Welcome to iStudy
iStudy courses are flexible one-on-one INDEPENDENT STUDY courses available online at Umbra. iStudy courses follow the Umbra academic calendar which means they start and finish with your other Umbra courses in Perugia. Umbra limits students to one iStudy course per semester.

Semester offerings in STEM
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics
Click to view course description and syllabus.

BISC 102 Inquiry into Life- Human Biology

BISC 104 Inquiry into Life – The Environment

CHEM 103 Survey of Chemistry I

CHEM 201 Environmental Chemistry I

CHEM 271 Biochemical Concepts

CSCI 103 Survey of Computing

CSCI 191 Office Applications

GEOL 105 Environmental Geology

MATH 115 Elementary Statistics

MATH 121 College Algebra

MATH 123 Trigonometry

MATH 261 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

MATH 267 Calculus for Business, Economics, and Accountancy I

MATH 268 Calculus for Business, Economics, and Accountancy II

ES 511 Applied Statistics

Guidelines for Participation

Enrolling in Online courses is easy. Simply indicate the course you need in the course selection form when submitting your application for admission. Once we have confirmed your admission and enrollment your all set! We will be in touch to provide the course guide and plan the schedule.

Please note that: 
• Only one online course may be taken per semester

• Courses begin and end with the traditional Umbra courses but you will be put in contact with your professor prior to arrival in Italy.

• It is your sole responsibility to get approval from your home university for the iStudy course if you wish to receive transfer credit. Syllabi and Instructors credentials are available.

• iStudy course carry an additional fee of $750.00 for one-on-one learning, instructional support and oversight. 

• In addition to your course obligations, students must check-in with the Umbra Online Program Coordinator as required throughout the semester.

Questions?
Contact us ([email protected]) and we will be pleased to provide additional information.