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Discover with WorldStrides: Renaissance to Riveria at Florence University of the Arts (Outgoing Program) Print  Save  Share
  • Locations: Florence, Italy
  • Program Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: WorldStrides 
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2026 11/01/2025 ** Rolling Admission 01/22/2025 05/09/2025

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Program Type: Program Provider Areas of Study: Advertising, Art, Art History, Biology, Business, Communication, Economics, Entrepreneurship, European Studies, International Business, Italian, Italian Language & Literature, Marketing
Minimum Class Standing: Freshman, Junior, Senior, Sophomore GPA Requirement: 2.75
Language of Instruction: English, Italian Housing Options: Apartment
Program Description:
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Rennaisance to Riveria

Split your semester between Florence, a city steeped in art, architecture, and innovation, and La Spezia, a colorful coastal town along the Italian Riviera. This multi-city program allows you to explore the cultural and regional diversity of Italy while earning credit through a hands-on curriculum.

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Program highlights

  • Choose from courses in liberal arts, Italian studies, and business while engaging with local communities and participating in real-world learning

  • Courses emphasize experiential learning, with opportunities for internships, fieldwork, project-based assignments, and engagement with local communities

  • The La Spezia branch campus provides you with the opportunity to study in a vibrant port city known for its rich cultural heritage

  • FUA in Florence is located along the Arno River and offers a modern, hands-on learning environment in the heart of Italy

  • Whether you're in a cooking workshop in Florence or studying coastal sustainability in La Spezia, this program helps you apply classroom learning in meaningful, real-world contexts

Discover Florence + La Spezia & Cinque Terre

Scholarships and financial aid

Each year we award more than $1 million in need- and merit-based scholarships.

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How to get started

  1. Reach out to our team and program alumni to learn more.

  2. Meet with your study abroad office.

  3. Submit your applications through your university and WorldStrides.

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Meet Rachel C.

"This was my first time in Europe. I ended up having so much fun in my classes abroad, and with my new friends, that I am now inspired to help others through the study abroad process. I think that my program did an amazing job at pairing me up with girls that are like me, which made living with strangers a lot smoother."

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WorldStrides has helped students have life-changing experiences abroad for over 40 years. Now it's your turn! Formerly known as International Studies Abroad (ISA) and The Education Abroad Network (TEAN), WorldStrides provides high-quality semester, summer, and year-long study abroad programs, internships, research, and experiential-learning opportunities with full-service support from expert staff located around the world. We even offer scholarships, grants and discounts to make going abroad a reality for all students. Let us help you get started. Our team is ready when you are!