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ENHANCE YOUR EDUCATION Many classes are held at Florence’s prestigious museums and monuments, where you’ll collaborate with renowned faculty, local scholars, and art conservation specialists. You’ll also immerse yourself in daily life by living in an Italian home and studying Italian language.

EXPLORE ITALYYou’ll have plenty of time to experience Florence’s rich traditions and culture outside of class. Visits to Rome, Venice, and other cities are built into your schedule. You’ll enjoy program excursions to the opera, theatre, concerts, football (soccer) games, and olive oil tastings. You’ll also receive discounts to musical performances and a transportation pass giving you unlimited access to the bus and tram network.

Learn more at ACM.edu/Florence.

FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED INArt History & Architecture

Studio Art & Drawing

Medieval & Renaissance Studies

Art Conservation & Restoration

Classics

History & Politics

Italian Language & Culture

Literature & Writing

Religion

The ACM is a partnership among 14 independent liberal arts colleges. It offers distinctive off-campus study

programs that provide opportunities for independent study, hands-on research, and internship/practicum experience.

Beloit College • Carleton College • Coe College • Colorado College Cornell College • Grinnell College • Knox College • Lake Forest College

Lawrence University • Luther College • Macalester College Monmouth College • Ripon College • St. Olaf College

Begin your adventure at ACM.edu/programs.

PROGRAM DETAILSDATESFall semester (late August – early December) A winter quarter/trimester option in Florence (January-March) is also offered.*

COURSES/CREDITS Recommended credit is 16 semester credits or the equivalent.

• Italian Language: Instruction is offered at all levels and emphasizes spoken colloquial Italian.

• Elective Courses: Choose from courses in medieval and Renaissance art, history, and music. You can also receive training in art restoration and gilding from local experts and take a figure drawing course held at the most historic Florentine atelier still in active use.

INTERNSHIPSInternships at the Uffizi Gallery are available to qualified students with strong Italian language skills.

* For students at colleges not on a semester calendar, the Florence: Arts in Context winter quarter/trimester option is also offered. For more information, visit ACM.edu/LonFlo.

The Beloit College Florence Program is facilitated in the US by the ACM on behalf of Beloit College and the other ACM affiliates.

Explore the art and history of the Italian Renaissance in Florence, where the rich interaction between medieval Europe and classical antiquity truly comes alive. The Associated Colleges of the Midwest’s Florence: Arts, Humanities, & Culture program takes full advantage of the city’s rich artistic heritage, with opportunities to view many influential masterpieces of Western civilization.

HOUSING Homestay with an Italian host family.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT No prerequisites. Except for the required Italian language class, all courses are taught in English.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 15Apply at ACM.edu/apply and check with your Off-Campus Study Office about your college’s application procedures and deadlines.

FLORENCE SCHEDULE ITALIAN LANGUAGE

(intensive for first 4 weeks)

HOMESTAY in an Italian household

FIELD TRIPS to sites in Florence and to other Italian cities

COURSES 3 electives

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