Benvenuti to the Italian Program at Montclair State University. Studying Italian is an intellectually, professionally and personally enriching experience in a culture whose influence spans from antiquity to the present. Explore Italian music, the figurative arts, literature, cinema, design, gastronomy, science and philosophy. The engaged and dedicated faculty offer a wealth of language, literature, culture and pre-professional courses and can help you achieve your academic career goals, Italian-style!
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 42 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 0-3 | |
| Major Requirements | 36 | |
| Free Electives | 42-39 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core | ||
| Foundations in Intercultural Communication | ||
| All students with prior experience with Italian take the placement test. If they place out of Beginning and Intermediate language courses those courses will be substituted with major electives. Regardless of the placement test results, the total number of credits is 36. | ||
| Complete 6-9 credits from the following: | 6-9 | |
| Italian I | ||
| Italian II | ||
| Comprehensive Beginning Italian for Spanish Speakers | ||
| Comprehensive Italian III and IV | ||
| Comprehensive Intermediate Italian for Spanish Speakers | ||
| Advanced Intercultural Communication and Creative Expression | ||
| ITAL 242 | Italian Grammar and Composition I | 3 |
| ITAL 243 | Italian Grammar and Composition II | 3 |
| ITAL 340 | Reading, Writing, Translating Early Modern Italy | 3 |
| ITAL 341 | Reading, Writing, Translating Modern and Contemporary Italy | 3 |
| ITAL 381 | Contemporary Italian Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Complete 15 credits from the list below (if testing out of ITAL 101 and ITAL 102). Otherwise, complete 12 credits. | 15-12 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ITAL 176 | The Italian American Experience: On the Margins or in the Mainstream? | 3 |
| ITAL 230 | Living in Translation | 3 |
| ITAL 262 | Italian Americans in Film | 3 |
| ITAL 277 | Special Topics in Italian Cinema and Intro to Subtitling | 3 |
| ITAL 280 | 20th Century Italian Literature | 3 |
| ITAL 309 | Italian Conversation | 3 |
| ITAL 321 | Introduction to Italian Business and Commercial Translation | 3 |
| ITAL 345 | Special Topics in Italian | 3 |
| ITAL 350 | Introduction to Translating | 3 |
| ITAL 351 | Translation for Tourism and Cultural Promotion | 3 |
| ITAL 375 | Italian Study Abroad | 3 |
| ITAL 378 | The Italian-American Novel | 3 |
| ITAL 379 | Dante | 3 |
| ITAL 380 | Italian Humanism and Renaissance | 3 |
| ITAL 385 | Cooperative Education | 4-8 |
| ITAL 410 | Advanced Italian Grammar | 3 |
| ITAL 450 | Audiovisual Translation | 3 |
| ITAL 460 | Capstone Course in Audiovisual Translation | 3 |
| ITAL 470 | Senior Seminar in Literary Research | 3 |
| ITAL 475 | Italian Women Writers | 3 |
| ITAL 480 | Independent Study | 3 |
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course. | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Mathematics course. | 3 | |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | 3 | |
| Students in P12 Subject Area Teaching programs complete EDFD 200 as part of the Teacher Education sequence. | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Interdisciplinary Studies course. | 3 | |
| Students in P12 Subject Area Teaching programs complete SASE 210 as part of the Teacher Education sequence. | ||
| Total Credits | 42 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses. | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K3) Social Science- Social Science Perspectives | 3 |
| ITAL 101 | 3 | ITAL 102 | 3 |
| ITAL Elective in English | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (C3) Communication | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (J) Physical Education | 1 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (L) Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 |
| ITAL 140 | 3 | ITAL 242 or 243 | 3 |
| ITAL Elective in English | 3 | ITAL 381 | 3 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | ITAL 340 or 341 | 3 |
| World Cultures | 3 | ITAL Elective | 3 |
| ITAL 242 or 243 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| ITAL Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ITAL 340 or 341 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||