Italian Studies Minor

Italian Studies Minor

With the Italian Studies minor, students gain a rich understanding of Italy's language, literature, and culture, while developing the global fluency to connect across borders. Progressing from foundational vocabulary to sophisticated communication, students build a genuine proficiency in Italian through explorations of Italian film, history, art, and civilization. In small, discussion-driven classes, students engage with celebrated thinkers such as Elena Ferrante, Dante, Italo Calvino, and Machiavelli. Students participate in community engagement activities and gain hands-on exposure to internships and professional life.

Guided by our world-renowned faculty, students graduate equipped to think, work, and connect on a global stage.

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CURRICULUM

Italian Studies, Minor

The minor in Italian Studies gives students language skills and cultural competencies for traveling and working in Italian-speaking cultures.

Requirements

Lower Division

  • The following lower-division courses are required for the minor. ITAL 101 and 102 are prerequisites for ITAL 201 unless a student places directly into ITAL 201 or higher.
  • Elementary Italian (4 units)
  • Continuing Elementary Italian (4 units)
  • Intermediate Italian (4 units)

Conversation

  • At least two units of conversation courses are required, courses may be repeated
  • Basic Conversation (1 units)
  • Italian Civilization for Travel Courses (1 units)
  • Advanced Conversation (1 units)

Upper Division

  • Take at least 7 units from the following (or equivalent). The capstone course is not required, but recommended. Courses from allied fields may be counted towards these requirements by petition.
  • Advanced Italian (4 units)
  • Advanced Italian EL (1 units)
  • Italian Language Tutorial (1 units)
  • Internship (1-3 units)
  • Capstone (1 units)
  • Independent Study (1-4 units)
  • Modern Critical Theory (3 units)
  • Culture/Civilization of Italy (3 units)
  • Elementary Italian (4 units)
  • Continuing Elementary Italian (4 units)
  • Basic Conversation (1 units)
  • Italian Civilization (1 units)
  • Intermediate Italian (4 units)
  • Advanced Italian (4 units)
  • Advanced Italian EL (1 units)
  • Advanced Conversation (1 units)
  • Italian Language Tutorial (1 units)
  • Internship (1-3 units)
  • Capstone (1 units)
  • Independent Study (1-4 units)

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