FSU - Department of Communication

Paderno del Grappa, Italy (near Venice)

Semester or Summer in Communication

Program Information - Eligibility - Housing - Scholarships - Dates & Fees - Links - Courses

Program Information

International study is becoming an increasingly important part of undergraduate education. Immersion in another culture provides an inquiry-driven introduction to different perspectives, cultures and histories, as well as a valuable background for working in the global economy.

The CIMBA program in Paderno del Grappy provides an innovative learning environment to better prepare today's young professionals for the global marketplace. As a consortium of U.S. public universities, CIMBA draws from the brightest and best. A combination of traditional classroom lecturing and activities, guest speakers, company visits, excursions and travel breaks CIMBA focuses on improving the whole person through Mind-based Performance (knowledge, process, leadership). Located within less than an hour from Venice, Italy, in the thriving Veneto region, the CIMBA Italy program provides an experience that students will treasure for the rest of their lives. Student Testimonials

Eligibility
This program is open to undergraduate students of all majors, though it is particularly geared toward students majoring or minoring in Communication or Business.

For a semester program, students must have completed at least 45 credits before leaving at an overall GPA of about 2.75 or higher. For detailed admissions and elibigility requirements for the regular semester, click here.

For a summer session, students must have completed at least 60 credits before leaving at an overall GPA of at least 3.0. For detailed admissions and elibigility requirements for the summer semester, click here.

Housing
Students stay in furnished dormitories (single or double) on the CIMBA campus. CIMBA shares space with the Istituto Fillipin, a prestigious Italian prep school. The small but beautiful campus used to be a monastery.

Scholarship Opportunity

CIMBA offers small scholarships ranging from $100 - $2,500 depending on fund availability and number of applicants. For more information, click here. You can also work as a resident advisor and receive a cost reduction. This program is referred to as an "internship" but should not be confused with an internship opportunity in a business. For more information click here.

Please be sure to read the program's website at http://www.cimbaitaly.com. For undergraduate students, easiest navigation is to click on "Undergraduate Program" in the middle of the first page. Then, use the links at the top (Semester Program or Summer Program) to find appropriate information.

Dates & Fees

Spring 2007

January 21 - April 27, 2007 (14 weeks) $12,085 Apply Online

Summer 2007

May 21 - June 15, 2007 (4 weeks) $4,755 Apply Online

Fall 2007

September 3 - December 7, 2007 (14 weeks) $12,085 Apply Online

The dates indicate the required date of arrival until the morning of the program's last day. All dates and fees are subject to change.

Fee Information

Fee includes: all registration and instructional costs for up to 18 undergraduate credit hours during the regular semester, or up to six credit hours during the summer session. Fees also include books; housing; 3 meals a day; program social/cultural excursions and activities; full-time academic and administrative support; nurse on campus; many course-specific field trips; laundry tokens; cleaning service; local bus pass.

Not included: round-trip international airfare; passport; personal travel/activity/spending money.

Links

U.S. Embassy in Rome

CIMBA Italy Program Website

Venice & the Veneto Region

Fall 2006 - CIMBA on Facebook

Course Offerings

For semester course descriptions, click here. For summer course descriptions, click here. All courses are subject to change.
Contact the Communication Advising Center or Dr. Ulla Bunz to ask about transferring Communication and Journalism courses. Contact Dr. Gary Knight in the College of Business to ask about transferring Business courses.

Note that courses may be listed as Journalism courses here, but will transfer as Communication credits and cannot be applied toward a Journalism minor unless the student reaches an individual agreement with FAMU.

If you are interested in exploring the possibility of taking graduate level classes on this program, please contact CIMBA directly. Only MBA courses are offered and only during the summer.

Course Title
Credits
Sp07
Su07
F07
JOUR Ethics & the Media
3
x
JOUR International Marketing Communication
3
x
JOUR Principles of Public Relations
3
x
JOUR Message Development
3
x
JOUR Narrative Journalism
3
JOUR Magazine Publishing
3
JOUR Travel Writing
3
JOUR Principles in Advertising
3
    
x
JOUR Principles of Broadcasting, Cable, and New Technology
3
    
x
JOUR Special Projects in Photo Editing
3
    
x
COMS Communication and Gender
3
    
x
COMS Effective Business Communication
3
x
x
COMS Communication & Trust in Organizations
3
x
COMS Persuasive Campaigns
3
x
COMS Communication & Culture
3
x
x
COMS Communication & Change
3
x
COMS Problem Solving, Decision Making and Communication
3
x
  Marketing
3
x
x
  Global Marketing
3
x
x
x
  The Global Consumer
3
x
x
  International Human Resource Management
3
x
  Marketing Elective
3
x
  Introduction to Internation Business
3
x
  Organizational Behavior
3
x
x
  Business Policy & Strategy
3
x
x
  Business, Culture & Society
3
x
x
  European Cultural Studies
3
x
  Legal Aspects of Business
3
x
x
x
  Global Entrepreneurship
3
x
x
  Intro to Information Systems
3
x
x
  Statistics
3
x
x
  Mgmt Science/Operations Mgmt
3
x
x
  Finance
3
x
x
x
  International Finance
3
x
  Corporate Finance
3
x
  Auditing
3
x
  International Trade
3
x
  European Accounting Practices
3
x
  Managerial Accounting I
3
x
x
  Managerial Accounting II
3
x
x
  Financial Accounting II
3
x
x
  Principles of Macroeconomics
3
x
x
  Managerial Economics
3
x
  Economics Electives
3
x
x
  Property Investing and Acquisition
3
    
x
  Money and Banking
3
    
x
  Business, Culture and Society: Western Europe
3
    
x
  Elementary Italian I
3
x
x
  Elementary Conversational Italian I
3
x
x
  Upper level Italian offered if sufficient demand
3