The Department of Italian Studies is committed to the interdisciplinary study of Italian literature and culture, and its diverse faculty includes scholars of literature, history, music, anthropology, art history, architecture, and cinema. We are also fortunate to have frequent visiting faculty from Italy and elsewhere.
In order to encourage innovative work that crosses disciplinary boundaries, the combined M.A./Ph.D. program requires students to designate one primary and one secondary field. The primary field may be a 200 year period of Italian literature and culture, or a topic studied transhistorically. The secondary field should be chosen from among recognized disciplines.