Rome, Italy
Application Deadline: Thursday, May 30, 2013
Experience the intersections of place, culture and communication in the Eternal City during Winter Quarter 2014. Students will explore Rome and its surroundings and document how cultural expression – via food, wine, mass media, the built environment and more — reflects local, regional and national identity. We will also examine Italian cultural identity from a European and global perspective. The curriculum will review recent history, including economics, globalization, ethnic diversity and cultural change, and offer skill development in various forms of mass media communication. These will include travel and feature writing, public relations and emerging digital and social media forms. The city will be a significant part of our classroom experience as a place to absorb, reflect and record local culture. The program will include excursions to museums, markets, architectural wonders and historic sites in and around Rome. Students will present their work through writing, photography, graphic design and other digital media (instruction provided).
To facilitate travel and interactions, students will receive training in intercultural communication beforehand; they will begin the quarter with a three-week intensive Italian language course.
Application deadline is Thursday, May 30, 2013. Apply online.
This program is open to all UW students. Students accepted into the program are required to attend two pre-departure orientation meetings this autumn.
Information
Find more information about the UW Rome Center at http://depts.washington.edu/roma/.
Contact
Contact: Karen Rathe (rathe@uw.edu) (Details on this program are subject to changes.)
Links
- Students return from a winter in Rome, a COMMunity Building Blog writeup (from Winter 2013)
- “Rome: The Ultimate Study-Abroad Experience,” a video by Whitney Killian and David Krueger (from Winter 2010)
- The UW Rome Center
