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ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME
Baroque Architecture, Sculpture and Painting in the Eternal City

Study Abroad, May Session 2010, May 18 (depart)-June 12 (return)
University of Minnesota

With all of Rome as your classroom, explore the city which was the birthplace of baroque, one of the most brilliant periods in the history of Western civilization.


St.Peter's Basilica Square, Rome

Department of Art History:  Topics 3940.

Program open to anyone; no art history or language prerequisites.

Non-degree students register for no credit (no reduction in Program Fee).

U of M and non U of M undergraduates register for 4 semester credits; A-N grading only.

U of M:  course Fulfills Liberal Education requirements of Global Perspectives (Theme) and Arts and Humanities (Core); fulfills art history major and minor requirements.

Faculty

Prof. Michael Stoughton was a member of the Department of Art History from 1969 to 2002. His specialty is Italian art of the renaissance and baroque periods and he taught a course in Florence on renaissance art from 2000-2007.
He began teaching in Rome in 2008

Curriculum

After an introduction to the high renaissance (Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel ceiling; St. Peter’s Basilica), the course will cover major masterpieces of architecture, sculpture and painting of the seventeenth century by the most famous artists of the time (Caravaggio, Carracci, Bernini, Borromini). 

Monday through Thursday, lectures begin at the study center (with classroom and computer lab) located in the historic center of Rome and, then, continue with visits to world famous museums, churches, fountains and squares throughout the city.  On the three Fridays, there are additional excursions, the last of which will be outside Rome to Tivoli, with one of the most famous gardens in the world.

Eight free days allow for further exploration of Rome (Pantheon, Colosseum) or independent travel to other legendary places in Italy; for example, Florence, birthplace of the renaissance, or Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried by an eruption of the volcano Vesuvius. 

What better way to do two things at once, live and study in Rome and receive 4 semester credits.  You have seen “Angels and Demons,” now experience the city.

 

 

Housing and Meals

Students share completely-furnished apartments with fully-equipped kitchens. A welcome lunch and a farewell dinner are provided.

Application

Early application is encouraged because this course fills quickly and a few airline tickets for return after June 12 will be available based on the order of the receipt of applications.  Applications are processed as received and, after the maximum of 20 has been reached, a waiting list will be maintained.  An application consists of:

All of the FORMS available here.

For credit registration, TRANSCRIPT  (unofficial o.k.); 2.5 minimum GPA preferred (below 2.5 considered case by case).

CHECK for $50 made out to “The University of Minnesota” (non-refundable Application Fee, not included in the Program Fee).

Send all of these to:  Prof. Michael Stoughton, 665 Lexington Parkway S., St. Paul, MN 55116 (NOT to the Learning Abroad Center and NOT to the Department of Art History).

Program Fee

Included are tuition, housing, airfare, transfer between airport and apartment, international health insurance, all course related entrance fees, one full-day excursion outside Rome, orientation, two meals, transportation pass and program administration.

Non-refundable Confirmation
Deposit paid upon
acceptance
$500

Remainder of the
Program Fee paid in July $3,850

Total Program Fee    $4,350

In addition, about $1,000 should be budgeted for passport and pictures, textbooks, meals and miscellaneous living expenses.

 

 

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Most financial aid may be applied to this course.  In addition, scholarships are offered through the Learning Abroad Center (application forms are available on the website www.umabroad.umn.edu or call 612-626-9000).  Investigate the possibility that your department may offer scholarships for their undergraduate majors to study abroad.

 

More Information:

For further information, about the course, contact Prof Michael Stoughton (retired and no campus office). stoug001@umn.edu

For questions about passports, scholarships, financial aid, international student ID cards and other matters related to travel and study abroad, go to the Learning Abroad Center, 230 Heller Hall, (626-9000) or consult the website at: www.umabroad.umn.edu.

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