Honors in Italy – May/June
2016
Honors in Italy
May 23 – June 6, 2016
(Roughly)
Rome
Vatican City
Ostia Antica
Florence
Ravenna
Pisa
Optional: Venice &
Pompeii
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• Students must have a minimum
3.25 GPA to qualify
• Enrollment limited to 16
students (selective)
• Includes a competitive
application process
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Advantages of Choosing Honors
• Taught and led by your own
Honors faculty and staff—Dr.
Phillips and Ms. Goers
• Credit for Honors hours
• Selective enrollment
• Scholarships Available
• Safety and Support
Gelato in Florence
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The Coursework
• UH 3500: The World of Vergil, Boethius,
and Dante
• Three (3) hours of Honors credit (Junior
Interdisciplinary Seminar)
• May substitute for ENGL 3400: European
literature to 1400
• May count towards interdisciplinary
minors in Classical Studies, Great Books,
Medieval Studies, or Global Studies
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UH 3500: The World of Vergil, Boethius, and Dante
Taught by Dr. Philip Phillips, Professor of English and
Associate Dean of the University Honors College
• Humanities course with
selected readings from
classical and medieval
literature, including Dante.
Course will include the art
and architecture of the
places we visit.
• Two weeks in the classroom
at MTSU including
readings, discussion, essays,
and presentations.
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Rome, Ostia, Vatican City, Florence, Ravenna, and Pisa will serve as
our classrooms for an additional two weeks as we retrace the
footsteps of the classical and late antique Roman authors.
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Course Objectives
• To develop a knowledge and appreciation for some of the
major literary, philosophical, historical, and artistic
masterpieces of classical, medieval, and Renaissance Italy
• To bring enhanced perspective to those works by studying
them on location and in dialogue with each other (and with
other writings, thought, and events of their time)
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Course Objectives
• To think, write, and report critically and effectively
about the readings, cultural sites, and geographical
places encountered
• To develop a greater appreciation for the
interconnectedness of literary themes and conventions
through the ages as well as our own interconnectedness
across cultures, past and present, through study abroad
and service learning experience.
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Course Meetings/Readings
• Our readings will include Vergil, The Aeneid, trans. Sarah Ruden (Yale);
Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy, trans. David R. Slavitt (Harvard); and
Dante, La Vita Nuova, trans. David R. Slavitt (Harvard) and The Divine Comedy,
trans. John Ciardi (New American Library)—most readings will be completed
before to departure to Italy.
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Guided tours of world-renowned historical and cultural sites will
add greater depth to our experience of the literature and culture
from Classical Rome to late Antique Italy.
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Tentative Itinerary
• Day 1 and 2
– Depart USA
– Arrive in Italy
• Day 3:
– Colosseum
– Roman Forum
– Palatine Hill
• Day 4:
– St. Peter’s Basilica,
– Vatican Museum, and Sistine Chapel
• Day 5:
– Ostia Antica
– Optional afternoon at the beach
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Tentative Itinerary
• Day 6:
Rome tour by Professor Fabio Troncarelli including
the Pantheon and Biblioteca Angelica
• Day 7:
Rome free day
• Day 8:
Rome free day
• Day 9:
Train to Florence
Florence walking tour
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Tentative Itinerary
• Day 10:
Medieval Italy: Day trip to Ravenna, Late Antique capitol
of the Western Empire and Ostrogothic Italy
Guided tour of Ravenna, including:
– S. Vitale
– San Apollinare Nuovo
– Galla Placidia
– Mausoleum of Theoderic
– Arian Baptistry
– Dante’s Tomb
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Tentative Itinerary
• Day 11
Optional Day Trip to Venice
• Day 12:
Uffizi Gallery and Duomo 24hr pass
• Day 13:
Day Trip to Pisa
• Day 14:
Florence Scavenger Hunt
• Day 15:
Travel back to USA
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The Cost
• $3,900-$4,100 includes: flight, on-site transportation;
lodging; cultural activities and excursions with Englishspeaking guides; guest lecturers; service activity;
emergency support, and some meals
• Program costs not included:
summer MTSU tuition (25%
off); $79 education abroad
and inext fee; passport;
some meals, and personal
spending money
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Application Process
• Step 1 – Attend Office of Education Abroad Advising
Session
• Step 2 – Gain pre-approval from Office of Education
Abroad
• Step 3 – Submit application and confirmation of paid
deposit for Honors Italy Program by Thursday, Nov. 12 to
April Goers in HONR 228
– $500 Deposit is submitted to the Business Office
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Application Process
• Step 4 – Apply for Honors Study Abroad Scholarship by
January 29, 2016
• Step 5 – Apply for Office of Education Abroad
Scholarship by February 10, 2016
• Step 6 – Apply for Honors Passport Scholarship (if you
don’t already have a passport) by February 12, 2016
• Step 7 – If accepted into program, first payment will be
due February 1, 2016
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Questions?
Course Information
Dr. Philip E. Phillips
philip.phillips@mtsu.edu
Travel Information
April Goers
615-494-7767
april.goers@mtsu.edu