Minor in Italian Studies
Requirements
Students will obtain a minor in Italian Studies by completing 15 credit hours in the areas of Italian language and/or Italian culture, literature, and film. Students can select any upper-division Italian language class (i.e., beyond ITAL 1200) and/or any culture course (e.g., Italian Civilization, Italian Cinema, Italian Women’s Studies, etc.) offered through the Italian program in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
A minor consists of at least 15 credits, including at least 6 credits numbered 2000 or above, 9 of the required credits must be taken in MU course work. This requirement can be reduced from 9 to 6 at the discretion of an individual department. Students must meet the minimum GPA requirements for a minor, which in no case can be lower than 2.0. In addition, a student cannot receive a grade lower than a C- in any course applied towards a minor in the College. For more information, please see Requirements for Optional Minor.
Eligible courses include:
| ITAL 2001 | Undergraduate Topics in Italian-General | 1-3 |
| ITAL 2004 | Undergraduate Topics in Italian-Social Science | 1-3 |
| ITAL 2005 | Undergraduate Topics in Italian-Humanities/Fine Arts | 1-3 |
| ITAL 2160 | Intermediate Italian | 3 |
| ITAL 2310 | Italian Civilization | 3 |
| ITAL 2850 | Italian Cinema | 3 |
| ITAL 3001 | Topics in Italian-General | 1-3 |
| ITAL 3005 | Topics in Italian-Humanities/Fine Arts | 1-3 |
| ITAL 3150 | Post-Intermediate Italian | 3 |
| ITAL 3160 | Italian Composition | 3 |
| ITAL 3310 | Contemporary Italian Fiction, Media and Culture | 3 |
| ITAL 3420 | Introduction to Italian Literature | 3 |
| ITAL 3430 | Italian Women's Studies | 3 |
| ITAL 3450 | Transnational and Migrant Cinema | 3 |
| ITAL 4070 | Italian for Reading Knowledge | 3 |
| ITAL 4960 | Special Readings in Italian | 1-3 |
The Minor in Italian Studies offer a flexible and interdisciplinary program that can be tailored to meet individual interests. Courses with a dominant Italian component or with an emphasis on global culture and world languages offered by other MU departments or programs can count towards the Minor requirements. Students are also encouraged to take courses in accredited study abroad programs at affiliated institutions in Italy. Up to 6 of the required 15 credits can be earned in courses taken in an official study abroad program or in courses taken outside of the Italian Studies program.
Students should meet with the Director of the Italian Studies Minor to discuss their plan of study and for approval of courses outside the Italian program.
The coursework in the Minor must be completed with a grade in the C range or higher, and students must maintain a GPA of 2.0.
Contact and Additional Information
For questions about the Minor in Italian Studies, course equivalency, or language placement test, contact Dr. Roberta Tabanelli (tabanellir@missouri.edu), Director of the Italian Studies Minor.