Rome Center

The European hub of our Fayetteville campus, dedicated to nurturing the cultural, intellectual, and personal growth of our students.

Why Study at the Rome Center?

The Rome Center allows undergraduate students to receive UA credit while spending the summer or semester abroad at the Rome Center in Rome, Italy. With the school located in the heart of the city, you’ll experience the history, culture, heritage, art & architecture of Rome first-hand. The city is used as a laboratory to examine historical and contemporary Rome. Through your roman sojourn, you will discover new experiences, ideas and perspectives that will contribute to academic & cultural growth.

Rome Center Programs

The Rome Center offers a multi-disciplinary learning environment. Several partner universities collaborate with the Rome Center. Programs offered include Art, Art History, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Humanities, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, and the Italian language.

Explore Our Programs & Courses

Rome Center Faculty

The Rome Center is fortunate to count amongst its faculty, professionals from diverse fields.

Interested in teaching at the Rome Center? Explore teaching and researching in Rome.

Faculty in Rome

Life in Rome

The Rome Center is dedicated not only to the academic offerings, but also to providing students with a high level of support for their everyday life overseas. Studies show that students who are able to integrate with the host country, and its culture, have a more engaging study abroad experience.

The Rome Center

Living in Rome

Things to Do

Orientation

Travel

Code of Conduct

The Rome Center

Nestled within the grandeur of Palazzo Taverna, the University of Arkansas Rome Center is a blend of historical magnificence and contemporary educational excellence.

Living in Rome

We use apartments – Not dorm style housing. The chosen locations house between four and six students per apartment. This is a full immersion program, so your neighbors will be Italian families who usually own their apartments. The apartments themselves have been renovated for the purpose of catering to students. You will live like a local, but with student amenities!

Things to Do

The Rome Center hosts several events during the year; due to its unique location in the heart of Rome, conferences, lectures and workshops are organized here and offered to our students.

Orientation

The orientation period is designed to familiarize students with their new surroundings, beginning with the Rome Center, and including the city of Rome as a whole.

Travel

Students at the Rome Center have the opportunity to engage in two types of travel experiences while within the program – site visits and tours.

Code of Conduct

The University of Arkansas Rome Center follows the same standard set of guidelines in the University of Arkansas Code of Conduct. We have added a Rome Center Waiver, which covers the unique set of circumstances that students will find themselves in during their semester abroad.