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Italian Minor

Learn Italian, a primary language in the European Union and an essential cultural foundation for the millions of Italians residing in the United States, Latin America, and Australia.
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Fluency in Italian can enhance your study of the arts, music, history, international affairs, management and business, philosophy, and the sciences. It also offers an advantage in the global marketplace, particularly given Italy’s role as the world’s eighth-largest economy and the third largest in the Eurozone.

What will you learn?

Language courses in beginning, intermediate, and advanced Italian are complemented by courses on Italian film, literature, culture, and history. Students can also integrate Italian study with fields such as art history, business, or political science to deepen their academic experience.

Career Paths Recent Employers Graduate Schools
  • Author
  • Art administrator
  • Business consultant
  • Content creator
  • Diplomat
  • Editor
  • Educator
  • Journalist
  • Lawyer 
  • Translator
  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • City of Boston, Planning Department
  • Keypath Education
  • Lobo Mau Designer Clothing 
  • Merry Melody Music Academy
  • World Wildlife Fund
  • The HOPE Program
  • The Phillips Collection
  • Columbia University 
  • Duke University
  • Georgetown University
  • Harvard University
  • John Hopkins University
  • New York University
  • Ohio State University
A bird eyes view looking out over Florence, Italy with the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore rising up in the background and the yellow and red smaller building in front.

Say buongiorno to Italia!

Skidmore supports exciting and affordable study-abroad programs in Arezzo, Florence, Milan, and Rome. Enjoy the history and culture of these great European cities firsthand! 
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World Languages and Literatures Contact

Office

Palamountain Hall, fourth floor
518-580-5200

Department Chair

Mary Kate Donovan
Associate Professor
mdonovan@skidmore.edu

Administrative Assistant

Patricia Ivory
pivory@skidmore.edu