Fall Semester 2021 Courses

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Field Trips
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.

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:Alessandro Celani - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

ARTH 352: Museum Studies: Cultural Marketing and Communications (Seminar and Practicum)

• Discipline(s):Art History

• Available:Fall, Spring
• 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:Daniele Sini - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:No

BUS 355: Digital Marketing: Wine and Wineries of Central Italy

• Discipline(s):Business and Marketing

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Jacopo Cossater - 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, Psychology

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Gabriella Klein - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:No

COMM 352: Museum Studies: Cultural Marketing and Communications (Seminar and Practicum)

• Discipline(s):Art History

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

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

COMM 355: Digital Marketing: Wine and Wineries of Central Italy

• Discipline(s):Communication and Journalism

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Jacopo Cossater - 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:Christian Tarchi - Ph.D.
• 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 320: Water Resources: Environment, Society, and Power

• Discipline(s):Environmental Studies

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Brooke Porter-Ph.D.
• Course Travel:No

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

ENV 340: Global Sustainable Business

• Discipline(s):Environmental Studies, Food & Sustainability Studies

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Brooke Porter-Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

ENV 355: Towards Green Cities: Local and Global Perspectives

• Discipline(s):Environmental Studies, Food & Sustainability Studies

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:David Grohmann - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

ENV 365: Tourism for Sustainable Development: Italian and Global Models

• Discipline(s):Environmental Studies

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Brooke Porter-Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

FLM 370: Cosa Nostra: Cinema and History of the (Anti)Mafia

• 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

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 100: Experiencing Sustainable Italian Foodways (FSSP Core Course)

• Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

• Available:Fall, Spring
• Course Type:Experiential Courses
• Taught in:English

• Credits:1
• Course Travel:Yes

FSST 250: The Science of Italian Food

• Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Brooke Porter-Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

FSST 320: Water Resources: Environment, Society, and Power

• Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

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

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

FSST 355: Digital Marketing: Wine and Wineries of Central Italy

• Discipline(s):Food & Sustainability Studies

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Jacopo Cossater - 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

GSCI 250: The Science of Italian Food

• Discipline(s):General Science

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Brooke Porter-Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

GSCI 320: Water Resources: Environment, Society, and Power

• Discipline(s):General Science

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

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

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:No

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:3
• 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 370: Cosa Nostra: Cinema and History of the (Anti)Mafia

• 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:Daniele Sini - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:No

HIST 385: History, Politics, and Diversity in Italian Society

• Discipline(s):History

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

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

INT 299/399/499: Internship

• Discipline(s):Various Disciplines

• Available:Fall, Spring, Summer
• Course Type:Internship
• Taught in:English/Italian

• Credits:1-4
• Instructor:Selected Umbra Faculty
• 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, Spring
• Course Type:Faculty-Directed Research Courses, Independent Research, Scholars Program
• Taught in:English

• Credits:2
• Instructor:Brooke Porter-Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

IS 298/398/498: Independent Study

• Discipline(s):Various Disciplines

• Available:Fall, Spring
• Course Type:Independent Study
• Taught in: 

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

IS 398: The History of Music in Western World

• Discipline(s):Music

• Available:Fall, Spring
• Taught in:English

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Selected Instructors from La Maggiore School of Music
• Course Travel:No

ITAL 101: Living Perugia: Elementary Language, Culture, and Reflection

• Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture

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

• Credits:4
• Instructor:Italian Instructors
• Course Travel:No

ITAL 102: Living Perugia: Pre-Intermediate Language, Culture, and Reflection

• Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture

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

• Credits:4
• Instructor:Italian Instructors
• Course Travel:No

ITAL 110: Living Perugia: Intensive Elementary Language, Culture, and Reflection

• Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture

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

• Credits:6
• Instructor:Italian Instructors
• Course Travel:No

ITAL 202: Experiencing Perugia: Advanced Intermediate Language, Culture, and Reflection

• Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture

• Available:Fall
• Course Type:Standard Courses
• Taught in:Italian

• Credits:4
• Instructor:Italian Instructors
• Course Travel:No

ITAL 210: Experiencing Perugia: Intermediate Language, Culture, and Reflection I

• Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture

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

• Credits:6
• Instructor:Italian Instructors
• Course Travel:No

ITAL 290: Special Topic: From Opera to Rap – Italian Language Lab for Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced Students (i-course)

• Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary, Various Disciplines

• Available:Fall, Spring
• Course Type:i-Courses
• Taught in:Italian

• Credits:1
• Instructor:Antonella Valoroso - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:No

ITAL 310: Perugia and Beyond: Advanced Grammar, Conversation, and Cultural Reflection

• Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture

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

• Credits:6
• Instructor:Italian Instructors
• Course Travel:No

MUSC 300: Instrumental Performance

• Discipline(s):Music

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

• Credits:1
• Instructor:Selected Instructors from La Maggiore School of Music
• Course Travel:No

MUSC 305: Voice Performance

• Discipline(s):Music

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

• Credits:1
• Instructor:Selected Instructors from La Maggiore School of Music
• Course Travel:No

MUSC 350: Advanced Tonal Harmony

• Discipline(s):Music

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Selected Instructors from La Maggiore School of Music
• Course Travel:No

PSCI 340: History and Politics of the European Union

• Discipline(s):Political Science

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Maximiliano Lorenzi - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:No

PSCI 385: History, Politics, and Diversity in Italian Society

• Discipline(s):Political Science

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

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

PSYC 100: Experiencing Multicultural Psychology (MPP Core Course)

• Discipline(s):Psychology

• Available:Fall
• Taught in:English

• Credits:1
• Instructor:MPP professors
• Course Travel:Yes

PSYC 249: Criminal Behavior

• Discipline(s):Psychology

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

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

PSYC 250: Art Therapy

• Discipline(s):Psychology

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

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

PSYC 290: Intercultural Communication

• Discipline(s):Communication and Journalism, Psychology

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Gabriella Klein - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:No

PSYC 355: Critical Disabilities Studies: Seminar and Practicum

• Discipline(s):Psychology

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

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

PSYC 430: Human Development in Culture

• Discipline(s):Psychology

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Christian Tarchi - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

PSYC 450: The Science of Behavioral Change: A Community-Based Approach

• Discipline(s):Psychology

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:John Dennis - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

PSYC 460: Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach

• Discipline(s):Psychology

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:John Dennis - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

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

• Discipline(s):Religion

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

• Credits:4
• Instructor:Daniele Sini - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes

SOC 249: Criminal Behavior

• Discipline(s):Sociology

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

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

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

• Discipline(s):Sociology

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

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

SOC 350: The History and Culture of Food in Italy

• Discipline(s):Sociology

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

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

SOC 360: The Italian American Experience: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

• Discipline(s):Sociology

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

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

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

• Discipline(s):Sociology

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

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

SOC 385: History, Politics, and Diversity in Italian Society

• Discipline(s):Sociology

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

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

SOC 430: Human Development in Culture

• Discipline(s):Sociology

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

• Credits:3
• Instructor:Christian Tarchi - Ph.D.
• Course Travel:Yes