URI SUMMER PROGRAM IN ITALY 2016
STUDY MUSIC AND ITALIAN IN CALABRIA & PUGLIA
Dates: June 24-July 23, 2016
Optional Trip to Rome - Dates: July 24-28, 2016
Application deadline: May 1, 2016
A Summer In Italy You Will Never Forget!
Locations: Calabria is located in the Southern tip of Italy and boast unforgettable vistas across magnificent
beaches with crystal clear water and rugged mountains; ancient Greek and Roman ruins; Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque towns; Byzantine and Norman churches. Students will also visit Matera
(Basilicata), Lecce, Otranto and the Salento area in Puglia.
Possible activities for students who will take the music courses: In Cosenza, Calabria: visit of Teatro
Alfonso Rendano, Villa Rendano, Conservatory and shops of luthiers; visit of Teatro Auditorium at the
University of Calabria. In Otranto, Puglia: participation in the Masters Classes for piano held by Maestro
Aquiles Delle Vigne, with the assistance of Daniela Roma (for further information visit www.derada.com);
Classical Music Concert held by Maestro Manabu Takasawa and Daniela Roma. In Rome: Visit of Santa
Cecilia Academy & the Opera Theater. Possible viewing of classical, jazz, opera and folk music concerts.
LIST of COURSES focusing on Italian music:
MUS 101 Introduction to Music (3 credits. General Education Course taught in English by Professor Manabu
Takasawa, with the assistance of Daniela Roma): Fosters a better understanding and appreciation of the
world’s great music. Consideration of musical styles, techniques, and forms from the listener’s standpoint.
MUS 111 Basic Musicianship (3 credits. General Education Course taught in English by Professor Manabu
Takasawa, with the assistance of Daniela Roma): Use of folk, classical, and popular music to learn essentials
of music reading and music theory.
MUS 408 The Opera (3 credits. Course taught in English by Professor Manabu Takasawa, with the assistance
of Daniela Roma): History of opera from its beginnings in Italy in the 17th century to the present, including
works by composers such as Monteverdi, Rossini, Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, and Puccini. Pre: credit or
concurrent enrollment in MUS 222 or the ability to read music.
MUS 490 Independent Study (1-3 credits. Course taught in English by Professor Manabu Takasawa):
Preparation of a project under the guidance of a member of the appropriate faculty. Pre: acceptance by
faculty member who will be the project advisor and approval of chairperson. May be repeated for credit.
Program fees: $4,200 (for 6 credits), $4,350 (for 7 credits), $4,500 (for 8 credits), $4,650 (for 9 credits)
For more information contact Prof. Peter Covino at pacovino@aol.com or
Prof. Michelangelo La Luna at laluna@uri.edu tel. (401)874-5968
Or visit: http://web.uri.edu/international/faculty-led-programs/summer/calabria/
2016 URI Summer Program in Italy
Courses offered (up to 9 undergraduate credits):
ITL 101, 102 (FC)* [D]* (GE)*
ITL 103, 104 (FC)* [D]* (GE)*
ITL 205, 206 (FC)* [D]*
ITL 301, 302
ITL 305
ITL 315
ITL 316
ITL 317
ITL 325, 326 (A)*
ITL 392
ITL 395 (A)* (F)*
ITL 455
ITL 465
ITL 480
ITL 481
ITL 497
MUS 101 (GE)
MUS 111 (GE)
MUS 408
MUS 490
ITALIAN SECTION COURSES
(Please Notice: ITL 315, ITL 392 and ITL 395 are taught in English)
Beginning Italian (3 credits each. Intensive courses of 2 weeks
each. Please Notice: ITL 101-102 will satisfy the modern language
requirement!!!)
Intermediate Italian (3 credits each. Intensive courses of 2 weeks
each)
Conversation & Composition (3 credits each. Intensive courses of 2
weeks each)
Civilization of Italy (3 credits each)
Advanced Conversation and Composition (3 credits)
Italian Cinema (3 credits. Taught in English)
Italian Language and Culture Study Abroad I
Italian Language and Culture Study Abroad II
Introduction to Italian Literature (3 credits each)
Selective Italian Authors in Translation (3 credits. Taught in
English)
Dante’s Divine Comedy (3 credits. Taught in English)
Selected Italian Authors (3 credits)
Topics in Italian Literature (3 credits)
Business Italian (3 credits)
The Works of Dante Alighieri (3 credits)
Directed Study (3 credits)
MUSIC DEPARTMENT COURSES
Introduction to Music (3 credits. Taught in English)
Basic Musicianship (3 credits. Taught in English)
The Opera (3 credits. Taught in English)
Independent Study (1-3 credits. Taught in English)
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AND FILM COURSES
ENG 160 New!!!
ENG 394
ENG 399 Special Topics in
Literature - New!!!
FILM 351
FILM 401
*Undergraduate Requirements
which can be fulfilled by
taking the courses
Introduction to World Literature: Italy in the Literary Imagination (4
credits. Taught in English)
Independent Study (1-4 credits. Taught in English)
Specialized topics in the study of literature offered by specialists in
the field. (4 credits. Taught in English)
Topics in Film Media Production (4 credits. Taught in English)
Field Experience in Film Media (3 credits. Taught in English)
A=Fine Arts and Literature FC=Foreign Language/Cross Cultural
Competence
D=Diversity
F=Foreign Language or Culture
GE=General Education
For more information contact Prof. Michelangelo La Luna:
Language Department, Swan Hall, Room 159
The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881
laluna@uri.edu
(401)874-5968
http://web.uri.edu/international/faculty-led-programs/summer/calabria/