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Fall Semester 2019 Courses

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Many courses include a co-curricular field trip to important destinations in Italy. Please see individual course descriptions for more details. Note that field trips are subject to change; therefore, students should not plan personal travel until the final field trip dates are confirmed by professors during the first week of classes.

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ANTH 375: Anthropology of Food and Eating: Understanding Self and Others

Discipline(s):Anthropology

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Elisa Ascione - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

ARCH 320: Archaeological Discoveries: A Passion for Classical Antiquity

Discipline(s):Archaeology

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Giampiero Bevagna - M.A.
Course Travel:Yes

ART 215: Photography: Portfolio of Perugia

Discipline(s):Art

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Philippa Stannard - M.F.A.
Course Travel:Yes

ART 250: Art Therapy

Discipline(s):Art

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Philippa Stannard - M.F.A.
Course Travel:Yes

ART 260: Ceramics Traditions in Umbria and Central Italy

Discipline(s):Art

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Philippa Stannard - M.F.A.
Course Travel:Yes

ARTH 260: Ceramics Traditions in Umbria and Central Italy

Discipline(s):Art History

Available:Fall
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Philippa Stannard - M.F.A.
Course Travel:No

ARTH 310: Italian Renaissance Masters: Art, Invention, and Culture

Discipline(s):Art History

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Alessandra Becucci - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

ARTH 352: Museum Studies: Seminar and Practicum

Discipline(s):Art History

Available:Fall
Course Type:Seminar & Practicum (mini Internships)
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Antonella Valoroso - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

ARTH 380: Saints, Sinners, and Harlots: Medieval Women in Central Italy

Discipline(s):Art History

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:4
Instructor:Corinna Gallori - Ph.D.
Course Travel:No

BUS 355: Wine & Olive Oil: Marketing and Communication Strategies

Discipline(s):Business and Marketing

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Filippo Benedetti Valentini - M.A.
Course Travel:Yes

BUS 390: International Marketing

Discipline(s):Business and Marketing

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Simone Poledrini - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

CLAS 320: Archaeological Discoveries: A Passion for Classical Antiquity

Discipline(s):Classical Studies

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:

Credits:3
Instructor:Giampiero Bevagna - M.A.
Course Travel:Yes

CLAS 330: The Roman Empire

Discipline(s):Classical Studies

Available:Fall
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:4
Instructor:Giampiero Bevagna - M.A.
Course Travel:Yes

COMM 290: Intercultural Communication

Discipline(s):Communication and Journalism

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Marco Bagli – Ph.D.
Course Travel:No

COMM 355: Wine & Olive Oil: Marketing and Communication Strategies

Discipline(s):Communication and Journalism

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Filippo Benedetti Valentini - M.A.
Course Travel:Yes

COMM 390: International Marketing

Discipline(s):Communication and Journalism

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Simone Poledrini - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

Direct Enrollment at Accademia Belle Arti

Discipline(s):Studio Art

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Courses Exclusively in Italian
Taught in:

Credits:
Course Travel:No

Direct Enrollment at the University for Foreigners

Discipline(s):Disciplines at University for Foreigners, Italian Language & Culture

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Courses Exclusively in Italian
Taught in:Italian

Credits:
Course Travel:No

Direct Enrollment at the University of Perugia

Discipline(s):Disciplines at University of Perugia

Available:Fall
Course Type:Courses Exclusively in Italian
Taught in:Intermediate Italian/Advanced Italian

Credits:
Course Travel:No

EDUC 355: Critical Disabilities Studies: Seminar and Practicum

Discipline(s):Education

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Seminar & Practicum (mini Internships)
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Doris Kessenich - M.A.
Course Travel:No

EDUC 430: Human Development in Culture

Discipline(s):Education

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Doris Kessenich - M.A.
Course Travel:Yes

ENG 340: Italian Tales and Stories: Creative Writing Through Literary Models

Discipline(s):English

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Antonella Valoroso - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

ENG 360: The Italian American Experience: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Discipline(s):English

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
Course Travel:No

ENV 310: Placemaking: Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces and Communities

Discipline(s):Environmental Studies

Available:Fall
Course Type:Community-Based Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Raymond Lorenzo - M.C.P.
Course Travel:Yes

ENV 330: Sustainable Food Production in Italy: Local Traditions and Global Transformations

Discipline(s):Environmental Studies

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Elisa Ascione - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

FLM 390: Italian Cinema from Neorealism to Netflix

Discipline(s):Film & Media Studies

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
Course Travel:No

FSST 310: Placemaking: Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces and Communities

Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

Available:Fall
Course Type:Community-Based Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Raymond Lorenzo - M.C.P.
Course Travel:Yes

FSST 330: Sustainable Food Production in Italy: Local Traditions and Global Transformations

Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Elisa Ascione - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

FSST 349: The History and Culture of Food in Italy (non-FSSP students)

Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

Available:Fall
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Olivier de Maret - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

FSST 350: The History and Culture of Food in Italy

Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:4 (Fall 2019), 3 (Spring 2020)
Instructor:Olivier de Maret - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

FSST 355: Wine & Olive Oil: Marketing and Communication Strategies

Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Filippo Benedetti Valentini - M.A.
Course Travel:Yes

FSST 375: Anthropology of Food and Eating: Understanding Self and Others

Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Elisa Ascione - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

HIST 320: Archaeological Discoveries: A Passion for Classical Antiquity

Discipline(s):History

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Giampiero Bevagna - M.A.
Course Travel:Yes

HIST 330: The Roman Empire

Discipline(s):History

Available:Fall
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:4
Instructor:Giampiero Bevagna - M.A.
Course Travel:Yes

HIST 340: History and Politics of the European Union

Discipline(s):History

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Maximiliano Lorenzi - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

HIST 349: The History and Culture of Food in Italy (non-FSSP students)

Discipline(s):History

Available:Fall
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Olivier de Maret - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

HIST 350: The History and Culture of Food in Italy

Discipline(s):History

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:4 (Fall 2019), 3 (Spring 2020)
Instructor:Olivier de Maret - Ph.D.
Course Travel:Yes

HIST 360: The Italian American Experience: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Discipline(s):History

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:3
Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
Course Travel:No

HIST 380: Saints, Sinners, and Harlots: Medieval Women in Central Italy

Discipline(s):History

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Standard Courses
Taught in:English

Credits:4
Instructor:Corinna Gallori - Ph.D.
Course Travel:No

IR 297/397/497: Independent Research

Discipline(s):Various Disciplines

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Independent Research
Taught in:

Credits:1-4
Instructor:Selected Umbra Faculty
Course Travel:No

IR 400: Research Writing and Methodology (for General Studies Students and Research Scholars)

Discipline(s):Various Disciplines

Available:Fall, Spring
Course Type:Faculty-Directed Research Courses, Scholars Program
Taught in:English

Credits:2
Instructor:Brooke Porter-Ph.D.
Course Travel:No

IR 410: Research Writing & Methodology (for Food & Sustainability Studies)

Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

Available:Fall, Fall-semester-2020-courses, Spring
Course Type:Faculty-Directed Research Courses, Independent Research, Scholars Program
Taught in:English