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The M.A. concentration in Italian provides advanced study of the Italian language, literature, and culture.

Italian Concentration (non-thesis):

• Requires 12 courses (36 credits), including:
  • 2 core courses (6 credits) in literature and linguistics;
  • 6 courses (18 credits) in Italian literature (culture, film) or Italian linguistics;
  • 4 electives (12 credits).
• Electives can be in Italian or other languages offered by the department. Those interested in the teaching of Italian can take electives in linguistics and language pedagogy.
• Electives can include coursework for the graduate version of the ESL Studies Certificate. 
• In the last semester of study, students pass a written comprehensive examination.
• Students graduate with at least 18 graduate credits in Italian needed for teacher's accreditation.

Italian Concentration (thesis):

• Requires 8 courses (24 credits) plus 6 credits of thesis work, for a total of 30 credits. The coursework includes:
  • 2 core courses (6 credits) in literature and linguistics;
  • 4 courses (12 courses) in Italian literature (culture, film) or Italian linguistics;
  • 2 electives (6 credits).
• Electives can be in Italian or other languages offered by the department. Those interested in the teaching of Italian can take electives in linguistics and language pedagogy.
• Electives can include coursework for the graduate version of the ESL Studies Certificate. 
• In the last semester of study, students defend an M.A. thesis.
• Students graduate with at least 18 graduate credits in Italian needed for teacher's accreditation (12 credits from coursework and 6 credits from thesis work).
   
  How to Apply

Italian is also available as a primary or secondary area for the Comparative Literature concentration of the M.A. degree or as an area of focus for the Ph.D. Program in Comparative Studies.

Non-degree students can take courses in Italian to earn 18 graduate credits for teacher’s accreditation without enrolling in the M.A.

Full-time degree-seeking graduate students may be awarded a Graduate Teaching Assistantship with tuition remission and a stipend as they gain experience teaching beginning Italian language courses. Graduate students can also benefit from multiple funding opportunities for research, travel, conference participation, and for summers.

Students have the chance to participate in the International Symposium “Italy in Transit” and meet important personalities in lecture series and film festivals organized by the Italian Program. They also have the opportunity to take part in the editorial board of FACS. . Students can earn graduate certificates in Film and Culture, in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, in Linguistics, and in Environmental Studies.

Thanks to a strong collaboration with AAIS (American Association for Italian Studies), AATI (American Association Teachers of Italian) and IASA (Italian American Studies Association), our students enjoy a relationship with a national scholarly network that leads them to present at national conferences and publish articles in academic journals.

The Â鶹ŮÀÉ Italian Program is home of an active Italian American Studies research hub that feeds the Italian American oral history archive in the Â鶹ŮÀÉ library and the .

Candidates who have received Masters from Â鶹ŮÀÉ have continued to study in our Ph.D. in Comparative Studies or have accepted doctoral fellowships at prestigious universities such as Yale, New York University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Indiana University, among others. Graduates who decided to accept teaching jobs have positions in the best public and private schools in the area or teach at Â鶹ŮÀÉ.

The program welcomes American, Italian, and other international applicants. Applicants must have a firm command of the Italian language. A Bachelor’s degree with a major in Italian is preferred but not required.

Boca Raton is a growing and lively subtropical town, stretched between white sand Florida beaches and the wild swamps of the Everglades National Park. It is home to other universities and numerous cultural societies. This town has a long history as one of the most sought-after resort locations in Florida, and thus the second most beautiful place to study Italian, after Italy.

The deadline for all M.A. applicants is February 1 every year, or until space permits. The deadline for PhD applicants is January 15. 

For more information, please contact Dr. Viktor Kharlamov for the MA Program vkharlamov@fau.edu; Dr. Eric Berlatsky for the PhD Program  ( eberlats@fau.edu ) ; or Dr. Ilaria Serra for general information ilaria.serra@fau.edu.

Graduate Course Offerings

Dante in the West (ITT 6601)

Italian Poetic Geography (ITW 6938)

Italian Culture through Film (ITT 6524)

Modern and Contemporary Italian Fiction (ITW 6485)

Directed Independent Study (ITW 6908)

Seminar in Italian Literature: Humor (ITW 6938)

Italian America: Translating Identities (ITW 6508)

Italo Calvino's World (ITW 6485)