Experiencing Rome through community-based learning

(1 Credit Hour) · Undergraduate

The course is offered as a S/U grade course. This course facilitates and promotes meaningful civic engagement with the city of Rome; as such, it has been designated as a Community-engaged learning Course. Community-engaged learning (CEL) is a form of experiential education that integrates community engagement with instruction and reflection, deepening and enhancing the learning that takes place both in and outside the classroom. Themes for this course will vary by semester. Examples include: Migration and Refugee crisis in Italy; the Italian Education system from a comparative perspective. Through guided readings, visits to local organizations, and interactions with experts in the field, students will have the opportunity to engage with timely topics from multiple perspectives. This one-credit course does not count towards the Italian Major or Minor.