Semester in Milan
New for Spring 2024!
Unique Experiences
Visit the Last Supper Painting
created by Leonardo da Vinci in the late 15th century
Shop the Designer Boutiques
that encompass Milan’s high-end fashion reputation
Go to a Calcio Game
Milan’s professional football (soccer) team
80 +
Museums and Galleries in the City
600
Years To Build the Duomo de Milano
200,000
Visitors Attend Fashion Week in Milan
Your Destination
Say hello to Milan, the second-largest city in Italy and the country’s unofficial fashion capital. Home to some of Italy’s major fashion brands, a booming wine industry, the oldest shopping center in the world (the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II), and a thriving international student community, there is plenty to experience and explore in the cosmopolitan city of Milan.
When you study abroad in Milan, you call the Lombardy region of northern Italy home. Here, you’ll have every opportunity to enjoy one of the city’s many study spaces (like University Biblioteca Statale di Milano, the largest academic library in Italy), shop in one of 200+ shops and boutiques, indulge in one of nearly 6,000 restaurants, and so much more while immersing yourself in the local culture. Make Milan your home away from home with CIEE!
CIEE wants all our students to feel welcomed, supported, and empowered to succeed while studying abroad. Local CIEE staff have provided details about conditions and cultural attitudes that students with specific identities might encounter in Milan.
The Culture
Excursions & Activities
- Visit important cultural and historical landmarks in Tuscany, including Florence, Siena or Pisa
- Explore Lake Como, the most beautiful of the northern Italian lakes
- Take excursions to emblematic Italian towns like Bologna or Verona
- Hang out with local students to have an aperitivo or to watch a calcio game
- Give back to the community and volunteer with a local organization
- Participate in a cooking and/or wine-tasting session to complement gastronomy-based courses
- Go on guided visits to Milan’s iconic monuments, like the Duomo or Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Participate in guided visits to some of Milan’s museums and galleries like Pinacoteca di Brera or Museo del Novecento
- Partake in language exchange activities with local students to practice your Italian language skills
Projects
A for-credit internship (in English or in Italian) allows students the opportunity to gain practical work experience in a local company within a variety of industry sectors. In addition to the on-site business experience, students participating in an internship program have a weekly classroom component, which provides academic support to their practical experience.
Directed Independent Research is for qualified students who have demonstrated academic rigor and curiosity toward a particular research topic. Independent research is for credit, and topics will be approved by the CIEE Milan Director and home institution and must reflect a topic that is relevant to Italy.
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Housing & Meals
Housing
CIEE Milan offers diverse housing options to ensure you're comfortable in your home away from home. From shared apartments to residence halls, your accommodation preferences will be met. All housing has direct access to plenty of shopping, supermarkets, restaurants, and public transportation.
Standard Housing: Includes a double room in an apartment or residence hall. Both apartments and residence halls feature furnished double rooms, access to a kitchen and shared common spaces, and are located under 50 minutes from the city center.
Select Housing: Includes a single room in an apartment or residence hall. Both apartments and residence halls feature furnished single rooms, access to a shared kitchen and common spaces, and are located under 50 minutes from the city center. Select housing requires an additional fee.
Select Plus Housing: Includes a single room in an apartment or residence hall. Both apartments and residence halls feature furnished single rooms, access to a shared kitchen and common spaces, and are located under 30 minutes from the city center. Select Plus housing requires an additional fee.
A note: Housing is on a first-come, first-served basis. If we cannot accommodate your first housing choice, we’ll let you know before you arrive.
Meals
Apartments & Residence Halls: Meals not included
Academics
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Affectionately known as Cattolica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is an Italian private research university that was founded in 1921. Its main campus is located in Milan, with satellite campuses in Brescia, Piacenza, Cremona, and Rome. The university is organized into 12 faculties and seven postgraduate schools. In the renowned QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022, Cattolica’s ascendency placed the University in formidable company, with 16 disciplines ranked in the top 300 in the world, or higher. This program offers a range of courses in English at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - International Curriculum Department, where students will learn alongside local and other international students.
