Requirements for the Major (34 credits)

I. Core (20 credits)

Complete 20 credits, selected from the following:

• course - Intermediate Italian

• course - Intermediate Italian in Italy

• course - Italian Conversation and Contemporary Culture

• course - Contemporary Italian Cinema

• course - Italian for Business

• course - From Book to Screen

• course - Advanced Italian Language and Culture in Italy

II. Italian Culture Courses (4 credits)

Complete 4 credits, selected from the following:

• course - Selected Topics in Italian

• course - Selected Topics

• course - Short-Term Program Seminar: Italian Culture

• course - Italy 360º: Arts, Fashion, Food and Community-Based Learning

III. Interdisciplinary Areas (8 credits)

Complete 8 credits, selected from the following:

A. Arts

• course - Italian Renaissance Art

• course - Baroque and Rococo Art

• course - History of Opera

• course - Theatre Histories I: Global Perspectives

B. Humanities

• course - Classical Mythology

• course - History of Ancient Rome

• course - Archaeology of Greece and Rome

• course - Society and Family in Ancient Greece and Rome

• course - Greek and Roman Religions

• course - Classical Morality & Religious Ethics From Plato to Machiavelli

• course - Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition

• course - The European Middle Ages

• course - Forms of Humanism: Renaissance to Enlightenment

• course - History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

C. History and Religion

• course - History of Ancient Rome

• course - Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition

• course - Europe, 1914-1945: The World Wars and the Great Dictators

• course - Greek and Roman Religions

D. Politics

• course - European Politics

E. Linguistics

• course - Sociolinguistic Theory and Method

IV. Capstone (2 credits)

• course - Capstone Project

V. Specialized Honors in Italian Studies

Students who wish to write an Honors Thesis can substitute one course under the Italian Culture section and the Capstone with course - Specialized Honors I and course - Specialized Honors II.

Note

Students are strongly encouraged to spend time studying in Italy, through either a Summer ShortTREC or a semester-long program.