French & Italian Studies | University of Washington

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Enjoy small class sizes and a rich, interdisciplinary curriculum with one of our major or minor programs.
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Experience cultural immersion and perfect your language skills with one of our study abroad programs in Rome, Québec City, Paris, Nantes, or Martinique.
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Discover the political and social evolutions of France from the Renaissance through the early 19th-century, global French cinema, classic works of Italian theater, the world of Proust, or the cultural and artistic history of Rome.
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Ital 240 A: Introduction To French And Italian Studies

Summer 2021

Why do we call scheming political calculation “Machiavellian”? What inspired Parisian crowds in July 1789 to storm the Bastille prison, igniting the French Revolution? What... Learn more

First Annual French & Italian Studies Academic Awards Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of the first ever French & Italian Studies Academic Awards. Over 20 students submitted projects completed in French & Italian Studies courses during the 2020-2021 year.