Department: Italian Studies

Code Name Description
ITAL 121 Intensive Elementary Italian Introduction to Italian language and culture; development of skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
ITAL 221 Intensive Intermediate Italian with Drill Active reinforcement and practice of listening, speaking, reading and writing, within contemporary cultural contexts.
ITAL 301 Italian Conversation through Cinema Development of effective communication through viewing and discussion of contemporary films.
ITAL 305 Writing in Italian Culture and Literature Development of writing, speaking, and comprehension. Emphasis will be placed on enhancing writing skills, vocabulary expansion, pronunciation, grammatical and communicative, both written and oral, accuracy.
ITAL 311 Italian Culture and Society Explores the social, cultural, economic, historical and political characteristics of various regions of Italy.
ITAL 312 Italian in the Media A dynamic exposure to Italian through its news media. By reading newspapers, listening to radio, watching television reports and visiting online sites, students will explore contemporary public affairs, from politics and economics to sports and the a...
ITAL 318 Business Italian Introduction to the dynamic landscape of Italian business in the context of its culture, politics, and its place in the European Union. Emphasis on developing an understanding of Italian business practices and knowledge of the language as used in the...
ITAL 321 Italian Literature in Context Introduction to Italian literature through analysis of selected works in their historical, aesthetic, sociopolitical, and other cultural contexts.
ITAL 323 The Literature of Exile Italian literature of exile from Dante to contemporary Italian transnational writers.
ITAL 388 Individual Internship Internship experiences outside of the department in fields related to Italian studies. No more than 1.5 units of internship in any one department and 3.5 units of internship overall may be counted toward required degree units.
ITAL 389 Practice Assistantship Students lead practice sessions associated with the elementary and intermediate language sequences in Italian. The practice assistantship does not count as course credit toward the major or minor. Up to one unit can be applied toward graduation credi...
ITAL 397 Selected Topics Selected topics related to Italian culture and society, to be offered at the discretion of the department.
ITAL 411 Italian Identities: Sicily, Veneto, Tuscany Comparative investigation of Sicily, Veneto, and Tuscany through historical, literary, artistic, political, and other cultural perspectives.
ITAL 423 Le Tre Corone: Dante, Petrarca and Boccaccio An exploration of Medieval Italian literature and culture, focusing on three of its most influential figures.
ITAL 425 Love and Family all'Italiana Investigates the shifting importance and meaning of family in Italian culture through an encounter with literature, opera, and film.
ITAL 453 Selected Readings in 19th and 20th-Century Italian Literature and Culture Course topics will focus on various developments in Italian literature and culture in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
ITAL 480 Food: French and Italian Rituals Examines the impact of food on French and Italian culture and society. Through literary texts, philosophy, history, film, and the visual and performing arts, explores the complex relationship between food, culture, and identity.
ITAL 491 Honor Thesis I Research of a topic of interest, design of original thesis and draft a first version of the Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor.
ITAL 492 Honor Thesis II Completion of a 25-30 page honor thesis and presentation of research to Italian Studies Faculty.
ITAL 495 Independent Study Special projects individually pursued under supervision of faculty member.
ITAL 497 Selected Topics Special interest topics offered at department's discretion.