Study abroad student from Marquette

ITALY STUDY
ABROAD PROGRAMS

 

The City - Rome, Italy

Rome was and still is the cultural and political center of Italy. As the country’s capital and the home of Vatican City, Rome provides students with numerous opportunities to put their academic studies into a global context.

Students will find their classroom work come alive on the city’s cobblestone streets as they jockey through traffic jams around the Colosseum, watch families stroll through the Forum and join other students for gelato near the Pantheon. The amazing architecture, art and ruins easily draw students into the stories of the famous thinkers and artists of the Renaissance and history of the Roman Empire.

While the glory of its heritage still resides, Rome is still a modern city of commerce, tourism and industry with the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of all contemporary cities. As one of the larger economies in the EU, it encourages discussions around political science, social justice, international relations and business. The history, life and culture of the city makes Rome a prime location to study abroad.

The University - John Felice Rome Center

The John Felice Rome Center holds the distinction of being the oldest continual U.S. university program in Italy. For more than four decades, the JFRC has served as an American campus, now located on Monte Mario near the site of a former Olympic Village, just 20 minutes north of Vatican City and Rome's City Center.

At the Rome Center, up to 200 students from universities and colleges across the United States live together. This diverse, tight-knit community gathers for traditional Italian meals, cookouts, tours of the Eternal City's famous monuments, nights out at the opera, and weekly student-faculty soccer matches.

The center combines a small American college atmosphere with a European educational experience. Classes are taught on the center's campus in fully equipped classrooms. The city and its sites also serve as a classroom. Students have opportunities to participate in school-sponsored trips in Italy and elsewhere in Europe led by experienced and energetic Rome Center staff.

Housing

Students live in the Rome Center's multi-level residence hall. The residence hall is situated directly on campus in the Balduina neighborhood on Rome's highest hill. The residence hall has a 24-hour door person, a cafeteria with lunch and dinner services, an all-day coffee bar, self-service laundry facilities, a workout and dance studio, an outdoor basketball court, a 24-hour computer lab, wireless internet and a chapel

The program requires students to purchase a partial meal plan for lunch and dinner. The cafeteria service is provided by an Italian catering compnay, and the menu items are predominantly Italian. Students will find a variety of choices at the JFRC, including salad, fruits, pastas, fish or meat, vegetables and breads.

Students also have the opportunity to eat in any of Rome's restaurants, where everything from street food to dining can be found at its best.

Academics

Eligibility
Minimum Sophomore standing; 3.0 GPA

Language
Courses are taught in English; However, students who have not successfully completed an Italian language course prior to enrollment at the Rome Center must take Italian 101. The people speak Italian, but students will find that even with limited Italian skills, they will be able to communicate sufficiently to get around Rome.

Orientation
The Rome Center provides an orientation in the first week before classes begin.

Courses offered
The Rome Center is designed to give students an appreciation for Italian culture, history and social background. Offering on-site courses, students use the city of Rome as a backdrop for their course work. The center offers over 40 courses in anthropology, archaeology, art history, classical studies, communication, fine arts, Greek, history, international studies, Italian language, Italian literature in translation, Latin, music, peace studies, philosophy, political science, Rome studies, sociology and theology. Visit the Rome Center's course offerings page for more information.

In the summer the Rome Center also offers a unique education focused program for pre-teachers. The program spans two weeks and students study the philosophy of education from an international perspective.

Grades do not transfer to Marquette for this program. Only credits will transfer provided that a grade of "C" or higher is earned.

Dates

Students are able to study at The John Felice Rome Center for a semester, academic year or for the summer. Typically the fall semester is late-August to mid-December; the spring semester is mid-January to late-April and summer is either May through June or June through July.

  Summer 2012 Summer 2012-Education Fall 2012
Housing move in May 19 or June 30   August 29
Orientation May 20 or July 1 May 20 September 7-9
Classes begin May 21 or July 2 May 21 September 3
End of Semester June 22 or July 27 June 2 December 15

 

visa & Travel

A student visa is required for this program. A workshop will be held shortly after acceptance to help students apply for an Italian Visa. Ulitmately, procuring the visa is the sole responsibility of the student.

Students participating in this program are expected to make their own flight arrangements. You must wait until you have been officially accepted by the program before purchasing airline tickets.  Student Universe (www.studentuniverse.com) and STA Travel (www.statravel.com) are two travel agencies that can often help students find flexible, discounted tickets.

Program Type

This is a Marquette home billed program, so most financial aid generally applies. To learn more about how the program will affect your specific aid package, go to the Office of Student Financial Aid.

Historic course equivalencies

Please note that the courses listed here have been approved in general for Marquette credit.  However, because each individual academic record is unique, depending on the college, the major and courses taken previously, not every course will qualify to be used toward a Marquette degree.  Therefore, current Marquette students must have prior approval from the their college office, before enrolling in these courses.  Without this prior approval, any course taken at another institution will likely not be accepted toward the Marquette degree.

