Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Italian Studies MinorFrench & Italian
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of French and Italian, 260 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-4308; fax: 612-624-6021)
A minor in Italian studies is available for Graduate School students enrolled in master's and doctoral programs in such relevant fields as art history, architecture, French, comparative literature, history, English, and music. The graduate minor in Italian studies is under the general direction of the graduate faculty in Italian studies, all of whom hold membership in other fields of study within the University of Minnesota Graduate School. The minor program is shaped to suit the particular research needs and interests of the student. Courses are selected in consultation with the director of graduate studies from a list of existing 4xxx and 5xxx courses, as well as appropriate 8xxx courses. Students may also elect to do a directed readings course with faculty affiliated with Italian studies to satisfy minor program requirements.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 2.80.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Admission to the Italian studies graduate minor is contingent on enrollment in good standing in a relevant master's or doctoral degree granting program within the Graduate School. Interested students should consult with the director of graduate studies.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
M.A. students must complete at least 6 graduate credits in approved courses or directed readings. Ph.D. students must complete at least 12 graduate credits in approved courses or directed readings. One of these may be a 4xxx course with the approval of the director of graduate studies; one may be a directed readings course. Coursework from the major field may not be applied to satisfy minor field requirements.
Certification of proficiency in Italian language is required. Proficiency can be demonstrated in one of the following ways: by successfully completing an undergraduate literature/culture course in Italian, by having an undergraduate major or minor in Italian, or through a translation examination devised, administered, and assessed by the director of graduate studies. The proficiency requirement will be monitored by the director of graduate studies.
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