Rome Program-About the Program

The College of Design Rome Program consists of two basic components: studio residency in Rome and field trip excursions to museums, buildings, ancient monuments and other historic and contemporary sites in and outside of the city.

The residency involves an extended stay in Rome of between two and four months (see below). Students will attend studio and lecture classes taught by ISU and visiting European faculty for ISU credit on a daily basis just like in Ames.

The studio residency is augmented by a field trip component. Students will participate in field trips to other significant Italian and/or European cities and regions, combined with day trips within both the center and the extended periphery of Rome itself.

Fall Semester (4-month residency)

In the fall, programs are offered to fourth-year students in graphic design third-year students in interior design. Students are required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Spring Semester (4-month residency)
In the spring, a program for fourth-year architecture students is offered. Students are required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Summer Semester (2-month residency)

Landscape architecture and community and regional planning offer a joint program in the summer. Each summer a program is also available for studio arts students. The summer program is open to anyone from ISU or another institution of higher education who meets the minimum qualifications. All students must take a minimum of nine credit hours.

Although the Rome Program is composed mainly of undergraduates, graduate students are also welcome to participate. Graduates must complete a minimum of nine credit hours during a fall or spring semester, and at least six credit hours in the summer.

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