Italian

The Italian major emphasizes the acquisition of competence in spoken and written Italian, a sound understanding of the structures of modern Italian, and the ability to analyze texts from a variety of periods. The Italian Major and the Italian Double Major have become popular in combination with either a Minor or Major in the Arts, in the Sciences or in Business. They offer a variety of international career opportunities. All courses for the Italian Minor and Major/Double Major concentrate on Italian culture, literature, film, art and business. All courses are offered in Italian. The approval of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages is needed both for the Minor and the Major/Double Major.

Course requirements for the major in Italian are as follows:

10 courses (30 credits) , including ITA 201 and 202 and eight courses at the 300 level or higher. 201/202 are waived if the language placement process determines that the student ought to begin studies in Italian in a course at a higher level.

2 of the following 9 course in the Culture subject area:

ITA 302	Italian Composition
ITA 303	Advanced Italian Conversation and Composition
ITA 306	The Roman Experience
ITA 310	Dalla lettura alla creativita: Texts, Contexts and Style in Italian Literature
ITA 315	Italy through Art
ITA 320	Italian through Film
ITA 330	The Italian Business World and its language
ITA 340	Italian Culture and Civilization
ITA 350	Topics and Methods for Teaching Italian

1 of the following 5 courses in the Medieval/Early Modern subject area:

ITA 380	Italian Journeys: from Marco Polo to Global Tourism
ITA 425	The Artist and the Madman in the Renaissance and Reformation
ITA 440	Profane and Sacred Love in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
ITA 445	The Medici Court: Poetry, Patronage and the Art of Power
ITA 460	The Dawn of the Renaissance: Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio

2 of the following 9 courses in the Modern subject area:

ITA 360	Modern Italian Culture
ITA 370	Italian Society and the Media
ITA 401	Early Italian Cinema: from the Stage to the Screen
ITA 402	L'italiano al cinema: Neorealism to the Present
ITA 420	From Novel to Film
ITA 430	Images of Rome: Papal Rome to the Present
ITA 435	Rebels and Revolutionaries
ITA 450	Italy in the Age of the Grand Tour
ITA 455	Womens's Voices in 20th. Century Italian Fiction

The remaining ITA credits must include ITA courses at the 300 or 400 levels.

Major in Italian Studies

The requirements for the Italian Studies major are 10 courses, of which 6 must be ITA courses at the 200, 300, or 400 level (conducted entirely in Italian). The remaining 4 courses may be conducted in English, and are interdisciplinary courses spanning a variety of disciplines, including Art, English, History, Music, Linguistics, Philosophy and Classics.