NCSU Florence Study Abroad Program

The Florence Study Abroad program through NC State gives students the opportunity to take courses at Lorenzo de Medici University, located in the heart of Florence. What is good about this University is that concentrates in the humanities. As an NC State student in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, I found it beneficial to study at a university abroad that does embrace the same concentration that I am studying. At LDM, I can take courses in communications that will further my understanding in field and also give me credit towards my degree. I will automatically have to take a history Italian Renaissance Civilization and Culture that will count towards a history credit in the humanities. I can also choose to take another course to fulfill my degree requirements or I can take an interesting course like Italian cooking. 

It is reassuring that I will be able to study abroad in a beautiful and culture rich in history, while still getting credits toward my degree at my home institution. For many of the other programs at NC State, the courses were more geared toward business majors or engineers. This Florence Study abroad program is geared toward people that have an interest in the humanities and social sciences. In the video above, a student from Sweden decided to take an interior design course at LDM. He was so pleased with the program, that he decided to purse a degree in interior design there. This shows that LDM caters to a diverse community, from all different countries around the world. I think it is imperative that as a student, I am in an environment where I am exposed to working with people from different countries. In the future, I will have a career that will probably involve working with people from all different backgrounds and places around the world. Studying abroad will give me a chance to start doing that before I enter into the workforce.