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Layers of Rome


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About

This course will survey the history of Rome from its founding to its fall. It will combine class meetings with travel to Rome, Pompeii, Florence and Rome’s ancient seaport at Ostia Antica where course instruction will continue on site. The course will focus on Rome from the earliest days through the rise of Christian Rome to the Renaissance.

Exploration of significant historical eras will be amplified by visits to historical sites such as the Forum, Palatine Hill, Colosseum, Domus Aurea, Castel Sant’ Angelo and the Christian Catacombs. Museum visits will include the Vatican Palace and Museum di Crypto Balbi.

Aside from visiting and learning the history of the Roman Empire on site, students will also be working in teams on research and media production projects, which will be published on this web site. Students will develop either a lesson plan for high school and entry level college curriculum or a digital history and preservation presentation for our Preserving Identities Exhibit.

Enrollment and Course Credit

This is a 6-credit hour course offered by the Humanities Program. It is open to all undergraduate & graduate students who are qualified to enroll at The University of Texas at El Paso. 

All students going on the trip must be enrolled and their university fees must be paid in full two weeks before departure. To enroll students must obtain the permission of the professor and pay a $500 deposit. With permission and deposit, students will be enrolled via the Humanities Program’s Administrative Assistant.

The course is cross-listed in the UTEP Schedule of Classes in the following courses: HIST 3390, HUMN 4390, ART 3307, and COMM 4350 under Special Topics, “The Layers of Rome”. Students may choose which ever listing fits their degree requirements. Graduate students may take the course with the permission and advising of the professor as an Independent Study and Internship Study.

Expenses

Contact

Dr. Ronald Weber, Director of the Humanitites Program & the Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Program at  The University of Texas at El Paso.

 

rweber@utep.edu

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Connect With Us

The University of Texas at El Paso
Office of International Programs and Study Abroad
Union East Building, Room 203 (2nd Floor)
500 W University
El Paso, Texas El Paso, TX 79968

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