斯坦福大学

The mission of the undergraduate program in Italian is to expose students to a variety of perspectives in Italian language, culture, and history by providing majors with training in writing and communication as well as cultural, textual, and historical analysis in order to develop students into critical and global thinkers prepared for careers in business, social service, and government, or for graduate study in Italian.

Learning Outcomes (Undergraduate)

The department expects undergraduate majors in the program to be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes. These learning outcomes are used in evaluating students and the department's undergraduate program. Students are expected to demonstrate:

1. oral proficiency in Italian beyond the interpersonal level with presentational language abilities.
2. writing proficiency in Italian beyond the interpersonal level with presentational language abilities.
3. close reading skills of authentic texts in Italian.
4. the ability to develop effective and nuanced lines of interpretation.

To graduate with a major in Italian, students must complete a minimum of 56 units of course work in the major. These 56 units may not be used towards any other major or minor. Courses applied to the major must be taken for a letter grade, and a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better must be achieved in each course. Relevant courses from other departments or programs may also earn credit toward the major as electives with the approval of the Chair of Undergraduate Studies. Up to 15 units of coursework completed at another university or earned through AP credit may be counted toward the major, with approval by the Chair of Undergraduate Studies. No more than 15 units of coursework for the major should be taken as independent study courses. To enroll in all ITALIAN or ITALLANG courses taught in Italian at or above the 100 level, students must have successfully completed ITALLANG 22A or the equivalent.