Undergraduate Courses

101. First-Year Italian, Part 1. (4:5:2)

Daily development of the four language skills: understanding, speaking, reading, and writing.

102. First-Year Italian, Part 2. (4:5:2) Prerequisite: Ital 101 or equivalent.

Continuation of Ital 101.

201. Intermediate Italian 1. (4:5:1) Prerequisite: Ital 102 or two years of high school Italian or equivalent.

Reading, writing, conversation, vocabulary building, and review of grammar.

202. Intermediate Italian 2. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ital 201 or equivalent.

Final course for GE Foreign Language requirement (except for returned missionaries); extensive reading in Italian literature and culture.

211R. Second-Year Conversation. (2:2:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Ital 102 or equivalent. May be taken concurrently with Ital 201. 217. (Ital-Fren) French and Italian Cinema. (3:3:2)

Background for understanding and appreciating the best of motion picture art in France and Italy. Language of instruction is English; no knowledge of French or Italian required.

311R. Third-Year Conversation. (2:2:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Ital 211R or instructor’s consent. May be taken concurrently with Ital 321 or 340. 321. Advanced Grammar. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ital 202 or equivalent.

Intensive review of grammar; vocabulary building.

322. Advanced Composition. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ital 321 or concurrent enrollment.

Italian syntax and composition.

326. Italian Phonetics and Pronunciation. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ital 321 or instructor’s consent.

General rules of pronunciation. Introduction to history of Italian language.

340. Introduction to Italian Literature. (3:3:0) Recommended: Ital 321.

Basic literary concepts and terms coupled with readings of Italian works from various genres and periods. Capstone course for GE Foreign Language requirement for returned missionaries.

399R. Academic Internship: Italian Language Field Experience. (1–6:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: program coordinator’s consent.

On-the-job experience in Italian.

411R. Fourth-Year Conversation. (2:2:0 ea.) Prerequisite: concurrent residency in the Foreign Language Student Residence. 420. Italian Civilization from the Beginning to 1600. (3:3:0) Recommended: Ital 340.

Survey of institutions, fine arts, and great writers that shaped the history of Italy from the barbarian invasions through the Renaissance. Fulfills GE Arts or Letters elective.

421. Italian Civilization from 1600 to the Modern Era. (3:3:0) Recommended: Ital 340.

Survey of institutions, fine arts, and great writers that shaped the history of Italy from the Baroque period to the modern era. Fulfills GE Arts or Letters elective.

441. Italian Literature of the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ital 340. 442. Italian Literature of the Baroque and Enlightenment Periods. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ital 340. 443. Italian Literature of the Romantic Period. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ital 340. 444. Italian Literature of the Twentieth Century. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ital 340. 460. Dante’s Divine Comedy. (3:3:0)

Intensive examination of Dante’s major opus. Lectures in English with bilingual text. Italian majors and minors must read the work in the original for credit.

490R. Individual Study in Italian. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: instructor’s consent.

Assignments to fit individual needs of the advanced student. Not accepted for major or minor.

491. Senior Oral Proficiency Evaluation. (0:0:0)

Required of all majors during the senior year.

495R. Senior Seminar in Italian. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ital 340 or instructor’s consent.

In-depth study of a limited area of literature, language, or criticism; content varies; requires research and writing.