If youre interested in both French and Italian, this is the major for you, as youll get a strong background in each language. Additionally, you will learn about cultural, historical, and linguistic links between Italy, France, and the Francophone world as well as specific works in each nations literature. This comparative perspective will introduce you to a broad range of issues and cultural practices.
The College of Liberal Arts Advantage: More Than a Major
When you study French and Italian Studies at the University of Minnesota, you gain the added advantage of a College of Liberal Arts education. At CLA, the liberal arts mean you get more than just a degree in one major or another; it means you will be exposed to different areas of study, to different ways of thinking and learning. In fact, the liberal arts teach you how to learn—how to ask the right questions, how to problem solve, and how to innovate. The liberal arts highlight the complexities of our world, because here at CLA you will study not just, say, politics or art but also where politics and art intersect, where science and ethics intersect, where economics and the environment intersect.
