Please note that internship placement options are subject to availability and placements in part-time internships are not guaranteed. If you require an internship as part of your semester abroad, please reach out to your IES Abroad Program Advisor as soon as possible. Internships offer a unique, real-world experience combined with professional skill building and cultural immersion. Our Internship Coordinators arrange internships for credit that provide students with both practical work experience and an academic seminar. Past internship placements have included positions in business, marketing...

To complement your IES Abroad courses, you will have the option of enrolling in courses at our partner universities. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. It will not only be a unique educational experience, but it will also provide you the opportunity to add another perspective of student life in Milan. You can also meet local students! The classroom atmosphere might be entirely different from what you experience on your home campus. Please keep in mind that you will have to be able to adapt to different classroom structures and expectations. Teaching styles may...

The IES Abroad Milan Music: Voice, Composition, and Instrumental program provides students with a variety of tailored academic opportunities to suit your needs as a musician. You will find a program with a full range of opportunities for instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, and performance majors. Students will also have the option to take courses available through other IES Abroad Milan programs. You will enroll in 15-19 credits per semester. Hear a little bit about what it's like to be a student in the Milan Music program in blogger Claire Iverson's post " Living in Milan as a Musician."...

The IES Abroad Milan Fashion Design & Merchandising program allows students to enroll in a range of courses in fashion design, management, marketing, history and trends both at the IES Abroad Milan Center and at local universities. Students in the IES Abroad Milan Fashion Design & Merchandising program are also able to enroll in courses offered through other IES Abroad Milan programs. You will enroll in 15-19 credits per semester. To hear a bit about academics from our student bloggers, check out these posts for more details! A Typical Day in Milan - follow Max on a typical day in Milan...

The IES Abroad Milan Business Studies program offers courses in Business, Communications, Marketing, Management, and Finance as well as Italian language and culture. Students in the IES Abroad Milan Business Studies program are also able to enroll in courses offered through other IES Abroad Milan programs in addition to courses at local universities. You will enroll in 15-19 credits per semester. To hear a bit about academics from our student bloggers, check out these posts for more details! A Typical Day in Milan - follow Max on a typical day in Milan! Realities of Learning Italian A Day in...

The IES Abroad Milan Italy Today program offers students the ability to combine IES Abroad language and area studies courses with those available at our partner institutions or within other IES Abroad Milan programs. You will enroll in 15-19 credits per semester. To hear a bit about academics from our student bloggers, check out these posts for more details! A Typical Day in Milan - follow Max on a typical day in Milan! Realities of Learning Italian A Day in My Life in Milano IES Abroad Courses IES Abroad courses are scheduled Monday through Thursday with activities such as language classes...

Your specific housing assignment will be sent to you via email from admissions@IESabroad.org approximately three weeks before the program start date, provided you have submitted all forms listed below. Make sure that emails from this address will not end up in your spam filter by adding it to your trusted sender list. NOTE: We must receive all forms listed below before we can finalize housing arrangements on your behalf and release your housing assignment to you. In November you will receive an email that invites you to log-in into Moodle with your credentials and browse the page under My...

Orientation Your mandatory orientation program begins on the afternoon of the official arrival date with accomodation check-ins, housing meetings, and a welcome event. Orientation continues the following day at the IES Abroad Milan center and on at convention centers/hotels around the city, with introductory activities to help you become better acquainted with your peers and with the IES Abroad staff. Example Orientation Schedule (activities, locations, and times will change semester by semester) Hear what some of our bloggers have said about orientation and their first few weeks in Milan in...

Your flight should arrive at the airport by 12pm on the official arrival date in order to have ample time to go through customs and get to your housing by 2pm. Milan is served by two airports: Malpensa (MXP) and Linate (LIN). Malpensa is located approximately 30 miles from Milan and receives almost all of the transatlantic flights. Linate is just outside the city and mainly operates intra-European and domestic flights. We strongly encourage you to arrive at the Malpensa airport on the official arrival date. For more info on Milan airports, visit www.sea-aeroportimilano.it. Your program...

Students will be responsible for organizing transportation back to the airport at the end of the program. Our on-site Center staff can provide recommendations or assistance if needed.