Undergraduate Program
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The Department of French and Italian faculty and staff provide and support innovative, high-quality teaching responsive to educational needs and interests of students through courses in pedagogy, language teaching, literary criticism, and cultural studies. The department offers the innovative online resources Français Interactif, Tex's French Grammar, and Giornate italiane.
The department hosts study abroad opportunities in Lyon, France, Bologna, Italy, and Parma, Italy.
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Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Heather Peterson
frit-advising@utexas.edu
BEN 2.108
Advising Sessions:
Appointment Request
(Available M-F, 9am-12pm & 1pm-3pm)
Virtual Walk-In Availability
(no appointment necessary)
Undergraduate Faculty Advisors
Undergraduate French Faculty Advisor
Heather Pelletier
HRH 3.110C (please email for availability)
hpelletier@austin.utexas.edu
Undergraduate Italian Faculty Advisor
Valerie McGuire
HRH 3.110A (please email for availability)
vmcguire@utexas.edu
Our Majors:
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French Major
In addition to the Core and Liberal Arts area requirements, a major in French requires 27 hours of upper division coursework.
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Italian Major
In addition to the Core and Liberal Arts area requirements, a major in Italian requires 27 hours of upper division coursework.
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Do you want to practice your Italian/French?
Here is a list of opportunities for you:
Tavola Italiana
Informal Italian conversation practice Wednesdays at 4pm in the HRH Lounge 2.118. Open to all students of Italian. Contact Amanda Bush for more information.
Circolo Italiano
Sponsors Italian-language activities. Contact Amanda Bush for more information.
Undergraduate Texas French Society
All levels of French are welcome. Students may contact texasfrenchsociety@gmail.com for more information.
FRIT Film Series
French and Italian film screenings. Upcoming FRIT events can be found HERE.
Salle de Jeux (Formerly French Board Game Club)
All levels of French are welcome. Students may contact Megan Hamilton for more information.
Job and Internship Opportunities:
Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program
Fall Internship opportunity with European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC)!
Resources:
Learn French Online
🇫🇷💻 Learn French online, find out more:
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Why Study Italian?
🇮🇹🌍 Why study Italian? Check out this video and explore course offerings in the department here.
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