Course Offerings
Course Offerings
ITAL 111 – Elementary Italian (3 Credit Hours)
Introduction to Italian. Language laboratory required.
Grading Restriction: ABC/N grading only.
ITAL 112 – Elementary Italian (3 Credit Hours)
Introduction to Italian. Language laboratory required.
Grading Restriction: ABC/N grading only.
ITAL 211 – Intermediate Italian – Intermediate Composition and Grammar (3 Credit Hours)
Sequence stresses reading, writing, listening, and speaking Italian to prepare for upper-division courses in the language. Language laboratory required.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): ITAL 112 or ITAL 123 with grade of C or better.
ITAL 212 – Intermediate Italian (3 Credit Hours)
Sequence stresses reading, writing, listening, and speaking Italian to prepare for upper-division courses in the language. Language laboratory required.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): ITAL 211*.
ITAL 310 – Special Topics in Literature & Culture (3 Credit Hours)
| Analysis of different periods of Italian literary and cultural production.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours. (RE) Prerequisite(s):ITAL 212*. |
ITAL 314 – Highlights of Italian Civilization, Culture, and Identity (3 Credit Hours)
Examination of past and present Italian culture and identity as shaped by its political, religious, artistic, literary, and historical contexts. Taught in English.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
ITAL 315 – Italian History and Culture through Songs (3 Credit Hours)
Focuses on significant events in 19th- and 20th-century Italian history and culture through the lyrics of Italy’s popular music. Topics range from war to emigration, crime, economic booms and crises, and changing social and political currents.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212* or permission of department.
ITAL 341 – Intermediate Grammar, Composition and Conversation (3 Credit Hours)
Grammatical analysis of Italian prose. Review of grammatical principles and their application in translation from English to Italian, both written and oral. Exercises in free composition.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212*.
ITAL 342 – Intermediate Grammar, Composition and Conversation (3 Credit Hours)
Grammatical analysis of Italian prose. Review of grammatical principles and their application in translation from English to Italian, both written and oral. Exercises in free composition.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): ITAL 341.
ITAL 400 – The Italian Renaissance through Popular Culture (3 Credit Hours)
The course offers students the opportunity to view important cultural, social, and gender issues of the Italian Renaissance through the lenses of popular culture. Students will be required to read original texts and critical essays in light of relevant contemporary media (TV series, films, on-line resources).
Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)
Repeatability: May be repeated, maximum 6 hours.
Comment(s): Taught in English.
ITAL 401 – Dante and Medieval Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Dante’s times and the Divine Comedy. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as MRST 401.)
Comment(s): Open to non-majors. Italian majors and minors will be required to read selected texts and write papers in Italian.
ITAL 405 – Topics in Italian Culture, History, and Literature (3 Credit Hours)
Comprehensive view and critical analysis of themes related to Italian culture. Taught in Italian. Topics vary by semester. Writing Emphasis Course.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
ITAL 406 – Italian History through Art (3 Credit Hours)
Surveys the history of Italian art from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, with emphasis on the social reasons that promoted it, and on the impact it had on Italian culture.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212* or permission of department.
ITAL 409 – Directed Readings (3 Credit Hours)
Directed Readings.
ITAL 410 – Gender & Sexuality in Italian Literature, Media, & Culture (3 Credit Hours)
An in-depth exploration of the representations, perceptions, and societal constructions of gender and sexuality in the context of Italian literature, media, and cultural productions. This interdisciplinary course will delve into a diverse array of texts, films, TV shows, and other forms of media, spanning different historical periods, to critically analyze how gender and sexuality have been depicted, contested, and shaped in the Italian cultural landscape.
ITAL 411 – Aspects of Modern Literature and Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Representative works of Italian modern literature and culture. Taught in Italian.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 6 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212*.
ITAL 412 – Advanced Literary Reading and Conversation (3 Credit Hours)
A cultural and literary survey of contemporary Italian poetry and short stories. Taught in Italian.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 6 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212*.
ITAL 413 – A Journey through Italian Novels, Poems, & Short Stories from the Middle Ages to the Present (3 Credit Hours)
This course explores the literary heritage that has shaped Italy’s cultural identity over centuries. It engages with masterpieces by renowned authors like San Francis of Assisi, Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Leopardi, Calvino, Igiaba Scego and more. It analyzes the evolution of language, narrative styles, and cultural influences that have given rise to Italy’s diverse literary landscape. It gives Italian minors and majors the chance to become literate in the Italian canon and expands the possibility to study and apply Italian language concepts.
(RE) Prerequisite(s):ITAL 212
Comment(s): Taught in Italian.
ITAL 414 – Italian Cultural Studies (3 Credit Hours)
This course will examine Italian culture as a set of practices characteristic of Italian society, from its mode of material production to its eating habits, dress codes, celebrations, and rituals. The objective of the course is to achieve a greater understanding of contemporary Italian culture. Writing-emphasis course.
ITAL 415 – History of Italian Theatre and Performance (3 Credit Hours)
Explores major elements of Italian theatre from the 16th to the 20th century. Taught in Italian. Open to majors and minors. Writing emphasis course.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212*.
ITAL 422 – Topics in Italian Cinema (3 Credit Hours)
Examination of Italian cinema from 1930 to the present focusing on feature films, documentaries and, depending on the topic of the course, on literary works in light of political, cultural, and social contexts. Films are shown in Italian with English subtitles. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as CNST 422.)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Comment(s): Open to non-majors. Majors will read texts and write papers in Italian.
ITAL 423 – Language & Culture for the Italian Business World (3 Credit Hours)
This course prepares students to experience and actively engage in the dynamic world of business in Italy. It fosters cultural competency, teaches practical communications skills, and cultivates the linguistic expertise necessary for making connections in one of the world’s most important economies.
Repeatability: May be repeated if content differs, maximum 6 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s):ITAL 212
Comment(s): Taught in Italian.
ITAL 442 – Special Topics in Italian Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Selected topics in Italian culture from the early Middle Ages to the present. Taught in English. Writing-emphasis course.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
ITAL 491 – Foreign Study (1–15 Credit Hours)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
ITAL 493 – Independent Study (1–15 Credit Hours)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
