The Program

John Carroll University at Vatican City offers students the opportunity to study in Vatican City while earning John Carroll University academic credit. Classes held specifically for John Carroll University students meet at the Pontificia Universita Urbaniana and will be taught in English by both Urbaniana and John Carroll University professors. This one semester program is ideal for sophomore and junior students. Students can use the courses offered to fulfill the requirements of the John Carroll University academic core.

Living in Rome

Students share apartments located in the center of Rome and within walking distance to the university. The cost of cleaning is included in the cost of housing.

Courses Offered (May change)*

• IT 101, Beginning Italian (No prerequisite)
• IT 201, Intermediate Italian (Prerequisite IT 101)
• IT 202, Intermediate Italian (Prerequisite IT 101-201)
• IT 301, Advanced Italian (Prerequisite IT 101-102, 201-202)
• IT 309, Italian Literature & Culture
• PL 285, African Philosophy (Prerequisite PL 101)
• PL230, Christian Thinkers (Prerequisite PL 101)
• PL 302, Introduction to Ethics (Prerequisite PL 101)
• AH 431, Sixteenth Century Art in Rome (Prerequisite AH 101)
• HS 296, A Century of Italian History (1870-1992) (No prerequisite)
• RL 326, History of the Papacy (Prerequisite RL 101)
• IC 360, Dante's Divine Comedy

Faculty Director

Dr. Santa Casciani, director of the Bishop Anthony M. Pilla Program in Italian American Studies at John Carroll University, was instrumental in creating the study abroad program at Vatican City. As Associate Professor of Italian Language and Literature at John Carroll University, Dr. Casciani has developed undergraduate courses dealing with Italian and Italian American issues. S he has published extensively in Italian Literature, including work focused on authors such as Dante and Michelangelo. She earned her PhD> in Italian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, her M.A. in Italian at the Ohio State University and her B.A. in Italian and English at Saint John Fisher College.

Travel Within Italy

Students will participate in an excursion to Tuscany in the middle of the semester. While in Tuscany, students will have the opportunity to visit museums, palace and old noble and royal residences. The costs of the excursion are included in the program fee.

Financial Aid Information

Students are able to apply all their financial aid, e.g. scholarships, federal and state, to the Vatican City semester. To learn how to take advantage of this offer, please consult the Office of Financial Aid.

Program Cost

$15 330 John Carroll University Tuition

$2 425 Room

$2 065 Board

$1 000 Administrative Fee

$3 000 Program Fee

$23 820 Program Total

How to Apply

Application packets are available at campus informational meetings and at the Center for Global Education. Completed John Carroll University applications are due on March 15, 2011. A $500.00 non-refundable deposit is due with the Vatican City application.

For further information about this program, please do not hesitate to contact the Center for Global Education or Dr. Casciani.

For further information on Italy, Rome and the Vatican City please consult the following links:

CIA Fact book: Italy

CIA Fact book: The Holy See (Vatican City)

State Department's Consular Information Sheet: Italy/Holy See

Centers for Disease Control: Western Europe