Major Requirements
Majors in Italian must complete a total of 12 courses (48 quarter hours), comprised of an 8-course core at the Intermediate and Advanced levels and a 4-course concentration in "Italian Studies," "Italian Language and Literature," or "Commercial Italian."
Core Courses (32 quarter hours)
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ITA 105 | INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II | 4 |
| ITA 106 | INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN III | 4 |
| * | 24 |
300-level courses will vary based on quarterly offerings.
300-Level Italian Course Listings*
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
ITA 301 | ORIGINS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE: THE MIDDLE AGES | |
ITA 302 | MASTERPIECES OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE | |
ITA 303 | LITERATURE AND SCIENCE IN ITALY: 1600-1800 | |
ITA 304 | ITALIAN CIVILIZATION I: THE MIDDLE AGES AND RENAISSANCE | |
ITA 305 | TOWARDS UNIFICATION: ROMANTICS, REVOLUTIONARIES, AND REALISTS | |
ITA 306 | FUTURISM AND BEYOND: TWENTIETH CENTURY WRITERS AND CULTURE | |
ITA 307E | DANTE'S INFERNO: THE WORLD OF THE CONDEMNED | |
ITA 308E | DANTE'S PURGATORY AND PARADISE: THE REALM OF SALVATION | |
ITA 309 | THE ITALIAN NOVEL | |
ITA 310 | PETRARCA AND BOCCACCIO | |
ITA 311 | ITALIAN POETRY | |
ITA 312 | ITALIAN DRAMA | |
ITA 317 | ITALIAN WOMEN WRITERS | |
ITA 318 | CONTEMPORARY MULTICULTURAL WRITERS IN ITALIAN | |
ITA 319 | CILS EXAMINATION PREPARATION COURSE | |
ITA 320 | ITALIAN FOR BUSINESS | |
ITA 321 | TRANSLATION | |
ITA 329 | ITALIAN CINEMA | |
ITA 332 | ITALIAN CIVILIZATION II: EARLY MODERN ITALY | |
ITA 340 | ITALIAN CIVILIZATION III: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALY | |
ITA 351 | HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE | |
ITA 352 | ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE SOCIETY OF COMMUNICATION | |
ITA 353 | ITALIAN PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | |
ITA 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | |
ITA 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ITALIAN | |
ITA 398 | STUDY ABROAD | |
Additional Domain Course Listings
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ITA 260E | EAT ITALY: THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND POLITICS OF ITALIAN FOOD | 4 |
| ITA 262E | STYLE MATTERS: ITALIAN FASHION THROUGH LITERATURE | 4 |
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours. Majors in Italian should select these courses in consultation with the Italian Program Director and Modern Languages Staff Advisor. Students can use their open electives to pursue a double major or one or more minors.
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