Italian - Columbia University in the City of New York

Italian from Columbia University in the City of New York is a Campus Bachelor Language degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Why should I major in this subject? In his early twenties, the English poet Robert Browning fell in love with Italy. "Italy," he declared, "was my university." Well, Italy still is one of the most attractive and fascinating "universities" in the world?its language one of the most beautiful, its culture one of the richest, its cities and monuments among civilization's marvels. If you are interested in finding out what ?Italy??that is, what Italian culture and history and perhaps even a sojourn in the country itself?can offer you in your life while you are in college, you should consider a major or concentration in Italian. There is no better place to study Italy's language and literature , from Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Machiavelli and Ariosto to Pirandello, Ungaretti, Montale, Calvino and Dario Fo, than the Italian Department at Columbia University. Columbia's Italian Department has an interesting history, its origins going back to the early 1800s when Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart's librettist for ?Don Giovanni,? ?Le nozze di Figaro,? and ?Cos? fan tutte,? first introduced Italian Studies into the curriculum of Columbia College. Over the years since then, the Department has had a rich history of cultural exchange and interaction with Italian intellectuals and artists, and it continues to offer its students the benefits of these ongoing connections. What career opportunities follow upon study in this field? A major in Italian provides a solid preparation for positions in the fields of teaching, consulting, translating, and the fashion industry. Milan, even more so than Paris, is today the fashion capital of Europe. Italian majors wishing to continue their education at the graduate level will be prepared to enter master and doctoral programs leading not only to college and university careers in teaching and research, but also to areas as diverse as foreign service and international relations. The combination of Columbia's liberal arts Core Curriculum with your expertise in another language and culture, will position you to pursue any number of professional and/or academic opportunities. View more details on Columbia University in the City of New York . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Language courses.