BA Italian Studies at University of Chicago

Programme overview

The major builds broad knowledge of Italian literature and culture through close study of major works and critical techniques, with interdisciplinary links to classical music, opera, art history and cinema. Students can study at the University of Bologna, in Rome or at Bocconi University in Milan.

Faculty: The College | Department: Romance Languages and Literatures | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Autumn | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Ten courses beginning at ITAL 20300 Language, History, and Culture III: ITAL 20300 plus nine upper-level courses in or related to Italian, of which up to four may be on Italian cultural topics outside the department. An optional BA paper qualifies for honors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the College, not to the major (university-level requirement): first-year applicants apply through the Common Application or Apply Coalition with the UChicago supplement essays and submit the secondary school report and transcript, two teacher evaluations and a mid-year report; testing follows the University's No Harm Testing Policy. Majors are declared after enrolment, by the end of Spring Quarter of the third year, and must satisfy the College general education Core plus the major requirements.

USD 75,960 a year (2026-27). College tuition for the 2026-27 academic year; excludes student services fee, U-Pass fee, class fee, housing, food and books. Source

Intake: Autumn

Apply through the official page: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/application/

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