Courses Offered by SRISA:
All SRISA courses follow the US grading and credit system and are accredited through Maryville University St. Louis. All courses are taught in English with the exception of upper-level Italian classes.
For Semester Specific Course Lists:
SRISA Course Catalog:
Fine Arts Department
3D and 4D
- Advanced Studio Practices: Sculpture
- Fibers in Art
- Installation Art
- Introduction to Sculpture
- New Genres: Installation, Performance, New Media, and Site Specificity
- Performance Art
- Sculpture: The Medium is the Message
- The Book as Object and Artifact
- Video and Sound Art
Painting and Drawing
- Advanced Studio Practices: Drawing
- Advanced Studio Practices: Painting
- Beginning Painting
- Drawing Florence
- Drawing I
- Drawing II
- Drawing in the Expanded Field
- Figure Drawing
- Painting Florence
- Painting II
- Painting III
- Renaissance Drawing and Painting Techniques
- Renaissance Drawing Techniques
- Renaissance Painting Techniques
- The Florentine Sketchbook: Exploring Florence Through Art
Photography
- Advanced Photography
- Advanced Photography: Analog and Digital Photography
- Advanced Studio Practices: Photography
- Digital Photography
- Discovering Florence Through Photography
- Discovering Florence Through Photography: Digital
- Experimental Photography
- Florence by Night: Light Painting and Stop Motion Digital Photography
- History of Photography: A Hands-on Approach
- Independent Project Photography
- Introduction to Photography: Analog and Digital Photography
Printmaking and Book Arts
- Advanced Book Arts
- Book Arts
- History of the Book: A Hands-on Approach
- Monotype Printmaking
- Printmaking and the Book
- Printmaking I
- Printmaking II
- Printmaking: Concept and Process
- Printmaking: Expanding the Matrix
- Serigraphy
- The Artist Book
- The Book as Object and Artifact
Special Programs Fine Arts
Liberal Arts Department
Art History
- Aesthetics of Performance Art
- Archaeology and Art of Ancient Italy (ISI)
- Art and Politics
- Art History: The Cinquecento
- Art History: The Italian Renaissance
- Art History: The Quattrocento
- Art Now: Contemporary Trends in Europe
- Curatorial Practices
- Feminism in Art
- Florentine Mannerism
- History of Contemporary Art
- History of Italian Design (ISI)
- History of Photography: A Hands-on Approach
- History of the Book: A Hands-on Approach
- Italian Architecture: Romanesque to Gothic
- Michelangelo, Bernini, and Caravaggio
- Neuroesthetics: Creativity and the Brain
- Romanesque to Gothic: Art in Tuscany
- Twentieth Century Italian Art
Childhood and Art Education
- Childhood Education: Teaching & Multicultural Competence (ISI)
- Place Based Learning and Art Education
- Teaching Methodologies: Introduction to Education in Italy, from Montessori to Reggio Emilia
Communications
- Brand Promotion in the Digital Environment
- Intercultural Communications (ISI)
- New Media Communication: Marketing and Social Media
- Public Speaking: Communication Skills for Artists, Designers and Professionals
Gender Studies
History
- Ancient Roman and Etruscan Civilizations
- Ancient Roman History
- Ancient Rome: Civilization and Legacy (ISI)
- Archaeology and Art of Ancient Italy (ISI)
- Florence: The Story of the City (ISI)
- History and Politics of Modern Italy: Twentieth Century (ISI)
- History of Florence
- History of Italian Mafia
- History of Mafia and Global Crime (ISI)
- History of Medieval and Renaissance Florence
- History of Modern Italy
- History of Psychology and Psychoanalysis
- History of Science from the 13th to the 18th Century (ISI)
- History of the Jews in Italy: Renaissance to the Present (ISI)
- Italians Abroad: History of Italian Migration, 1861 to Present
- Mafia and the Italian Sociopolitical Controversy
- The Scientific Revolution (ISI)
- Women's History and Gender Equality Policies (ISI)
Italian Language
- Italian I
- Italian II
- Italian III
- Italian IV: Italian Culture and Advanced Language
- Qui si parla Italiano! Italian Conversation (Beginning Only)
