Italy: Awesome Past Review
By John N (HISTORY., The University of Texas at Austin) for
IES Abroad: Milan - Study Abroad With IES Abroad
Yes I had a great time living in Italy and learned a lot
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Everyone over there was always happy and willing to help with any problems. No negative aspects of the staff |
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Milan seemed very safe at all times |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | No |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Nothing |
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We could practice with other students and they provided people to practice with from outside the institution. I used Italian everyday but people spoke enough English that we could always communicate in one of the two languages. |
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Other Program Information
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Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
International Financial Markets |
| Course Department: | FI 330 |
| Instructor: | Maria Gabriella Coltro |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Good course. The teacher studied in America for a few years so it was designed very similarly to an American class. She was also really nice |
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The Great Age of Italian Cities |
| Course Department: | HIS 311 |
| Instructor: | Sante Maletta |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Interesting course and the professor was really nice and helpful and seemed to care about the success of the students |
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Multicultural Italy: Religion, Politics, and Ethnicities in the 'Bel Paese' |
| Course Department: | PH 331 |
| Instructor: | Sante Maletta |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Same as above |
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Total Business Communication |
| Course Department: | IB 350 |
| Instructor: | Edoardo Teodoro Brioschi |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Interesting course to see from an Italian professors perspective. We also got to take some cool field trips |
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