Padua: Language & Liberal Arts (Summer) website  (map)

Sponsor: Boston University

Location: Padua, Italy

Description: 

Students take six weeks of intensive language and cultural studies courses at the BU Padua Academic Center, which is within walking distance of this university town’s historic center. A small, serious summer program, it is ideal for those with 1-2 years of college level Italian but is also open to those with no previous Italian language background. Students are eligible to earn 3 credits at Northwestern for coursework completed on this program.

Students may combine the summer program with fall or full year study abroad on the Padua Language and Liberal Arts Program provided that they plan ahead and complete the necessary applications for both NU and BU prior to their summer departure.

Terms: 

• Summer

Term Notes: Mid-June to late July

Course Info: 

Course options are dependent on language background.

• No previous Italian language:  enroll in two English-taught liberal arts courses, or combine an English-taught course with a first-semester Italian language class. 
• At least 1 year of Italian language: enroll in an 8-credit intensive language course covering the equivalent of an entire year of intermediate Italian at NU, or enroll in two English-taught liberal arts courses.
• At least 2 years of Italian language:  combine an advanced language class with an Italian-taught liberal arts course.

Admission Info: 

To apply, Northwestern students must:

1. Complete the Northwestern Summer Study Abroad Application by March 1.
2. Complete the Boston University Application by March 1.

Languages: English, Italian

Housing: 

Program Costs: 

Summer 2011: $7,980  (2012 costs TBA)

Students attending this program will be billed directly by Northwestern for the program fee and the Study Abroad Administrative Fee for summer study abroad. See the BU Padua summer website for the most up to date information on program costs.

Financial aid note: Northwestern students receiving financial aid during the academic year may be eligible for summer aid for this program. If funding is available, it may count as one of their 12 quarters of aid. For more information, please contact Krista Buda, Assistant Director of Study Abroad Financial Services, at 847-491-7400. Non-Northwestern students should contact the Financial Aid office at their home institutions.