Summer in Milan (in English) - ISEP Direct
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
• Explore Milan, Italy’s fashion and financial capital, while attending Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore — one of Europe’s largest universities. Take classes in a historic monastery campus in the heart of the city while living in a global business hub.
• Earn 3-9 U.S. credits at a top-ranked private university while taking courses in English in fields including fashion merchandising, brand strategy, business, communications, and Italian culture.
• Decide between two-, four-, or six-week program lengths while studying in a city internationally recognized for shaping fashion, design, marketing, and global business.
LIFE ABROAD
Enjoy a summer in awe-inspiring Milan, where artistic and cultural influences infuse everyday life through cutting-edge fashion, architecture, and cuisine. Milan is a city of striking contrasts, where centuries-old cloisters sit just minutes from fashion showrooms and financial headquarters, placing you at the heart of a city that shapes culture and commerce.
Experience & Cultural Engagement
Learn about Milan’s global industries through unique classes such as Fashion Merchandising, Brand Strategy, Brand Communication and Consumer Engagement, Customer Trends and Theories, or Discovering Italy through Cultural Traditions, which includes factory visits and cooking demonstrations.
Explore Milan beyond campus at the Viale Papiniano farmers and clothing markets on Tuesdays and Saturdays, browse vintage finds at Valvassori Peroni, or spend a Sunday at the monthly East Market in Lambrate. Catch a Milan Derby at San Siro Stadium or join ESN-organized city excursions and social events that bring together local and international students across the city.
Live & Dine
Live in a shared apartment that houses two to three students per bedroom and up to six students per apartment. Your housing will include a shared kitchen, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, linens, and laundry access, and is a 15–30 minute commute to campus by metro or tram. Apartments are conveniently located near supermarkets filled with local ingredients for you to cook with at home, or near markets where you can sample Milanese staples like risotto alla Milanese, costoletta alla Milanese, cassoulet, gorgonzola, or panettone. University cafeterias offer discounted student meals for easy, affordable dining between lectures.
Explore Milan
Take a regional train to Lake Como, Lake Garda, Bergamo, or Brescia in under an hour, or travel to Florence, Bologna, Turin, or Rome to experience the uniqueness of Italy’s most popular cities. Milan’s central location makes it the perfect base for exploring the rest of Europe, whether you take a quick train ride to Switzerland or fly from one of the city’s three airports to visit bucket-list destinations like Paris or Barcelona with ease.
What We Love About This Program
We love that this program places you in the heart of Milan while offering the resources of one of Europe’s largest universities. You have the rare opportunity to study fashion, branding, business, or Italian culture in a city that actively shapes those industries.
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Course Description
Courses in business, marketing and communication, cultural studies, international relations, psychology, sports science, and education are all taught in English. Students enroll in one intensive two-week course per session, with classes meeting five days per week, including course-related site visits.
Students who complete the program in good standing can expect to earn 6-18 ECTS credits, which ISEP recommends is the equivalent of 3-9 U.S. credit hours. Each two-week course is worth six ECTS credits (three U.S. credit hours) and includes 44 contact hours, plus 12-28 hours out of the class depending on the course.
If you use financial aid, please speak with a qualified financial aid advisor to understand your academic obligations and the requirements for using financial aid.
Students should be sure to select the appropriate Session(s) that correspond to the course(s) they intend to take as indicated in the table below.
Summer 2026 Courses and Syllabi:
You can view recommended course conversions between the UNICATT course names and possible transferable course names in the US here.
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IMPORTANT SESSION INFORMATION:
- Please select the session(s) you plan to attend from the options below.
- Pay close attention to the course names and the session they are offered in the chart above. Students can only register for ONE course per session. It is NOT POSSIBLE to register for two courses from the same session. If you wish to take two or three courses, you should select the program term that indicates multiple sessions (example: Sessions A+B, Sessions B+C, or Sessions A+B+C).
- It is not possible to change the session (from Session B to Session C) or program length (from 2 weeks to 4 weeks or from 6 weeks to 4 weeks) after you receive your placement from ISEP or by March 15th, whichever comes first.
- All students will complete an internal application with UNICATT after they have been placed with ISEP. You must select the same session in the UNICATT application as you selected with the ISEP application.
- If you intend to take the three-week course "Personal Branding: Impact, Influence and Effectiveness in the Workplace" course or the "Inclusive Education" course, please contact your ISEP Student Services Officer.
- It is not possible to take exams early or remotely.
Contact your ISEP Student Services Officer with any additional application questions!
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