Italian Studies Major Concentration (B.A.)

36 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Complementary Courses (36 credits)

36 credits selected from the three Italian course lists as follows: Group A – Basic Language Courses (0-12 credits) Students with no knowledge of the Italian language must take 12 credits in language. Students with some knowledge of the language may take 6 credits only selected from ITAL 210D1 Italian for Advanced Beginners. / ITAL 210D2 Italian for Advanced Beginners. , ITAL 215D1 Intermediate Italian. / ITAL 215D2 Intermediate Italian. , or ITAL 216 Intermediate Italian Intensive. . Students with competency in the language may substitute courses from Groups B and C for Group A - Basic Language courses. ALL students with some background must consult with the Department for proper placement. Group B – Courses Taught in Italian (a minimum of 12 credits, of which a maximum of 6 credits may be at the 200 level) Group C – Courses Taught in English (0-12 credits)

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 310 The Invention of Italian Literature (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ITAL 329 Italian Cinematic Tradition (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ITAL 332 Italian Theatrical Traditions (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ITAL 345 Romanticism in Italy (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 371 The Italian Baroque (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 230 Understanding Italy (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
ITAL 307 Topics in Italian Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
ITAL 355 Dante and the Middle Ages (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
ITAL 363 Gender, Literature and Society (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
ITAL 365 The Italian Renaissance (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
ITAL 374 Classics of Italian Cinema (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

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