For 37 years, the University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy has been a leader in international arts education. This Program provides a challenging opportunity for the serious art student who wishes to combine international travel with an intensive studio and classroom experience. The medieval hilltown of Cortona offers a rich historical environment where students can easily integrate with the lifestyle of a typical Italian community.

FACTS AT A GLANCE

Location: Cortona, Italy, in the region of Tuscany
Institution: Lamar Dodd School of Art, The University of Georgia

Student Body: Approximately 200 students per year (approximately 50 Spring Semester, 100 Summer Semester, 50 Fall Semester), with over 500 colleges represented since the beginning of the program in 1970.

Housing: Spring, Summer, and Fall students live in a renovated 15th century monastery, in multiple-bed dormitory rooms with shared modern bathrooms. During the summer some students live in an active convent near where classes are held.

Activities: Orientation (in Athens for summer semester), course related field trips, weekend field trips, cultural activities with the local community, end-of-semester exhibition of student and faculty work, visits by artists and lecturers supplement regular course instruction, approximately 8-10 days of travel at the beginning and end of each semester to cities that have included Rome, Naples and Venice. Summer students attending on odd-numbered years will have the opportunity to visit the Venice Biennale. Reunion (in Athens, Georgia) every February.

Information Technology: 14 new G5s with OS 10.4, a large format color printer, and a standard B&W printer, three flat bed scanners and a slide scanner

Academic Calendar: Two thirteen week semesters (Fall Semester: August-November, Spring Semester: February-May) and one 8 week semester (Summer: June-August).

Faculty: 6-10 professors each semester from The University of Georgia and other universities in the US and Italy. Courses taught in English. Italian classwork is taught partially in Italian.

Estimated Class Size: 10-20 students per course with the exception of art history classes, which are required in Fall and Spring Semesters and thus larger. During the Summer, art history is strongly recommended but not required, but class size is usually smaller.

Library: On-site library of well-selected volumes related to the courses offered in Cortona. The public library in Cortona is open for those who read Italian. Its holdings include an important collection of illuminated manuscripts.

Program Fees: The basic price of the 2008 program is estimated at $9,670.00 for Spring and Fall, and $7,640.00 for Summer. Students who are not residents of Georgia or do not attend a Georgia System University or College pay an additional $250.00. If you elect to stay more than one semester, you can realize a $500 reduction in cost for the second semester. Program fees DO NOT include trans-Atlantic airfare.

• Cortona: a small, safe Tuscan town with numerous cultural activities that shares a 37-year tradition of goodwill and respect with the University. The government and local citizens provide generous support and encouragement to the UGA Studies Abroad Program and its students.
• A rich, historical environment where students can easily merge with the normal lifestyle of a typical Italian community
• Provides a challenging opportunity for the serious student who wishes to combine international travel with an intensive period of studio and classroom work.
• Academic resources include a computer lab and a library.
• Student facilities open extended hours for studio work & activities.
• Day-long field trips throughout each semester to nearby locations such as Perugia, Assisi, Arezzo, Florence, Montepulciano, San Gimignano, Siena, Ravenna and others. Field trips occur on Saturdays and vary per session.
• Overnight trips to Rome, Venice, Naples and various other cities depending on itinerary.
• Full-time staff in Cortona.
• Program fee includes a shared dorm-style room, breakfast everyday and dinner Monday through Friday, hotels and travel in Europe with the program, international I.D. card and university credit ( the maximum number of credit hours allowed will vary depending on the term you attend.) No meals are provided while the program is in Venice.
• Program fee does not include airfare to and from Italy.

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