French & Italian
In French, our courses include the study of culture, cinema, business, and literature ranging from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries.
In Italian, our courses include culture, cinema, business and literature with a focus on the modern and contemporary period.
Welcome to the Department of French and Italian at Drew University. Our department aims to enhance students’ global perspectives and experiences both through our courses on campus and our study abroad programs.
We cover all levels of proficiency both in French and Italian and we have a very diversified curriculum. Our courses, taught with multimedia tools, are entirely conducted in the target language. We also offer several courses in translation with an interdisciplinary focus. Our professors are either native speakers or have lived and studied in French and Italian speaking countries for extended periods.
We offer a major and a minor in French and a major in Italian Studies and a minor in Italian, and we strongly encourage study abroad.
On and off campus, our students can practice their language skills beyond the classroom by leading or participating in activities organized by the French and Italian clubs.
These clubs organize community activities, film screenings, lectures with international guests and field trips to New York City to attend events related to French and Italian culture.
