Spend a summer in the historic and cultured city of Rome, Italy with AIFS! Study a variety of academic program options with credit awarded by Fairfield University. The AIFS Global Study Center is centrally located in Rome’s historic center in a beautiful building in Piazza Sant’Andrea della Valle.
Stay Longer Rome!
This summer session in Rome can be combined with the new Rome May Term program for a longer study abroad experience:
The AIFS inclusive program fee includes all of the great features below in addition to many pre-departure, on-site and upon-return services to help students make the most of their time abroad.
Review Our PoliciesUp to 10 credits (depending on program selection)
Courses offered in art, art history, history, Italian language, psychology, sociology
Apartments
Organized tastings and group dinners plus meal vouchers
Florence (2 days) (Session 1, Study + Internship)
Sorrento, Pompeii, Naples and Capri (3 days) (Session 2, Study + Internship)
Day trips, visits to museums, art galleries and monuments, opera, concerts, cooking and wine tasting classes
to help with any questions or advice you may need throughout the program
Round-trip flights from 25 U.S. gateways
Airport transfers to and from campus
Say ‘buongiorno!’ to Jenna, a college student from the Ohio University! Jenna took over the AIFS Abroad Instagram story to answer questions about what it’s like to study abroad in Rome, Italy this summer and highlight what a typical day in her life looks like there.
Each apartment is privately owned and is unique in atmosphere, size, design, facilities, floor plan, and number of bedrooms.
Internet access is included in all AIFS housing in Rome.
The meal plan is one of the highlights of the Rome program, with almost 100% of students rating it “excellent” or “good” every session.
Rome is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe. The city is also home to the Vatican City which is not a city at all, but its own independent country right in the heart of Rome.
Rome is the capital of Italy and is the fourth most populous city in the European Union.
Rosanna Graziani
M.A. in Modern Languages from the University of Florence
Ciao! I grew up in a beautiful medieval town in central Italy, immersed in nature.
I earned my degree in Florence, where I joined AIFS in 1995 as a teacher of Italian L2.
When I moved to Rome in 2001, I immediately felt spellbound to the beauty, the wealth of art and history, the colors, the energy, and the climate of this extraordinary city.
I am passionate about international education and travelling; as a study abroad student myself, and through the many countries I visited, I learned how empowering and transformational learning about different people and cultures can be.
I am committed to providing a study abroad program of intensive engagement with Rome and Italy and I will support and advise you throughout your stay to ensure that you make the most of your Italian experience.
The Resident Director provides academic advice, introduces you to the community and handles communication with the University.
Learning does not begin or end in the classroom. To help you get a true taste of Italian culture, a wealth of cultural activities and excursions are included in your program fee such as cooking and wine tasting classes and visits to some of the most famous museums, churches and palaces in and around Rome with professional art historians. Italian students from the University of Rome intern throughout the program as language and cultural peer mentors, participating in most program arranged curricular and extracurricular activities.
Past activities have included:
Please note that students may pay a small additional fee for some of the activities above.
In addition, a Language Peer Mentoring Program as well as a conversation exchange program with Italian college students is available for all students.
Open
Students can select an optional transportation package for all AIFS programs. Students who choose to book their own flights should meet up with group at the program location and will need to make their own ground transportation arrangements.
Below are fees by departure city based on average historical costs and subject to change. If you select this option on your application, the total flight package price will be confirmed in your account 6 months prior to departure. (Program fee is guaranteed.)
For more dates or questions, contact your program consultant:
(203) 399-5163 or email: aifsabroad@aifs.com
Social identity & access
One of the best things you can do before departure is enter into the journey knowing that your time abroad will be unique to this experience. The resources, community, and support available to you when abroad will likely be different as well. In order to help you prepare for your experience, we have compiled many resources about social identity and access in specific locations abroad. Your program staff will also provide you with more details pre-departure and during orientation.
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