About the Program

Our doctoral program in Italian provides rigorous training in language, literature, culture, and intellectual history. Offering robust training in the history of literary studies and theory, as well as all periods of Italian literature and culture, we also encourage interdisciplinary exploration. This includes taking advantage of resources in other departments, such as comparative literature, English, history, philosophy, psychology, art history, or any other relevant field that might help you break new ground and forge new paths in the academy and beyond. This comprehensive coursework prepares scholars with the deep expertise and interdisciplinary perspective necessary to pursue advanced research and successful academic careers.