Italian Studies Program:
Discovering Italy, il Bel Paese

Five Great Reasons to Learn Italian:

1. Enjoy the essence of western culture:
   Study famous works of Literature, Arts, Architecture and Design in their original language, interpret old and new texts and have direct understanding of famous writers and artists like Dante, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli and Clemente. (read more)
2. Appreciate Italian cinema, opera, fashion and gastronomy
   Watch films by Fellini, Visconti, Pasolini and Benigni without subtitles. Read Verdi's, Rossini's and Puccini's librettos, and sing with Pavarotti and Bocelli. Understand fashion design by Armani, Valentino, Gucci, Ferragamo and Versace. Savor Italian gastronomy, known and appreciated all over the world. (read more)
3. Communicate all around the world:
   Fifty-five million speakers of the language live in Italy and 6.7 million live outside of the country (Europe, North Africa, Americas). Between 120 and 150 million people use Italian as a second or cultural language, worldwide. (read more)
4. Increase job opportunities in a global market:
   An estimated 7,500 American companies do business with Italy and more than 1,000 U.S. firms have offices in Italy, including IBM, General Electric, Motorola and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Italy is a world leader in the culinary arts and interior, fashion, graphic and furniture design. (read more)
5. Travel to Italy to find your past, and your future
   As a student in the Italian program, you can study in Italy for a semester or an entire year. (read more)