• The Department of French and Italian offers students a comprehensive course of study in the respective languages, literatures, and cultures of France and Italy.
  • Students acquire a solid foundation in the grammatical, conversational, and compositional skills of the target language as a part of their in-depth analysis of French or Italian culture.
  • Courses taught by the faculty encourage students to situate their studies of France or Italy in the larger context of Europe, the Mediterranean and Atlantic worlds, and the ongoing process of globalization.