Quick facts
| Upcoming term | Winter, 2025 |
| Term dates | January 11, 2025 – March 22, 2025 |
| Application dates | October 1, 2024 |
| Program fees | Determined by your home institution. Check with your study abroad adviser for details! |
| How to apply | Click here |
Overview
The SHC Italy Center offers a Winter Quarter option for students attending universities on the quarter system. Students will have ample time to return to the United States in order to begin the Spring Quarter on their home campus.
All academic courses offered in the Spring Semester will be available to Winter Quarter students as 3-credits courses. As a general rule, all coursework must be completed before the end of the Spring Quarter. Students enrolled in the Winter Quarter program may be required to complete some academic work via remote learning.
Program inclusions
- Tuition
- Accommodation
- Partial board
- Supplementary travel insurance
- Social justice tours to Torino
Program exclusions
- Airfare to and from Italy
- Personal expenses
Course offerings
Winter quarter students may select from the Spring Semester courses.
Due to time constraints, internship (HUM490) and independent research project (HUM295) courses will not be available to winter quarter students.
Tours
Torino
This immersive experience in Torino, Italy, known for its rich history, stunning architecture, and progressive social initiatives, provides students with a deep understanding of social justice issues. As the capital of the Piedmont region and Italy’s first capital, Torino offers a unique blend of historical grandeur and modern vitality, nestled against the Alps with Baroque architecture, grand boulevards, and world-class cultural sites like the Mole Antonelliana and the Egyptian Museum. Beyond sightseeing, this trip engages students in meaningful social justice initiatives through collaboration with local communities and partner associations, making it an opportunity to actively participate in creating a more equitable society.
Art History day tour Parma
This tour is not included in the program fee.
Parma is best known for its contributions to the world of food, but it also happens to be one Italy’s most beautiful cities known for its monuments, castles and art. The tour will be led by Italy Center’s Art Historian Piergiacomo Petrioli.