• understand and challenge the history of “Made in Italy” in fashion and design, from its inception to its modern marketing as handmade, well-crafted items
• challenge rhetorical discourses about mobility, identity, and environmental issues (especially around textile productions, from silk to leather) to address who is contributing to the making of Italian fashion and how those practices may be sustainable
• connect the fashion and garment industry to stories of migration to Italy, especially in the Milan/Lombardy, Northern Italy region around the Alps, including Lake Como.

Milan, Como, Sondrio, Bormio and surrounding villages for day trips/excursions

COM 370 (1.5hrs)

Dr. Alessandra Von Burg
Associate Professor of Communications 
Email: beaslea@wfu.edu
336-758-5405

Double occupancy rooms in a local hotel and/or Bed and Breakfast

NOTE: All students participating in the WFU Lampedusa program are required to live in program-provided housing. Housing accommodations you may have on campus do not automatically transfer to abroad and certain housing accommodations (single rooms and private bathrooms, for example) may not be available.

The resident professor is responsible for the selection of each group based on the following criteria:

*Academic suitability
*Social and emotional maturity
*Seriousness of the student in pursuing the academic and cultural aims of the program

The total cost of a spring short-term study abroad program can be broken down into three categories:

Program Fee – Usually covers room, in-country travel, excursions, some meals and other costs associated with the program.
Airfare (estimated) – Varies per location. Students are responsible for their own airfare unless otherwise noted.
Personal Expenses (estimated) – These will vary depending on the students’ spending habits, cost of living in the destination country, and the number of meals included in the program fee. 

Program Fee – TBD
Airfare (estimated) – TBD
Personal Expenses (estimated) – TBD
Estimated total cost – TBD

Scholarships are available through the Center for Global Programs and Studies.

Passport Information
Students need to check their passport’s expiration date and ensure that it will be valid for at least 6 months after the program’s end date.

Students going on a spring short-term program need to make sure their passport is valid through at least December of the same year.

US passport holders who need to renew their passport should visit the U.S. Department of State’s passport website for information on this process.

Non-US passport holders who need to renew their passport should refer to their home country’s passport office.

Visa Information
If you are a US citizen, you most likely will not require a visa for your spring short-term abroad program. If you do, details will be shared with you by GPS. Non-US passport holders should check with their host country’s embassy or consulate to find out if a visa is required for their program or not.

Dr. Alessandra Von Burg
Associate Professor of Communications 
Email: beaslea@wfu.edu
336-758-5405

Amanda Batten
Study Abroad Advisor
Center for Global Programs and Studies
Phone: (336) 758-3194
Email: battena@wfu.edu