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 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 Legacy of Modern Italy 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 that 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.
All language courses and electives meet for a total of 45 contact hours and are generally worth 3 credits in the US semester system. If students enroll in 5 classes, they can earn up to 15 credits in the US semester system. However, it is up to the discretion of your academic advisor how much credit will be awarded.
Schedule Summary
Semester classes at the GlobalCampus meet one to three times per week for a total of 3 contact hours. Classes are typically held Monday through Thursday although study trips and other required fieldwork may occur on Fridays. Classes are offered at various times throughout the day. Class timetables will be released approximately three months before the program closure date, and your final course schedule will be posted to your MyCEA Account around two weeks before the program start date.
Course Registration
Students must register for courses prior to departure for Rome. A course preference form will be posted to your MyCEA Account when course timetables are released. This form should be completed upon submission of your confirmation deposit but no later than the program closure date. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so it is in your best interest to submit your course preference form as soon as possible.
Course preferences for electives are considered final when submitted to CEA. For language courses, you will indicate an estimated level on your course preference form, but you will take a language placement exam onsite. Registration for your language course will then be adjusted as necessary to coincide with the results of your exam. To aid in the registration process, it is in your best interest to have courses, including alternates, approved by your academic advisor prior to submitting your course preference form.
