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Florence Open City - "All Arts are Contemporary"
Summer 2013
This Florence study abroad program is a journey of cultural integration within the city and the local economy through an academic program of study, offered by Florence University of the Arts. The program concept seeks to unveil the vivacity and vibrancy of Florence’s contemporary activities as opposed to the touristic view of the city as one giant museum.
Summer 2013
This Florence study abroad program is a journey of cultural integration within the city and the local economy through an academic program of study, offered by Florence University of the Arts. The program concept seeks to unveil the vivacity and vibrancy of Florence’s contemporary activities as opposed to the touristic view of the city as one giant museum.
The Light of Florence and Tuscany, Four weeks Summer Photography Program
Summer 2013
This 6 credit program is one of the study abroad programs offered by FUA designed to explore the unique light and its effect on the architecture and landscapes of Tuscany. Students and Program leaders travel together as a community of scholars - 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for one week of onsite shooting in Tuscany and then work closely on a daily basis in Florence for another session
Summer 2013
This 6 credit program is one of the study abroad programs offered by FUA designed to explore the unique light and its effect on the architecture and landscapes of Tuscany. Students and Program leaders travel together as a community of scholars - 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for one week of onsite shooting in Tuscany and then work closely on a daily basis in Florence for another session
High School Summer 2013 Program in Florence, Italy
Summer 2013
Florence University of the Arts is offering a unique opportunity for high school students to participate in its cultural and academic offering. Students may select from an exciting range of courses offered for study abroad programs and participate in weeklong cultural explorations in locations such as Rome, Sicily, and Florence as well as supervised afternoon activities such as sports and discovering the city of Florence.
Summer 2013
Florence University of the Arts is offering a unique opportunity for high school students to participate in its cultural and academic offering. Students may select from an exciting range of courses offered for study abroad programs and participate in weeklong cultural explorations in locations such as Rome, Sicily, and Florence as well as supervised afternoon activities such as sports and discovering the city of Florence.
Summer III
FUA-Florence University of the ArtsDepartment of Painting and Drawing
School of Liberal Arts
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | FA PD FD 120 | Foundation Drawing | 330 | 3 |
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via S. Gallo, 45 - Art Room | OPEN | |||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | FA PD FP 120 | Foundation Painting | 330 | 3 |
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via S. Gallo, 45 - Art Room | OPEN | |||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | FA PD IP 220 | Intermediate Painting | 330 | 3 |
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via S. Gallo, 45 - Painting Room | OPEN | |||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | FA PD ID 220 | Intermediate Drawing | 330 | 3 |
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via S. Gallo, 45 - Painting Room | Foundation Drawing or its equivalent | OPEN | ||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | FA PD AD 320 | Advanced Drawing | 330 | 3 |
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via S. Gallo, 45 - Painting Room | Intermediate Drawing or equivalent. | OPEN | ||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | FA PD AP 350 | Advanced Painting | 330 | 3 |
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via S. Gallo, 45 - Painting Room | Intermediate Painting or equivalent. | OPEN |
Department of Art History
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | LA AH AH 210 | Introduction to Art History | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Sala Rosa | OPEN | |||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | LA AH SS 250 | Symbols and Symbolism in Western Art | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Strozzi | OPEN | |||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | LA AH AA 355 | Art and Architecture in Florence and Tuscany | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Leonardo Media Lab | OPEN |
Department of Classical Studies
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | LA CS ER 300 | Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Strozzi | OPEN |
Department of History
School of Life Studies and Human Services
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | LA HS HM 380 | History of the Mafia | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Sala Rosa | OPEN |
Department of Sociology
School of Professional Studies
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | LS SO WC 330 | Exploration of Wine Culture in Italy | 330 | 3 |
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via Guelfa, 85 - Wine Lab | OPEN |
Department of Community Service
School of Sciences and Mathematics
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |
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| • | CatalogTwo | PS CS LS 300S | Learn and Serve | 330 | 3 |
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via Guelfa, 85 - TBA | Program Florence Open City Summer 2012 | OPEN |
Department of Chemistry
School of Business
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | SM CH CE 300 | Chemistry in Everyday Life | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Leonardo Media Lab | OPEN |
Department of Marketing
School of Digital Imaging and Visual Arts
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | BU MK FM 320 | Fashion Marketing | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Brunelleschi | OPEN |
Department of Photography
School of Fashion and Accessory Studies and Technology
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | DI PH ID 180 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 330 | 3 |
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via Magliabechi, 1 - Media Lab 1 | Basic photography experience will be helpful. A digital camera of at least 5.0 mega pixels with an optical zoom lens 3X or more is required. | OPEN |
Department of Fashion Design and Technology
School of Food and Wine Studies
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | FT FD FD 230 | Fashion Design Studio I | 330 | 3 |
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OPEN | ||||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | FT FD KW 270 | Knitwear I | 330 | 3 |
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OPEN | ||||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | FT FD CG 290 | Creative Garment Recycling: Construction and Deconstruction | 330 | 3 |
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OPEN |
Department of Baking and Pastry
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | FW BP PS 350 | Pastry Shop | 330 | 3 |
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via Guelfa, 85 - Pastry Lab | OPEN |
Department of Culinary Arts
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | FW CA TF 340 | Tradition of Italian Food I | 0 | 3 |
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via Guelfa, 85 - Beginning Kitchen | ||||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | FW CA TF 440 | Tradition of Italian Food II | 0 | 3 |
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via Guelfa, 85 - Beginning Kitchen | Tradition of Italian Food I or equivalent. |
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | FW DN DS 520 | Dietetics and Nutrition in the Mediterranean | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Viola Lecture Room | OPEN |
Department of Food and Culture
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | FW FC FC 340 | Food, Culture and Society in Italy | 330 | 3 |
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via Guelfa, 85 - Mastro Martino Lab | OPEN |
Department of Food, Family and Consumer Sciences
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | FW FS IF 330 | Meal Planning and Meal Management in the Italian Family | 330 | 6 |
