SDSU Winter Global Seminar: January 3 - 15, 2027

Explore the history of science and its connection to art by traveling to Italy, the Cradle of Modern Science and Western Art!

Visit Europe’s oldest universities in Rome, Florence, Bologna, and Padua to see historic dissection theatres, centuries old anatomic wax sculptures, and stand before Galileo’s podium in the very room he lectured!

Explore the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Uffizi, and Bargello, to view Renaissance Masterpieces. Bathe in the spirituality of Assisi, home to Saint Francis, Patron Saint of Italy.

Experience all that Italy has to offer, such as the world’s greatest food, the fountains of Rome, and the canals of Venice!

This 3-unit, Faculty-led Global Seminar meets SDSU’s College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) Area C: Humanities Graduation Requirement, As well as the Weber Honors College Study Abroad Experience for the Honors Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies. 

This course is also open to all SDSU students, regardless of academic major!

This is SDSU's most popular Global Seminar, filling in a few hours!

Registration Opens Fall 2026!