Bachelor of Arts in World Languages and Literatures - Italian

University of Memphis

An Italian Major concentration in the bachelor s degree in World Languages and Literatures or Minor in Italian at UM prepares you linguistically and culturally for many career paths including challenging and rewording jobs in business communications government international nonprofit organizations museums sciences teaching and tourism. Knowing Italian in particular is beneficial in several career fields where contemporary Italy is a world leader fashion culinary arts interior graphic and furniture design machine tool manufacturing robotics electromechanical machinery transportation equipment shipbuilding and space engineering. Since language skills complement other fields of study so well students majoring in Italian are encouraged to double major and minor in areas such as Art History Music International Business International Studies Political Science and Hospitality and Resort Management. The Italian Program at the University of Memphis puts special emphasis on academic topics such as Dante Italian Cinema Food Music and Italian Business and aims at helping students spend time in Italy to gain a well rounded education and expertise.The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers instruction in the following languages Arabic Chinese French German Italian Japanese Korean Latin Portuguese Russian and Spanish. The Department has thirty faculty members actively engaged in research instruction and service