Courses & Schedule

The courses in Italy are designed to give Graduate Students an intercultural learning experience that combines an immersion into Intercultural Communication, Italian and multi-media communication skills.

Students who have completed the International and Intercultural Course Sequence (12 credits required):
6 credits of this curriculum are taken in Italy and the additional 6 credits can be taken at the Gonzaga campus in Spokane, Washington or online in any location in the world.

Courses

Cultural Immersion classes in Italy (6 credits required):

• COML 506 - Intercultural & International Communication (3 credits) or
• COML 513 - Advanced Topics in Communication: International Media and Culture (3 credits) or
• COML 517 - Communication Practicum in Multi-Media (3 credits)

Online or campus-based classes for completion of International Media Certificate:

• COML 508 - Theorizing Communication (3 credits)
• COML 509 - Social Dynamics of Communication Technologies (3 credits)

Schedule

Class schedules vary, but are generally planned for Monday to Thursday, allowing independent travel on weekends.

A typical class day:

• Class sessions - 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
• Caffe discussions - 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
• Class sessions II - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
• Lunch & Pausa - 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
• Lab and Field work - 2:30 - 6:00 p.m.