Dear Honors College Students,

Welcome to the 2010 Honors College Italy Program!

The Honors College at FIU has been conducting study abroad programs to Europe continuously since 1994 and the 2010 program will be the 13th trip to Italy. The Honors College Italy Program is an interdisciplinary study-travel experience that is open to students of all majors. FIU Honors College students may use the courses to complete one year of honors curriculum requirements and subsequently have priority admission into the program. The 2010 program will take a limited number of participants to three cities as centers of investigation on this academic journey. They are Rome, Florence, and Padua.

Students participating in the FIU Honors College Italy Program must register for the 3 credit hour pre-trip seminar in the Spring 2010 term at University Park, and the 3 credit hour "in-country" course in the Summer-A term in Italy. The Spring semester course will prepare you to appreciate the significance of the places that we will visit on the trip through a series of readings, lectures, and films. While in Italy, students are lectured in the field by the faculty, give one "expert for the day talk" on a topic of their choosing, and complete a final exam. Students are afforded the opportunity to extend their travels after the program concludes in Italy.

Regards,

John S. Kneski
Associate Dean & Senior Fellow
Curriculum, Study Abroad & Research