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Italy

Study In Italy Summer 2020

Term To Study: Summer 2020
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2020
Program Starts: Jul 05, 2020
Program Ends: Jul 16, 2020
Major 1: Communications
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Major 2: Music
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Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $2,500
Contact Phone: 713-377-3183
Contact Name: Prof. Larisa Jackson
Contact Email: jacksonla@uhd.edu
What is Included: Hotel (shared room, single room option available), breakfasts and dinners, bus from and to Munich airport, day trips to Venice and Salzburg, Italian language classes, festival concert attendance, master classes at festival, use of facilities, faculty guidance, pre-trip organization.
What is not Included: airfare, pocket money on location.
Estimated Costs: airfare around $1,000, personal expenses $500, travel insurance (recommended)
Program Description

Through this study abroad program students will have a chance to actively engage in, directly observe, and better understand the meaning of cultural and communication codes, the value of musical masterpieces in the performance tradition of Italy through direct access to concert and resources at the Orfeo Music Festival, and norms and public relations policies through trips to various local businesses and meeting with their public relations leaders. Additional opportunities to further classroom learning will include the practical application of learned concepts on day trips to locations of special interest, participation in special lectures, workshops, and master classes, including Italian language classes in Vipiteno, trips and meetings with local businesses and the surrounding region including Venice, Italy, and Salzburg, Austria.

Prof. Larisa Jackson – jacksonla@uhd.edu, phone 713-377-3183
Prof. Zeenat Mitha – mithaz@uhd.edu, phone 713-922-6622

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Population: 61261254
Capital: Rome
Per-capita GDP: $ 30900
Size: 301340 km2
Time Zone: (GMT + 01:00 hour) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

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