Italian Requirements and Recommendations
Students wishing to major in Italian must have achieved intermediate competence before embarking on one of the two major tracks offered.
The Major
A minimum of 30 credits beyond the intermediate sequence (Ital 201-202) is required. Students choose one of the two following major tracks.
I. Italian Literature and Language
All students must take:
- ITAL 301 (Advanced Composition and Conversation) and
- ITAL 305 (Language of Modern Italy), and
- ITAL 311 and Italian 312 (Introduction to Italian Literature, I and II)
The remaining six courses will be distributed as follows:
- Two courses at the 300-level (period courses)
- Two courses at the 400-level (genre courses)
- Any two courses (in English or Italian) from departmental offerings, subject to advisor's approval.
II. Italian Studies
All students must take:
- ITAL 301 (Advanced Composition and Conversation) and
- ITAL 305 (Language of Modern Italy), and
- ITAL 311 and Italian 312 (Introduction to Italian Literature, I and II)
The remaining seven courses will be distributed as follows:
- Two courses, one at each level, from the 300- and 400-level offerings
- ITAL 260 (Tradition and Change in Italian Culture) or equivalent, subject to departmental approval.
Four courses taken from departmental offerings in English. With the permission of the chairperson of the Department, students can substitute one art course and one history course, if they wish, for departmental offerings in this category. These must be chosen from the following list: