Description

The Georgetown Summer Program in Italy is an intensive, five-week language and culture immersion program, which offers students an opportunity for intensive language study in the Italian capital. Class size is limited to fifteen students to provide an optimal learning experience.

Curriculum:

All courses are taught jointly by Georgetown and/or local faculty. In addition to regular classes, students participate in about one short field trip or cultural activity per week, while three or four days are set aside for longer excursions in or around Rome. All students enroll in a six-credit Italian language course:

ITAL 111-62: Intensive Advanced Italian I.

Upon successful completion of this program, Georgetown students receive six (6) Georgetown University credits in Italian language, which may be used toward their degree requirements. Non-Georgetown students should discuss transfer of credit with a dean or academic adviser at their home university.

Highlights

Students participate in three or four excursions connected to the course materials presented in class. Possible excursions may include: the Roman Forum, the Vatican Gardens, Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, a cruise on the Tiber, and Ostia Antica.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Culture
• Italian
• Languages / Linguistics

Cost in US$:

Inquire for more information.

Program Fees Include:

Program fees include tuition, accommodation, airport pick-up upon arrival, access to the American University of Rome campus and facilities (such as the library and the computer lab), orientation, and program excursions. Airfare to/from Italy, passport fees, meals, and other individual expenses are not included in this cost.

Experience Required

yes

Georgetown University welcomes participation in this program from all qualified Georgetown and non-Georgetown students. The program requires that participants have completed two semesters of Italian prior to departure and have a minimum 2.7 GPA.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Disciplinary Clearance Form
• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Transcript

Post Services Include

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Georgetown University Office of International Programs's Mission Statement

To promote, support, and develop international and intercultural educational opportunities for students, and in so doing, help to define the international character of Georgetown. These programs are developed and evaluated in collaboration with the wider Georgetown community to ensure that they are academically rigorous, linguistically appropriate, and complementary to the Georgetown curriculum. In keeping with the Jesuit philosophy of education and service, these overseas opportunities invite participants to reflect on the values that form their own identities, and encourage them to assume their roles as responsible world citizens. The Office of International Programs offers more than 120 programs in 39 countries.