Milano Fashion Institute
A non-profit inter-universities institute, Milano Fashion Institute (MFI) connects management, design, and communication to the fashion field. MFI was founded in 2007 by the most important Milanese universities (Politecnico di Milano, Università Bocconi, and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), and institutions (Municipality of Milan, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana). MFI offers master’s programs exclusively, and select courses are open to CIEE undergraduate students.
Course Information
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
International Curriculum courses (all courses listed are 6 ECTS/3 U.S. credits, and typically run in both the fall and spring semesters, unless otherwise specified):
Business and Economics:
- Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship: the Italian Perspective
- Entrepreneurship Lab: Creating a New Business
- Green Management & Sustainability
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Business, Government and the Global Economy (spring only)
- Business, Government and the Global Economy (fall only)
- The Economics of the European integration
- The Globalization of Finance: Managing Returns and Risks
- Business Ethics
- Leadership Coaching: Bringing Potential to the Stage of Work
- The Human Side of Business
- Diversity at Work: Working Better by Working Together
International Relations:
- The European Union in the World: Crisis or Transformation?
- International Relations and the Middle East: A Comparative European Perspective
Italian Culture: Literature, Theater, Cinema, Music, Philosophy, and History:
- Methods of Illusion: la Mise-en-scéne from Drama to Fiction and Visual Arts
- Writers & Paintings, Words and Colours: Italy and the Arts (spring only)
- Creative Italian Storytelling: from Literature to Cinema to other Forms of Fiction
- Drama: "The Word to the Action" in the Italian Commedia dell'Arte
- The Discovery of Italy through its Culinary Traditions
- A Mafia Story: Its Representation in Literature, Cinema and Television
- The Female Character in Italian Contemporary Literature and Culture (fall only)
- Italy, a Country to Savor
- The Italian Foods of the Future
Fashion and Design:
- Fashion Images and the City of Milan. A Sociological Perspective on Modern Italian Fashion
- What is Design? The Fundamentals of an Italian Industry (spring only)
- The Fashion Market: Structure, Players and Success Factors
- Luxury Business Insights
- A Fashion Brand: from Line Creation to Market Placement. A case study
- Managing Sustainability in Fashion and Luxury
- Fashion and Gender: an Ever-changing Relationship (spring only)
- Made in Italy: Shaping Italian Lifestyle through Fashion and Food (fall only)
Media and Communications:
- Federico Fellini and Contemporary Italian Cinema
- Digital Journalism and Digital Media in Italy
- Publishing, Publicity and Cultural Journalism
- "Green is the New Black": Asset and Appeal of the Value "Environment" in Global Business Communication (fall only)
- Television, Advertising, Music: The Italian Approach to the Media
- From Strategy to Effective Presentations - Methodologies to Write and Present Convincing and Engaging Communications
- "Luxury for Sustainability": How Values Meet and Cross in Corporate and Brand Communication (spring only)
- Personal Marketing Performance skills at work
- What Makes Us Global? Cultural Interconnectedness Effective Management
- A Sensorial Journey Towards Intercultural Competences
Sociology, Psychology, and Law:
- Are Individuals the Same in the East and West? Cultural Differences in Social Psychological Processes - spring only
- Discovering the Mystery of the Ordinary Life. Social Psychology in Action (fall only)
- Roman Law and Common Law. Two Jurisprudential Traditions in Comparison (spring only)
- Human Strengths and Well-being (spring only)
Milano Fashion Institute (MFI)
Spring only
MFI courses are master’s degree courses (they will be transcripted as undergraduate courses at CIEE). They bear a varied number of credits based on contact hours. Credits listed below are U.S. semester credits:
- Fashion Business Models (1 credit; 20 contact hours)
- Fashion Research Methods & Trends (2 credits; 30 contact hours)
- Italian Fashion System (1 credit; 20 contact hours)
- Fashion Marketing & Brand Management (2 credits; 30 contact hours)
- Brand & Lifestyle Management: Brand Development Process: Lifestyle management (1 credit; 20 contact hours)
- Brand & Business Management: Fashion Business Management (1 credit; 20 contact hours)
- Brand & Business Management: Fashion Branding Strategies (1 credit; 18 contact hours)
- Brand & Communication Management: Brand & Communication Strategies (1.5 credits; 26 contact hours)
- Product Sustainability Management: CSR Communication (2 credits; 28 contact hours)
Academic Projects
Business, Economics, Management, and Marketing
Social Sciences
Agriculture
Languages and Cultural Studies
Visual and Performing Arts
Natural Resources, Conservation, and the Environment
Note: This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract between CIEE and any applicant, student, institution, or other party. The courses, as described, may be subject to change as a result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Courses may be canceled due to insufficient enrollment.
