Major Requirements
Note: Upon consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies, students who study abroad for a semester can apply two courses toward the Major, while those who study abroad for a full year may apply a maximum of four courses toward the Major.
Course Requirements for the Major
The Italian major takes an integrative approach to prepare students to explore connections and understand the continuum from past to present. From the gateway course to the senior seminar, all courses are designed to introduce students to Italian culture in all its manifestations. Students develop their critical and analytical skills through intellectual dialogue in small class settings while the program’s integrated overseas experience gives students new perspectives and approaches to world issues.
Italian majors at Georgetown are required to complete 10 to 12 courses depending on the results of the student’s placement exam (12 if they begin in Intensive Basic, 11 if they begin in Intensive Intermediate, and 10 if they begin in Intensive Advanced). One course toward the major may be in taught English. Italian Majors are also required to spend a semester or an academic year in Italy studying at an Italian university.