The Loyola University Maryland
Rome Program

Dates:
Fall Semester: August 27 - December 19, 2010
Spring Semester: January 7 - May 1, 2011

From the excavations of Ancient Rome to the bustling and often stifling modern traffic, the city of Rome is rich in historical and cultural sites unlike anywhere else in the world. Loyola University works with The Catholic University of America to offer students an introduction to the rich culture and history of Rome and of its place in the development of Western culture. Students have the opportunity to experience and immerse themselves in Italian culture.

This program is an intensive full immersion program. Students take Italian Language courses and live with Italian host families. Students use public transportation to get from their homes to the school, and generally will adjust to living an Italian lifestyle. Courses are based on Italy and Rome, and the city becomes your classroom as professors will conduct courses at various onsite locations. Two overnight educational excursions are included in the semester (destinations vary by semester).

The program is located in downtown Rome in the Prati neighborhood. Language courses are taught by Italiaidea, a successful and dynamic Italian language institute. Dr. David Dawson Vasquez, a Theology professor from Catholic University and a Rome resident, is our on-site program director.

More specific program information

• Academics

  • Students take a total of five courses during the semester, two of which are Italian language courses

  • Liberal Arts Courses
    The liberal arts courses are taught throughout the semester in English by the Rome Program Director and local professors. They are chosen from five options in theology, art history, philosophy, history, or literature. Courses are available for some upper-level core courses, and are very limited. We usually run five courses per semester in addition to the Italian courses.

    • Fall 2010 Courses

    • Spring 2011 Courses

  • Italian Language Courses

    • Students are required to take two 3-credit Italian language coures. They are done intensively for the first two months of the program. Italian class runs from Mon-Fri for three hours per day. No Italian background is required. The courses will count as electives, and therefore, you must have two free electives available in your degree program to stay on track. If you have an Italian Studies minor, 200-level Italian courses will count towards it if you are able to place into them. Please see the information below on the Italian Studies minor.

    • Language courses are taken at Italiaidea, a well-known language school located near Rome's Spanish Steps. Those who have some background in the language will take a language placement test to determine their language proficiency.

  • Italian Studies Minor
    Students may take courses in Rome towards an Italian Studies Minor. Information can be found here.

• Calendar

  • Fall 2010 Calendar

  • Spring 2011 Calendar

• Arrival

• Arrival Information and Orientation Schedule

• Housing

  • All students participate in home-stays (includes breakfasts 5 days a week and 4 dinners per week, and a city bus/metro pass). Students will have private bedrooms, with Italian families selected by the on-site program director in neighborhoods surrounding downtown Rome.

  • Students can request to share a homestay with another student. In most cases, students will still each have a private bedroom.

  • Most host families do not have internet.

  • Please read carefully the details in the link below to gain a better idea of what to expect.

  • Details

• Facilities

  • The program is located at the CUA Rome campus which is located within a beautiful 19th-century building owned by the Vincentians, The Congregation of the Mission, a religious order founded by St. Vincent de Paul. The facilities are managed by St. John's University.

  • Loyola students have access to modern classrooms, a student lounge, computer lab, and a small library. The building is equipped for wireless internet access. Students who bring their own laptops can have them configured to access the network.

  • The program is not affiliated with an Italian university, and is made up entirely of Loyola and CUA students.

  • The school is located in the Prati neighborhood, about a 20 minute walk from the Vatican or the Spanish Steps.

  • Details




• Contacts

  • Rome Contacts

  
  

  

• Cost

  • Loyola tuition (see benefits listed below)

  • Loyola in Rome program fee: $5650 (see benefits listed below). This fee includes room and board.

  • Reduced comprehensive fee.

  • Students are eligible for consideration for all forms of federal, state, institutional and private sources of aid, except the Federal Work-Study Program. Students studying abroad for a semester or full academic year will forfeit the value of a Federal Work-Study assignment.

• Benefits

  • Round-trip airfare

  • Home stay with an Italian family includes breakfast 5 days a week and dinner 4 days a week

  • Private (or semi-private) room with heat (between November 15th and March 15th) and utilities

  • Tuition for 15 Loyola credits

  • Local public transportation pass for the semester

  • Excursions around the city

  • Two 3-day guided field trips (course-related visits) around Italy

  • Medical evacuation insurance

• Criteria for Acceptance
  

  • Typically sophomores with a cumulative average of at least 2.5 may apply. We can send no more than 30 students each semester.

  • Students must fit the 5 courses offered in Rome in their Loyola degree program.

  • Students must not be on disciplinary probation nor have a history of serious disciplinary problems.

• Application Requirements

  • Completed online application form and an essay explaining why you would like to attend this program must be submitted by December 1st

  • Advisor's signature is required.

Questions?

• Dr. David Dawson Vasquez, Program Director

• Carrie Hogue, International Programs

Last Revised 28-Nov-09 6:00 AM