Mc Gill La Sapienza Summer School in Rome

Mc. Gill @ La Sapienza Summer School in Rome – June/July 2020

Mc. Gill: A 21 st Century Global University Open to the World Mc. Gill’s Strategic Academic Plan 2017 -2020 states: • “We make a commitment to providing undergraduate and graduate students with … enriched educational opportunities … through internships, field courses and field semesters, research internships, international competitions, and international exchanges” • “We will enhance Mc. Gill’s presence abroad by developing key partnerships to support … [the] delivery of academic programs outside of Canada”

Italy: Archive and Laboratory • gateway to Europe • crossroads of three continents at the centre of the Mediterranean • bridge between past experience and present predicaments in Western history, politics, and culture

Theme for 2020: Migration • global pertinence • contemporary relevance • historical significance

Two Seminars in Rome • POLI 359: IPE: Labour Migration Prof. Mark R. Brawley • LLCU 301: Homelessness and Homecoming in Roman Culture Prof. W. J. Torrance Kirby

Our Partner: La Sapienza • leading university in Italy, one of the oldest and most distinguished universities in Europe • established tradition in welcoming international students • centrally located at the heart of Rome, the capital of Italy (campus at a 10 -minute walk from Stazione Termini)

Campus Entrances

Department Entrances

Campus Architecture: Neoclassicism

Campus Architecture: 1930 s

Campus Architecture: Modernism

Campus Architecture: Sights

Gardens and Walkways

Autumn and Spring

Your Course Fee Course fee of $3, 000 includes: • shared double room (June 7 -July 4) in a modern hotel Casa dell’aviatore, a few minutes away on foot from La Sapienza’s campus with breakfast included • lunch or dinner at one of the La Sapienza’s cafeterias • internet access • monthly public transit pass • access to libraries • fieldtrips to Villa Borghese and the Vatican

Casa dell’aviatore: Entrance

Casa dell’aviatore: Atrium

Casa dell’aviatore: Hall

Casa dell’aviatore: Reception

Casa dell’aviatore: Double Bedroom

Casa dell’aviatore: Bathroom

Casa dell’aviatore: Dining Areas

Casa dell’aviatore: Gardens

Field Trip 1: Villa Borghese One of the best museums and the most famous gardens in Rome.

Field Trip 2: Vatican City The state within the state in the Italian capital city.

Discover! An intense, immersive experience of study abroad for committed students in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Your Contacts • Cristiana Furlan, Summer School Coordinator, cristiana. furlan@mcgill. ca • Eugenio Bolongaro, Chair of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, eugenio. bolongaro@mcgill. ca • Mark R. Brawley, Department of Political Science, mark. brawley@mcgill. ca • W. J. Torrance Kirby, School of Religious Studies, torrance. kirby@mcgill. ca