Study abroad course Number Marquette course Number
INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH102 Cultural Anthropology ANTH 2101
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY CLST271 Classical Mythology CLAS 3025
WORLD OF LATE ANTIQUITY CLST277 Lower Div Transfer: Elective HIST 9290
ART OF ANCIENT GREECE CLST306 Lower Div Transfer: Elective FIAR 9290
INTRO TO ETRUSCAN & ROMAN ART CLST307 Upper Div Transfer: Elective FIAR 9390
HIST ROME TO CONSTANTINE CLST308 Ancient Greece and Rome HIST 3201
INTRODUCTION TO FICTION ENGL273 Intro to Literature: Fiction ENGL 2710
SOCIETY IN LITERATURE ENGL289 Upper Div Transfer: Literature ENGL 9392
THE WRITING OF FICTION ENGL318 Creative Writing: Fiction ENGL 4250
SPECIAL STUDIES IN LIT ENGL399 Upper Div Transfer: Literature ENGL 9392
DRAWING I FNAR113 Drawing  1 FIAR 2000
DRAWING I FNAR113 Fundmntls of Drawing FIAR    3
PHOTOGRAPHY I FNAR115 Basic Photography JOUR 1200
SCULPTURE I FNAR124 Sculpture: Casting & Carving FIAR 2500
ART IN ROME (ON SITE) FNAR342 Upper Div Transfer: Elective FIAR 9390
BAROQUE ART FNAR343 Upper Div Transfer: Elective FIAR 9390
EARLY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART FNAR344 Upper Div Transfer: Elective FIAR 9390
TOP ART HIST: HIST ROMAN ARCH FNAR394 Lower Div Transfer: Elective FIAR 9290
TP: ROME IN RENAISSANCE HIST300 Topics In History: HIST 4931
19TH & 20TH CENT ITALY HIST335 Uppr Div Trans: Europe Elec HIST 9405
INTERM TOPICS IN PRODUCTION IFMS263 Lower Div Transfer: Elective FILM 9290
ITALIAN I ITAL101 Elementary Italian 1 ITAL 1001
ITALIAN II ITAL102 Elementary Italian 2 ITAL 1002
ITALIAN II ITAL102 Elementary Italian 2 ITAL 1002
ITALIAN III ITAL103 Intermediate Italian 1 ITAL 2001
ITALIAN IV ITAL104 Intermediate Italian 2 ITAL 2002
INTRO TO ITALIAN LANGUAGE ITAL150 Elementary Italian 1 ITAL 1001
COMPOSTION & CONVERSATN II ITAL251 Upper Div Transfer: Non-Lit ITAL 9393
ITALIAN MASTERPIECES LITR260 Topics Italian Lang/Cultr/Lit: ITAL 4931
ITALIAN FILM HISTORY LITR267 Topics Italian Lang/Cultr/Lit: ITAL 4931
ITALY: CULTURAL HISTORY LITR268 Italian Culture & Civilization ITAL 3200
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE LITR299 Upper Div Transfer: Literature ENGL 9392
GLOBAL MARKETING MARK341 International Marketing MARK 4040
GLOBAL BUSINESS STRATEGY MGMT305 Upper Div Transfer: Elective INBU 9390
MUSIC:ART OF LISTENING MUSC101 Lower Div Transfer: Elective MUSI 9290
CLASS VOICE FOR BEGINNERS MUSC142 No Marquette Equiv or Award NONE 9201
INTRO TO OPERA MUSC154 Lower Div Transfer: Elective MUSI 9290
AESTHETICS PHIL177 Lower Div Transfer: Elective PHIL 9290
SOCIAL&POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY PHIL182 Elect: Social Phil PHIL  109
CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION PHIL188 Lower Div Transfer: Elective PHIL 9290
TRADITIONAL CHINESE PHILOSOPHY PHIL191 Asian Philosophy PHIL 3380
CONTMP POL ISS:INTERNAT'L RLTN PLSC300D Upper Div Transfer: Elective INBU 9390
ITALIAN POLITICS & GOVT PLSC365 Upper Div Trans:Intl Pol Elec POSC 9403
ITALY: CULTURE/CONTEXTS ROST300 Italian Culture & Civilization ITAL 3200
TOPIC:ITALY TODAY ROST390 Upper Div Transfer: Literature ITAL 9392
TPCS: CONTEMP SOCIOLOGY SOCL280 Topics in Sociology: SOCI 4931
ROMAN CATHOLICISM THEO179 Lower Div Transfer: Elective THEO 9290
MONOTHEISM&MORALITY THEO180 Lower Div Transfer: Elective THEO 9290
SEM: PROPHELTS/PROPHECY THEO393 Upper Div Transfer: 3rd Level THEO 9399
BEGINNING ACTING THTR261 Acting 1-Fundamental Technique THAR 1100
COLLEGE WRITING SEMINAR UCWR110 Rhetoric & Composition 1 ENGL 1001
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR UNIV101 No Marquette Equiv or Award NONE 9201

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