Assumption students studying in Rome, Italy.

Undergraduate

Study at Assumption’s Rome Campus and immerse yourself in the very best of the classic liberal arts tradition, which is woven into the fabric of the city. The campus is staffed by Assumption faculty members versed in Italian history and culture and eager to share their knowledge with students. 

A variety of liberal arts and pre-professional courses are offered each semester at Assumption’s Rome Campus. Course offerings may include history, art history, theology, philosophy, comparative literature, Italian, accounting, human services and rehabilitation studies, among others. Most courses count towards general education requirements, so students can maintain progress toward their degree while getting the most advantage from study in Rome. Students of affiliated institutions travel to Rome knowing that they will receive full credit for all courses taken at the Rome Campus.  For students from other American institutions of higher learning, Assumption staff will make every effort to ensure that they, too, receive full credit for courses taken in Rome. 

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Spring 2025

ROME CAMPUS COURSE OFFERINGS

Summer 2026

CLT 255 THE FIGURE OF THE SEEKER taught by Prof. Esteban Loustaunau
The “figure of the seeker” is not a specific person but a social position defined by the desire to explore, wonder, discover, and search for a purpose. This course will examine how the quest for life’s meaning manifests in works of art and literature, as well as in everyday life across time, with Rome as the focal point of exploration. We will examine a series of cultural texts—fiction, non-fiction, art, monuments, architecture, and ways of walking the city—spanning multiple eras of the Eternal City, from ancient, Catholic, Renaissance, and Risorgimento periods to contemporary Rome. Prerequisite: ENG130 and ENG 140 or its equivalent in another language: FRE/ITA/SPA 204.

Assignments will include a daily journal reflection about meaning, purpose, identity, or community based on class readings and what you noticed in Rome during that day’s excursion in the city, a short paper comparing a work of literature (class reading) and of art (architecture, painting, sculpture, or monument), active engagement in excursions and discussions, and a final paper about class readings and four sites in Rome (ancient, Catholic, Renaissance, and Risorgimento) that speak directly to your personal desire for self-discovery, purpose and calling. The final paper will be due after returning home from the Rome campus.

HIS-150R CIVILIZATION IN ROME taught by Prof. Carl Keyes
This course exploits the unsurpassed opportunity afforded by the city of Rome—its ruins, monuments, churches, museums, and piazzas—to consider the development of Western Civilization over the past three millennia. No urban environment can better illustrate the remarkable overlay of cultures that have influenced and reflected the world, first as a capital city for the ancient Republic and Empire, then for Western Christianity, then as the unifying center of the Kingdom of Italy, and lastly for the post-War republic. This course is offered exclusively at the University’s Rome campus. This course fulfills the History requirement on the Social and Historical Pillar in the Foundations Program.

Assignments will include a daily journal about what you learned about civilization in Rome during that day’s excursion in the city, a short paper on the historical significance of a site we visit, active engagement in excursions and discussions, and a final paper that discusses four sites (ancient, Catholic, Renaissance, and Risorgimento) that you believe help visitors to the city learn about civilization in Rome. The final paper will be due after returning home from the Rome campus.

Fall 2026

To be announced