Master of Arts in Italian Studies

The M.A. in Italian Studies offers students: A broad in-depth knowledge of Italian culture High proficiency in Italian language Opportunities for interdisciplinary study Overseas study and cultural immersion Career options in the academic or professional fields Learning goals The M.A. program in Italian Studies intends to provide students with a broad knowledge of Italian culture from a literary and historical perspective; to offer them a solid grasp of major trends in critical and cultural theories and train them to apply these approaches to specific expressions of Italian culture; to provide students with the methodology and research skills to develop interdisciplinary projects in their courses and in their Master’s theses; to help students obtain high proficiency in oral and written Italian language, both through core and elective courses on campus and through one semester’s matriculation at an Italian university; to help each student acquire or enhance expressive competencies in the domain of Italian culture that he/she intends to select for his/her M.A. specialization. The program aims to achieve those goals by offering three different specialization tracks, focusing respectively on Italian literature and culture, language pedagogy and second-language acquisition, and social sciences with an emphasis on the culture and practice of Italian business. For each of these three curricular options, study in Italy takes place at specific universities able to offer the best preparation in the field.