Academic Focus
The Legacy of Modern Italy Program at the CEA GlobalCampus in Rome is designed for students of all language levels who wish to take courses in English and Italian from a wide variety of subject areas within the liberal arts and social sciences. The diversity in curriculum allows you the flexibility to choose courses that best meet your individual academic and personal needs.
The Legacy of Modern Italy Program gives you a unique opportunity to explore the art, culture and society of Italy in an active way: up close, hands-on, and fully immersed in a richly-equipped learning environment designed to deliver an unforgettable study abroad experience. CEA offers courses that allow you to engage face-to-face with the past and present of Italy, with its customs and its people, in ways that would be otherwise not be possible. The program is driven by a sequence of onsite activities, projects and team tasks that help you learn by doing - whether that means exploring the Roman forum with an archaeologist, or debating the effects of globalization with Italian university undergrads, or preparing a team-built multimedia presentation about Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
Interaction with the best aspects of the local community is also a key component, so you’ll meet with locals such as politicians, NGO workers, museum curators, restorers, local students, architects and artists. Academic visits will take you behind the scenes into political council chambers, restoration labs and private businesses. In short, you’ll find yourself in an exciting new environment of social interaction and collaborative learning where your dynamic sense of personal discovery will thrive. The Modern Italian Perspectives Program will not only help you gain true insight and feeling for your host culture, but also help you develop the international cultural fluency required to communicate and function effectively in an increasingly globalized world.
You are required to take one Italian language course which focuses on oral comprehension and expression, listening comprehension and grammar components appropriate to your language level. You will also enroll in three to four elective courses chosen from the full curriculum.
You will choose a total of either four or five courses and take between 12 and 15 credits in the US semester system. Both Italian language courses and elective courses generally meet for a total of 45 contact hours and are worth 3 credits in the US semester system. However, it is up to the discretion of your academic advisor how many credits will be awarded.
Schedule Summary
All elective classes meet either one or two times per week, for a total of 3 hours per week. Language courses meet two times per week for a total of 3 hours weekly. Classes may be held on any day of the week and are offered at various times throughout the day.
Course Registration
Course selection will take place prior to your departure for Italy. You will be required to submit your course selections to the CEA headquarter office prior to departure for Italy. To aid in the registration process, it is in your best interest to have courses, including alternates, approved by your academic advisor prior to departure.
To learn more about course requirements for your particular session as well as information regarding your host institution, you may click on the appropriate links above.
