Explore Italy during spring break! Students who have previously taken, or plan to enroll in the course CLASSICS 310: Rome in Film course in Spring 2022, can spend their 2022 spring break visiting the splendors of Italy.
Explore Italy
Explore Italy
Venice, Florence, Sorrento, Pompeii, Rome
Program Facts
Program Type: UA Faculty-led
Credit Type: UA Direct Credit
Level of Study: Graduate, Undergraduate
GPA: 2.5
Class Eligibility: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate
Program Open To: UA and Non-UA Students
Language of Instruction: English
Explore Explore Italy
Venice, Florence, Sorrento, Pompeii, Rome
Required course- CLASSICS 310: Rome in Film with Dr. Cynthia White
- If you have taken CLAS 310 in previous semesters, you are eligible to apply!
- You can also enroll in CLAS 310 on-campus or online during the Spring 2022 semester to explore Italy during spring break
You will earn 1 unit of UA Academic credit (CLASS 499) using the cities of Italy as your text!
Site visits include Venice, Florence, Sorrento, Pompeii, and Rome. Arriving in Venice, we will visit the Doges Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica before traveling south to Florence, the jewel of the Renaissance, to see Michelangelo’s David and also the splendid Uffizi Gallery. From Florence, we travel to the charming coastal town of Sorrento for a long afternoon and evening. The next day we will visit the ruins at Pompeii en route to the center of the ancient world, Rome, where we spend three days that include visits to the Forum, Colosseum, Vatican Museums, and several other sites.
On our last evening, after watching the sunset over the Colosseum, we have a farewell dinner capped by a famous Roman gelato!
FACULTY: Prof. Cynthia White ckwhite@email.arizona.edu
Site visits include Venice, Florence, Sorrento, Pompeii and Rome.
- GROUP FLIGHT TO ITALY- The UA Program Cost currently includes group airfare. If changes to the group airfare occur, students will be notified to make their own flight arrangements and the cost of group airfare will be deducted from the program price.
- TRAVEL to all sites in-country
- ACCOMMODATIONS—3 and 4 star hotels
- BREAKFAST included with accommodations
- ENTRANCES to all sites and museums
- TOUR GUIDES at each site
3 and 4 star hotels
- SILLC Global Award Fund: Benefits UA undergraduate students in good standing who are declared majors in any of the SILLC disciplines.
- Cynthia White Travel and Study in Italy Award: Students who are enrolling in a UA Classics course in Italy are eligible to apply!
- The Department of Religious Studies & Classics Awards: For more information on these scholarships and application instructions, visit this website.
- College of Humanities Scholarships
- UA Global Study Abroad Scholarships
- Students who receive the Pell Grant may qualify for the Gilman Scholarship. Applications due on October 6 & March 2.
- Students should also apply to the Fund for Education Abroad if eligible!
- Do not forget that Scholarship Universe also is another great resource to find scholarship that may be applicable to study abroad.
- Although it is not exhaustive, our office has put together a list of study abroad scholarships & we have compiled them into a database. Please visit our Scholarship Tracker to view the available scholarships.
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