Italian
Italy is world leader in the culinary arts, interior design, fashion, graphic design, furniture design, and more. Those planning careers in creative fields benefit greatly from knowing Italian. Art historians need Italian—Italy is home to the world’s greatest art treasures. Italian is also useful for students planning careers in art history, music, linguistics, education, and international relations.
“Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.”
—Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia ‘Inferno’ canto 26, l. 118