Italian (ITAL)
ITAL 1100: Elementary Italian I
Intensive approach to beginning language. This course focuses on developing basic language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) in Italian. The 5-hour option is open ONLY to Bachelor of Music students and only with override from the Department. The 5-hour option cannot be applied to meets Arts and Science or Journalism foreign language requirements. Offered in the Fall.
Credit Hour: 5-6
ITAL 1200: Elementary Italian II
Students will expand the grammar structures learned in the previous semester and will continue to build on the skills acquired in Elementary Italian I. The 5-hour option is open ONLY to Bachelor of Music students and only with override from the Department. The 5-hour option cannot be applied to meets Arts and Science or Journalism foreign language requirements. Offered in the Spring.
Credit Hour: 5-6
Prerequisites: Grade in the C range or better in ITAL 1100 or its equivalent
ITAL 2001: Undergraduate Topics in Italian-General
Organized study of selected topics. Subjects and credits may vary from semester to semester. Departmental consent for repetition.
Credit Hour: 1-3
ITAL 2005: Undergraduate Topics in Italian-Humanities/Fine Arts
Organized study of selected topics. Subjects and credits may vary from semester to semester. Departmental consent for repetition.
Credit Hour: 1-3
ITAL 2160: Intermediate Italian
Continues development of language skills acquired in Elementary Italian. While learning new structures and new vocabulary, students also review basic grammar components. By the end of the course, students are able to understand (through reading and listening) and communicate (in writing and orally) in a variety of both formal and informal situations. Offered in the Fall.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: ITAL 1200
ITAL 2310: Italian Civilization
In this course students will focus on a broad range of Italian achievements, sociopolitical events, and artistic and literary movements from the past to the present. Open to any student interested. No knowledge of Italian required.
Credit Hours: 3
ITAL 2850: Italian Cinema
(same as FILMS_VS 2850). It offers a historical overview of Italian Cinema from the silent era to the present. The course will provide the analytical skills necessary to read and critically analyze a film. Social and historical issues will be raised and examined for each film as appropriate. No knowledge of Italian required.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: sophomore standing
ITAL 3005: Topics in Italian-Humanities/Fine Arts
Subject varies from semester to semester. Departmental consent for repetition. No knowledge of Italian required.
Credit Hour: 1-3
Prerequisites: sophomore standing or ENGLSH 1000
ITAL 3150: Post-Intermediate Italian
Gives emphasis on acquiring communicative multi-skills competence necessary to understand and discuss a variety of written and aural texts, from newspaper articles to brief literature excerpts. It offers students opportunity to review grammar components as will as learning more complex structures, to expand their vocabulary, and to use language in a variety of cultural contexts.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: ITAL 2160
ITAL 3160: Italian Composition
Continues the development of the language skills acquired in Intermediate and Post-Intermediate Italian. It offers students the opportunity to expand their vocabulary, to use the language in a variety of contexts prompted by cultural activities, and to acquire more complex grammatical structures. Emphasis is given on refining writing skills in connection with different text types.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: ITAL 3150
ITAL 3310: Contemporary Italian Fiction, Media and Culture
This course focuses on the culture and creative production (i.e., literature, film, music, art, etc.) as well as the sociopolitical context of contemporary Italy. Content may vary from semester to semester. No knowledge of Italian required.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: sophomore standing or ENGLSH 1000
ITAL 3430: Italian Women's Studies
An interdisciplinary course on gender structures and representations in Italy through literature, media, politics, art, and feminist theories. Content may vary from semester to semester. No knowledge of Italian required.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: sophomore standing or ENGLSH 1000
ITAL 3450: Transnational and Migrant Cinema
(same as FILMS_VS 3450, PEA_ST 3450). This course aims to introduce students to the concept of transnational cinema by discussing international circulation and reception of films and by analyzing issues of migration and ethnicity in contemporary films, media, and culture. The course may be focused on the transnational production of one national cinema and/or discuss films from a variety of countries. Graded on A-F basis only.
Credit Hours: 3
ITAL 4070: Italian for Reading Knowledge
Designed for rapid acquisition of a reading knowledge of Italian. Cannot be taken to fulfill undergraduate language requirement.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: instructor's consent
ITAL 7085: Problems in Italian Studies
Independent study through readings, conferences, reports.
Credit Hour: 1-3