Letter from the Undergraduate Advisors
Dear Students,
The Department of French and Italian at Indiana University-Bloomington is deeply committed to undergraduate teaching. Our course offerings reflect the far-reaching areas of specialization of our faculty touching on France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, the Caribbean, French-speaking regions of north and central Africa, and the Italian-speaking world.
Courses offered by the department of French and Italian as listed in the College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin demonstrate the diverse nature of our program. After completing the requirements in basic language instruction (F/M100-150, 200-250), or through advanced placement into upper-division courses, students choose from a variety of classes in literature, grammar, composition, conversation, linguistics, phonetics, translation, or culture/civilization. If they wish, students may follow a "track" in which they specialize in language, literature, or culture/civilization as they complete the requirements for a major or minor. In addition, the department offers a number of courses conducted in English (not for credit for departmental majors or minors) that fulfill various graduation requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.
A frequent question asked of advisors in French and Italian is "What can I do with a major in that discipline?" In the past, the answer to that question was almost invariably "Become a teacher." That is no longer the case. While a number of our majors still choose to enter secondary education as a career, a larger percentage of majors in French and/or Italian combine their language specialization with a second major and pursue careers in business, computer programming and web design, law, public relations, journalism, telecommunications, publishing, library science, politics, or public and environmental affairs, to name but a few.
Some students also use their language skills in order to enter government employment, the military, or organizations such as the Peace Corps. In all cases, students report back to us that their ability to use a second or third language, and their training in French and Italian at Indiana University-Bloomington significantly enhanced their professional and academic opportunities.
Please visit the rest of our website for course descriptions, faculty information, and semester office hours.
Sincerely,
Emanuel
Mickel -
Undergraduate Advisor
in French
Hours MW 9-11:00; TR 8:45-9:00
Ballantine Hall 621
Appointment required.
Sign up in BH 642 or call 855-1952
In case of conflict email:
mickel @indiana.edu
Massimo
Scalabrini -
Undergraduate Advisor in Italian
Hours TuTh 1:30-2:30; W 10-12:00
Ballantine Hall 634
Email for appointment: mscalabr
@indiana.edu
The Department of French and Italian, Ballantine Hall 642, is open Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Please feel free to call (855-1952) or e-mail us (fritdept @indiana.edu), if you have any questions.
