Degree Requirements
(44 credits)
The major in Italian Studies requires students to spend one year in Italy and to complete 44 credits devoted exclusively to Italy-related study areas.
If due to extenuating circumstances a student cannot study abroad for the required year to complete the MAP, a petition may be submitted for an Individualized Major, which would include only one semester abroad. This petition must be submitted by the beginning of the student’s junior year to the Coordinator of Individualized Majors in the Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, for review by that Adviser and the Chairperson of the Academic Committee.
The courses taken as part of the major must cover at least three different areas from the following: Culture, Art History, History, Politics, Literature, Cinema, Music, and Economy and one departmental course in linguistics taught in English
In order to study abroad, students should have a minimum GPA of 2.7 or 3.0, depending on the site. Before departing, students must contact the adviser in Italian, in Glenside, to select courses.
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