Overview

All members of the Italian department are seriously committed to the idea that learning a foreign language is an inherent part of an undergraduate education. We are convinced that if we teach our students a language within a cultural context, we are broadening their minds and opening them up to the possibility of a variety of interpretations of life. We feel that this will assure them access to Italy's rich cultural offerings in literature, in art, and in music, to name just a few.

Learning Goals

We expect our Italian Studies students at the Smith College to develop the following capacities:

Linguistic Competence: To learn and master the Italian language and culture in the native speaker’s context. This means to develop, construct and perfect an explicit and implicit linguistic system consisting of a variety of components that interact in all the different aspects of language use (speaking, writing, reading, listening).

Cultural Competence: To acquire basic knowledge of some central aspects of Italian and Italophone culture including history, politics, geography, literature, music, cinema, design and visual arts, as well as sociocultural practices, such as private and public spaces, emigration and immigration, colonialism, gender issues, food and culinary traditions. To develop a comparative and multifaceted approach to Italian culture that views it as part of the Mediterranean cultural history.

Transcultural Competence: To develop and further “transcultural competence," that is, the ability to reflect on the world and oneself through the lens of another language and culture. To enable students to establish relevant, critical connections between Italian culture, their own culture and other academic fields, within the framework of contemporary intercultural society. To make them reflect on the processes and the challenges faced by any act of translation between languages.

Critical and Analytical Thinking: To become sophisticated readers of texts whether literary or not. To show the ability to sustain an argument and conduct appropriate in-depth research. To develop a practical familiarity with appropriate critical resources written both in English and Italian and cite them according to academic conventions.

Global Citizenship: Through study abroad and internships in Italy, to learn how to become global citizens and help build cosmopolitan communities. To learn to value and creatively include diversity in spite of the challenges it represents to community building. To be equipped with the competence required to live in our increasingly more complex 21st-century world.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Elementary Italian

Made in Italy: Italian Design and World Culture

Savoring Italy: Recipes and Thoughts on Italian Cuisine and Culture

Culture Context: Italian Immersion

Italian Cinema Looks East

The Theory and Practice of Translation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Language Studies Italian studies View 142 other Bachelors in Italian studies in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application
Smith Writing Supplement
Secondary School Report, including official high school transcript
Counselor Recommendation
Two Teacher Evaluation Forms
Official SAT I, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or the Duolingo English Test/*DET*
Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)

Tuition Fee

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International

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.
National

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Northampton

1156 - 2393 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Italian Studies.

Available Scholarships

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