Italy – The Layers of Rome, Core Humanities Class June 5 – June 20, 2016, 6 credits (Summer 2016)

The Country: You will reside in Rome, Italy, a city of art and architecture, culture, fashion, and so much more. Rome’s picturesque spaces, cuisine and culture are ideal for exploring Italian aesthetics and history.

The Experience: To prepare students for a rich study-abroad experience, coursework begins in America with sessions on basic Italian phrases and customs, how to be a traveler rather than a tourist, literary works inspired by Rome, and major periods and styles of Roman history and art. In June, students travel to the Villa Maria on Rome’s Janiculum Hill, which will serve as home base for explorations of the layers of the “Eternal City” as well as Ostia and (optional excursions to) Pompeii and Florence. Collaborating with students and faculty from the University of Texas El-Paso and the University of Central Oklahoma, students will learn from on-site presentations about art, history, literature, and philosophy at the Forum, the Pantheon, the Coliseum, St. Peter’s, the Piazza Navona, and other world-historical sites. Students will expand their horizons and enrich their understanding of Western civilization, all while fulfilling six hours of core courses and the Kirkwood diversity requirement.

The Courses:  HUM - 200 International Studies in the Humanities (3 credits)  LIT - 226: Literature and the Search for Identity* (3 credits) *Student must have completed composition I (or equivalent) or have instructor permission to be eligible. Forum and Trevi Fountain Colosseum and underground tour The Vatican Museum and Papal of the Colosseum Audience The Borghese Gallery and Palatine Hill Excursions to Pompeii and Florence Lido Beach and Ostia Antica

"Italy is so much more than pictures and ancient buildings; Italy is an amazing experience. My guided learning experience in Rome has given me the confidence to travel to other international destinations." Kirkwood student, 2014 program

Estimated Program Fee: $3,750 $1,000 scholarship available!

Includes: Does not include: Airfare Tuition – 6 SU credits Faculty Contacts: Housing Passport Fee

Dr. Renee Schlueter, Professor, English, 319-398-4998, Some Meals Personal Expenses ext. 5836 [email protected] Health Insurance ------Many Cultural Dr. Scott Samuelson, Professor, Philosophy, 319-887- Excursions 3946 [email protected] In-Country Transit Weekend Excursion to Pompeii or Florence Tentative Program Itinerary:

. Sunday, June 5: Depart USA . Monday, June 6: Arrival – settle into Rome and become acquainted with Trastevere; optional walk to the Trevi Fountain . Tuesday, June 7: Column of Trajan, Piazza Venezia, San Clemente . Wednesday, June 8: the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill . Thursday, June 9: Baths of Caracalla and the Colosseum . Friday, June 10: Largo Argentina, Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, and Church of St. Ignatius. . Saturday, June 11: Campidoglio, Capitoline Museum, Santa Maria in Aracoeli . Sunday, June 12: Pompeii . Monday, June 13: Guided Learning—your day in Rome. . Tuesday, June 14: Galleria Borghese . Wednesday, June 15: St. Peter’s Basilica and Papal audience . Thursday, June 16: Keats and Shelley House, the Spanish Steps, and the Protestant Cemetery . Friday, June 17: Ostia . Saturday, June 18: Florence . Sunday, June 19: Final class meeting, final Rome excursion, preparation for return to the United States. . Monday, June 20: Return USA

Free Info Session: Thursday, October 8 – 11:15 am, Linn Hall 1152