Course Descriptions

Please note that the "Semester(s) Offered" entry does not guarantee that the course will always be offered in that semester. Please consult the online Schedule of Courses to verify whether a course will be offered in an upcoming semester.

Core Curriculum:

Course Type:

Title	Semester(s) Offered	Credits	Core Curriculum	Course Type
101 - ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I	Fall, Spring, Summer	4		Courses in Italian, Language Courses
102 - ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	4		Courses in Italian, Language Courses
105 - ITALIAN FOR READING KNOWLEDGE*	Fall	3		Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in Italian, Language Courses
106 - ITALIAN FOR READING KNOWLEDGE*	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in Italian, Language Courses
110 – ELEMENTARY INTENSIVE ITALIAN				Courses in Italian, Language Courses
121 - ITALIAN REVIEW	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	4		Courses in Italian, Language Courses
123 - CONVERSATION	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Language Courses
131 - INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	4		Courses in Italian, Language Courses
132 - INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II*	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	4	AHq	Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in Italian, Language Courses
136 - INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I - II				Courses in Italian, Language Courses
231 - ITALIAN CULTURE I*	Fall	3		Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
232 - ITALIAN CULTURE II*	Fall, Spring, Summer	3		Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
233 - ITALIAN FOR BUSINESS	Spring	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
235 – DOING BUSINESS IN ITALY: FOOD, WINE, FASHION, AND BEYOND	Fall, Spring	3		Courses in English
248 - A CULTURAL TOUR OF ITALY	Fall, Spring, Summer	1.5		Courses in English
250 - WRITING WORKSHOP*	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3	AHq, WCd, WCr	Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in Italian, Language Courses
253 - MAJOR WORKS OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE*			AHo, AHp	Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
256 - INTRODUCING ITALY CITY BY CITY: VENICE & ITS CULTURE*	Fall, Spring	3	AHo, AHp	Courses in English
258 - ICONS OF ITALY	Fall, Spring	1.5		Courses in English
260 - FROM LITERARY TEXT TO FILM: AN INTRODUCTION *			AHo, AHp	Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
268 – WALKING IN THE CITY*	Fall	3	AHo, AHp	Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
270-Italian Sports Culture	Spring	3		Courses in English
290 - THE RENAISSANCE AT THE MOVIES AND IN POPULAR CULTURE*	Fall	3	AHo, AHp	Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
302 - ITALIAN CULTURE THROUGH CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
304 – Translation Workshop: Practice and Theory	Fall	3		Courses in English
305 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE I	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
306 - INTROUDUCTION TO LITERATURE II	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
315 - DANTE & MEDIEVAL CULTURE*	Fall, Spring	3		Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
316 - ITALIAN LITERATURE & FASCISM*	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3	AHo, AHp	Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
320 - MAFIA MOVIES	Fall, Spring	3		Courses in English
321 - ADVANCED CONVERSATION AND CIVILIZATION	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Language Courses
322 - ADVANCED CONVERSATION THROUGH CINEMA	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Language Courses
335 - SEX, DEATH, AND DAMNATION: INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN OPERA	Fall	3		Courses in English
339 - THE ITALIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE I				Courses in English
340 - THE ITALIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE II	Spring	3		Courses in English
341 - NINETEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN LITERATURE	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
342 - NINETEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN LITERATURE AFTER THE UNIFICATION	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
345 - CLASSICS OF ITALIAN CINEMA*	Fall, Spring	3	AHo, AHp	Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
346 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CINEMA	Fall, Spring	3		Courses in English
347 - ITALIAN CINEMA AND LITERATURE	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
351 - TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE: TRADITION AND EXPERIMENT IN MODERN ITALIAN LITERATURE	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
352 - TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE: MODERN ITALIAN TRAVEL LITERATURE	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
356 - WOMEN IN LITERATURE AND SOCIETY				Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
358 - LOVE AND POWER IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE*			AHo, AHp	Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
360 - PRACTICAL COMMERCIAL ITALIAN				Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
362 - WOMEN’S LIVES AND LITERATURE*	Fall	3		Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
364 - VILLAINS, HEROINES, REBELS, AND SCAPEGOATS				Courses in English
369 - WALKING IN THE MODERN AND POSTMODERN ITALIAN CITY				Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
371 - ITALIAN THEATER	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
381 - THE CIVILIZATION OF ITALY I	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
382 - THE CIVILIZATION OF ITALY II	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in Italian, Literature, Film and Culture Courses in Italian
391 - ITALIAN FOOD CULTURE*	Fall, Spring	3	AHo, AHp	Core Curriculum Courses, Courses in English
422 - ITALIAN LITERATURE OF THE RENAISSANCE	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in English
491 - TOPICS IN ITALIAN LITERATURE	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Other Courses
492 - TOPICS IN ITALIAN LITERATURE	Summer	3		Other Courses
493 - SENIOR SEMINAR	Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter	3		Courses in English
495– HONORS THESIS IN ITAILAN	Fall	3		Courses in English
496 - HONORS THESIS IN ITALIAN*	Spring	3		Core Curriculum Courses

