2013 PROGRAM DATES: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Please go to the Forms page for forms and necessary paper work for the program.
Join us in Rome this summer. Study Italian language and culture on location in the heart of Rome. Immerse yourself in 2,000 years of history. Be part of Italian families. Weekly field trips through Rome. Excursions to Florence, Tivoli, Tarquinia, Pompei and Venezia.
Students live with local families and become part of the community as they interact with its daily life. They have their own room with the host family and take breakfasts and dinners together. Lunch is often organized for the group, consisting of a picnic with fresh food bought in the local shops and markets.
Classes are held at a local high school every weekday afternoon. The program director, Teresa Murano, a native of Rome, instructs the intermediate-level Italian language and culture class. There are visits to local points of interest, including museums, churches, art shows, markets, beaches or the picturesque countryside.
More information soon.
Students receive 6 credits for either IT 157 or IT 207, Italian in Italy, depending on prior language experience. Either course counts toward the Italian minor or major and each is a part of a Humanities cluster.
One year of college Italian or the equivalent.
The Modern Languages and Cultures Mildred R. Burton Fund helps defray costs for UR undergraduates studying language abroad in the summer. Applications are due January 25 and may be obtained from the forms page on this website.
The program fee of approximately $4600 includes transportation within Italy for all program excursions and visits, the homestay (with two meals a day), instruction, museum and church entry fees, and some meals with the group. Transatlantic airfare is not included but the program director will help students find good fares on convenient flights.
The application deadline for the Burton Fund scholarships and for the program is January 25. Both applications can be obtained from the Program Director, Teresa Murano or Lattimore 408, or from the Department's Forms page.
The program will be directed by Professor Teresa Murano. Please email her for additional information at teresamurano@gmail.com
Or, contact the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, 585-275-4251.
Information about this program is tentative and subject to change. Please check with program director for most recent information.
