Minor in Italian Studies

Italian Studies Students at Ellis Island.

Italian students at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration

Our Italian Studies minor combines courses in Italian language, literature, culture, film, and translation to expand your mind—and your horizons.

In addition to the close relationships you'll enjoy with our faculty, you'll have an array of courses to choose from, and the benefit of a chapter of the Italian national honor society, which provides scholarship opportunities. Students have also been awarded competitive scholarships from the Fulbright Program, the National Italian-American Foundation, the Sons and Daughters of Italy in America Foundation, and the National Organization of Italian American Women. The weekly Italian Conversation Hour provides opportunities to immerse yourself in Italian language and culture in a small group. Other events include trips to see Italian operas and visits to the prestigious Dante Collection at Cornell University.

When you are ready to road test your knowledge of Italian language and culture, you may spend a full semester or even a year abroad at one of our affiliated programs in Florence, Rome, Siena, Sorrento and Milan.

In today's global marketplace, foreign language skills and intercultural understanding open doors to international careers. An Italian Studies minor enhances your professional profile and can lead to job opportunities in teaching, translation and interpreting, international relations or business, a future in the fashion or tourism industries, or graduate study.

Recently Offered Courses:

ITAL 10100Elementary Italian I
ITAL 10200Elementary Italian II
ITAL 20000Intermediate Italian
ITAL 21000/ITAL 31000Experiencing Italy: Remarkable Cities
ITAL 23000The Italian Americans
ITAL 24500/ITAL 34500Italian Culture: A Culinary Journey
ITAL 25000/35200The Love That Moves the Sun and Stars: Dante’s Divine Comedy in Translation
ITAL 28000Italian Culture through Cinema
ITAL 32300Parliamo! Italian Conversation
ITAL 36000Everybody on Stage: The Magic of Italian Theater
Catalog Requirements

Catalog Requirements for a Minor in Italian Studies