Subject: Study Journalism and Strategic Media in Rome – Spring 2020
Students in The School of Journalism and Strategic Media will have the opportunity to complete up to 15 hours credit toward the JOUR degree and/or complete the entire Global Studies minor at the University of Arkansas Rome Center in the Spring of 2020. An informational meeting is planned for Tuesday, September 10th at 4:30 in Kimpel Hall 416. Students will have a chance to meet the faculty and other students planning to participate. Please review the attachments for more details.
- COMM/INST 4873. International Communication and Globalization. 3 Hours.
Explores the history, present and future of global communication. It introduces and explains the theories, stories and flows of information and media that affect us all.
- COMM/PLSC 4373. Political Communication. 3 Hours.
Study of the nature and function of the communication process as it operates in the political environment.
- JOUR 4333. Ethics in Journalism. 3 Hours.
Critical examination of specific ethical problems confronting professionals in all areas of mass communications. Reading and writing assignments are aimed at familiarizing
students with the nature of the mass media and their social responsibilities.
- JOUR 4483 Issues in Advertising & Public Relations. 3 Hours.
Seminar course involving the critical examination of the major cultural, social, political, economic, ethical, and persuasion theories and/or issues relevant to advertising and public relations affecting individuals, organizations, societies.
- ENGL 3903 |Travel Writing (Journalism Credit).
This course provides an opportunity for students to focus first-hand on the art and craft of travel writing, with particular emphasis on Italy.
*U of A Rome Center Semester Spring 2020: Global Studies Program
Overview
Academics
Financial Info
Student Responsibilities
The Rome Center Semester curriculum offers courses that focus on the artistic and cultural contributions of the city of Rome from ancient to modern times. The ‘Roman Razorbacks’ use this ancient city as a laboratory to examine historical and contemporary Rome through numerous local site visits and museum tours. Students see the Colosseum, Vatican City and its Sistine Chapel as well as the works of Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Bernini, and Borromini which are scattered throughout the city.
Featured courses for Spring 2020
To view all available courses & descriptions, please refer to the document Spring 2020 UARC Course Descriptions.pdf (updated 2/22/2019)
The following courses will be offered by distinguished faculty from the University of Arkansas Fayetteville campus, supplementing the core curriculum of Rome Courses in International Studies, Art history, Italian Language & Humanities.
COMM/PLSC 4373 | Political Communication
Dr. Robert Wicks
Study of the nature and function of the communication process as it operates in the political environment.
COMM/INST 4873 | International Communication and Globalization
Dr. Robert Wicks
Explores the history, present and future of global communication. This course introduces and explains the theories, stories and flows of information and media that affect us all.
JOUR 4333 Ethics in Journalism
Dr. Jan Wicks
Critical Examination of specific ethical problems confronting professionals in all areas of mass communications. Reading and writing assignments are aimed at familiarizing students with the nature of the mass media and their social responsibilities.
JOUR 4483 | Journalism or European Studies Seminar: Issues in Advertising & Public Relations
Dr. Jan Wicks
Seminar course involving the critical examination of the major cultural, social, political, economic, ethical, and persuasion theories and/or issues relevant to advertising and public relations affecting individuals, organizations and societies.
ENGL 3903 |Travel Writing (Journalism Credit)
This course provides an opportunity for students to focus first-hand on the art and craft of travel writing, with particular emphasis on Italy. Through reading, writing, and visits in and around the city center, students will explore places of historic, artistic, cultural and personal interest. They will learn “by example” from a selection of great travel literature from the world in general, and from Italy in particular. And they will learn “by doing,” via a series of guided exercises and assignments that explore the distinctive qualities of travel writing and the ways in which this particular art can lead to a deeper understanding of their own experiences and cultural identity.
WLIT 3983 (H): “Rome: the Rebirth of Antiquity and the Birth of Modernity” | cross-listed as MRST 3023(H), and HIST 3983(H)
Dr. Bill Quinn
This interdisciplinary course investigates a key moment of cultural crisis for Rome and the reverberations thereof for all the World. Our primary focus will be an exploration of how late medieval society struggled to re-identify itself in terms of the Renaissance and Reformation. Particualr moments for detailed consideration include: April 8, 1341, when Petrarch was crowned poet laureate by Roman Senatori Giordano Orsini and Orso dell’Anguillara on Capitol; 1417, Council of Constance and burning of John Hus; 1418, when the Arte della Lana selected Brunelleschi to construct the dome of Santa Maria dei Fiori in Florence; 1496, when Michelangelo arrived in Rome; and, lastly, the Sack of Rome in 1527. Site visits to include: Palazzo Farnese, Palazzo Spada, Campo dei Fiori, Cancelleria, Ponte Sisto, Via Giulia, St Peter’s Basilica, Castel San’Angelo, Pantheon, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Basilica di S. Augustino, Villa Borghese, Da Vinci Museum, Basilica Sta Maria Popolo, Sta. M. degli Angeli, Palazzo Venezia, Piazza Campodoglio, St. Peter in Chains, and Florence.
Degree Credit
Check back soon for more specific degree advising information or contact program faculty/staff!
Students from many areas of study can earn substantial credit towards their degrees. Students should always refer to their academic advisors for specific review of their degree process.
| Communication | up to 12 hours degree credit |
| Journalism | up to 15 hours degree credit |
| Political Science | up to 9 hours degree credit |
| Sociology | up to 6 hours degree credit |
| International Studies | up to 15 hours degree credit |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | up to 15 hours degree credit* |
| English | up to 9 hours degree credit |
| Global Studies Minor | complete more than 1/2 of the minor in this semester! |
| Medieval/Renaissance Studies Minor | complete more than 1/2 of the minor in this semester! |
*Interdisciplinary Studies majors should consult with their program director and academic advisor to review their course of study. Degree credit depends on their approved plan of study and discipline areas.
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Robert H. Wicks
Professor of Communication
Adjunct Professor of Political Science
Department of Communication
2018 Master Researcher Award, J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
417 Kimpel Hall
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone 479-575-5958
FAX 479-575-6734
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