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General Description:
Participants in the University of Chicago 's autumn-quarter Rome program study, on site, the history of a city central to the ancient and early-modern eras of western civilization. The centerpiece of the program is the three-course sequence " Rome : Antiquity to the Baroque," taught in compressed form during the ten-week quarter. The first course in the sequence focuses on ancient Rome during the eras of the Republic and early Empire, the second on early Christian Rome and the waning Empire, the third on renaissance and baroque Rome , now the resplendent center of the Christian world. Students also take a course in Italian language designed to facilitate their connection with their surroundings. Apart from classroom work the program features a series of excursions to sites of historic or artistic importance. Chief among these is the weekend excursion to the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum . Headquarters for the program is the facility, in the vicinity of the Pantheon, operated by St. Mary's College (South Bend , Indiana).
Housing:
Students are housed in shared rooms in a modest hotel.
Credits:
As a participant in the Rome program you receive three credits for the Roman Civilization sequence and one credit for the Italian language course. The sequence meets the College’s civilization requirement. If you have already met this requirement, you may use the three courses, also the Italian course, as free electives. Course titles, units of credit, and grades are placed on your Chicago transcript.
Registration and Tuition:
You remain registered full-time in the College and pay regular College tuition, a Rome program fee, and the study abroad administrative fee required of all participants in Chicago 's programs abroad. The Rome program fee covers accommodations (without meals) and some excursion costs. (For precise figures go to Study Abroad Program Fees.)
Financial Aid:
You retain your financial aid eligibility. However, two expenses--the study abroad administrative fee and the round-trip airfare to Rome --are not underwritten by College Financial Aid. On the other hand, since you cannot be expected to work part-time in Rome , the self-help component of your financial aid package does not include a term-time employment factor.
Eligibility:
The Chicago Rome program is designed for undergraduates in good standing who are beyond their first year in the College. While the program stipulates no minimum grade-point average, applicants should present a transcript demonstrating that they are serious students who will make the most of this opportunity. Because the civilization sequence is taught in English, previous study of Italian is not required. At the same time you are encouraged to take as much Italian as possible before the beginning of the program, and your application is likely to be strengthened by doing so (and your experience of Rome enhanced). Please note: Because of the considerable demand on the Chicago civilization programs abroad, no student may participate in more than one of these programs.
Application:
Applications are available on the study abroad website. To apply to the Rome program, a student submits a general study abroad application electronically, then downloads the supplementary application specific to Civilization programs and submits it on paper, normally in mid-winter quarter of the previous academic year.
In preparing the application and especially in composing the required personal statement, students should keep in mind that admission to Civilization programs are selective and that the number of places available is insufficient to meet the considerable demand. A student accepting an offer of admission is expected to secure his or her place with a $500 non-refundable study abroad administrative fee. (To begin the application process, click on the Study Abroad General Application.)
Further Information:
If you would like to discuss the Rome program and the possibility of participating in it, please contact Jenny Quijano Sax (Harper 216; 834-5424; jquijano@uchicago.edu).
Statements contained on this site are subject to change without notice.
