Italian Studies and Italian American Studies, Minor in

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The minor in Italian studies and Italian American 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

12 s.h. chosen from the following, with a minimum of 6 s.h. in ITST:

ITST 131 - (IS) Italian Cultural Studies I: From Unification to World War I Semester Hours: 3-4
ITST 132 - (IS) Italian Cultural Studies II: From World War I to the Present Semester Hours: 3-4
ITST 140 A-Z - (IS) Topics in Italian and Italian American Cultural Studies Semester Hours: 3
ITST 141 - (AA) Italian Cinema from Neorealism to the Present Semester Hours: 3
ITST 142 - (IS) The Italian Mafia: Historical Reality and Fictional Representations Semester Hours: 3
ITST 143 - (IS) Drawn From History: The Italian Graphic Novel, Terrorism and Student Protest Semester Hours: 3
ITST 161 - (LT) The Culture of the Italian Diaspora: From the Great Immigration to the Postmodern Condition Semester Hours: 3
ITLT 030 - (LT) Italian American Poetry Semester Hours: 3
ITLT 068 - (LT) Highlights of Italian Literature Semester Hours: 3
ITLT 069 - (LT) Highlights of Italian Dramatic Literature Semester Hours: 3
ITLT 090 - (LT) Lifelines: Italian Women’s 20th-Century Prose Fiction Semester Hours: 3

B. Electives

6 s.h. chosen from the following or from section A:

HIST 136 - Culture and Ideas in Modern Europe Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 005 - Advanced Reading Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 116 - Advanced Readings Semester Hours: 1-3
ITAL 120 - Regional Cultures of Italy Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 121 - History, Culture and Institutions of Italy Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 122 - Italian Mass Media Semester Hours: 3
ITAL 130 - Introduction to Stylistics and Literary Analysis Semester Hours: 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
ITAL 157 - (LT) Contemporary Italian Women’s Fiction Semester Hours: 3
ITST 141 - (AA) Italian Cinema from Neorealism to the Present Semester Hours: 3
ITLT 050 - (LT) Writing Women in Early Modern Italy Semester Hours: 3
MUS 129 - (AA) Opera Semester Hours: 3
RLLT 102 - (LT) Postmodern Fiction in Romance Languages Semester Hours: 3
ITST 116 - Independent Study in Italian Studies and Italian American Studies Semester Hours: 1-6
CLL 199 - (LT) Contemporary European Literature Semester Hours: 3 or 4

Note:

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