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FSP

Classics FSP Rome

Rome, Italy

Program At a Glance

Terms Offered

Fall

Language

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Italian

Classes In

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Students looking at a chalkboard icon
English

Lodging

Flat/Apartment
Hotel

Department

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Classics

This program is offered once every two years

 

 

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

This is a biennial program and will be offered in fall 2023.

By means of extensive field trips throughout the Italian peninsula (e.g., Latium, Tuscany, Campania, Umbria), students develop a deep familiarity with the topography and material culture (sites, monuments, artifacts) of ancient Italy. A separate trip off-peninsula focuses on the material culture and history of Roman Britain, as an administrative region and a frontier society of the Roman world.  

The aim of the program is to develop a coherent understanding of the processes of continuity and change in the development of ancient Rome, Roman Italy, and the Roman world. The monuments of the post-Classical Roman world are also examined whenever possible, so that students may begin to understand the profound and continuing influence of ancient Italic cultures upon the present.

The curriculum embraces architecture, the visual arts, history, religion and the basic techniques of archeological analysis. Students learn to see and understand the Roman world in its own context through lectures and discussion in situ. We develop a deeper understanding of types of evidence and how we reconstruct and write history, especially history "from the bottom up" or "from the margins."

The academic requirements consist of on-site group work, short weekly papers, oral reports, and an independent research project.

 

THE STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE

STUDENT LIFE

In Rome, students live in shared, self-catered apartments/flats equipped with kitchen facilities for preparing meals. Students should expect to share a bedroom and bathroom with other students. All students committed to this program will complete a housing preference form for shared housing and roommate placements. 

During the excursions, students should expect to share a bedroom and bathroom with other students on the program. 

For more information, please see the department website.

 

Tuition and Fees

The fees charged by the College for a Dartmouth-sponsored off-campus term of study include regular tuition charges for a term at Dartmouth, service fees, as well as the specific costs established for each off-campus study locale. In many programs, the room and board costs tend to be higher than for a term in Hanover. You can view a budget sheet for each program by clicking on the appropriate term under "Financing Your Program". The cost of transportation to and from the site is the responsibility of the student.

 

Financial Aid

In order that all qualified Dartmouth undergraduate students may have the opportunity to take part in off-campus programs, the College endeavors to adjust its normal financial aid awards for students already receiving aid. Tuition and expected family contribution for Dartmouth's off-campus programs are the same as for an on-campus term.

All costs, including airfare and spending money, are considered when determining the cost of an off-campus program. Any costs more than a typical term in Hanover are met with additional Dartmouth Scholarship Funds.  If you have a work expectation for the term, this will be replaced by scholarship funding for programs that span the entire term. 

Students are responsible for purchasing their own plane tickets and, in many cases, meals. Often this means that part of the expected family contribution is used towards these costs rather than for tuition. For help sorting out who pays what and how, contacting the Financial Aid office is often advisable.  

Financing your program | Financial Aid | Scholarships | Budgeting & Costs

 

Program Resources

Department Contact

Alumni Contact

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