Course Offerings
Course Offerings
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 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.
FREN 410 – Topics in Medieval/Early Modern French Literature (3 Credit Hours)
Close reading and analysis of literary texts from the Medieval/early modern periods. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as MRST 410.)
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): FREN 353.
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 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 402 – Petrarch and Boccaccio (3 Credit Hours)
A cultural and literary survey from Petrarch to Machiavelli. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as MRST 402.)
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 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 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 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.