Italian Studies

The Italian minor at Gettysburg College offers beginning and intermediate language learning, complimented by courses on Italian Cinema and Italian Culture taught in English. Instructors provide dynamic, grammar-based oral activities that aim at communicative proficiency. Students master both passive (reading and comprehension) and active (speaking and writing) language skills. Throughout this process, students are exposed to Italian popular culture and contemporary lifestyle.

Study abroad opportunities exist at all levels. Syracuse University in Florence serves as our official affiliated program in Italy. All courses offered at Syracuse University in Florence have been approved by Gettysburg College; thus, students may choose from an array of courses in Italian language, civilization, history and literature, as well as from courses taught in English in areas as diverse as philosophy, economics, and Women's Studies, just to name a few.