API at the Scuola Lorenzo de' Medici in Venice

  Italy

• Venice: 
Venice

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 
Dates: visit the API website for program dates

Description: API students now have the opportunity to study at the new Scuola Lorenzo de Medici (LdM) in Venice! LdM Venice, in affiliation with Istituto Venezia, offers students an opportunity to study in an historic setting in the city centers Campo Santa Margherita. Whether you traverse the narrow streets on foot or the canals via vaporetto, you are certain to find yourself enraptured by the atmosphere that is uniquely Venice.

The LdM Venice semester program features a range of courses in the liberal and studio arts, with an emphasis on Italian language and on the rich artistic resources of the city of Venice. In accordance with LdMs commitment to ensuring students successful intercultural interactions, students will enroll in either a 3-6 credit Italian language course as well as 3 or 4 electives.

Highlights: Venice, the capital of the Italian region of Veneto, is one of the worlds most beautiful cities. Known for its canals and bridges, the city stretches across 118 small islands in the Venetian lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. From the 13th to the 17th centuries, Venice was one of the most important cities in Europe. Its strategic location made Venice an important center of trade between the East and the West, and art and culture blossomed as well, leaving a legacy of amazing artistic and architectural treasures. Today, Venice is one of the worlds most visited cities. Come and explore all that Venice has to offer with API!

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Inquire for more info.

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Academic Programs International (API)'s Mission Statement: Academic Programs International, API, is an educational organization dedicated to providing challenging and enriching study abroad programs for our students. The experience of living, interacting and learning in an international environment presents invaluable opportunities for each student's academic and personal development. All of our academic and extracurricular offerings are selected with the goal of helping students to grow more self-aware and culturally sensitive. We envision each student evolving from a tourist to a resident to a global citizen, and API is dedicated to supporting this lifelong process. API is committed to providing the best comprehensive study abroad experience possible with personal attention available to our students throughout his or her program, and to working closely with home universities to offer support before, during and after the education abroad experience.

Year Founded: 1997