Welcome to the Eternal City! Rome is arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The city’s famed seven hills offer sweeping vistas of the city. The Tiber (Tevere), Rome’s famous river, offers romantic promenades and this Italian hub has been an important city for close to 2,500 years. The city’s long history is visible on many of its streets and by-ways and is a modern, vibrant city, the seat of the Italian government, and a popular location for international meetings. As an important cultural and artistic center today, Rome has a wealth of cultural treasures. Take a tour around...

If you require an internship as part of your semester abroad, please reach out to your IES Abroad Program Advisor as soon as possible. Internships offer a unique, real-world experience combined with professional skill building and cultural immersion. Why is Rome an ideal city in which to have this type of experience? The people are friendly, interested, and cooperative, and the business environment is one of the most exciting in the world. IES Abroad Rome offers three different types of internships: Traditional Internship Social Action/Service Learning Internship Archaeology Internship IES...

This program gives you the opportunity to learn about Italian art and cultural heritage from a multidisciplinary perspective from ancient to modern art. The program includes a number of course-related trips to all major sites of ancient, medieval, renaissance, and baroque Rome including the Capitoline Museums, the Borghese Gallery, the Vatican Museums, and a day trip to Florence. You will enroll in 12 to 15 credits per semester including one mandatory Italian language course. You have two options for the rest of your coursework: Take all of your courses at the IES Abroad Rome Center Combine...

This program gives you the opportunity to discover the different pedagogical approaches developed in Italy for childhood education, specifically the Montessori and the Reggio Emilia approach. You will also be provided with a comprehensive overview of child and adolescent development that considers the best theories and research that developmental psychology has to offer. The program includes a two-day trip to Reggio Emilia to visit the Loris Malaguzzi Center and to meet professionals in the field of Early Childhood Education as well as several visits to local schools in Rome. You will enroll...

This program allows you to study Italian Cinema from the birth of Cinecittà Studios in 1937 to present, visiting the sets, studios and real locations where some Italy's most renowned films were shot. You will have the chance to work in digital video production and post-production, as well as create your own short film or documentary. On this program you will come to know the contribution of Italian cinema to the development of world cinema and discover the role cinema played in the shaping of Italian society and culture. The program includes course-related trips to the main Italian...

In this program you will learn about Roman and Italian history, from the rise of the Roman Empire to the modern Fascist period. You will take advantage of the many monuments, sites, and museums that Rome has to offer while studying subjects such as Latin language and literature, Greek myths, and Roman art, architecture, and archaeology. The program includes course-related trips to the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, Baths of Caracalla, as well as visits to key monuments of medieval Papal and modern Rome. Academic day-trips are planned to Hadrian's Villa, Ostia Antica, and battlefields of World War...

This program gives you the chance to focus on current Italian political affairs and Italy's foreign relations with European and extra-European countries. Being at the center of the EU, the UN, and NATO, Rome is the ideal place to study domestic and foreign political events. The program includes course-related trips to the Senate and the Quirinale Palace - home of Italy's President of the Republic. You will enroll in 15 to 19 credits per semester including one Italian language course. You have two options for the rest of your coursework: Take all of your courses at the IES Abroad Rome Center...

This program considers the emergence of Christianity in the Roman Empire, the development of theological doctrine in the Roman Catholic Church, and how it became a major religious, cultural, and political force within Western society. Students will be introduced to the major forms and institutions of the Catholic tradition from Imperial Rome through the medieval period. All courses have course-related trip components, with faculty-led visits to museums, sites and monuments, and meetings with leaders of religious institutions. The program also focuses on aspects of Italian society including...

You will enroll in 15 to 19 credits per semester including one Italian language course. You have two options for the rest of your coursework: Take all of your courses at the IES Abroad Rome Center Combine IES Abroad courses with courses at local institutions and/or an internship & seminar IES Abroad Area Studies Courses IES Abroad courses and academic activities are scheduled Monday through Friday and attendance is mandatory. Rome - SAMPLE Course Timetable (changes each term) Students must come prepared to class, complete written assignments outside of class and sit for all examinations. Some...

For many IES Abroad students in Italy, enrolling in courses at Italian universities is an important part of the study abroad experience. If you are proficient in Italian, have the necessary prerequisites and wish to experience Italian university life, you may consider enrolling in one or more courses outside of IES Abroad. In planning your courses, you must take the responsibility for creating a class schedule without conflicts in meeting times. It is possible to explore a small number of courses until you decide which ones you wish to continue. Once you have registered, however, you are...