Study Abroad Programs in Rome, Italy

Roma, the Eternal City, the City of seven hills, Caput Mundi (head of the world) - whatever you call it, one thing is for sure: Rome's beauty quickly overtakes all who enter its ancient walls. With its sunny climate, stately umbrella pines, and an unparalleled wealth of history around every corner, Rome's beauty quickly overtakes all who enter its ancient walls. It won't take long before students become comfortable and familiar with their environment, and better understand Italian customs and culture here in the capital city. Students should prepare for a wonderful adventure that brings them towards an understanding of Italy and its people, as well as a new understanding of themselves.

Your Open Campus Block program in Rome lasts 6, 12, or 18 weeks and is designed to be completely customizable. You will enroll in CIEE courses and online courses taught through CIEE's global academic partner, ASU. Enhance your experience with co-curricular and extracurricular activities while immersing yourself in Italian culture. Live and learn in Rome! Rome is Italy’s historic, artistic capital, offering an inspiring environment for students of all disciplines. Spend 6-, 12-, or 18-weeks exploring Rome’s ancient ruins, vibrant cultural scene, and iconic landmarks like the Colosseum and Vatican City.

Three weeks amidst the world's finest art and architecture! Mild temps are ideal for exploring Rome’s magnificent treasures and considering how they reflect 2,000+ years of Italian history. Fill an elective or requirement as you examine the role of art in politics and investigate the ways various people and groups have used literature, cinema, architecture, and visual arts for influence. Learning comes to life with visits to places like the prestigious American Academy, the Vittoriano Museum Complex, the Esposizione Universale Romana District, and more.

Seamester is the educational adventure of a lifetime! For more than 40 years, we have offered unparalleled educational voyages where students spend a semester at sea sailing between islands, countries, and even continents. We design our programs to provide engaging learning experiences with real outcomes in ways that are impossible to replicate in the traditional classroom. Living as part of a close-knit team on an ocean-going vessel, our students learn fundamental lessons beyond academics: teamwork, leadership, and personal responsibility. They receive academic credit from the University of South Florida, along with PADI scuba certifications and IYT sailing certifications. Our programs are designed to inspire students to realize that it’s the journey, not the destination, that matters the most.

When in Rome, you can live like a true Italian in this ancient, iconic city. Our Summer in Rome program places you at the American University of Rome, located on top of the Janiculum, one of Rome’s highest hills overlooking the city’s historic center. You’ll take innovative classes on a pine tree-studded urban campus, and you can easily explore Rome’s impressive landmarks and ruins. The Colosseum will come alive as you see history firsthand. Summer in Rome is abuzz with outdoor markets, festivals, and abundant cultural events. You’ll truly experience a summer like no other.

Explore fashion design and production in one of the world’s top fashion cities this summer— Rome! Through coursework and hands-on experience, you’ll explore both the theoretical and the practical aspects of contemporary Italian fashion production. Field trips to local museums, exhibitions, and other sites of interests provide context for what you are learning in the classroom. Our summer program partners with the Accademia di Costume e Moda—a recognized center of excellence in the fields of fashion and costume design education—to provide two fundamental fashion courses.

Rome Architectural Sketchbook is a three-week, multidisciplinary course that explores the various components of architecture in Rome, allowing you to focus on sites, design, and visual sketching. This course starts each July and is articulated in two modules: Architectural Sketching and Representation Techniques (choosing a specialization from Fine Arts, Model Making, and Video Production and Photography). Together with your classmate, with different profiles and artistic skills, you will work on-site at various locations that reflect diverse periods of art, architecture, and history in Rome. The course combines observation of these places' historic and contemporary contexts with the development of the creative process and refining of sketching techniques and personal style. Traditional sketching methodologies and techniques, such as visual sketching and illustration layout, as well as photo research and interior design, will be deepened during the program and enhanced by visits to Roman sites and architectural spaces. As a Final Project, you will complete a personal sketchbook using different representation techniques such as video, photography, or modeling.

Study abroad in Rome and taste la dolce vita—the sweet life. Imagine studying art history as you gaze up at the Sistine Chapel, or learning theology just a few blocks from the Vatican. Life in the Eternal City is an experience of a lifetime! You take classes at the centrally located CEA CAPA Rome Center, at Libera Università Internazionale Degli Studi Sociali (LUISS), and at John Cabot University. Choose from a wide range of courses offered in English, including business, politics, economics, social sciences, and more. CEA CAPA’s cultural and active learning activities transform Rome into a living classroom. The award-winning program, CEA CAPA C’È, draws students to the city of Rome with a variety of volunteer opportunities, while overnight trips to Florence and Venice, and many more cultural experiences allow students to immerse themselves in Italian culture. In addition to study abroad programs, explore CEA CAPA Internships Abroad in Rome — gain hands-on, pre-professional experience as you dive into a career field and develop professional skills needed to rise above the competition. Interested in going abroad with CEA CAPA? Contact us to get started!

Once the center of the Roman empire, Rome offers you the chance to discover ancient world wonders as you explore the Mediterranean culture and modern Italy with API abroad! Choose to study between the John Cabot University and the American University of Rome as you learn surrounded by a city of culture, art, and history. There are so many ancient architectural wonders to explore—including the Colosseum, Pantheon, and the Arch of Constantine—that you won't know what to visit first! Take excursions to the historic city of Pompeii or even off the beaten path to the small towns of Lazio And Umbria, home to green hills, vineyards, and ancient villages. Rome offers much to learn and experience when you study with API Abroad! Check out our recently added Health and Human Services program! Visit our website for complete details. Courses will be taught in English. Learn from renowned faculty practitioners specializing in cutting-edge fields such as medical humanities, bioethics, medical anthropology, and other interdisciplinary areas.

