LAW/LSJ in Rome 2012
Exploration SeminarAugust 22 - September 21, 2012
UW Rome Center
BASIC INFORMATION
Application
Deadline: February 27, 2012
Language
of
Instruction: English
Foreign Language Required: None
Affiliated Department: Law, Societies, and Justice (LSJ).
Program Directors: Anita Ramasastry and Sabrina Tatta
Fields of Interest: Law, law and society, human rights, immigration and
globalization,
criminal justice.
Dates: August 22 to September 21,
2012, with
pre-departure orientation meetings during the Spring 2012 term.
Eligibility:
Open to undergraduates and law
school students. Undergraduates must
have successfully completed a 300-level course in LSJ, political
science,
European studies, international studies, business, or a similar major.
Faculty: George
Lovell
(LSJ
and
Political
Science)
Sabrina Tatta (French and Italian Studies)
Anita Ramasastry (School of Law)
Walter Walsh (School of Law)
Credits: 10
Courses:
LSJ 495a-European Law and Society: The
Rights
of the Individual
LSJ 495b-
Comparative Legal Culture.
Basic Italian
Language
Click here
for more information on courses and academics.
Location: Rome,
Italy
with
excursions
to
Orvieto
and
Bologna. The
program
is
housed in the University
of
Washington Rome Center.
Access to Gelato: Excellent.
Housing: Apartments
shared
with
other students in the program.
Cost: The
fee for the program is $4430. There is an additional IPE fee of $250. The program fee includes courses
and credit, housing in a shared apartment in Rome, a bus pass,
classroom,
computer lab and library use, and travel costs for program excursions.The
program fee does not include
airfare ($900 -$1500 round trip), most meals
($20-30 day), a mandatory cell phone, and personal spending money.
Financial Aid is available. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid
to confirm your eligibility.
Program Excursions: Day trip to Orvieto
and Overnight Trip to Bologna.
Applying for the Program: Important Instructions and Information about the application process can be found here. The application deadline is February 16, 2011. Note that this deadline is earlier than for most other Exploration Seminars. Applicants need to submit a statement that explains their interest in a study abroad program in Rome and their interest in the topics covered in the seminars. Applicants also need to have two people complete a recommendation using the form provided by IPE. Some applicants may be asked to come in for interviews.
What
People Are
Saying About the Program. There is an article about the
program with some quotes from faculty and students here. There are some other comments from students on the
page.
The Fine Print: Students admitted to the program who elect to join will be required to
submit a payment
contract and pay a non-refundable $350 deposit.
The balance of the Program Fee will be charged to the student's
account, due in October
2011. The Program Fee is not
refundable if students withdraw from the program after set
deadlines. More
information
about
fees,
deposits,
and deadlines for
refunds will be made available to students who are accepted into the
program.
Program fees are subject
to change if costs increase due to severe inflation or unexpected
changes in
currency exchange rates.