Italian Major (B.A.)
Coordinator: Enza Antenos
The 36 credit Italian major provides language courses on all levels, Italian literature and civilization classes, and a large variety of extra-curricular activities. Study abroad opportunities allow students to experience firsthand the rich cultural and economic makeup of Italy, and are offered as spring break, summer, and full semester/year programs.
A minimum of 120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA. However, more than 120 credits may be required depending upon the major field of study.
Program Requirements
Students must complete 42 credits of General Education requirements and 3-9 credits of World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Required Courses | ||
| 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 |
| Italian Major Electives | ||
| Select seven of the following: | 21 | |
| Italian Americans in Film | ||
| The Italian American Experience: On the Margins or in the Mainstream? | ||
| Topics in Italian Cinema and Introduction to Subtitling | ||
| 20th Century Italian Literature | ||
| Italian Conversation | ||
| Introduction to Italian Business and Commercial Translation | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Introduction to Translating | ||
| Translation for Tourism and Cultural Promotion | ||
| Italian Study Abroad | ||
| The Italian-American Novel | ||
| Dante | ||
| Italian Humanism and Renaissance | ||
| Cooperative Education | ||
| Advanced Italian Grammar | ||
| Italian Literature of the Renaissance I | ||
| Italian Literature of the Renaissance II | ||
| Italian Literature of the 19th Century I | ||
| Italian Literature of the 19th Century II: Experimentalism | ||
| Audiovisual Translation | ||
| Italian Literature of the 20th Century I: A Changing Italy | ||
| Italian Literature of the 20th Century II: A Changing Italy | ||
| Dante Seminar I: Inferno | ||
| Dante Seminar II: Purgatorio and Paradiso | ||
| Italian Literature of the 13th and 14th Centuries | ||
| Senior Seminar in Literary Research | ||
| Italian Women Writers | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |