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Study Abroad Opportunities
The Bishop Anthony M. Pilla Program in Italian
American Studies fulfills John Carroll University's goal to internationalize
the curriculum. To this end, the Program has developed annual study
trips to Italy. John Carroll students are encouraged to travel abroad
to understand the depth and the richness of the Italian culture.
Classes are taught in various regions of Italy.
Upcoming Study Trips
Summer Institute 2013—Juan de Valdés, Michelangelo, and Vittoria Colonna
This new signature course will offer students the
opportunity to travel to Spain and Italy and
study on site the writings of Juan de Valdés,
Michelangelo, and Vittoria Colonna. Specifically,
the course will analyze the ways in which the
writings of the Spanish author were interpreted
in Colonna and Michelangelo's poetry and visual
arts respectively.
Additional information
Fall Semester 2013: John Carroll University at
Vatican City
This study abroad program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to study in Vatican City, while earning John Carroll University credits, just as if courses were taken on the John Carroll campus. Classes held specifically for JCU students meet at the Università Pontificia Urbaniana and are taught in English by both Urbaniana and John Carroll professors. This one-semester program (12-15 credit hours) is ideal for sophomore and junior students, who can use the courses offered to fulfill the requirements of the JCU academic core and/or an Italian Studies Concentration.
JCU at Vatican City Blogs
Testimonials of past participants
Current Students
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Information
Past Study Trips
Spring Break 2013 - On Renzo's Footsteps
February 27 - March 9, 2013
IC 164 Literary Parks, 3 credits
More Information
Fall Semester 2008: John Carroll University at
Vatican City
Click here to view two photos from the Fall 2008 program.
Spring Break 2007: Mosaic of Sicily: Art, History,
Literature (ML 280)
A culmination of the Mosaic of Sicily course that Dr. Santa Casciani
developed when she traveled to Sicily in the summer of 2000; students
toured the many treasures of the island, exploring the wealth and
depth of history, literature, art, and culture in Sicily.
Click here
to view the photo gallery.
Fall Semester 2006 John Carroll University at Vatican City
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to view the photo gallery.
Spring Break 2006: Italian Humanism and the Renaissance (ML 325)
The study of the writings of Petrarch, Alberti, Machiavelli, Michelangelo,
Vittoria Collonna, and Leonardo da Vinci culminated with an intensive,
on-site learning tour in Italy. Click here
to view the photo gallery.
Fall Semester 2005: John Carroll University at Vatican City
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to view the photo gallery.
Spring Break 2005: Dante's Cities: Florence,
L'Aquila, Siena (ML 350)
Students studied the Divine Comedy and Vita Nuova, and how the
works reflect the social, cultural, and artistic representation
of late medieval Italy. Their study culminated in an intensive,
on-site learning tour of the cities which influenced Dante's art.
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to view the photo gallery.
Spring Break 2004: Baroque Sicily (ML 280)
Students, faculty, and community members explored the richness
and splendid architecture of the best of Sicily, discovering the
beauty of Sicilian cities and towns of the Spanish period (1600-1700's)
that were completely rebuilt after the devastating earthquake of
1693. Click here
to view the photo gallery.
Spring Break 2003: Magna Graecia
The Bishop Pilla Program in Italian American Studies organized
a trip to Southern Italy and Sicily during the first week of March
2003. The trip's theme was "Magna Graecia", a title given
to Southern Italy and Sicily by the Romans. In conjunction with
an exhibition held at the Cleveland Museum of Art,  Mrs.
Giuseppina Mileti developed enrichment classes on the splendor of
Magna Graecia whose civilization and culture, beginning in the 8th
Century B.C., are the foundation of the western world.
John Carroll University students, faculty, alumni, and many members
of the Italian American community participated in the trip, which
started in Rome. The group visited Saint Peter's Basilica, the Vatican
Museums and Rome's other major sites.
The journey then continued to Naples, visiting Cuma, the first
Greek colony in Italy, Poseidonia, Paestum, the Magna Graecia Museum
in Reggio Calabria where the Bronzi of Riace have their home. Finally
the group reached Sicily, where Greek civilization had its greatest
influence, visiting places such as Giardini-Naxos, Taormina, Syracuse,
Agrigento, Selinunte, and Segesta. The trip ended with a visit to
Palermo and to the enchanting mosaics of Monreale and Cefalù.
Click here
to view the photo gallery.
Spring Break 2002: The Mosaic of Sicily: Art,
History, and Literature (ML 280)
The Bishop Pilla Program in Italian American Studies organized
a trip to Sicily during the first week of March, 2002. John Carroll
University's students, faculty, staff and many members of the Italian
American Community in Ohio toured the many treasures of the island.
The trip was a result of Professor Casciani's course ML280, The
Mosaic of Sicily: Art, History and Literature. Professor Casciani
had traveled to Sicily in the summer of 2000 to see the sights used
to develop the course. The course explored the depth of wealth of
history, literature, and art in Sicily. Mrs. Giuseppina Mileti offered
a similar course for the Office of Continuing Education. Through
lectures and slide presentations, students saw the rich cultural
heritage of Sicily spanning over 3,000 years.
The group visited the many sites which display the influence of
the Spanish, Arab, and Greek cultures. Among the many places they
visited was Palermo, Sicily's largest city. They also toured the
Palatine Chapel, the city's historical center, and Erice, a medieval
town filled with myth and history. Click here
to view the photo gallery.
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