Italian LSA+ Rome

The Honorable Frank J. Guarini and the French and Italian Department offer a combined language study abroad and advanced language study abroad program in Rome, Italy. The three courses are taught exclusively in Italian at the Dartmouth Rome Center and offered in each program specifically, with the exception of Italian 8 (required), in which students from the LSA and the LSA+ will participate together. Faculty from the Department of French and Italian will direct the program.

The Italian LSA+ in Rome offers mid-level courses in Italian literature and language in a city that provides the most varied cultural landscapes in Italy. This program encourages students to further refine their linguistic skills by visiting cultural and historic sites around Rome, living with local Italian families, and studying in the stimulating modern yet multimillennial continuity of Rome.

Students live with Italian-speaking homestay hosts for the full duration of the program. The homestay living arrangement is an integral and required component of this program. The homestay experience often offers several benefits, including improved language skills (especially in foreign language environments), deep cultural insights, integration into the local community, the opportunity to experience daily life like a local, and the chance to build meaningful relationships.

For more information, please see the department website.

Budget Sheet for Italian LSA+ Rome

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. The cost of transportation to and from the site is the responsibility of the student.