Welcome to French and Italian at OSU!

Why Study French or Italian at OSU?

• A minor is completed with 4 courses beyond 201 and a major with 10 courses beyond 201 (some of which can be courses in English or other departments on topics related to France/Italy or French/Italian).
• Thanks to the diversity of specializations among our faculty, we offer courses in a variety of areas in French Studies and Italian Studies.
• We are committed to excellence in teaching by challenging our students while being supportive and accessible.
• We use state-of-the art technology in our teaching.
• From the 200-level on, classes are taught by faculty and are small enough that students and instructors develop productive working relationships; this atmosphere of collegiality among faculty and students is conducive to learning.
• The department maintains contact with undergraduate (majors and minors) and graduate students through regular e-mail publications and newsletters.
• The weekly Monday memo lists upcoming events, presentations at conferences, publications by faculty and graduate students, and vacant teaching positions in French and Italian at other colleges.
• Our quarterly undergraduate newsletter announces upcoming events and keeps undergraduate students abreast of new courses and extra-curricular activities.
• Our annual departmental newsletter keeps current students and alumni abreast of everything that has happened in the past year.
• The Italian and French Clubs organize a variety of activities and cultural events.
• The department of French and Italian enjoys a national and international reputation for its intellectual vigor.
• Our faculty members are at the cutting-edge of their disciplines and have won awards for outstanding teaching, research, and scholarship.
• The department frequently hosts international colloquia, international film and lecture series, and other extra-curricular activities.
• The international character of the department is enhanced by foreign faculty and graduate students.
• Our faculty members serve as editors, co-editors and book review editors of prominent journals in the field, including Research in African Literatures and The French Review.
• Our faculty and students have access to one of the largest libraries in the United States, with outstanding and constantly updated French and Italian collections.
• The OSU Library subscribes to more than two hundred periodicals relating to French and Italian Studies.