NECA New Etruria College Association:
NECA - New Etruria College Association provides a unique and affordable opportunity to earn up to 18 credits per semester or 3-6 for the Summer program (upper division courses), experience Florence, and immerse yourself in Italian culture. High academic standards and individual attention. Students choose up to 6 interdisciplinary courses per semester or 1-2 for the Summer program from the following fields of study: Liberal Studies/Humanitites; Art History/Architecture/Studio Arts; Business/Economics; History/Political Science/Sociology; Italian Language/Italian Studies.
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Architecture;
Art History
This course concentrates on Renaissance Art within the history of art in Florence and the surrounding area. Points of study encompassed include: Rome and antiquity's role in the revival of classical ideals; the roots of the Renaissance in the later medieval art of Florence and the nearby rival towns of Pisa and Siena; Florence's civic identity during its great flourish; the Early Renaissance of the 1400s; and the emergence of the High Renaissance masters Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. The instruction will be mainly on site, with field trips to view Florence's famed monuments, masterworks, and museums. Students will experience firsthand the artistic achievements of the Florentine Renaissance and Italian art.
Photography
Students will be introduced to the basic concepts of photography, including camera usage and exposure techniques. They will explore Florence and will make a photo diary of their experience. Photographing in Florence, students will have the great opportunity to record their visual impressions and will be encouraged to use their camera and photographs as tools of creative art. The class will include in-class lessons and on-site work. Darkroom experience is not included in this course. Students are requested to purchase a camera in the U.S. and arrive in Italy with the requested camera for the course.
Women's Studies
This course will examine the role of women as subjects, artists, and patrons in Italian art. Their roles in the social, political, economic, and cultural life during various periods (mainly Renaissance and Baroque age) will be studied. We will look at how art reflects the perimeters set for women's roles in society and how depictions of women, in the various guises (sinner, saint, heroine), symbolized the virtues, vices, and intangible ideas of Italian culture and learning. We will also examine how women's roles constrained them in many ways, but also how they provided opportunities for women to build a position for themselves in society. We will then investigate into the lives of exceptional women and understand how they were able to overcome limitations set by society.
Creative Writing
This interdisciplinary course aims to introduce the student to the world of creative writing, focusing primarily on fiction. What the course offers is an enriching and highly personal experience as the student learns to tap into his or her own life experiences and draw on them. The course is structured around the close study of certain seminal literary texts with a view to analyzing their structures and narrative dynamics. In-class exercises take place, often with highly specified objectives (development of character, introduction of story, scenario, theme, exposition). Students are encouraged during workshops to criticize and inspire each other. The ultimate purpose is to impart something of the tools and craft of creative writing, while nurturing the student's interest in literary art.
Other Courses:
Art/Fine Arts; Business; Cultural and Regional Studies; Design; Economics; Environmental Management; Environmental Studies; Film; Foreign non-English Languages and Literature; History; Humanities; Interdisciplinary; Interior Design; International Relations; International Studies; Italian Language and Literature Studies; Landscape Architecture; Liberal Arts; Political Science and Politics; Sociology; Studio Art; Visual Arts.
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