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.
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Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Credits | 18 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ITAL 176 | The Italian American Experience: On the Margins or in the Mainstream? | 3 |
| ITAL 230 | Living in Translation | 3 |
| ITAL 242 | Italian Grammar and Composition I | 3 |
| ITAL 243 | Italian Grammar and Composition II | 3 |
| ITAL 277 | Special Topics in Italian Cinema and Intro to Subtitling | 3 |
| ITAL 280 | 20th Century Italian Literature | 3 |
| ITAL 309 | Italian Conversation | 3 |
| ITAL 321 | Introduction to Italian Business and Commercial Translation | 3 |
| ITAL 340 | Reading, Writing, Translating Early Modern Italy | 3 |
| ITAL 341 | Reading, Writing, Translating Modern and Contemporary Italy | 3 |
| ITAL 345 | Special Topics in Italian | 3 |
| ITAL 350 | Introduction to Translating | 3 |
| ITAL 351 | Translation for Tourism and Cultural Promotion | 3 |
| ITAL 375 | Italian Study Abroad | 3 |
| ITAL 378 | The Italian-American Novel | 3 |
| ITAL 379 | Dante | 3 |
| ITAL 380 | Italian Humanism and Renaissance | 3 |
| ITAL 381 | Contemporary Italian Cultural Studies | 3 |
| ITAL 385 | Cooperative Education | 4-8 |
| ITAL 410 | Advanced Italian Grammar | 3 |
| ITAL 450 | Audiovisual Translation | 3 |
| ITAL 460 | Capstone Course in Audiovisual Translation | 3 |
| ITAL 470 | Senior Seminar in Literary Research | 3 |
| ITAL 475 | Italian Women Writers | 3 |
| ITAL 480 | Independent Study | 3 |