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Build Your Own Semester | Umbra Institute in Italy

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Discover a whole new world while expanding your academic knowledge and skills in Perugia, a city often called “the big university town in a small Italian city”. Classes are taught in English and you can build your semester by selecting electives from various disciplines. This is one of the best ways to ensure that your experience abroad aligns with both your personal and degree goals. You can l...

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Program Highlights

Choose from academic concentrations like Food, Sustainability & Environmental Studies; Psychology; Business; and more.

Be a global scholar through Umbra's Scholars Research Program or consider one of our summer internship opportunities!

Integrate into student life in the institute by joining groups, organizations, and clubs.

Enroll in summer to immerse in subjects like Italian Culture and Archaeology.

Explore Perugia as well as surrounding towns and cities in your free time.

Quick Details

Locations
  • Perugia, Italy
Availability
Year(s) OfferedYear RoundTerms Available:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Academic Year
Age Requirement:Varies
Types & Subjects:
  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Art & Fine Arts
  • Art History
  • Arts
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Guidelines:
  • American
  • Canadian
  • European
  • Australian
  • Kiwi
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Recognitions

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Program Reviews

Hear what past participants have to say about the programs

Overall Rating

8.72

Total Reviews

24

I Heart Umbra Institute

by: Chelsea Goodman - United StatesProgram: Build Your Own Semester | Umbra Institute in Italy
9

Overall, my time at the Umbra Institute in Perugia was great! The staff are some of the friendliest, welcoming, and patient people I've met. Their support made the transition to living in Italy quite easy. The living situation was great! Students are housed in apartments in the city center all within a fifteen-minute walk from school. My apartment was very spacious. The academics at Umbra were not too challenging and the professors are all passionate about the classes they teach. Additionally, t...

Life changing experience

by: Hannah Johnson - United StatesProgram: Build Your Own Semester | Umbra Institute in Italy
8

I loved Perugia and getting to experience small town Italy. The umbra institute was very welcoming and helpful. Honestly my classes were a little boring and lack luster but everything else was great. I loved everyone I met. I had the best time getting to know Italian culture and traveling Europe.

Karaoke night with my Italian class

Home Away From Home!

by: Lizzie Camp - United StatesProgram: Build Your Own Semester | Umbra Institute in Italy
9

I loved everything about this program, it really felt like a tight knit community which is what I was hoping for when I applied. You get to know the other abroad students, the faculty, and local Italians very well. I also really got to know the city.

Program Details

Learn all the nitty gritty details you need to know

Locations

  • Perugia, Italy

Types and Subjects

  • Subjects & Courses
  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Art & Fine Arts

Availability

Years Offered: Year Round

Terms Available:
  • Fall
  • Spring

Age Requirement

Age Requirement Varies

Guidelines

  • American
  • Canadian
  • European
  • Australian

Program Cost Includes

  • Tuition & Fees
  • Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
  • Some Program Activity Costs
  • Wifi Costs

Accommodation Options

  • Apartment/Flat
  • Home-stays

Qualifications & Experience

  • University Freshman (1st Year)
  • University Sophomore (2nd Year)
  • University Junior (3rd Year)
  • University Senior (4th Year)

Application Procedures

  • Online Application

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