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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 website at http://cla.umn.edu/french-italian.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete Italian language study equivalent to four semesters (intermediate level) before beginning the major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Prerequisite Courses
Students must complete the following courses or place out through EPT or LPE examinations.
Take 0 - 20 course(s) from the following:
·
ITAL 1001 - Beginning Italian I
(5.0 cr)
·
ITAL 1002 - Beginning Italian II
(5.0 cr)
·
ITAL 1003 - Intermediate Italian I
(5.0 cr)
·
ITAL 1004 - Intermediate Italian II
(5.0 cr)
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 demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college.
CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator. The major designator for the Italian Studies BA is ITAL.
At least 15 upper-division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus. This includes learning abroad courses taken for resident credit.
Students may earn a BA or a minor in Italian, but not both.
All incoming CLA freshmen must complete the First-Year Experience course sequence.
Core Course
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
·
ITAL 3015 - Reading, Conversation, and Composition
(4.0 cr)
Electives
Any ITAL 3xxx, 5xxx or its cross-list that is not counting towards a different major requirement may count as Electives. With the approval of the Italian studies undergraduate advisor, courses taken through other departments (e.g., art history, English, history, music) may count toward the Italian Studies BA when they pertain to Italian studies topics.
Take 8 or more course(s) totaling 24 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CNES 3104 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3040 - Studies in Film
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3053 - Ancient Civilization: Rome
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3621 - Creating the Modern World in Medieval Europe: The Renaissance, 1200-1600
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3550 - Topics in 19th Century Italy
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3640 - Topics in Italian Studies
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3837 - Imagining Italy: Italian and Italian-American Culture, History, and Society through Film
[AH, GP]
(4.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3850 - Topics in Italian Cinema
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 4307 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 4993 - Directed Study
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
ITAL 5401 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
ITAL 5609 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
ITAL 5640 - Topics in Italian Studies
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 5970 - Directed Readings
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
MUS 5620 - Topics in Opera History
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3335 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARTH 5335 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3706 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3315 - The Age of Curiosity: Art, Science & Technology in Europe, 1400-1800
[AH, TS]
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3708 - The Age of Curiosity: Art, Science & Technology in Europe, 1400-1800
[AH, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
CNES 3108 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 3541 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3201 - Reading Italian Texts: Poetics, Rhetoric, Theory
(3.0 cr)
or
ITAL 5201 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 3203 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
ITAL 5203 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ITAL 5305 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Capstone
The capstone involves research and writing in Italian on an approved issue or theme. Projects can include scholarly papers or creative artistic pieces 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.
Students who double major within CLA and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other major may waive the Italian Studies capstone, but are still responsible for taking the 30 upper-division credits required for the Italian Studies BA. They are also still responsible for taking at least one upper-division writing intensive course within the major.
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 2 credit(s) from the following:
·
ITAL 3459W - Senior Project
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
ITAL 3459W - Senior Project
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
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Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Flor 1001/Ital 1001/Ital 4001 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Flor 1002/Ital 1002/Ital 4002 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Flor 1003/Ital 1003/Ital 4003 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Flor 1004/Ital 1004/Ital 4004 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 1837/Ital 3837 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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 3335/Rels 3162/Hist 3706/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
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: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ARTH 3315/HIST 3708/ARTH 5315/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 3201/5201 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 3502/5502 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ital 3502/5502 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |