The Two-Semester Sequence

The spring and fall semesters of junior year will each have a 3-credit Ricci seminar (UNIV 301 and 302) designed to support students’ research and writing.  Each seminar counts as both Writing Intensive (WI) and Engaged Learning (EL).  Of course, Ricci students take other courses in Rome and East Asia as well.

Fall Semester (“West”): Students spend the fall semester at the Rome Center, where Loyola has been educating undergraduates since 1962.  Among Western Europe's largest study abroad programs, the Rome Center is a well-equipped campus located on Monte Mario, 20 minutes north of Vatican City and 30 minutes from Rome’s historic city center.  At the Rome Center, Ricci students thoroughly develop their understanding of Italian and European culture and history through coursework and guided travel.  Students take the Ricci Seminar (UNIV 301, in-person) at the Rome Center in the fall.

Spring Semester (“East”): Ricci candidates spend the spring semester of their junior year at an approved destination in East Asia.  Students take the Ricci Seminar (UNIV 302, online) while studying on-location at their choice of one of these universities in the spring:

• Kansai Gaidai University (Hirakata, Japan)
• Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, SAR)
• Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea)