Social interaction strengthens language skills and promotes cultural understanding. For this reason Urbino can be considered a living language and culture laboratory, an excellent environment for practicing and learning. Most students who've studied on the Program in Urbino have developed a measure of linguistic self-sufficiency, cultural sensitivity, and are able to interact easily with any Italians. The objective of the Program is to give students a knowledge of Italy's language, culture, artistic achievements and way of life. Much of the information is gathered in month of classroom study.
Students enroll for six credits and attend classes during the work week.
After a month in Italy, I want to come back. It is a nice place. I never understood what the feeling of home was like until I came here, because it feels so natural. No matter what culture you're from, there's always a sense of comfort here, of balance . . . On this trip I met a lot of nice people, both American and Italian, and I felt totally at home with them.