UIUC’s Italian BA combines intensive language study with explorations of Italy’s literature, cinema, design, and gastronomy. From Dante’s Divine Comedy to contemporary fashion houses and Mediterranean migration, students investigate how Italy shapes—and is shaped by—global cultures. Study-abroad residencies in Bologna or Rome, along with internships at design firms or heritage NGOs, provide real-world immersion. Graduates translate their cultural literacy into careers in international commerce, art curation, hospitality, and diplomacy.
Short film shot in Italian highlighting sustainable slow-food practices
Translation and annotated edition of contemporary migrant poetry
Podcast on the influence of Italian neorealism on global cinema
Digital map of Renaissance patronage networks in Florence
Virtual cooking class series pairing regional dialect lessons with recipes
Museum exhibit proposal on Futurist visual culture
Research paper on Italy’s fashion industry and circular economy
Instagram campaign reviving classical myths in modern street art
Comparative study of migration narratives in Italian and Tunisian literature
Mobile app teaching idiomatic Italian through soccer commentary
Photo essay on adaptive reuse of historic industrial sites in Turin
Workshop curriculum on opera libretti translation
White paper on heritage-site preservation amid climate change in Venice
VR tour of Pompeii with bilingual narration
Timeline visualizing female authors in Italian literary canon
Experience la dolce vita academically and professionally through Italian at UIUC.
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