The Bachelor of Arts majoring in Italian is available to anyone wishing to learn a foreign language. In addition, you may select to study more than one language. In each language you will study the four macro-skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Italian is the second most widely spoken language in Australia, and in north Queensland the Italian link is particularly strong, going back to the 1920s when many Italian families settled in the region. Knowing how to speak, read and write in a foreign language adds value to any degree, and improves your career prospects. You will be able to apply for employment in Australia and overseas in government and non-government organisations and businesses requiring skills in negotiation related to trade, treaties, security, environment, or international aid and human rights. Language professionals also develop careers in communications, journalism, education TESOL (Languages Other Than English and Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), hospitality and tourism, and interpretation services.