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 up to four courses toward the Major.
Course Requirements for the Major
The Italian major program 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 are required to complete between 10 and 12 courses at Georgetown depending on the results of the online placement exam. A student will take 12 courses if they begin in ITAL 011: Intensive Basic Italian, 11 if they begin in ITAL 032: Intensive Intermediate Italian, or 10 if they begin in ITAL 111: Intensive Advanced Italian. One course taught in English may be applied toward the major. Italian Majors are also required to spend a semester or an academic year studying at an Italian university.