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Twin Cities Campus
Italian Studies B.A.French & Italian
College of Liberal Arts
The Italian studies undergraduate program examines Italian and Italian-American literature, culture, society, and history. Courses offered provide a historical perspective from the Middle Ages to the present. Students explore a variety of themes ranging from nation-building and national identity to emigration and travel, to gender relations and feminist discourses, to the study of different narrative forms and representations of Italian and Italian-American culture. Students are encouraged to take courses in other departments when these are related to Italian and Italian-American culture. For further information and updates, see the department Web site at www.cla.umn.edu/frit.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Complete the introductory Italian language courses (ITAL 1001-1004). Note: these courses do not factor into the overall length in credits of the major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
Italian.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Students may earn a B.A. or a minor in Italian, but not both.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshman must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Major Courses
ITAL 3015 - Reading, Conversation, and Composition
(4.0 cr)
Electives
Courses from other departments can count towards the major with the approval of the undergraduate adviser for the Italian program.
Take 8 or more course(s) totaling 24 or more credit(s) from the following:
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ITAL 3xxx
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ITAL 4xxx
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ITAL 5xxx
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ITAL 3837 - Imagining Italy: Italian and Italian-American Culture, History, and Society through Film
[AH, GP]
(4.0 cr)
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ITAL 4307 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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ITAL 3305 - Staging the Self: Theater and Drama in Modern Italy
(3.0 cr)
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ITAL 3501 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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ITAL 3502 - Making of Modern Italy: From the Enlightenment to the Present.
(3.0 cr)
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ITAL 3219 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
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ITAL 3550 - Topics in 19th Century Italy
(3.0 cr)
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ITAL 3806 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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ITAL 4303 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
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ITAL 3640 - Topics in Italian Studies
(3.0 cr)
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ITAL 5337 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
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ITAL 5401 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
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ARCH 4424 - Renaissance Architecture
(3.0 cr)
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ARCH 4425W - Baroque Architecture
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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ENGL 3040 - Studies in Film
(3.0 cr)
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FRIT 3802 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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FRIT 3803 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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FRIT 5257 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
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HIST 3053 - Ancient Civilization: Rome
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
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HIST 3621 - Creating the Modern World in Medieval Europe: The Renaissance, 1200-1600
(3.0 cr)
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HIST 4071 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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HIST 4072 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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MEST 3610 {Inactive}
(3.0-4.0 cr)
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MUS 5620 - Topics in Opera History
(3.0 cr)
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ARTH 5335 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
(3.0 cr)
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ARTH 3315 - The Age of Curiosity: Art, Science & Technology in Europe, 1400-1800
[AH, TS]
(3.0 cr)
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CNES 3104 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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CNES 3107 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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CNES 3108 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Senior Project
The senior project involves research and writing in Italian on an approved issue or theme. Projects can include scholarly paper, or creative artistic piece such as musical composition, photography, poetry, fiction, etc. All projects include a research/analytical component.
Students must register for an approved elective with concurrent registration in ITAL 3459W. All projects must be developed under the supervision of the faculty teaching the approved elective course.
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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ITAL 3459W - Senior Project
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 1837/Ital 3837 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 3305/5305 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 3502/5502 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Arch 4424/Arch 5424 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Arch 4425/Arch 5425 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EngL 3040/EngL 3040H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3335/Rels 3162/Hist 3706/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3315/Hist 3708/ArtH 5315/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |