The Italian Program
The undergraduate Italian Program offers language and literature courses leading to a minor or major. Classes range from elementary and practical Italian, to advanced training in reading and composition. The curriculum includes the sequence "Italian through Dante", and courses on a wide variety of topics and literary forms through the centuries, from medieval poetry to the postmodern novel. A foundation in Italian is essential to the study of the Renaissance as well as other critical periods in European cultural history. The Italian Program at Chicago has a long tradition of training students of art, history, comparative literature, as well as the Romance languages.
Our students are also provided the opportunity to study abroad through the University of Chicago's autumn in Rome, spring-quarter Pisa Program, and academic year in Bologna, which include a range of coursework in the language, culture, and history of Italy. Through the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Modern Italian Studies, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures regularly attracts eminent visiting professors to teach at the University of Chicago campus. We also sponsor films, lectures, and workshops that encourage students to further explore the richness of Italian literature, art, and culture.