Are Seminar Titles Italicized?
Seminar-title treatment depends on both the kind of seminar and the governing style. MLA’s course-material guidance uses roman, unquoted course names for in-person seminars, while Monash’s editorial guide uses single quotation marks for one-off seminar names.
Not as a universal rule. MLA course-material guidance uses no italics or quotation marks for an in-person course seminar name, while Monash uses single quotation marks for one-off seminar titles.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
A course or recurring seminar name can be treated differently from the title of a one-off seminar event; identify what kind of name you are styling before applying a rule.
Further guidance
Recommendation
Treat seminar-title formatting as context- and style-dependent rather than assuming italics.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- How do I cite course materials? (opens in a new tab)Modern Language Association · MLA guidance for an in-person lecture or seminar: use the course name title-style without italics or quotation marks in the Title element.
- Monash editorial guide — Capitalisation (opens in a new tab)Monash University · Monash editorial guidance using single quotation marks for names of special lectures and one-off seminars, showing house-style variation.