The deadline for this program has passed. Please contact the faculty director to inquire about future program offerings.
Description
In this program, you will be enrolled in a spring semester course with students on various linguistic tracks at RIT and then travel to your target linguistic destination for 1-2 weeks in the summer term to learn how language, culture, and entrepreneurial thinking can help address the world's sustainability challenges. You will learn how to discover, evaluate, and enact opportunities in multiple linguistic, cultural, and national contexts in order to create goods and services.
During the travel portion of the course, you will travel to Italy and meet with international entrepreneurs, businesses, and incubators to learn how they create and operate a business. You will also engage in the local culture by practicing your linguistic skills and participating in various cultural excursions and activities.
While in Genova, you will attend the RIT in Genova: 20 Years of Internships" Day long Career Fair and Celebration.
Program Details
• Term: Spring course/summer travel
• Location: Italy (Rome, Genoa, Milan, Torino)
• Travel Dates (Travel dates are subject to change. Do not make travel plans until you are accepted to the program and receive instructions to make travel arrangements from the professor):
o Date of U.S. Departure: 5/23/24
o Date of In Country Arrival: 5/24/24
o Date of Host Country Departure: 6/3/24
• Faculty-director: Elisabetta D'Amanda, exdgla@rit.edu
• Cost: Student budget worksheet - outlines all program costs. Take a copy of the budget worksheet to a meeting with RIT financial aid to determine how your aid may apply
• Application deadline: Sunday, October 15 2023 at 11:59PM
Course Details
Course:
MLST 449 Language and Culture for International Entrepreneurship (CLA)
OR
MGMT 489 Language and Culture for International Entrepreneurship (SCB)
Total Credits: 3 (Must complete Rochester campus AND travel portion)
Term credits earned: Spring: Students will receive an incomplete grade until travel portion is successfully completed.
Pre-requisites: MLIT202 is Beginning Italian 2 (by Spring 2024) or equivalent as determined by RIT Language Placement Exam. If you need to take a Language Placement Exam, this must be completed by the application deadline (October 15, 2023), please follow this link for more information about how to take the exam: https://www.rit.edu/liberalarts/language-placement-exam
Course meeting days/times: Fridays, 10:00-11:50AM
Credits may count towards Major Elective, Minor, Immersion, Free Elective, GE Elective (Only for MLST 449 course).
Applicants should discuss with their academic advisor how credits will count towards their degree program. Note: the CLA course will count as a culture course toward the respective immersion/minor, but not as a language course.
Program open to graduate students: No
Special Considerations
As with all international travel, we strongly encourage you to visit the U.S. Department of State website to learn more about risks associated with this location and recommended safety precautions prior to making a decision to participate.
- Unpredictable walking conditions due to old architecture in Italy
If you are concerned about these components of the program, please contact the faculty member and/or RIT Global. We will make efforts to accommodate or identify alternative plans.
Additional application components required for this program
• Interview
The faculty director(s) will reach out to applicants to complete these components either during the application process or after the application deadline.
Program Eligibility
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Year Levels
• Have a minimum 2.5 GPA (students under the minimum GPA may be considered on case-by-case basis)
• Meet the language pre-requisite or equivalent determined by the RIT Language Placement Exam
All students who study abroad must:
• Have a clear conduct record with RIT
• Be an RIT matriculated student at the time of the program
• Have a valid passport at the time of travel
• Be able to obtain any necessary visa documents on your own.
• Have no financial holds on your RIT eServices account at the time of your program acceptance/confirmation
Please note that you cannot audit study abroad courses.
Program Cost
Most study abroad programs typically charge tuition, a program fee to cover housing and program excursions, and out-of-pocket expenses such as your flight, food and spending money. A student budget worksheet that outlines all program costs is available here. Once you receive the budget worksheet, you must take it to an appointment with your financial aid advisor to determine if/how your aid might apply. Please see your financial aid advisor PRIOR to the application deadline so that when acceptance decisions are made, you already know if you have appropriate finances available.
Scholarships
Scholarship funding for study abroad is available!
• Click the following links to learn more about RIT Scholarships and National Scholarships
• Keep in mind that scholarship deadlines are often early, so it's best to investigate these at the start of your application process.
• The Education Abroad office can provide feedback on your scholarship essays to make sure they are competitive (email global@rit.edu).
• Search for additional scholarships at fellowships.rit.edu
Remember to start applying for scholarships early in the application process!
To Apply:
1) View this short video to understand all the application steps - Faculty-Led Programs: Student Application Steps
2) Use the Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program Checklist to make sure you are completing all the application steps
3) Start an application by clicking the "Apply" button for the appropriate term below.
You should have a pending application in the Compass at the time of the deadline to be considered for acceptance into the program. A couple of weeks after the application deadline you will receive an email regarding your acceptance. You will typically have one week from the time of your acceptance to confirm your participation in the program, at which time the Education Abroad office will bill your RIT eServices account with a non-refundable deposit.
Additional considerations when applying to this program:
• If you require Access Services support for this program, please contact Anglea Hauser (abhdis@ntid.rit.edu) as soon as possible to discuss your needs.
• Please note that the overseas portion of the course takes place in the first few weeks of the summer term. Students will receive an Incomplete at the end of spring term until the successful completion of the overseas portion and required reflection activities are completed. This means that if you are planning to graduate in May 2024, your certification for graduation could be delayed until the end of summer.
• If you are on tuition waiver or exchange (parents are RIT employees, etc.) let the Education Abroad office know because it may affect your tuition costs.
• If you plan to receive financial aid for this program, it will pay out in the term you are receiving the credits, not necessarily the term of travel if those terms are different.
