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Instructions for the Course Selection Form

Semester Program

  • Select one Italian language course and/or three to five area studies courses taught in English
  • Select the ROME 3013: Internships in Rome course if you want to do an internship 
  • Write in the optional Global Identity course for 1 credit.
  • Total registration should be 13 to 18 credits

Please note the Learning Abroad Center may cancel a course if there is not sufficient enrollment.

Summer Program

All students will study Italian language on the summer program.

  • Students who do not enroll in a 5-credit ROME 1001-1004 class will take the 2-week intensive ROME 1200: Italian Culture & Language course for 3 credits
  • If taking ROME: 1200 Italian Culture & Language, select two more area studies courses; if taking ROME 1001-1004 select one area study course 
  • Total registration should be 8 or 9 credits

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Courses

ROME 3006: Community Engagement in Rome: Exploring Social Change in the Eternal City

(3 credits — Fall, Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

In this core course, you will be provided with a set of frameworks for understanding, analyzing and evaluating the impact of culture, engagement and entrepreneurship in a broad variety of leadership situations. On-site studies include ethnic Rom (gypsy) communities, Mafia Influences and refugee populations in Rome.

This class fulfills the elective requirements for the Leadership Minor.

Approved for the Civic Life & Ethics theme.

 

ROME 3007: Sustainable Cities: Design Theory, Technology, and the Environment in Rome

(3 credits — Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This seminar course analyzes the city of Rome as a laboratory for sustainable design. Lectures, site visits, readings and seminar discussions focus on different periods of Roman history from antiquity to the present, posing questions about the relationship between human society and the natural world. This course is taught as a “history of architecture” course from an environmental perspective.

Approved for the  Liberal Education Historical Perspectives core and the Environment theme.

 

ROME 3008: Sustainable Foods of Italy

(3 credits — Fall, Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

Students examine themes of population growth, food production, ecology, agriculture and economic systems, global warming, consumer consequences, resources and competition for resources, all from an Italian perspective.

Approved for the Liberal Education Environment theme.

 

ROME 3004: Italian Communications: Popes, Politicians and Popular Culture

(3 credits — Fall, Spring, Summer)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course begins with an overview of Italian Communications and provides a background of the particular qualities and culture of Italian communications. Political and popular power implications will be explored through two examples: The Vatican and Prime Minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi.
*This course is equivalent to JOUR3745 (SJMC context course)  

Approved for the Liberal Education Historical Perspectives core and Global Perspectives theme.

 

ROME 3003: Made in Italy: The Design and Marketing of an Ideal

(3 credits — Fall, Spring, Summer)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course will provide you with a full understanding of Made in Italy as a brand and lifestyle. The course will revolve around lectures and site visits that contribute to the development of a student group marketing plan.
*This course is equivalent to JOUR4259, (SJMC skills course) 

Approved for the Liberal Education Arts & Humanities core and Global Perspectives theme.

 

ROME 3010: Modernism in Rome: Architecture, Urban Form & Design

(3 credits — Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course examines the transformation of Rome as a capital city of the Papal States to that of the modern nation of Italy through a series of case studies of neighborhoods planned post-unification. Students address theories of utopia, mechanization, modernity and design; the influence of archaeological excavations conducted in the late-19th century; the effect of industry on city planning; and the relationship between national identity, historical context and the modern movements of art nouveau, regionalism, rationalism and futurism.

Approved for the Liberal Education Historical Perspectives core and Global Perspectives theme.

 

ROME 3011: Roman Design Studio

(6 credits — Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This studio course focuses on an urban site with existing historical structures and natural landscape interface. Design challenge would be to transform and adapt the site, its buildings and outdoor space to the needs of the 21st century green economy while maintaining a strong connection to Italian cultural and design traditions.

Approved for the Liberal Education Arts & Humanities core.

 

ROME 3005: The History of Art and Design in Italy: From Pompeii to Piranesi

(3 credits — Fall, Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course investigates design and technology born in Roman antiquity, that are still coveted in our times, and processes and engineering that are still used by today’s designers. From Pompeii to Piranesi, students will visit numerous sites to witness examples of design work, understand preservation techniques, and see why Roman antiquity continues to inspire today’s “Made in Italy” design throughout the world.

Approved for the Liberal Education Arts & Humanities core and Global Perspectives theme.


ROME 1200: Intensive Italian Language & Culture 

(3 credits — Summer)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course will integrate intensive Italian language study with an overview of historical influences on contemporary Italian culture. Italian grammar and vocabulary will be used in a language-based approach toward the study of Italian culture.

Approved for the Liberal Education Arts & Humanities core and International Perspectives theme.

 

ROME 3013: Internships in Rome: A Comparative Approach to the Italian Workforce

(3 credits — Fall, Spring, Summer)  |  

This course explores the world of work in Italy and how students respond to the challenges that they can expect to encounter while interning in Rome. A list of potential internship placements can be found here.

 

ROME 1001 or 1002 Beginning Italian

(5 credits each — Fall, Spring, Summer)

First-year Italian. Develop basic listening, speaking, reading, writing and communicative competence skills. Some cultural readings are included. Prerequisites: Italian 1001 for 1002, no prerequisite for 1001.

 

ROME 1003 or 1004 Intermediate Italian

(5 credits each — Fall, Spring, Summer)

Second-year Italian. Further improve conversation and comprehension proficiency as well as reading and writing skills. Includes grammar review. Prerequisites: Italian 1002 for 1003, Italian 1003 for 1004.