ART 394 - Arts Italy

This study abroad course is led by a faculty member to provide students with international, experiential learning. An immersive course that takes place in Central and Northern Italy. In this class we explore Italian art and culture focusing on the arts and architecture in Florence, Tuscany, and Venice. Students engage in visual exploration and creative problem solving through a variety of media, tools, and techniques. The class emphasizes drawing, photography, time based art, mixed media, and other portable methods of art making while traveling. Students will participate in both classroom and applied learning opportunities that may include: pre-travel orientation and class meetings at Western, group instruction, reading, writing, and critical reflection assignments, learning from the host community, cultural excursions, field work, post-travel debriefing, and culminating projects.

Prerequisites & Notes: ART 280
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter