Master of Arts in Italian
The Department of European Languages and Literatures offers the Master of Arts degree in Italian. The degree leads to teaching careers in secondary education and college, and to admission to doctoral programs in these languages or comparative literature. Courses cover numerous aspects of the literature from the Medieval through the contemporary periods, viewed through various methods of literary criticism. Courses are also given in the history of the language, advanced translation, civilization, and the cinema. Seminars are set aside for methodology, selected authors or literary topics, and special problems. The Department of European Languages and Literatures, in cooperation with the Division of Education, also offers the Master of Science in Education degree in Italian.
Requirements for Matriculation
These requirements are in addition to the general requirements for matriculation.
- A strong undergraduate concentration in Italian, consisting normally of a minimum of 20 undergraduate elective credits
- An interview may be requested
The credentials of each applicant are to be examined by a suitable departmental committee that shall have the authority to accept or reject the candidate.
Requirements for Non-Matriculation
Students are to follow the college’s requirements for non-matriculation.