students do not choose to study art but rather to focus on art history, history or many of the other areas of study offered at SRISA.

Planning your course of study

Step one:Pick the department you wish to enroll through

Fine Arts
Liberal Arts and Italian Studies
Design
Italian

Step two: Pick a concentration for your studies at SRISA

Fine Arts (16 credits)
Photography
Printmaking
Book Arts
Painting & Drawing

Liberal Arts and Italian Studies (16 credits)
Art History
History & Italian Culture
Politics and Social Science
Literature Creative Writing & Journalism
Music

Design (16 credits)
Fashion Design
Jewelry Design
Textiles Design
Italian (14 credits)

Italian Language

List of Classes, Spring 2006
Catalog and Course Descriptions

Application materials & catalog of courses
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