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SU students at site lecture in Italy.

The program in Italian language, literature, and culture, which leads to a B.A. degree, provides students with a mastery of the language and a broad knowledge of Italian literature and culture. Lower-division courses teach the basic skills needed to read, write, and speak Italian. After the second year, students are trained to devleop an oral and written command of the language. Literature courses cover a broad area of literary studies from Dante and the Renaissance to the modern period. All students with more than one year of high-school Italian are required to take a placement examination, given immediately before registration each semester. The requirement applies to all students regardless of class standing or previous study.Prospective majors should consult the Italian program coordinator as early as possible. Early consultation is particularly important for students with little or no preparation in Italian so they may be sure to satisfy prerequisities and requirements within four years.For information about certification to teach Italian at the secondary-school level, see "Education/Arts and Scienes (dual program)" in the catalog.

Students watch furniture restoration in Italy.

Students studying Italian are strongly encouraged to spend a semester or a year abraod. SU's program in Florence, Italy, enables students to take fully accredited classes in Italian language and literature, fine arts, history, political science, and a number of electives outside arts and sciences. For students fluent in Italian, placements are available at the Centro per Stranieri at the Universita di Firenze. For further information, contact the Italian-program coordinator or the Division of International Programs Abroad, 106 Walnut Place, Syracuse, NY 13244 (315) 443-3471 or (800) 235-3472 or Click Here for the web site.

To major in Italian, students must complete the following requirements for either Option I or Option II.

Option I

Students must complete at least 24 credits in Italian courses numbered above 299, including ITA 325, 326.

Option II

Students must complete at least 30 credits in Italian courses. Of these, 21-24 credits must be in Italian courses numbered above 299, including ITA 325, 326, and 6-9 credits must be in related courses by permission of the major advisor. Recommended course include FIA 402, 426, 432, 433, HIS 339, 343, 400, HUM 400, PHI 207, 215, PSC 402.