Major
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The major in Italian studies consists of at least nine courses (starting with Itas 200 or above.) Starting with the Class of 2008 at least four of the nine must be in Italian.
Courses
Nine courses from the following:
Itas 200 Advanced Intermediate Italian
Itas 220 Advanced Oral and Written Communication: Composition and Conversation
Itas 235 Italian Women Writers in Translation
Itas 260 Italian Civilization
Itas 305 Studies in Italian Literature I
Itas 306 Studies in Italian Literature II
Itas 320 Italian Cinema
Itas 330 Modern Italian Theatre
Arth 231 Italian Medieval Art and Culture
Arth 232 Art and Architecture of the 14th and 15th Centuries in Italy
Arth 274 Visualizing Power in Ancient Rome
Arth 332 Art and Architecture of the 16th Century in Italy
Arth 336 Sex and Death in Early Modern Venice
Arth 401 (When it concerns Italian topics)
Pols 225 Italian Politics
Other combinations are also possible, if students take advantage of special courses that deal directly with Italy and/or Italians in America offered by other departments. Such courses will vary from year to year.
We also encourage majors to spend their junior year abroad with an approved program, such as Middlebury in Florence or Ferrara and IES in Milan or Rome.