Welcome to the Rutgers University Department of Italian, a Department of the School of Arts and Sciences, located on the New Brunswick campus. 

The study of Italian has a long tradition at Rutgers, the Department of Italian being one of the finest among American colleges and universities. With its distinguished faculty, wide-ranging programs, and diverse student-body, our Department aims to provide a solid training in a humanistic discipline as well as a keen awareness of current issues concerning Italy, its cultural heritage and influence in the world. Rutgers University not only offers a challenging program of study in Italian but also a variety of academic and cultural experiences matched by few other universities. The Department of Italian at Rutgers University offers a broad range of courses, from the elementary level through the Ph.D. degree.