Italian Studies

Overview

The Italian Studies graduate program from Indiana University Bloomington has become a focal point for Italian studies in North America and has provided advanced training for many students who are now leaders in their fields. To date, our graduates have had highly successful career placements in colleges, universities, cultural foundations, and businesses despite declining economic conditions in higher education.

Strong allied programs in European studies, comparative literature, art history, film studies, medieval studies, and gender studies, among others, provide unequaled opportunities for the inquisitive mind, as does The Kinsey Institutefor Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. Our faculty offer a broad range of expertise, with research ranging from an exploration of the superhero genre to a digital edition of Petrarch’s Canzoniere.

The Department of French and Italian has partnerships with the Lilly Library of rare books and manuscripts, the Medieval Studies Institute, the Renaissance Studies Program, film studies, and other programs to offer students interdisciplinary experiences. Upon completion of the Ph.D., our graduate students typically obtain excellent job placements at universities and colleges worldwide.

Careers

Our graduates have found excellent placements in universities and institutes across the country and abroad. Recent placements include:

• Arizona State University

• Butler University

• Davidson College

• Dartmouth College

• Franklin & Marshall College

• Gettysburg College

• Medici Archive Project

• Newberry Library of Chicago

• New York University

• Notre Dame

• Ohio University

• Pennsylvania State

• Purdue University