ITAL-BA - Italian (BA)

The mission of the undergraduate program in Italian is to expose students to a variety of perspectives in Italian language, culture, and history by providing majors with training in writing and communication as well as cultural, textual, and historical analysis in order to develop students into critical and global thinkers prepared for careers in business, social service, and government, or for graduate study in Italian.

Limit to 12 units coursework completed at another university to count toward the major, and only with approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

The department expects undergraduate majors in the program to be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes. These learning outcomes are used in evaluating students and the department's undergraduate program. Students are expected to demonstrate:

1. oral proficiency in Italian beyond the interpersonal level with presentational language abilities.

2. writing proficiency in Italian beyond the interpersonal level with presentational language abilities.

3. close reading skills of authentic texts in Italian.

4. the ability to develop effective and nuanced lines of interpretation.