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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