Italy: Viterbo - Intensive Italian Language, History, and the Arts

Name: Italy: Viterbo - Intensive Italian Language, History, and the Arts
Brand: USAC
SKU: 19277
Rating: 4.95 (43 reviews)

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Location

Italy
- Viterbo

Term

Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer

Subject Areas

Cultural Studies History Journalism Political Science Sociology

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Degree Level

Bachelors

Housing

Apartment Dormitory Host Family

Language

English

Last Updated: Sep 25, 2024

Last Reviewed: Mar 14, 2025

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About Program

USAC and Tuscia University in Viterbo, Italy have partnered up, offering an exciting study abroad program for students interested in History, Art, Music, Environmental and Italian Studies. Classes vary slightly depending on the specific term, with all of the specifics easily found on the USAC website.

Viterbo is an ideal destination to study and practice the Italian language and to experience the rich Italian culture away from English-speaking tourist areas. Check out all of the details today by viewing the video below or visiting the USAC website!

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Study Abroad in Viterbo, Italy, with USAC

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Diversity & Inclusion 💙

LGBTQIA+ Support

There are LGBTQIA+ friends, colleagues, and allies throughout the world. However, cultural understanding of gender identity and sexuality does vary from country to country. USAC has compiled a lot of resources to help you through that learning process.

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Accessibility Support

USAC is dedicated to working closely with students with disabilities to ensure the best study abroad experience possible. You may request reasonable accommodations after your initial application is complete. We routinely receive requests for scheduling, material, and environmental accommodations for the classroom setting, which may include assistive technology, scribes and readers, printed material, and interpretation.

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Sustainability

Environmentally-conscious students choose USAC because many of our programs are held in some of the most sustainable countries in the world. There are options to take coursework in sustainability and the environment, as well as field trips and studies where students can leave a lasting impact on their host country.

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Program Highlights

Study history, environmental sciences, art, and journalism while living an authentic Italian experience in a stunning historic, medieval location
Enjoy this affordable university town and its picturesque fountains, palaces, narrow streets, and medieval churches living and learning in direct contact with the local community, their traditions, food, and folklore
Join the many unique field trips to lakes, waterfalls, medieval hill towns as well as the optional field study in Southern Italy and take advantage of the access to beaches, mountains, sailing, horseback
Take advantage of Viterbo’s location: centrally situated between Rome and Florence-with the Mediterranean Sea only an hour away—with access to the international airports in Rome where many low cost airlines make it easy to travel!

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Fun 4.75
Housing 4.65
Safety 5

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Viterbo was the most beautiful town. It felt like home by the end of my program and I still feel homesickness for Viterbo. The program staff were the most helpful people in everything from academics, personal problems, and weekend trip planning. If i could go back I would do it in a heartbeat.

What would you improve about this program?

I wish I had had more opportunities to meet Italian students.

The Dorms that USAC used were outside of the city walls and it was a walk to get back into the city. Though, once you get used to it, it was really enjoyable. I LOVED this city! I'm so glad i got to study there for a semester!

I can't wait to go back with my husband and enjoy the wonderful food and people!! If you want a real taste of Italy, Viterbo is the town!

I initially decided to study abroad in Italy for two reasons. The first was to see the homeland, the country where my parents were born and raised, while the second was to improve my fluency of the language. I could not have made a better decision than attending the Università degli Studi della Tuscia and going to Viterbo. If you want to experience a real Italian life, Viterbo is where you want to choose. You can go to the other much larger and more famous cities, but then you'd also be getting an Americanized version of Italy, the one created for tourists. If that's what you want, you might as well visit any Little Italy that you can find in various cities across the U.S. and save yourself the airfare. Viterbo has everything that you could ever want from excellent and personalized education to caring and helpful USAC staff to a true experience of living in a medieval Italian town. I still remember waking up in the morning and getting ready to start the day while listening Italian life happening outside my window. But then the most wonderful thing happened: the moment I stepped outside my door, I became part of that Italian life. I walked the historic streets, visited the same cafés and restaurants, bought fresh and local food from the daily market, interacted with the locals, never missed a town festival, and most importantly, I made friends with some of the most amazing people I have ever met. Our group shared a bond that summer in Viterbo that no one else knows or can attain. You can have the same thing when you decide to go and I can guarantee that you won't regret it. If I could redo my study abroad choice for that summer, I would choose Viterto all over again, every single time.

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Alumni Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with verified alumni.

Why did you choose this program?

I wanted to go to Italy because I’d never been there before, but I didn’t want to study in Florence like everyone else. My advisor suggested Viterbo because it’s a small city, and I’d be immersed in Italian culture. I think most study abroad programs require students to take language classes at the host university, but USAC offered a special four-semesters-in-one program of Italian, which was amazing. I’m so proud of how much Italian I learned in such a short amount of time.

What did your program provider assist you with, and what did you have to organize on your own?

USAC assisted with EVERYTHING from housing, to volunteer and internship opportunities, to finding SIM cards. They helped so much that some people in my program complained that they babied us, but it was comforting to know we had all the support we needed at all times. Of course, we’d be on our own when we traveled on the weekends, and that’s where I gained any independence while studying abroad.

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What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone going on your program?

In all honesty, there is nothing that could prepare you to study abroad because every experience will be new to you, and I think everyone has their own reason or goal for studying abroad in the first place. Many people who studied in Viterbo, like me, were history majors. Viterbo is an Etruscan stronghold, so you’ll learn a lot about Italy even prior to the Medieval Era. If you’re not knowledgeable of the Etruscans, you might want to do some research on the city beforehand. No matter where you go, you should research your city- the politics, social norms, etc.

What does an average day/week look like as a participant of this program?

The classes are usually for three hours once a week, and many classes are only offered for half the semester. Many people I know took advantage of this opportunity and took most of their classes the first half of the semester, which left them with about one or two days a week of classes for the second half of the semester. These people traveled a lot in the second half of the semester.

Going into your experience abroad, what was your biggest fear, and how did you overcome it? How did your views on the issue change?

I think I was just scared in general to be on my own for four months because I never saw myself as an independent person. I realized, by the time I started traveling to different countries on my own on the weekends, that I could do anything I wanted to, and that I could do anything on my own. I was also afraid of the language barrier, but you won’t be alone in this, most people in your program are in the same boat as you are.

What is your favorite travel memory?

All of my favorite stories came from nightmarish traveling experiences that were overwhelmingly embarrassing at the time. I went to the wrong airport in Frankfurt after Beer Fest, so I booked a random flight to Milan on the spot and was stranded in Milan for a night. I got locked out of my BnB in Cinque Terre. These things happen. You will learn not to panic in these situations.

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About USAC

USAC is a non-profit consortium of U.S. universities that collaborates to offer affordable, academic and authentic study abroad programs. There are abundant opportunities to immerse in the culture, history, and academics of other countries providing an unforgettable experience. Each program is designed to help you grow into an engaged citizen of...