Individual in Community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nInternship Phase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The internship phase of the program starts after the 2-week Core phase. During this time, students will participate in an internship either in English or Italian with local organizations in the greater Padua area for about 15 hours a week Monday-Friday and will be enrolled in an internship course. The internship course focuses on the main cultural, historical, political and economic issues related to the Italian job market. Thanks to an intercultural perspective, the main internship-related topics will be discussed on both national and local levels in comparison with the US work environment. Special attention will be given to the greater Padua area and the Veneto region that host the internship program and placements. Internship placements are determined with the assistance of the BU Padua Internship Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Internship Course<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Study Abroad will enroll students in a non-unit Hub co-curricular and in a four-unit internship course, which includes a classroom component. The four-unit course number will depend on the area of specialization in which the student completes his or her internship. Placements are contingent upon students’ past experiences, language abilities, professional interests, and available opportunities in any given term, so flexibility is essential. Upon successful completion of the internship experience, students will receive a Hub requirement in the area Individual in Community<\/em> from the co-curricular HUB SA 330.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n
HUB SA 330<\/span>
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CAS AH 505<\/span>
Internship in Arts\/Architecture\/Arts Administration<\/span><\/h6>\r\n\r\n
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Elective Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Students choose two or three elective courses in English or Italian based on their academic goals and backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Language Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n
CAS LI 211<\/span>
Third-Semester Italian<\/span><\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n
Prerequisite: two terms of college-level Italian, or placement exam.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\nThird semester Italian is for students who can already understand and use orally and in writing a variety of regular and irregular verbs in the present and past tense. The students will improve their knowledge of Italian in the areas of communication, cultures, connections and comparisons<\/p>\r\n
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- BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\r\n
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Courses Taught in English<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
CAS AH 349<\/span>
Between the Lily and the Lion: Art in Renaissance Padua<\/span><\/h6>\n\n
During the course students will learn to identify critical developments in art history in the city of Padua from the beginning of the 1300 to the end of the 1500 and how to draw relevant comparisons with contemporary work in Florence and Venice. In so doing students will be able to reconstruct the cultural and artistic exchanges that gave birth to the phenomenon called Renaissance.<\/p>\n
\n- Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\n
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- Historical Consciousness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\r\n
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CAS HI 263<\/span>
Conflicts, Protests and Terrorism: An Italian History<\/span><\/h6>\r\n\r\n
Conflicts, protests, and terrorism have consistently been part of Italy’s history, making it a unique case on the international stage. In this course, students will examine WWI and the rise of the “Red Threat”, the Fascist regime and the development of the anti-Fascist terror network, right-wing and left-wing terrorism in Italy to get a better understanding of today’s landscape.<\/p>\r\n
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- BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\r\n
\r\n- Social Inquiry II<\/li>\r\n
- Historical Consciousness<\/li>\r\n
- Research and Information Literacy<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n
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SHA HF 323\/CAS SO 333<\/span>
Italian Food Culture and Society: Foundations, Transitions and Representations<\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n
The course will introduce students to the peculiarities of the Italian food system from a cultural, social and economic perspective. Drawing from assumptions developed within Food Studies, and in particular within the Anthropology of Food, and Sociology of Food and Nutrition, students will acquire knowledge and literacy concerning identity, sustainability, globalization and socio-cultural change, as well as ethnographic, visual and qualitative methods which will help them understand and analyze our contemporary societies and, in particular, the Italian one.<\/p>\n
\n- Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\n
- BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\n
\n- Social Inquiry I<\/li>\n
- Ethical Reasoning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CAS IR 334<\/span>
European Politics and Policy Challenges: Italy and the United States<\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n
The course will explore how and why the European Union was born as well as the concept of Europeanization. Starting from this topic, students will learn how EU member states differentiate themselves in terms of institutional setting, party systems, politics and policies. By observing the current political and institutional development of the European member states, and drawing a comparison with the U.S., the course also aims at exploring a possible democratic deficit in the EU and the multi-level policymaking in the European Union.<\/p>\n
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- Social Inquiry II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\r\n
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CFA MH 340<\/span>
Italian Music: From Renaissance to 20th Century Avant-Garde<\/span><\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n
The course examines the history, evolution, and main aesthetic features of Italian music from the 16th century to the mid-20th century. Italy played a central role in the development of music, witnessing the birth of opera, the cantata, oratorio, sonata, concerto, and symphony, all of which were disseminated internationally, creating a cohesive, international musical style. The main aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive view on the making and developments of the main Italian music genres, from Renaissance to post-WWII Avant-gardes.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n- Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\r\n
- BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\r\n
\r\n- Aesthetic Exploration<\/li>\r\n
- Historical Consciousness<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n
Courses Taught in Italian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Please note:<\/strong> Some courses may carry language prerequisites as indicated in course syllabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n
CAS HI 260<\/span>
The Venetian Republic: Rise and Fall of a Global Power<\/span><\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n
Founded around the 5th-6th century by former Roman fleeing the barbarian invasions, Venice has been for centuries one of the strongest and most powerful political entities. Venice was for centuries one of the most powerful political global powers until its fall in 1797.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n- Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\r\n
- BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\r\n
\r\n- Historical Consciousness<\/li>\r\n
- Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy<\/li>\r\n
- Research and Information Literacy<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n
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CAS LI 308<\/span>
Venetian Landscapes: A Contemporary Grand Tour<\/span><\/h6>\n\n
Prerequisite: CAS LI 212, fourth-term college-level Italian, or the equivalent.<\/em><\/p>\nThe Veneto region, where Padua always played and still plays a lively cultural role, has inspired artists, musicians, writers throughout the centuries. Johann W. Goethe, Lord Byron and Henry James, among others, wrote beautiful memories of their Italian journeys and left us extraordinary depictions of cities like Padua, Venice and Verona, surrounded by hills, mountains, lagoons and rural landscapes. Following the path of these famous travelers, the course aims to offer students the opportunity to discover the Veneto region through literary and cultural experiences. By means of on-site lessons, readings and field trips, students are able to recognize the local identity that deepens its roots into the landscape (natural and human), culture (progress and tradition), language (Italian and dialect), history and society.<\/p>\n
\n- Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\n
- BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\n
\n- Global Citizenship & Intercultural Literacy<\/li>\n
- Oral and\/or Signed Communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\r\n
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CAS LI 355<\/span>
Transcultural Narratives in Contemporary Italy<\/span><\/h6>\r\n\r\n
Prerequisite: 4 terms of college level Italian or the equivalent.<\/em><\/p>\r\nThe course introduces students to different facets of Italian translingual literature (e.g., history, genres, style, topics, and narratives) from its emergence in the late 1980s to the present. Students will approach literary works written by authors with diverse intercultural backgrounds and view literature as a privileged point of observation. They experience that the aesthetic use of language serves as a neutral mediator between identity and otherness, tolerance and intolerance, testimony and fiction, as well as a vindication of a visible presence and an audible voice.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n- Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\r\n
- BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\r\n
\r\n- Aesthetic Exploration<\/li>\r\n
- Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy<\/li>\r\n
- Writing-Intensive Course<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n