- Check in London: Saturday, July 12
- On Site Orientation, London: Sunday, July 13
- First Day of Class, London: Monday, July 14
- Check in Paris: Sunday, July 20
- Check in Florence: Monday, July 28
- Check in Rome: Sunday, August 3
- Last class: Friday, August 8
- Check out Rome: Saturday, August 9
This program is now full. Students with "Applied" status may submit their enrollment packet to secure a space on the waitlist.
Enrollment Options
The Grand Tour has already filled; however, you may want to consider securing a space on an alternate program. Please refer to the
Enrollment Checklist for more information on how to secure your spot in a 2008 program!
Alternate Traveling Programs
If you are interested in a traveling program, you might want to consider these programs featuring courses in English or courses in English and Nature & Culture.
Melbourne & the Kimberley: Australia: Urban to Outback
Athens, Hydra, Nafplion and Olympia: Travelers in Greece
Dublin and Belfast: Ireland without Borders
Cape Town and Edeni Game Reserve: South Africa: City to Safari
Alternate Programs in Europe
If you are interested in studying in London, Paris, Florence or Rome with UC Davis Summer Abroad, we have limited space available in programs in these locations.
London: The Political Economy of British Imperialism
Paris: Americans in Paris
Florence: Renaissance Florence and the Birth of Modern Europe
Rome: Italian Culture and Institutions
Students interested in studying History and Culture can also select from four other programs in Austria, Italy, Germany, and Chile.
Class Size: 18-32
This program introduces you to the Grand Tour—a journey through France and Italy undertaken by young English gentlemen (and, eventually, gentlewomen) of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Grand Tour was designed to broaden the horizons of elite British youth by introducing them to classical art and architecture, refined culture and taste, and continental languages and diplomacy—it was, in short, the culmination of an aristocratic education in the development of manners, style, good sense and sophistication. We start in London, and, following in the footsteps of these young men and women, we will visit Paris, Florence, and Rome. At each stage of our journey, we retrace the culturally rich itinerary of the young people who took the Grand Tour centuries ago, in order to experience a formal world, their own privileged place within it, and their imperative to gain from it.
Instructor
Kevin Roddy, Ph.D. *
Medieval Studies
kproddy@ucdavis.edu
* Recipient of Academic Federation Excellence in Teaching Award, 1995
* Recipient of James H. Meyer Distinguished Achievement Award, 2001
* ASUCD Educator of the Year, 2003
