Create your own academic experience by selecting from the following program components.
You must take 12-15 credits per semester. The course options that are available to you are determined by language proficiency.
Mandatory IES Abroad Italian language course
4-week intensive Italian (required for beginning and intermediate, 3 credits)
Semester-long beginning or intermediate Italian (optional, 3 credits)
Semester-long advanced Italian (required for advanced students, 4 credits)
- English- or Italian-taught IES Abroad area studies courses (optional, 3 credits)
- Italian-taught courses at the Università degli Studi di Siena If you have at least 4 semesters of college-level Italian, on-site staff may recommend you for enrollment in one or two courses at the Università degli Studi di Siena. (optional, credits vary)
- English-taught Business, Economics, Political Science, or Biotechnology courses at the Università degli Studi di Siena (optional, 3 credits each)
- Internship placement and seminar (optional, 3 credits)
Signature Course
Living Siena: Exploring Historical & Contemporary Tuscan Culture
Take learning outside the classroom as you explore Tuscany in this program’s signature course and develop an independent research project throughout the semester. You’ll visit sites including:
- Piazzas and the cathedral inside Siena’s medieval city walls
- Famous works of Renaissance art in nearby Florence
- Siena’s ancient hospital of Santa Maria Della Scala
To learn more about IES Abroad’s innovative theoretical and pedagogical approaches to teaching language abroad, refer to the IES Abroad MAP for Language & Intercultural Communication.
NOTE: This is a list of planned course offerings. After you are accepted, you will see a list of final course offerings in your MyIESabroad account. Additionally, IES Abroad reserves the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or circumstances beyond our control.