Your American Undergraduate Education in Rome

Embark on your undergraduate journey with Temple University Rome’s (TUR) Bachelor’s Degree Program — for a semester, a full academic year, or a complete degree. At TUR, the city of Rome is not simply the setting of the student's experience; it functions as an extension of the academic and artistic curriculum.

The Bachelor’s Degree program in Rome offers distinctive added value through an experiential, place-based learning approach that uses the city and Italy as a living classroom, enriching the academic journey with immersive excursions across the peninsula, dynamic language exchange programs, hands-on Italian cultural labs, and meaningful internship opportunities with local organizations.

Students earn a fully U.S.-accredited bachelor’s degree while studying at an American university in the heart of Rome. TUR’s campus, adjacent to the Spanish Steps and within walking distance of major cultural, governmental, and commercial institutions, allows coursework to extend beyond the classroom into archives, ministries, museums, studios, firms, and historic sites.

Temple University Rome offers an array of study options, each leveraging the academic advantages for a student seeking sustained engagement with Rome:

• A Study Abroad semester in Rome provides concentrated international experience while maintaining full progress toward a U.S. degree. Students develop global perspective, adaptability, and intercultural competence within a structured academic framework.
• A full academic year allows for deeper academic integration with place, expanded professional and institutional engagement, and more sustained cultural and opportunities for expanded linguistic development.
• A full degree in Rome (select programs) combines four years of American academic standards and curriculum with continuous immersion in a European capital. Graduates complete their degree with long-term international experience, cross-cultural fluency, and demonstrated independence developed through sustained study abroad.

Students remain fully connected to Temple University’s global network and may study at the Main Campus in Philadelphia, at Temple’s campuses in Tokyo or Kyoto, or at approved partner institutions. Credits transfer seamlessly, enabling students to build a globally integrated academic pathway without extending time to degree.

Temple Rome’s bachelor’s degree is a full-time program (minimum 12 credits per semester), designed to integrate academic excellence with structured experiential learning grounded in the civic, cultural, and economic infrastructure of Rome.