Italian

Description

Delve into the rich language, history and culture of Italy, a global leader in art, fashion design, food, sustainability, engineering and more. Your knowledge of Italian will help you understand innovative developments in these fields. 

The concentration in Italian provides students with the skills to speak, write, read and comprehend Italian through courses and professional opportunities. Students gain experience with a variety of research methods that foster their respect and curiosity about the historical and contemporary cultures of the Italian peninsula and their relationships to global traditions.

Students have a choice of four study abroad programs in Italy in which they can focus on developing their linguistic skills and learning more about Italy's contemporary responses to global challenges such as natural disasters and the industrialized food systems. In addition, students are given opportunities to collaborate on research projects and participate in internships abroad.
 

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours which includes 12 upper division hours for this concentration.
• Students must complete a minimum of 6 ITA upper division hours offered by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
• Course substitutions are allowed for heritage and advanced speakers of the language.

Required Courses - 6 credit hours
ITA 311: Speak Italy: Language, People, Culture (G) or ITA 312: Write Italy: Language, People, Culture (L & G) (3)
ITA 321: Italian Renaissance Culture: Politicians, Merchants, Artists and Courtesans (H) or ITA 322: Modern Italian Culture: Explorers, Scientists, Musicians and Revolutionaries (HU) (3)

Electives - 12 credit hours
Students may apply a maximum of six credit hours of 200-level ITA courses toward the concentration. If both ITA 201 and ITA 202 are completed, the remaining two credit hours will be counted toward university elective credit. All remaining electives must be upper-division ITA courses, of which at least three credit hours must be completed at the 400-level.

ITA 201: Intermediate Italian I (G) (4)
ITA 202: Intermediate Italian II (G) (4)
ITA 210: Intensive Italian II (G) (6)
ITA 311: Speak Italy: Language, People, Culture (G) (3)
ITA 312: Write Italy: Language, People, Culture (L & G) (3)
ITA 315: Italian Culture: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (G) (3)
ITA 319: Italian for Professions (3)
ITA 321: Italian Renaissance Culture: Politicians, Merchants, Artists and Courtesans (H) (3)
ITA 322: Modern Italian Culture: Explorers, Scientists, Musicians and Revolutionaries (HU) (3)
ITA 350: Food and Culture: The Mediterranean Lifestyle in Italy (3)
ITA 380: Natural Disasters: Environmental and Cultural Resilience in Italy (3)
ITA 394: Special Topics (3)
ITA 413: Advanced Italian (G) (3)
ITA 414: French and Italian Popular Culture ((L or HU) & G) (3)
ITA 420: Italian Cinema (G) (3)
ITA 423: Italian Organized Crime in Films and History ((L or HU) & G) (3)
ITA 484: Internship (3)
ITA 494: Special Topics (3)
ITA 499: Individualized Instruction (1-3)

Additional courses can be used toward concentration electives with permission of an academic advisor in the School of International Letters and Cultures.

Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this concentration.