The ACM London & Florence Program offers an interdisciplinary panorama of the arts and history. Focused on a variety of artistic media -- architecture, painting, sculpture, literature, and theatre -- the program enables students to observe art in its social context and political purpose.
While both London and Florence are Renaissance capitals, their evolution and history have produced dramatically different styles. By studying in and exploring the two cities, students learn how architecture, painting, and sculpture reflect and influence cultural and political values. Each city becomes a living laboratory, a text for the courses.
Students spend eight weeks in each city, with a one-week break between the two segments of the program for independent travel.
London and Florence are contrasting cities in the pace at which they move, the way they feel and what they have to offer. The program’s courses reflect those contrasts in how they are taught, the kind of work required, and how they use the environment.
At the two sites, students explore the arts in lively and differing approaches, and profit from embracing the varied styles of learning that the cities present. The courses offered in each city reflect the special interests and expertise of the instructors, and are designed to make full use of the unique cultural strengths of the local environment. Since classroom instruction is closely integrated with a variety of out-of-class activities, students must participate in all courses.
Application deadlines
October 15, 2008
Spring 2009 semester
March 15, 2009
Spring 2010 semester early application date
Do I need to apply early?
The early application date is available for students whose college requires that all off-campus study applications for the entire upcoming academic year must be completed the prior spring semester. If your college does not require a spring decision for programs the following spring, you may simply apply by the regular application deadline.
October 15, 2009
Spring 2010 semester
While preference will be given to students who have met the application deadline, late applications may be accepted on a space-available basis.
If the application deadline has passed and you are still interested in applying for a program, please submit your application immediately and contact the ACM Office.
Program contacts
Amanda Dooley
Program Associate
205 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 220
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312.263.5000
Fax: 312.263.5879
adooley@acm.edu
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