• Students will study Italy's historical importance and its contemporary society. Most classes are small and provide individual attention from instructors. A knowledge of Italian also allows students to study abroad in a wide range of subjects and cities across Italy.
  • An Italian major can lead to many diverse careers, including medicine, law, business, international relations, teaching or graduate work in almost any field.
  • If students studied French or Spanish in high school their transition to Italian will be relatively easy. Students in Italian begin with a five-course sequence of language classes in preparation for upper division literature courses taught exclusively in Italian. As student's study progress, they’ll find that the Italian program allows them to explore many aspects of Italian culture, including art history, music, history and classics. Many students choose a double major with Italian as a complement to many areas of the social sciences, including international relations, political science and economics.