B.A. Degree in Italian Language and Literature 48 months Undergraduate Program By Fordham University |Top Universities

B.A. Degree in Italian Language and Literature

Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Modern LanguagesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

In the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, you’ll study Italian language, culture, and literature-the focus of our program-from medieval through modern times. You’ll study Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio-and Rossellini, Pasolini, and Fellini. We draw on a long Jesuit tradition of scholarship on and respect for the world's diverse languages and cultures-and virtually all of them are in New York City. From cultural events to people on the streets, New York City is your classroom for learning Italian. You’ll perfect your advanced proficiency in Italian, refine your analytical skills, and acquire a critical understanding of Italian literary and cultural tradition over the centuries. You’ll learn more than Italian language and literature here. You’ll also study philosophy, theology, economics, mathematics, ethics, science, and the performing arts through Fordham’s common core curriculum, the centerpiece of our liberal arts education. As an Italian language and literature major, you take 10 required courses. All literature courses are taught in Italian, and you will be required to speak in Italian in class discussions and oral presentations. You’ll graduate with advanced proficiency in speaking and writing in Italian-as well as an extensive literary and cultural preparation-that will open doors to many careers. Wherever Italian is spoken, there may be a role for you. Our graduates earn advanced degrees in graduate programs in: foreign languages and literature comparative literature international affairs They attend professional schools in: law journalism social work They work in as many fields as there are people speaking French, including: finance publishing nonprofit

Program overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

In the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, you’ll study Italian language, culture, and literature-the focus of our program-from medieval through modern times. You’ll study Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio-and Rossellini, Pasolini, and Fellini. We draw on a long Jesuit tradition of scholarship on and respect for the world's diverse languages and cultures-and virtually all of them are in New York City. From cultural events to people on the streets, New York City is your classroom for learning Italian. You’ll perfect your advanced proficiency in Italian, refine your analytical skills, and acquire a critical understanding of Italian literary and cultural tradition over the centuries. You’ll learn more than Italian language and literature here. You’ll also study philosophy, theology, economics, mathematics, ethics, science, and the performing arts through Fordham’s common core curriculum, the centerpiece of our liberal arts education. As an Italian language and literature major, you take 10 required courses. All literature courses are taught in Italian, and you will be required to speak in Italian in class discussions and oral presentations. You’ll graduate with advanced proficiency in speaking and writing in Italian-as well as an extensive literary and cultural preparation-that will open doors to many careers. Wherever Italian is spoken, there may be a role for you. Our graduates earn advanced degrees in graduate programs in: foreign languages and literature comparative literature international affairs They attend professional schools in: law journalism social work They work in as many fields as there are people speaking French, including: finance publishing nonprofit

Admission requirements

7+
Other English language requirements: Paper-based TOEFL of 575 or higher ; CAE (Cambridge English Advanced) score of 67 or higher ; PTE-A (Pearson Test of English-Academic) of 62 or higher.
Jan-2000

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