Italian
Immerse yourself in Italian culture.
Program Overview
To earn a major or minor in Italian at TCU, you can take courses in advanced grammar and composition, conversation, culture, cinema, and literature. You’ll also have the opportunity to study abroad in semester and year-long programs that are available through TCU Global.
Members of the Italian Club attend informal conversation gatherings, pizza and movie nights, trips to the local gelateria, and outings to the Dallas Opera. A major or minor in Italian may greatly enhance studies in other languages as well as in art history, music, business, political science, English, education, design, and many more.
Featured Course
Italian Theater
This course explores exemplary works of Italian theater from the 16th to the 20th
century with the goal of providing students with an introduction to the canonical
texts of the Italian theatrical tradition. Plays by Machiavelli, Goldoni, Manzoni,
Mascagni, and Pirandello will be read, discussed, and performed in the class in order
to aid students in their continuing development of Italian language skills. The course
is taught in Italian; all reading will be in Italian.