Master of Arts in Italian
Prepare for admission to doctoral programs or follow careers in academia, government, business or the nonprofit sector.
The Master in Italian is designed as a broadly based program of study in itself, rather than as the first stage of a doctoral program. You may choose to earn your Master in Italian in one of the following ways:
- Four summers in Vermont
- Two summers in Vermont and an academic year in Florence
- One summer in Vermont and an accelerated academic year in Florence
Curriculum
For master’s students studying for four summers in Vermont, credits must include the following:
- Two courses in Italian civilization and culture
- Three language/linguistics courses
- 6560 Literary Analysis
- Three literature courses (6560 may not be counted as one of these)
- Three electives (candidates preparing for a teaching career are advised to take at least one course in the area of professional preparation)
- Symposium presentation (assessment requirement)
For students studying in Vermont with an academic year in Florence, please consult the distribution requirements for the specializations.
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Options
You have several options for completing your master’s degree.
| OPTION 1 | 4 summers (6 weeks each) Italian School, Vermont |
| OPTION 2 | 1 summer (6 weeks) Italian School, Vermont + 1 academic year Middlebury School in Florence + 1 summer (6 weeks) Italian School, Vermont |
| OPTION 3 | 1 summer (6 weeks) Italian School, Vermont + 1 academic year (accelerated) Middlebury School in Florence |
Specializations
Choose to concentrate in one or two of the following master’s specializations:
- General Studies in Italian
- Literary Studies
- Language and Linguistics
- Pedagogy, Methodology, and Curriculum Development
- Culture
- Mass Media, Communications, and Cinema
- Italian American Studies (available only to students studying four summers in Vermont)
- Mediterranean Studies
Read more details about our specializations.