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Welcome to SU Florence!

Renaissance palaces and the Ponte Vecchio aside, you'll find that Florence rivals most world-class cities in the matters of food, cultural events, fashion, and sheer academic opportunity. The city is nothing less than a joyous living museum where architectural and artistics masterpieces greet you at nearly every turn.

Expect to be deeply engaged with your studies and host culture. Site visits within Florence and field trips throughout Italy and beyond are integral to the academic program, and your homestay will round out both your personal and educational experience. There are options for all language levels, and intermediate and advanced Italian language students may take courses at the University of Florence. Consider supplementing your academic program with one of over 50 internship opportunities.

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The Campus in Florence: The Villa Rossa

The SU Florence Center's campus is located on historic Piazza Savonarola and contains classrooms and lounges, a renowned library (the largest English-language collection in the city), a garden, a caffe bar, and computer cluster with Internet capability. Syracuse art and architecture studios are located nearby at Piazzale Donatello.

To get a feel for what life is like on campus, check out the SU Florence site.

About SU Florence

The academic program in Florence is extensive, and includes options for all language levels. Specialities of the center include Architecture, Art History, Humanities, Studio Arts, Women's and Gender Studies, and Italian Language and Culture. Both architecture and art history also offer graduate programs.

Students with advanced Italian language skills can take classes at the University of Florence taught entirely in Italian.

SU Florence also offers an optional Signature Seminar pre- or post-semester. The Greek Odyssey is open to all students admitted to the SUF program. The ten-day program acts as a complement to your time in Florence.

Community Engagement

Experience more than you ever imagined! The SU Florence program is known as a pioneer in creative community engagement. You'll have opportunities not only to take from the cultural wealth of the city and its people, but to contribute of yourself and your culture too. SU Abroad in Florence arranges one-of-a-kind partnerships with artisans, schools, theaters, and more to provide unique learning experiences. You can check out the latest in a series of innovative collaborations at the SU Florence website.

Graduate Program in Renaissance Art

Syracuse University offers a Master of Arts program devoted to the study of Renaissance art in Florence. This is the only accredited MA art history program in the country where the majority of the study—two of the three semesters—is conducted in Italy.

The Florence program offers highly motivated students a unique opportunity to carry out advanced research, including first-hand examination of art, architecture, and urban settings. Already at the master’s level, students make original contributions to the field: they collaborate in a research project and present the results of their study at the annual Symposium in Florence. This experience serves as a point of departure for employment in the art world or continued studies in a Ph.D. program.

Study in Florence takes place on the SU Florence campus, where students have their own room in the Villino.

Summer in Florence?

Can't commit to a full semester? A Florence summer session option is available!

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