Academics
Educational Experience
Marist鈥檚 Branch Campus is located in the center of the beautiful Tuscan city Florence. It is an amazing place to live and learn. Florence has been a source of inspiration for many visitors, and continues to be a leading destination for artists and thinkers around the world.
Why Florence?
- It is the second largest study abroad destination for English speaking students
- Florence is a living learning environment
- It is a global city with a small-town community feel
- Florence offers convenient access to the rest of western Europe
- It is the birth place of the Renaissance
Breadth of educational opportunities
Offering a wide range of Bachelor鈥檚 degrees, as well as once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, Florence is an ideal location for Marist students to learn by living and experiencing entirely new cultures. Art students in Florence have the opportunity to view great works of art in their original location and grasp the original context. Italy is rich with fashion history, an advantage which our students and faculty actively utilize whenever possible. All of the programs offered at Marist鈥檚 branch campus are designed to build on the unique strengths of Florence and to treat the city and cultures as extensions of the classroom.
A mecca for global learning
While Florence on its own is an incredibly student-friendly environment, Marist and the LdM Institute work to put students in contact with cutting-edge opportunities. Through the Italy campus, students may travel to a trade fair on sustainability in Verona or a jewelry fair in Arezzo; it is because of these immersive educational experiences and a gained international perspective that employers respond as positively as they do to the resum茅s of our Florence students.
Dedicated faculty
At Marist-Italy, approximately 150 dedicated and qualified professors from Italy and all over the world teach over 400 different courses. While the majority of the faculty is of Italian nationality, the international flavor of the Institute is reflected in the appointment of instructors representing a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds.