Located in the southern Italian city of Sorrento, Sant’Anna Institute places students steps from the city center. Classrooms and residence halls are housed in a historic building sitting on cliffs, overlooking the fishing village of Marina Grande. The small, intimate nature of this program allows students to fully immerse themselves in Italian life and culture.
Students can enroll in courses across language, art, archaeology, literature, social studies, business, natural sciences, and liberal arts, while incorporating language development and cultural immersion inside and outside the classroom.
Sant’Anna Institute offers a wide range of disciplines from Italian studies to social and natural sciences, from classical studies to business and management, from arts and humanities to health sciences. Students typically take 12 to 15 credits and are encouraged to take at least one Italian course (all levels available), with all other courses taught in English. Internship programs are also available for credits.
The Monmouth in Sorrento Signature Program includes:
- Multi-day cultural immersion, city walking tour, and regional landmark day trip (e.g., Pompeii, Naples, or Capri)
- Comprehensive orientation led by local staff
- Cooking and local gastronomy classes
- Italian Language 101 lesson, transportation information session, and cultural discussion
- Studying Abroad advising support
- Meetings with academic and study abroad advisors
- Fully vetted, furnished housing with Wi-Fi access, A/C and heating, and laundry services
- Comprehensive health, safety, and travel insurance (AIG), plus AlertTraveler
- 24/7 emergency, on-site, and mental health and wellness via TELUS
Student Housing
The residence hall is in the Sant’Anna main building, a few floors from classroom spaces. It has 39 bedrooms (singles, doubles, triples, and quadruples), accommodating 75 to 80 people.
- Fully furnished bedrooms with twin beds, desks, chairs, wardrobe, night table, lamp, mini fridge, wireless and cable internet connection. Sea-view rooms feature a window; some garden-view rooms feature a balcony.
- Rooms include ceiling lamp, blankets, bedspreads, bed linen, mattress pads, and pillows (one set per person), as well as trash receptacles and air conditioning.
- Each room has a suite bathroom with shower, toilet, sink, and hot water. Towels sets will be provided (three towels per person).
- Shared open floor plan kitchen and outdoor terrace
- On-site coin-operated laundry facilities in the building
Housing Includes:
- Wi-Fi access
- A/C and heating
- Access to laundry services
- Weekly cleaning services
- Self-catering kitchen access
Student Life
Sant’Anna Institute, Sorrento, and the Amalfi Coast offer an array of extra-curricular activities such as swimming and hiking, and optional events, like:
- Cooking and gelato classes
- Italian films
- Language exchanges and conversation or phonetics lessons
- Weekly lunches with faculty
- Buffalo, wine, olive, and limoncello factory tours
- Snorkeling
- Student clubs
Sant’Anna study abroad students enjoy program excursions (three for semester students and one for summer students). Students can also participate in additional optional excursions that may include Capri, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Naples, Ischia, Paestum, or Mount Vesuvius.
Students can also engage in community service activities, such as cleaning up the local marina area.