Overview

Courses within this Italian program at University of Wisconsin Madison typically meet two or three times a week and are broad in focus, generally exploring well-defined periods or genres. Seminars are held once a week for two hours and take up narrower topics in greater depth. Typical course offerings over a two- to three-year period cover all centuries of Italian literature and a wide variety of topics, including Italian culture, cinema, civilization, and linguistics. Strong emphasis is placed on the practice of the language; Italian is the usual language of instruction in graduate courses and seminars.

Graduate students gain a solid foundation not only in scholarship and criticism, but also in teaching. Most students have guarantees of support. The standard offer to an incoming teaching assistant provides a guarantee of three or four years of support, depending on whether the student has already done graduate work elsewhere. Study abroad programs and exchange agreements with individual universities provide opportunities for study and research in Italy. For example, the department frequently sends a graduate student to serve for a semester or a year as house fellow for the study program at the Villa Corsi-Salviati near Florence. In addition the department has exchange and cooperation arrangements with the Université di Siena and the Université di Firenze.

Key Facts

Demonstrate critical understanding of the major works of Italian literature and culture from the Middle Ages up to the present.
Lead a well-informed discussion of literature and culture utilizing an adequate proficiency of Italian.
Master methods of literary and cultural analysis in their specific areas of interest.
Examine literary texts of various genres and write competent critical and analytical essays
Lead a well-informed discussion of literature and culture utilizing an adequate proficiency of Italian.
Identify, select, and retrieve primary and secondary sources pertaining to questions in Italian literature and culture.
Recognizes and applies principles of ethical and professional conduct.
Create level- and course-appropriate instructional objectives, activities, and assessments for teaching language, literature, and culture.
Use instructional technologies appropriately to enhance the teaching of language, literature, and culture.
Incorporate insights from second language acquisition theory and current best practices in foreign language teaching into instruction.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Italian for Speakers of Other Romance Languages
Italian for Reading Knowledge
Italian Language
Writing Workshop
Studies In Italian Literature And Culture
Rome: The Changing Shape of the Eternal City
Dante's Divina Commedia
Italian Film

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-20 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Madison, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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GMAT

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution
You will need to list three people who will write letters of recommendation for you.

Statement of purpose, preferably written in English
CV
Unofficial transcripts
Submit the online Graduate School Application for Admission and pay the application fee.
GRE (optional)
Non-native English speakers must also submit results for the TOEFL or IELTS exams.

Supplemental materials:

TA/Fellowship Application: To be considered for teaching assistantship or fellowship support, you must submit to the department a document listing all relevant experience since you began studying Italian.
Writing sample (essay or paper in Italian—usually between 7 and 12 pages in length)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

25732 USD / year

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Out-of-State

25732 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

12404 USD / year

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Additional Details

Minnesota Resident: $20,714

Living costs

Madison

United States

1015 - 1752 USD / month

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