Rome Program Curriculum

The courses offered on the UD Rome campus fulfill requirements within the University's demanding Core Curriculum. All classes also take advantage of the unique setting in which they are taught-from the historic sites of Rome and the rest of Italy, to the great cities of Greece. By attending the Rome Semester, students can thus continue to pursue their degree requirements and experience the countless benefits of study abroad.

All Rome students are required to register for the equivalent of five classes (15 credits; 3 credits English, 3 credits History, and 9 credits (3 courses) selected from the other 3-credit Core course offerings, Art, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Theology. Students with advanced placement for English 2311 register for ENG 3355 ST/Tragedy & Comedy. Exceptions to academic requirements must be approved by the department chair and the Dean of Constantin College.

2009-2010 Course Offerings

Core Courses

• ENG 2311 Literary Tradition III (required). Students with advanced placement or transfer credit take Literary Tradition III under Eng 3355 ST/Tragedy & Comedy.

• HIS 2301 Western Civilization I (required)

• PHI 2323 Philosophy of Man (Prerequisite: Philosophy and the Ethical Life, PHI 1301)

• THE 2311 Western Theological Tradition (Recommended Prerequisite: Understanding the Bible, THE 1310)

• ART 2311 Art & Architecture of Rome

Additional Course Offerings

• MIT 2411/2412 Intermediate Italian I (Fall) and II (Spring) (3 credits)

• MIT 1301/1302 Elementary Italian I (Fall) and II (Spring) (3 credits)
  

• MIT 1101 Italian Culture & Conversation, or Survival Italian (1 credit pass/fail)

• GST 3165 People and Places of the European Past (1 credit pass/fail)

• GST 1106 Marino School Volunteer Project (1 credit pass/fail)
  

Any additions to the above academic offerings must be approved by the Dean of Constantin College. Requests for withdrawal from courses must be made in writing within the first ten weeks of the semester and are subject to approval by the instructor of record, the Academic Director of the Rome Program and the Dean of Constantin College.