"(GI)" denotes courses that originated at CIEE's Global Institutes and that are offered at multiple CIEE sites.
Scholarships & Grants
CIEE offers scholarships and grants annually to help students like you make your study abroad dream a reality.
Students who apply to this program are eligible for the following scholarships and grants:
- Ping Scholarships for Academic Excellence
- CIEE Gilman Go Global Grant
- MSI Grant
- Trailblazer Grant
To be considered, submit the CIEE Scholarships & Grants application within your CIEE program application.
Dates & Fees
You get more for every dollar when you study abroad with CIEE, because our high-quality programs include everything from excursions to insurance. There are no hidden charges, and no disappointing surprises when you arrive.
*Dates for this program are provided as tentative dates. Please consult with your study abroad advisor to confirm dates before purchasing your flights.
To help you budget, keep in mind that students are responsible for the cost of international airfare, local transportation, books and supplies, visas, and personal expenses. In addition, your college or university may charge additional fees for study abroad, or may require you to receive a transcript via CIEE's School of Record, which carries an additional fee of $500.
Program Fees
CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.
Participation Confirmation = $300
Educational Costs = $14,456*
Housing = $6,000
Insurance = $194
Total Fees = $20,950Estimated Costs
Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.
Meals not included in program fee = $1,160†
International Airfare = $1,250††
Local Transportation = $240
Books & Supplies = $150
Visa Fees = $60†††
Potential travel to consulate for visa = $500††††
Personal expenses = $250†††††
Total Costs = $3,610Optional Housing
CIEE accommodation options are detailed in the Housing section. Based on availability, Select or Select Plus Housing can be chosen during the application process for an additional fee:
Select Housing Fee = $750^
Select Plus Housing Fee = $1,500^^
Financial Aid
CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.
*direct cost of education charged uniformly to all students
†For groceries if you plan on making your own meals, budget more money if you plan on eating out regularly.
††round-trip based on U.S. East Coast departure
†††Full-semester students only. To be paid at Italian consulate in US
††††If no consulate in your home area
†††††$100 emergency fund + cell phone expense + toiletries
^first-come, first serve, based on availability
^^first-come, first serve, based on availability
Program Fees
CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.
Participation Confirmation = $300
Educational Costs = $14,456*
Housing = $6,000
Insurance = $194
Total Fees = $20,950Estimated Costs
Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.
Meals not included in program fee = $1,160†
International Airfare = $1,250††
Local Transportation = $240
Books & Supplies = $150
Visa Fees = $60†††
Potential travel to consulate for visa = $500††††
Personal expenses = $250†††††
Total Costs = $3,610Financial Aid
CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.
*direct cost of education charged uniformly to all students
†For groceries if you plan on making your own meals, budget more money if you plan on eating out regularly.
††round-trip based on U.S. East Coast departure
†††Full-semester students only. To be paid at Italian consulate in US
††††If no consulate in your home area
†††††$100 emergency fund + cell phone expense + toiletries
What's Included
Tuition
Housing
Pre-departure Advising
Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
Orientation
Introduction to your program plus practical information about living in your host city
On-site Staff
Full-time program leadership and support in your city
Cultural and/or Co-curricular Activities
Excursions and/or Study Tours
Travel Protection
CIEE iNext travel protection
24/7 emergency on-site support
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