Humanities, Social Sciences and Business

The exploration of Italy’s unique history and culture will highlight the roots of its key role today in the European Union.

The Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Business offers students an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of many aspects of Italian and European society. A wide variety of courses are taught in numerous disciplines from anthropology to political science, from literature to management, from history to sociology, philosophy, drama, and religion.

As varied as the curriculum is, all courses share a common goal: to expose students to the changing face of contemporary Italy and Europe, providing them with the tools necessary to understand the context in which they will be living and studying. The exploration of Italy’s unique history and culture will highlight the roots of its key role today in the European Union. Students will thus be able to appreciate the challenges Italian society currently faces as the impact of globalization transforms it at a pace unprecedented in its long past.

Through select academic internships with local businesses, museums, and other public and private institutions, students can gain first-hand exposure to the complexity of Italy’s – and Florence’s - social and cultural fabric, as they integrate this “learn-by-doing” component into their educational experience.

The Department also incorporates a Women's and Gender Studies Focus. This curricular cluster of courses centers on the condition of women and gender relations in Italy and Europe from the late middle ages to the present day, thus offering students an opportunity for a context-specific and comparative perspective.

The Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Business boasts a teaching faculty composed of active scholars of international repute, whose courses provide a forum to share and discuss with students the latest research in their respective fields.

Courses Offered	Field Studies	Internships
Faculty	Women's & Gender Studies