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via Guelfa, 85 - Mastro Martino Lab | OPEN |
Department of Wine and Culture
School of Hospitality
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | FW WC RW 330 | Exploration of Wine Culture in Italy | 330 | 3 |
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via Guelfa, 85 - Wine Lab | OPEN | |||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | FW WC PF 335 | Pairing Food and Wine | 330 | 3 |
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via Guelfa, 85 - Wine Lab | OPEN |
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | HP HT GF 330 | Greenmapping Florence | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Galileo | OPEN |
Department of Restaurant, Food and Beverage Management
School of IDEAS School of Interior Design, Environmental, Architecture and Sustainability
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | HP FB WC 380 | Wine Communications and Marketing | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Galileo | OPEN |
Department of Architectural Restoration and History of Architecture
School of Italian Studies and Linguistics
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | ID RH SI 340 | Sustainable Interior Design In Historical Buildings | 330 | 3 |
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via Magliabechi, 1 - Michelangelo | OPEN |
Department of Italian Language
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT IB 101 | Italian Language Beginning | 330 | 3 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Alessandro Bergonzoni | This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | ||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT IB 101 | Italian Language Beginning | 331 | 3 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Elsa Morante | This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | ||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT IB 101 | Italian Language Beginning | 332 | 3 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Roberto Benigni | OPEN | |||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT IB 165 | Intensive Italian For Six Credits (beginner) | 330 | 6 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Alessandro Bergonzoni | Students entering at the Intermediate levels or above are required to take a placement test. | This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | |||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT II 201 | Italian Language Intermediate I | 330 | 3 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Italo Calvino | One semester of Italian language or equivalent, the last course must have been taken in the last academic year. Students must take the Italian Language Placement Test. | This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | |||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT II 215 | Intensive Italian For Six Credits (intermediate I) | 330 | 6 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Italo Calvino | Students entering at the Intermediate levels or above are required to take a placement test. | One semester of Italian language or equivalent, the last course must have been taken in the last academic year. Students must take the Italian Language Placement Test. This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | |||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT II 250 | Italian Language Intermediate II | 330 | 3 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Alda Merini | Two semesters of Italian language or equivalent, the last course of which should have been taken in the last academic year. Students must take the Italian Language Placement Test. | Two semesters of Italian language or equivalent, the last course must have been taken in the last academic year. Students must take the Italian Language Placement Test. This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | |||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT II 265 | Intensive Italian For Six Credits (intermediate II) | 330 | 6 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Alda Merini | Students entering at the Intermediate levels or above are required to take a placement test. | Two semesters of Italian language or equivalent, the last course must have been taken in the last academic year. Students must take the Italian Language Placement Test. This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | |||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT II 280 | Italian Language Intermediate III | 330 | 3 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Roberto Benigni | Three semesters of Italian language - at least one of these semesters must have been completed within the last academic year or equivalent. Students must take the Italian Language Placement Test. | Three semesters of Italian language or equivalent, the last course must have been taken in the last academic year. Students must take the Italian Language Placement Test. This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | |||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT II 300 | Intensive Italian for Six Credits (Intermediate III) | 330 | 6 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Roberto Benigni | Three semesters of Italian language. At least one of these semesters must have been completed within the last academic year or equivalent. Students must take the Italian Language Placement test. | This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | |||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT IA 301 | Italian Language Advanced I | 330 | 3 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Franca Rame | Four semesters of Italian language or equivalent, the last course of which should have been taken in the last academic year. Students must take the Italian Language Placement Test. | Four semesters of Italian language or equivalent, the last course must have been taken in the last academic year. Students must take the Italian Language Placement Test. This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | |||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT IA 350 | Italian Language Advanced II | 330 | 3 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Franca Rame | Five semesters of Italian language or equivalent, the last course must have been taken in the last academic year. Students must take the Italian Language Placement Test. | This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN | |||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | IS IT IA 365 | Intensive Italian for Six Credits (Advanced I) | 330 | 6 |
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via dell'Oriuolo, 43 - Franca Rame | Four semesters of Italian language or equivalent, the last course of which should have been taken in the last academic year. Students must take the Italian language Placement test. | This course has activities to enrich students' cultural knowledge of Italy and Italian Culture: Tuesday a lecture is held from 6.00 to 8.30 pm while on Wednesday an Italian film is screened from 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Students might select other classes that do not conflict with this schedule | OPEN |
Department of Italian Studies
School of Journalism, Communication and Publishing
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | IS IS MI 250 | Made in Italy | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Artemisia | OPEN |
Department of Journalism*
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | CP JL NN 280 | Introduction to Journalism: News Gathering and News Writing | 340 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Strozzi | OPEN | |||||||||||||
| • | CatalogTwo | CP JL TW 290 | Travel Writing | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Brunelleschi | OPEN |
Department of Publishing*
School of Sports and Health Sciences
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | CP PU PB 310 | Professional Book Production | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Leonardo Media Lab | OPEN |
Department of Sports Sciences
| Catalog | Code | Title | Section | Credits | Days | Address | Teacher | Prerequisites | Public Notes | Status | |||||||||||
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| • | CatalogTwo | SH SS SM 285 | Sport Marketing | 330 | 3 |
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Corso Tintori, 21 - Brunelleschi | OPEN |

