Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Modern Foreign Languages - Italian

The department’s mission is to ensure that all graduates with a B.A. have sufficient knowledge of a modern foreign language to build fluency in that language when future personal or professional needs require it; prepare language majors for success as professionals in language-related career fields; enhance the education of non-language majors by providing them foreign language skills that complement their chosen major; teach understanding and appreciation of foreign cultures and provide basic knowledge about the literature, culture, and intellectual achievements of countries other than the U.S.; play a leading role in internationalizing the college curriculum; provide opportunities for language and cultural study abroad; support cross-listed courses for the departments of English and History as part of their major requirements, and the general education program with courses for the cluster two requirements. General Objectives All language majors are expected to acquire: Knowledge of critical thinking methods and the ability to apply them. Know-how with regard to computers, including word processing skills and the ability to use software devoted to grammar exercises, vocabulary development, literature and culture. An appreciation and affective feel for other cultures in addition to an intellectual perspective. This concentration covers the following core courses: Italian grammar and communication 1, Italian civilization, contemporary Italian civilization, Italian oral and written communication, Italian/English technical/commercial translation, three 300 or 400-level ITAL literature courses, and three other 300 or 400-level ITAL courses. Career Opportunities: Banking Criminal Justice Education Foreign Service Imports/Exports Law Management Marketing Medicine Ministry Museum work Public Relations Social work Translation