Italian Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A. & Sc.)

Degree Requirements — B.A. & Sc. students

This program is offered as part of a Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.) degree. To graduate, students must satisfy both their program requirements and their degree requirements. The program requirements (i.e., the specific courses that make up this program) are listed under the Course Tab (above). The degree requirements—including the mandatory Foundation program, appropriate degree structure, and any additional components—are outlined on the Degree Requirements page . Students are responsible for ensuring that this program fits within the overall structure of their degree and that all degree requirements are met. Consult the Degree Planning Guide on the SOUSA website for additional guidance.

Required Courses (6 credits)

• ITAL 355 Dante and the Middle Ages (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ITAL 470 Joint Honours Thesis (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Complementary Courses (30 credits)

30 credits, 6 of which must be at the 400 level or above, selected from the four Italian course lists as follows: 0-12 credits from Group A – Basic Language Courses. 12-30 credits from Group B – Courses Taught in Italian. 0-18 credits combined from Group C – Courses Taught in English and Group D – Courses Offered in Other Departments. Note: Students with advanced standing in the language must replace language courses with courses from groups B, C, and D.

Group A - Basic Language Courses

• ITAL 205D1 Italian for Beginners (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ITAL 205D2 Italian for Beginners (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ITAL 206 Beginners Italian Intensive (6 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
• ITAL 210D1 Italian for Advanced Beginners (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 210D2 Italian for Advanced Beginners (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 215D1 Intermediate Italian (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ITAL 215D2 Intermediate Italian (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ITAL 216 Intermediate Italian Intensive (6 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter

Group B - Courses Taught in Italian

• ITAL 250 Italian Literary Composition (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ITAL 255 Advanced Reading and Composition (6 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 260 Reading Italian Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 290 Commedia Dell'Arte (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 295 Italian Cultural Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ITAL 307 Topics in Italian Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• ITAL 310 The Invention of Italian Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 332 Italian Theatrical Traditions (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 356 Medieval Discourses on Love (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 360 Contemporary Italian Prose (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 383 Women's Writing since 1880 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
• ITAL 400 Italian Regional Identities (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 410 Italian Modernism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 560 Topics in 19th and 20th Century Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Group C - Courses Taught in English

• ITAL 199 FYS: Italy's Literature in Context (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 355 Dante and the Middle Ages (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• ITAL 365 The Italian Renaissance (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ITAL 375 Cinema and Society in Modern Italy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 464 Machiavelli (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ITAL 477 Italian Cinema and Video (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Group D - Courses Offered in Other Departments

• ARTH 223 Introduction Italian Renaissance Art 1300-1500 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
• ARTH 325 Visual Culture Renaissance Venice (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• CLAS 302 Roman Literature and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• CLAS 404 Classical Tradition (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• ENGL 447 Crosscurrents/English Literature and European Literature 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 345 History of Italian Renaissance (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 380 The Medieval Mediterranean (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 398 Topics in Italian History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
• HIST 401 Topics: Medieval Culture and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
• MUHL 387 Opera from Mozart to Puccini (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Related programs

• Italian Studies Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
• Italian Studies Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
• Italian Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)
• Italian Studies Honours (B.A.)
• Italian Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
• Italian Studies Minor Concentration (B.A.)