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.