HISTORY & CULTURE OF ROME J A N -T E R M 2 0 2 1 Jan Term in Rome, Italy! Course Specifics: Course Title: “History & Culture of Rome,” 3 credits (no prerequisites—all majors welcome!) Professors: Dr. Anthony E. Clark, Department of History (Professor of History) [email protected], 777-4368 Course Description: World-class museums, historic buildings, & ancient Roman monuments will be your classroom! HISTORY! Learn the historical foundations of ancient Rome, early Christianity, and the trends that brought Rome into the modern era. MATERIAL CULTURE! Learn about Italian painting, sculpture, and operatic performance. ARCHITECTURE! Explore the history of ancient Roman architecture to the early modern era; learn about the meaning and symbolism of Christian and secular buildings, with a special focus on Renaissance Christian monuments such as St. Peter’s Basilica. 1 Dates: Full Course: Month of January 2021 (Application deadline: March 1, 2020) Highlights: Students shall live in rooms near to the Vatican Museums, St. Peters Square, the Sistine Chapel, and Rome’s most famous sites. An additional overnight trip to Assisi, the home of St. Francis, is also planned. Other plans include: Capitoline hill and the Capitoline museum, Forum, Coliseum, and the Pantheon, Massimo Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Santa Maria degli Angeli St. John Lateran and its baptistery, San Clemente, Church of Santa Prassede and the Chapel of St. Zenone Church of St. Mary Majors, Santa Sabina, Santa Maria in Cosmedine, St. Giorgio in Velabro and St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, Farnese Palace (exterior), Cancelleria, Santo Spirito Church and the hospital courtyard, Via Giula, the Rooms Private of St. Ignatius of Loyola, private Visit to the Jesuit Archives and the Roman College, Piazza Navonna, Fontana di Trevi, Spanish Steps, the Piazza of St. Ignatius. Cost: $4,350 Early Bird Special: The EBS is an incentive program that gives students a $100 credit if they: make ALL payments in time according to the payment plan; turn in all required paperwork in accordance with Off- Campus Programs deadlines; and meet the Health Center’s deadlines for fulfilling the Travel Clinic requirement.) Payment Schedule: $500 non-refundable deposit due within 2 days of acceptance into program May 1st: $670 June 1st: $670 Jul 1st: $670 Aug 1st $ $670 Sep 1st: $670 Oct 1st: $500 final payment due Included: • Round-trip airfare between Spokane and Rome • Lodging at apartments in the heart of the city (next to the Vatican) • All program-related transportation in Italy • Admission into museums; guided tours by your professor; Papal Audience • Morning and some additional group meals Not Included: • Travel to and from Spokane • Some meals – you should bring around $200-300 depending on your appetite and coffee habits • Elective museums, events, concerts, theatre • Jan term fee Scholarships: There are some opportunities to apply for a student scholarship: See Dr Clark Requirements: Meetings – a pre-trip orientation to be scheduled at a later date Assignments – Rome booklets shall be produced by the students (details on the syllabus) Off-Campus Programs Contacts: Rebecca Gähl-Partridge (Off-Campus Programs): [email protected] 777- 4499 Ann Penfield (Off-Campus Programs): [email protected], 509-777-4581 2 .