World Class Programs offers high school students the opportunity to study abroad in Florence, Italy. Our summer program is designed for teens from all academic backgrounds who are excited about immersing themselves in Italian culture and lifestyle. This pre-college program offers various course study options, including Art History, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Photography, Architecture, Italian language, and Tuscan Cuisine. Students can choose a major course for daily focus (Monday to Friday) in the mornings for three hours. Then, they attend elective classes, each lasting two hours, three times a week in the afternoons. On weekends, they go on day trips around Italy to explore cultural differences from city to city. Locations vary yearly; previous participants have visited Cinque Terre, Siena, Pisa, and Venice!

The Fall 2026 program in Rome, Italy, is a unique opportunity to explore the world’s greatest capital through the prism of art, photography, and film. During this semester-length program, you will explore Rome. Learn international film history, theory, and aesthetics and study film directors as well as photography throughout the program with Professor Michael Stinson. In addition, study Art History with a local instructor. The Eternal City of Rome is one of the original centers of cinema and host to the legendary film studios of Cinecittá. The weeks leading up to the holiday season are a wonderful time to be in Rome – the weather is crisp, holiday markets are open, and vendors sell roasted chestnuts on the street corners. When not busy studying film, you’ll explore all that Rome has to offer and learn to capture stunning images of your trip against a backdrop of over two thousand years of art and architecture.

See different sides of Italy while studying at an Italian school or university! Enroll in your chosen non-profit, low-cost, direct study program. We connect you to university-level, academic-type programs that are available all year round. Choose from weekly, monthly, summer, quarterly, semester, and academic year terms. Plus, stay in low-cost housing on campus or in nearby areas. Overall, avoid expensive, for-profit programs and register directly with a school in Italy. After successful completion, you will earn academic credits that are transferable to your home school. These study abroad programs are open to students worldwide. See more details on the NPSA website. Use this website to review and book your study abroad program in Italy.

Your First Year Abroad program in Rome lasts 12 weeks and is designed for students from all academic backgrounds. You will enroll in a combination of CIEE courses and courses taught online through CIEE’s global academic partner, Arizona State University (ASU). Enhance your experience with co-curricular and extracurricular activities while immersing yourself in Italian culture. Live and learn in Rome! Rome is Italy’s timeless city, filled with ancient history, lively piazzas, and an iconic arts scene – the perfect backdrop to explore any of your interests. Spend 12 weeks wandering through the Colosseum and Roman Forum, savoring gelato while people-watching in Trastevere, and exploring local markets filled with fresh produce and handmade crafts. Whether you’re studying business, science, engineering, technology, communications, psychology, health sciences, liberal arts, language, or fine arts, Rome is the perfect place to study abroad.

Several reasons make Italy a popular travel and teaching destination in Europe. Begin your adventure by enrolling in one of our TEFL/TESOL courses online! Use the coupon code GoAbroad15 upon checkout to receive 15% off any course. Take advantage of our Super Sale! Choose from a selection of accredited online TEFL courses, with prices starting from €53. Our 60-hour, 120-hour, 180-hour, and level 5 online TEFL and TESOL courses will prepare you for teaching abroad in a classroom setup and teaching online from the comfort of your own home. Every module features text, videos, quizzes, and a personal tutor to guide you through the course, providing positive feedback. Throughout the course, you will get the opportunity to submit lesson plans to experienced TESOL teachers, gaining valuable feedback from experts who have been teaching abroad for years! We have contacts all over the world, allowing us to help with your trip. You can get your 120-hour TEFL certificate online through ITT, at your own pace, in the comfort of your own home. Start your accredited TEFL/TESOL certification online now – your first step to being an English teacher. Where will you go from there? You decide!

Are you a student or young professional looking to enhance your career prospects through international work experience and hands-on learning? At Intern Abroad HQ, we help students and young professionals turn career aspirations into reality. We organize affordable internships in 20 destinations across 24 career fields that are tailored to meet each individual’s academic, professional, or personal requirements. With over 200 internship programs across Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America and South America to choose from, and options to intern from 2 weeks to 6 months either full-time or part-time, in-country or virtually, we facilitate career-enhancing experiences that work for you, not just the host organization. Intern Abroad HQ is proudly brought to you by the team behind International Volunteer HQ. We have collectively supported over 120,000 program participants since 2007 and are the only B Corp certified provider in our field.

Temple University Rome offers a four-year Bachelor's degree program and well as a First-year Entry Year program (TREY) where students then complete Years 2-4 either at Temple University in Philadelphia or Temple University Japan. Temple University Rome offers study abroad semester or academic year programs of full-time study designed primarily for third-year undergraduate students. Students may choose from 55+ degree programs with topics ranging from art to international business, and from global studies to computer science. Internships for credit are available. Except for Italian language courses, all instruction is in English. Temple Rome is located in the heart of Rome's historic city center, adjacent to the Spanish Steps and within short walking distance of the beautiful Borghese Gardens, the Trevi Fountain, shops, and famous historical sites. Its facilities include a dormitory for up to 50 first-year students, full disability access, "smart technology" classrooms; library; science lab; arts studios; an art gallery; conference center, panoramic terraces; open-air courtyard for students to enjoy and for events.