Italian Studies, Minor in

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A Minor in Italian Studies is an interdisciplinary program which explores the richness and variety of Italian culture as it developed in Italy and influenced other societies, notably the United States. The course of study focuses attention on academic courses offered by various departments as well as on programs such as Summer in Italy, and Italian Heritage Day.

Minor Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 18

The program consists of the successful completion of 18 semester hours of required and elective courses listed below and six hours in residence.

A. Required

HIST 6Q Christian Italy, 1 s.h.
HIST 6R National Italy, 1 s.h.

HIST 6P Ancient Italy, 1 s.h. or

HIST 106 - Hellenistic and Roman Worlds Semester Hours: 3
ITST 131 - Italian Civilization: the Middle Ages to the Renaissance Semester Hours: 3-4
ITST 132 - Italian Civilization: the Age of Baroque to the Present Semester Hours: 3-4

B. Electives

(to bring total s.h. to 18) chosen from the following:

AH 106 - (AA) Italian Renaissance Art Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 132 - Contemporary Italy, an Anthropological View Semester Hours: 3
CLL 40 - (LT) Literature of the Emerging Europe Semester Hours: 3
CLL 161 - (LT) Renaissance Semester Hours: 3
HIST 6S The Italian-American Immigrant, 1 s.h.

HIST 106 - Hellenistic and Roman Worlds Semester Hours: 3
HIST 108 - (HP) Renaissance Europe, from St. Louis to Luther Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 4 - Intermediate Italian Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 5 - Advanced Reading Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 13 - Summer Workshop in Italian Language and Civilization Semester Hours: 3-4
ITAL 101 - Advanced Italian Language Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 102 - Advanced Italian Language Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 103 - Advanced Italian Language Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 104 - Advanced Italian Language Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 105 - Advanced Italian Language Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 106 - Advanced Italian Language Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 109 - Italian Conversation and Oral Practice Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 110 - Italian Conversation and Oral Practice Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 116 - Advanced Readings Semester Hours: 1-3
ITAL 151 - (LT) Masterpieces of Italian Literature Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 152 - (LT) Experiments in Italian Theatre: From Renaissance to Postmodernism Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 153 - (LT) Italian Poetry: Civilization and Aesthetics Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 154 - (LT) Masterpieces of Italian Literature Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 155 - (LT) Masterpieces of Italian Literature Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 156 - (LT) Masterpieces of Italian Literature Semester Hours: 3
ITLT 68 - (LT) Highlights of Italian Literature Semester Hours: 3
ITST 141 - (AA) Italian Cinema from Neorealism to the Present Semester Hours: 3
LAT 4 - (LT) Latin Poetry Semester Hours: 3
LAT 112 - Latin Readings Semester Hours: 1
LAT 113 - Latin Readings Semester Hours: 1
LAT 114 - Latin Readings Semester Hours: 1
LAT 115 - Latin Readings Semester Hours: 1
LAT 116 - Latin Readings Semester Hours: 1
LAT 117 - Latin Readings Semester Hours: 1
LAT 120 - (LT) Lyric and Elegiac Poetry Semester Hours: 3
LAT 121 - (LT) Roman Drama Semester Hours: 3
LAT 122 - (LT) Roman Philosophy Semester Hours: 3
LAT 123 - (LT) Roman Novelists Semester Hours: 3
LAT 124 - (LT) Roman Historiography Semester Hours: 3
LAT 125 - (LT) Roman Satire Semester Hours: 3
LIT 5 - Italian Culture and Civilization Semester Hours: 3-4
LIT 35 - (LT) Myth, Literature and Culture of the Roman World Semester Hours: 3
MUS 129 - (AA) Opera Semester Hours: 3

Note:

Substitutions for and additions to the courses on this list may be made with the approval of the Italian Studies Advisory Committee.