Where can I study Italian?
Why study Italian?
Italian is Australia’s major language after English and the language of an important member state of the European Union. Studying Italian will give you knowledge of a culture which has strongly influenced the art, music, architecture and literature of Europe and Australia.
Course Information
Find information about Griffith’s Italian courses here.
Italian is taught online (all courses) and face-to-face (first-year and second-year level courses) at the Griffith Queensland College of Art South Bank campus.
The Italian program offers language courses from beginner to advanced levels as well as content-based courses (mostly delivered in Italian) exploring literature, society, cinema, and popular culture. At third-year level, the program offers also unique in-country work placements and university exchange opportunities.
The program has a long-standing tradition of academic achievement at Griffith and boasts innovative student-centred teaching, active community engagement partnerships and wide-ranging research interests which embrace both language and cultural issues.
Depending on the program you are enrolled in you can study Italian courses as electives or complete a minor or a major. If you are unsure where to start your Italian studies from, please contact the Italian Studies Coordinator, Sara Visocnik: s.visocnik@griffith.edu.au.
Note: Italian is available in the Diploma of Languages at Griffith but it is not available in the Diploma in Languages at UQ.
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