Welcome to Italian Studies

For information on all our Undergraduate Courses please click on Undergraduate Courses on the side panel on your left.

Italian is a major language and its culture had and continues to have a central place in the shaping of Europe. Italian is also the language of a vibrant and creative EU country that has made extraordinary contributions to all forms of culture down through the centuries.

We offer a welcoming and engaging learning environment, and we are proud not only of the high standard of our courses but also of the pastoral care we provide to students, and the many ancillary events we co-organise together with the Italian Society and the newly formed Association Italiani di Galway.  The language courses and cultural courses on offer range from the medieval to contemporary literature, as well as linguistics, media/film and cultural studies, which help develop students' understanding of Italy. Please note that the vast majority of our degree students enter Italian Studies with no previous knowledge of Italian. If you have any questions about our undergraduate courses please see the information provided in these webpages.

We have a broad range of student exchanges for third year students under the Erasmus Programme with universities in Italy such as Bologna, Milan, Turin, Urbino, Udine and Verona amongst others.

An Evening Diploma in Italian will be available in Galway running from 2011 to 2013.  Details are available by clicking on the left on Evening Diploma in Italian. The next intake of students for the Italian Diploma will be in September 2011.

Italian Studies at NUI, Galway has a diverse range of research interests, ranging from literary studies to language teaching methodology and cultural topics. Staff interests include Italian Critical Theory, Comparative Literary Studies, Romanticism, 19th Century Italian Literature and Civilization, 20th Century Italian Literature and Civilization, Travel Literature, Modern Italian Theatre, Italian History, Italian Children's Literature, Italian Women Writers, Modern and Contemporary Italian Poetry, Poetry in Translation, Translation Studies, Language Teaching Methodology and Applied Linguistics. In 2009, NUI, Galway was voted University of the Year by the Sunday Times, and the College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies has established itself as one of the outstanding centres of excellence in many areas of literary and critical investigation. Galway is a thriving city, renowned world wide for its vibrant and dynamic cultural scene. Italian Studies plays a major role in the development of research at NUI, Galway, and the postgraduate experience in Italian Studies is both fulfilling and rewarding.

Italian Studies offers a variety of postgraduate options including taught M.A. in Italian and in Advanced Language Skills, as well as a Structured Ph.D.

If you require any further information please contact Margaret Logan in Italian Studies, Tel. 493792, e-mail: Italiannuigalway.ie

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