The Department of French and Italian offers students a comprehensive course of study in the respective languages, literatures, and cultures of France and Italy. Students acquire a solid foundation in the grammatical, conversational, and compositional skills of the target language as a part of their in-depth analysis of French or Italian culture. Courses taught by the faculty encourage students to situate their studies of France or Italy in the larger context of Europe, the Mediterranean and Atlantic worlds, and the ongoing process of globalization. The Department of French and Italian offers the bachelor of arts in French and in Italian Studies. There are also minors in French and Italian. In addition, the department collaborates actively with the Comparative Literature Program, the Department of Film and Media Studies, the Medieval Studies Program, the Renaissance Studies Program, and the Department of Feminist Studies. With the junior year abroad, students have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live and study in France or Italy for a year. In most cases, this means attending a French or Italian university, living with local people, and being immersed in a foreign culture and language. The Education Abroad Program sends advanced students of French to the universities of Bordeaux and Lyon, as well as to the UC Paris Study Center and to the prestigious Sciences Po in Paris. Those who choose Italy are sent to the universities of Bologna or Padua, although students may apply to the prestigious Bocconi University in Milan (economics and international business). Semester programs at the UC Study Centers in Florence (Italian language and culture) and Rome (“Rome through the Ages”) are also available. Most Education Abroad Program participants pay the same fees that they would pay at UCSB, as well as room, board, books and personal travel and living expenses. Majors who study abroad must complete at least 20 units of upper-division courses in the department on the UCSB campus. Full details regarding EAP courses and regulations are available at the EAP Office, 2431 South Hall (telephone: 805-893-2958), or at www.eap.ucop.edu. Le Club de Français and Club Italiano meet each quarter for food, films, conversation, and general fun, under the leadership of native French or Italian speakers. All levels of fluency are welcome. For details, contact the department, or visit www.frit.ucsb.edu.

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