Italian Minor

The 18 credit Italian minor provides language courses, 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.

For details about this program, including program description, admission requirements, and contact information, click here.

Program Requirements

Required Courses in Intercultural Communication
Based on placement test results, complete 9 credits from the following. Students who place out of the required courses will have to substitute them with electives.9
Italian I
Italian II
Comprehensive Italian III and IV
Comprehensive Beginning Italian for Spanish Speakers
Comprehensive Intermediate Italian for Spanish Speakers
Electives
Complete three courses from the list below.9
Total Credits18

Electives

ITAL 176The Italian American Experience: On the Margins or in the Mainstream?3
ITAL 230Living in Translation3
ITAL 242Italian Grammar and Composition I3
ITAL 243Italian Grammar and Composition II3
ITAL 277Special Topics in Italian Cinema and Intro to Subtitling3
ITAL 28020th Century Italian Literature3
ITAL 309Italian Conversation3
ITAL 321Introduction to Italian Business and Commercial Translation3
ITAL 340Reading, Writing, Translating Early Modern Italy3
ITAL 341Reading, Writing, Translating Modern and Contemporary Italy3
ITAL 345Special Topics in Italian3
ITAL 350Introduction to Translating3
ITAL 351Translation for Tourism and Cultural Promotion3
ITAL 375Italian Study Abroad3
ITAL 378The Italian-American Novel3
ITAL 379Dante3
ITAL 380Italian Humanism and Renaissance3
ITAL 381Contemporary Italian Cultural Studies3
ITAL 385Cooperative Education4-8
ITAL 410Advanced Italian Grammar3
ITAL 450Audiovisual Translation3
ITAL 460Capstone Course in Audiovisual Translation3
ITAL 470Senior Seminar in Literary Research3
ITAL 475Italian Women Writers3
ITAL 480Independent Study3