The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts (Italian Studies)

Learn to understand Italian from a wide variety of materials: both written and spoken. A knowledge of Italian opens up access to a wide range of areas, including history, art, music, literature, cinema, food and wine. Italian is one of the world’s most important languages strongly influencing languages and cultures around the world. Studying Italian is a fantastic way to broaden your career prospects.

You might see yourself getting involved in sociology, where you’ll uncover ways in which Italian-speaking ­societies – past or present – operate. You might choose to use your language proficiencies to translate and interpret communications on a government or educational level.

You’ll also be well educated on Italy’s expansive art and culture scene, making you a particularly attractive candidate to work in curatorship. Here you’ll work in museums or galleries to organise artefacts and artworks in a meaningful and interesting way. If you’d like to travel, speaking Italian could also see you working in tourism, using your language abilities to educate and inspire.