Master of Arts in Applied Languages in Italian

Master’s students spend a 6-week summer in Bennington at the Italian School followed by an Academic Year in Florence where they complete a hands-on internship combined with academic coursework in traditional subjects, interdisciplinary areas, and preprofessional disciplines. Students choose a specialization.

Specializations

• Language Teaching
• Migration and Development Studies
• Cultural Heritage Studies

Curriculum

6-week Summer in Bennington, Vermont (Vermont Courses)

• 1 unit stylistics or advanced grammar
• 1 unit culture and civilization
• 1 unit literature

Academic Year in Florence, Italy (Florence Courses)

• 4 courses in the field of specialization (Sede and University)
• 2 courses of general requirements (Sede/University)
• Internship
• Independent Research Project in field of specialization (2 units)

See summer and graduate academic year locations for more information.

Credits

Credits must include the following:

• 4 units of credit in a specialization at the Middlebury Sede and at the University of Florence
• 2 units of credit in general requirements (at the Sede and at the University)
• 1 unit of credit in an internship (minimum of 130 hours)
• Two units of credit in an independent research project within the field of specialization