Graduate students in Italian and Spanish Studies come from many parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Faculty members are heavily engaged in teaching and research in their fields. Some of them are associated at the graduate level with the Centre for Comparative Literature, the Centre for Medieval Studies, the McLuhan program, Cinema Studies, the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, and the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Italian Studies and Spanish Studies each offer graduate programs leading to two degrees: Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy .
In Italian Studies, MA students study the field of Italian Literature. PhD students in Italian Studies specialize in one of three fields: