Learning Outcomes

The department expects undergraduate majors in the program to be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes. These learning outcomes are used in evaluating students and the department’s undergraduate program. Students are expected to demonstrate:

• Oral proficiency in Italian beyond the interpersonal level with presentational language abilities

• Writing proficiency in Italian beyond the interpersonal level with presentational language abilities

• Close reading skills of authentic texts in Italian

• The ability to develop compelling and nuanced lines of interpretation.