Italian Studies
- Exploring Florence: Italian Culture and Sustainable Living
- Florence Neighborhoods: Discovering Culture and Lifestyle
- Food as Culture: Italian Cooking and Culinary Culture
- History of Italian Fashion
- History of Italian Opera
- Italian American Film: FF Coppola and Martin Scorsese
- Italian Cinema: 1942 to Present
- Landscape as Monument: Nature and Gardens through the Ages
- Teaching Methodologies: Introduction to Education in Italy, from Montessori to Reggio Emilia
- Viticulture: The Science of Wine
Literature and Writing
- 14th Century Italian Literature: Dante, Bocaccio, Petrarca
- Contemporary Italian Literature
- Creative Writing
- Dante’s Inferno
- English Literature: Florence and the Grand Tour
- Travel Writing Workshop
Marketing and Business
- Brand Management: Made in Italy (ISI)
- Brand Promotion in the Digital Environment
- Family Business in Italy (ISI)
- Marketing: The Italian Wine Industry
- The Business of Art: the Economics and Management of Culture (ISI)
Political Science and Economics
- Contemporary Italy: Literature, Cinema, Politics, and Culture
- Italian Politics and Government
- The Economic History of Europe
- The European Union (ISI)
- Women's History and Gender Equality Policies (ISI)
Psychology and Sociology
- Abnormal Psychology (ISI)
- Addiction: from Theory to Treatment (ISI)
- Behavioral Science: the Art of Persuasion (ISI)
- Clothing and Society
- Cross-Cultural Psychology (ISI)
- Diversity in Italy (ISI)
- Florence Neighborhoods: Discovering Culture and Lifestyle
- Forensic Psychology (ISI)
- History of Psychology and Psychoanalysis
- Identity and Culture in Italy: A Comparative Approach (ISI)
- Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations
Science and Mathematics
- Electricity and Magnatism Lab (ISI)
- Experimental Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (ISI)
- Function and Development of Organisms (ISI)
- Mathamatical Methods for Physics II (ISI)
- Modern Physics (ISI)
- Organic Chemistry II (ISI)
Special Programs Liberal Arts
Design Department
Architecture and Interior Design
- Advanced Interior Design Studio: Contemporary Design in an Historical Setting
- Architecture Design Studio V (ISI)
- Architecture Design Studio VI (ISI)
- Architecture in Italy: History and Preservation (ISI)
- Feng Shui and Holistic Design
- History of Interiors
- History of Italian Design (ISI)
- Interior Design: Small Spaces Studio
- Landscape Architecture: The Villa and the Garden (ISI)
- Landscape as Monument: Nature and Gardens through the Ages
- Material, Light, and Surface
- Sketchbook Studies: Italian Architecture and Interiors
- Urban Florence: Traveling Across Layers (ISI)
Communication Design
- Branding Design
- Design and Social Movements in History
- Florence Type-ologies
- Graphic Design for Artists: Photoshop(c), InDesign(c) and Illustrator (c)
- Graphic Design Studio
- Graphic Design: Florence, Signs of the City
- Illustration Studio: From the Verbal to the Visual
- Interactive Media Design
- Self Promotion and Portfolio
- Sustainable Print Design
- Typography
Fashion Design
- Advanced Fashion Illustration I
- Advanced Fashion Illustration II
- Advanced Patternmaking and Tailoring
- Clothing and Society
- Creative Accessories Design
- Design Studio: Re-Fashion
- Fashion Design Studio: Illustration and Construction
- Fashion Illustration I
- Fashion Illustration II
- Fashion Studio: Advanced Draping
- Fashion Studio: Knits and Wovens
- Fashion Studio: Menswear
- Garment Construction I
- Garment Construction II
- History of Italian Fashion
- Patternmaking
- Sustainable Clothing and Ethical Fashion
- The Italian Fashion Industry
Fashion Merchandising
- Fashion Branding
- Fashion Product Development
- Fashion Promotion and Show Production
- Import/Export within the Fashion Industry
- Introduction to Fashion Buying
- Introduction to Fashion Merchandising
- Luxury Fashion
- Textiles for the Fashion Industry
- Trends Forecasting for the Fashion Industry