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Program Duration - 4 Weeks
June 1 - June 30, 2012
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Study Abroad in Urbino, Italy
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Come to Italy and Produce Multimedia Stories
on Food, Music, Dance, Religion, Art and More
Students will be on teams creating a web documentary on the town of Urbino, Italy. You'll become immersed in a town and culture by
developing a web documentary or webzine telling the stories of people involved in the life in an Italian town. Past students have produced multimedia stories on food, wine, parenting, athletics, history, tourism, music, traditions, religion, art, design and dance. During this four-week program, students learn
• how to write for the web.
• how to take great digital photos.
• how to shoot and edit quality video.
• the ins and outs of intercultural communication.
• how to work as part of a production team.
You'll work in assigned production teams, using computers, digital cameras and video cameras. Students are required to bring their own laptop computers and digital still cameras. JMU students participate with students from other institutions and are led by a JMU professor who coordinates their involvement during the four weeks. The JMU Summer in Urbino Program is open to all majors at JMU.
The program occurs in cooperation with The Institute for Education in International Media's (ieiMedia) Urbino Program. As part of this program, the Institute provides basic language classes in "survival" Italian. University of Urbino students will work as interpreters for fieldwork.
In the past, students have come from the Iowa State University, Louisiana State University, University of Maryland, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Temple University, Gonzaga University, Loyola University Maryland, San Jose State University, Marquette University, San Diego State University, and Baylor University. In the past we've also had students from Japan, the United Kingdom, Puerto Rico and Trinidad.
Checkout the Facebook Photo Album from 2011
 
Open to All JMU Majors
Students Will Receive SMAD 305 Credit (3 credits)
Section 1 Multimedia Reporting
Students
will study photography, international reporting and video skills and create an online magazine about the community.
Section 2 Magazine Production
Students
will study magazine writing and create a magazine about the community.
Students in both sections will work on skills critical for successful journalism, including the basics of finding and reporting compelling stories with words and images. Students will be coached by a Pulitzer Prize-winning staff in writing and photojournalism as well as online video. They will learn how to navigate as professional journalists in a foreign culture by working with interpreters and crafting ready-to-publish features and news stories.
Contact: Dr. Steve Anderson (anderssd@jmu.edu)
To Apply:
http://www.jmu.edu/international/abroad/jmu_urbino
| Living
Students will live in a newly renovated University of Urbino dorm and will eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in the student cafeteria. Sheets and towels will be provided. Students will share a room, with a private bath, with one other student. |
| The Town
Urbino is a picturesque Renaissance hill town and the capital of the Marche region of central Italy. Although Urbino was a Roman and medieval city, its peak came during the 15th century when Duke Federico da Montefeltro established one of Europe's most illustrious courts. Its impressive Ducal Palace houses one of the most important collections of Renaissance paintings in Italy. Urbino's university is a center for maiolica ceramics, art, and culture. Urbino's historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
| The Region
Le Marche is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It is located in the central area of the country, bordering Emilia-Romagna (the culinary capital of Italy) and the republic of San Marino to the north, Tuscany to the north-west, Umbria to the west, Abruzzo and Lazio to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Except for river valleys and the often very narrow coastal strip, the land is hilly. Adriatic beaches are a mere 23 miles away. |
| The University
The university was founded in 1506, and currently has about 20,000 students, many of whom are from overseas. The university has no central campus as such, and instead occupies numerous buildings throughout the town and in the surrounding countryside. The University of Urbino has traditionally given precedence to studies in the humanities, and is especially renowned for its courses in Italian language. |
JMU Tuition + $4,200 Program Fee
Program fee includes:
- Room
- Board: 3 meals a day in the cafeteria
(Airfare not included) |
PowerPoint Slideshow from Information Session
(QuickTime Movie Format With Music)
PowerPoint Slideshow from Information Session
(PDF Format)
The Urbino Project Website
(Web Documentary Produced by 2011 Students in the Program)
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