Contacts

Alessandro Vettori

Andrea Baldi

Undergraduate

Undergraduate Quicklinks

Course Descriptions

101 - ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I

102 - ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II

105 - ITALIAN FOR READING KNOWLEDGE*

106 - ITALIAN FOR READING KNOWLEDGE*

110 – ELEMENTARY INTENSIVE ITALIAN

121 - ITALIAN REVIEW

123 - CONVERSATION

131 - INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I

132 - INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II*

136 - INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I - II

231 - ITALIAN CULTURE I*

232 - ITALIAN CULTURE II*

233 - ITALIAN FOR BUSINESS

235 – DOING BUSINESS IN ITALY: FOOD, WINE, FASHION, AND BEYOND

248 - A CULTURAL TOUR OF ITALY

250 - WRITING WORKSHOP*

253 - MAJOR WORKS OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE*

256 - INTRODUCING ITALY CITY BY CITY: VENICE & ITS CULTURE*

258 - ICONS OF ITALY

260 - FROM LITERARY TEXT TO FILM: AN INTRODUCTION *

268 – WALKING IN THE CITY*

270-Italian Sports Culture

290 - THE RENAISSANCE AT THE MOVIES AND IN POPULAR CULTURE*

302 - ITALIAN CULTURE THROUGH CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE

304 – Translation Workshop: Practice and Theory

305 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE I

306 - INTROUDUCTION TO LITERATURE II

315 - DANTE & MEDIEVAL CULTURE*

316 - ITALIAN LITERATURE & FASCISM*

320 - MAFIA MOVIES

321 - ADVANCED CONVERSATION AND CIVILIZATION

322 - ADVANCED CONVERSATION THROUGH CINEMA

335 - SEX, DEATH, AND DAMNATION: INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN OPERA

339 - THE ITALIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE I

340 - THE ITALIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE II

341 - NINETEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN LITERATURE

342 - NINETEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN LITERATURE AFTER THE UNIFICATION

345 - CLASSICS OF ITALIAN CINEMA*

346 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CINEMA

347 - ITALIAN CINEMA AND LITERATURE

351 - TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE: TRADITION AND EXPERIMENT IN MODERN ITALIAN LITERATURE

352 - TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE: MODERN ITALIAN TRAVEL LITERATURE

356 - WOMEN IN LITERATURE AND SOCIETY

358 - LOVE AND POWER IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE*

360 - PRACTICAL COMMERCIAL ITALIAN

362 - WOMEN’S LIVES AND LITERATURE*

364 - VILLAINS, HEROINES, REBELS, AND SCAPEGOATS

369 - WALKING IN THE MODERN AND POSTMODERN ITALIAN CITY

371 - ITALIAN THEATER

381 - THE CIVILIZATION OF ITALY I

382 - THE CIVILIZATION OF ITALY II

391 - ITALIAN FOOD CULTURE*

422 - ITALIAN LITERATURE OF THE RENAISSANCE

491 - TOPICS IN ITALIAN LITERATURE

492 - TOPICS IN ITALIAN LITERATURE

493 - SENIOR SEMINAR

495– HONORS THESIS IN ITAILAN

496 - HONORS THESIS IN ITALIAN*