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Giardino di Villa Monastero (Varenna - Italy)

THE ITALIAN PROGRAM
Department Of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures

Italian Program
Section Head

Anthony Costantini, Ph.D.

Sierra Tower 434
Phone: (818) 677-7226
E-mail: g.vest@csun.edu

Italian Program Faculty

Patricia Miller, Director BAWLC

Scholarship Opportunities

Students in the Italian Studies Program who have completed two or more semesters of course study may be eligible for several $ 2,000.00 fellowships. These fellowships require that students continue their study of Italian for the two semesters following the award. Additionally, the Robert Barbera prize is presented annually to a student who has distinguished himself or herself in the study of Italian language and culture.

Information and applications for scholarships can be found at the link below:

Department of Humanities Scholarships

MCLL Office

Location: ST 405
Phone: (818) 677-3467
Fax: 818-677-5797
E-mail:
Campus Mail: 8247

Isola Bella - LAgo Maggiore (Italy)

Course Offerings

Italian 101/102 – Beginning Italian
Italian 201/202 - Intermediate Italian
Italian 204 - Intermediate Italian Grammar and Composition
Italian 290 - Intermediate Reading and Conversation
Italian 300 - Advanced Conversational Italian
Italian 305 - Structure of the Italian Language
Italian 306 - Translation and Style
Italian 315 - Masterpieces of Italian Literature
Italian 335 – Italian Lit. of the Middle-Ages
Italian 360 – Italian Lit. of the 19th Century
Italian 391 – Italian Language Practicum
Italian 396A & 496A – Experimental Courses in Italian

In addition, four FLIT (Foreign Literature in Translation) courses on Italy are offered. These courses are conducted in English:

FLIT 330 - Italian Civilization of the Middle-Ages and the Renaissance
FLIT 331 - Literary Masterpieces of Italian Humanism and Renaissance
FLIT 371 – Modern Italian Culture
FLIT 381 – Aspects of Italian-American Experience in Cinema, Literature, Philosophy,Classical Music

The Italian Program

Panorama di Verona (Italy) Italy is celebrated for its cultural legacy which includes world renowned artists, writers and scientists, thus the Italian Program at CSUN aims to provide students with an outstanding Italian language acquisition and cultural competency experience.

The program offers students the opportunity to either minor in Italian or major in Languages and Cultures with an Option in Italian. The major is designed to provide advanced proficiency and cultural competency in the language option. A total of forty eight units are required for the completion of the major: twenty four units of Italian language and culture courses plus twenty four units in comparative studies of cultures and literatures offered in the Modern and Classical Languages Department (see course listings).

The minor in Italian, requiring completion of twenty one units, is offered to students who are specializing in other languages or academic subjects.

A wide range of FLIT (Foreign Literature in Translation) courses dealing with Italian language and culture are also available to students as part of the CSUN curriculum requirements. Students in the Italian Studies Program who have completed two or more semesters of course study may be eligible for several $ 2,000.00 fellowships. These fellowships require that students continue their study of Italian for the two semesters following the award. Additionally, the Robert Barbera prize is presented annually to a student who has distinguished himself or herself in the study of Italian language and culture.

Why Study Italian?

The study of a language affords students the opportunity: To communicate and write in Italian. According to the US Census Bureau, Italian is the fourth most spoken language in the United Sates.

To discover a culture at the roots of Western civilization. Today Italy holds the largest number of UNESCO cultural sites.
To appreciate a country with unparallel contributions in a host of fields: art, music, the sciences, economics, etc.
To become familiar with historical and social events that have propelled Italy to become one of the most advanced modern European nations.
To investigate career opportunities in a variety of social, economic, educational, and artistic fields. More than one thousand U.S. firms have offices in Italy, including IBM, GE, Motorola, & CitiBank.