50039 Vicchio (FI)
Italian Program Website
SMU in Italy: Archaeology
Project web site: www.smu.edu/poggio
An archaeological field school has been an important component of the international research project and excavations at Poggio Colla since their inception in 1995. This site, an important settlement that spans most of Etruscan history (7th-2nd centuries BC), is located in the Mugello, about twenty miles north-east of Florence. The project is sponsored by Southern Methodist University, Franklin and Marshall College, and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology.
SMU in Italy: Arts and Culture
Program web site: www.smu.edu/abroad
Students study drawing, the history of art, and European theatre.
From Rome, the group will move to Orvieto, a medieval hill-town in Umbria, about seventy miles north of Rome. Excursions by train and bus are spectacular ruins of the ancient Roman harbor city of Ostia Antica, to the splendidly preserved late medieval city of Siena and the thrilling early Renaissance city of Florence, both in Tuscany, and to a broad range of important monuments in the magnificent city of Rome. In addition, there will be an optional weekend trip to Venice (Venice trip not included in program cost).
SMU-in-Italy is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors in good standing from SMU or any other accredited college or university. Knowledge of the Italian language is not required; however, priority is given to students who are interested in Italian studies.