Italian Studies, B.A.

This program offers two concentrations: Italian Language and Culture and Interdisciplinary Italian Studies. Regular consultation with advisor is highly recommended.

Students are strongly encouraged to study abroad through the CSU International Program in Florence, Italy or semester-long options in Rome and Venice. In addition, there are program internship opportunities at Italian and Italian-American institutions in the area.

Once students have met the first- and second-year general language requirements, in the third year they take a common set of core courses in the target language. In the fourth year they choose between the two concentrations: students intending to earn the teaching credential select Italian Language and Culture; students interested in a more interdisciplinary approach select Interdisciplinary Italian Studies. Both tracks share a common core.

Requirements

Lower Division:

Competency in the Italian Language (14 to 16 units of lower division Italian). Take all of the following:

ITAL 101A - Fundamentals of Italian (4 units)
or
ITAL 100A - Fundamentals of Italian for Spanish Speakers (4 units)
ITAL 101B - Fundamentals of Italian (4 units)
or
ITAL 100B - Fundamentals of Italian for Spanish Speakers (4 units)
ITAL 201A - Intermediate Italian (4 units)
ITAL 201B - Intermediate Italian (4 units)
or
ITAL 201 - Intermediate Italian (6 units)
or
ITAL 200 - Intermediate Italian for Spanish Speakers (6 units)

Native speakers of Italian may not enroll in

Some of these courses may be waived for students who have completed sufficient high-school Italian or have proved intermediate-level proficiency.

ITAL 100A - Fundamentals of Italian for Spanish Speakers (4 units)
ITAL 100B - Fundamentals of Italian for Spanish Speakers (4 units)
ITAL 101A - Fundamentals of Italian (4 units)
ITAL 101B - Fundamentals of Italian (4 units)
ITAL 200 - Intermediate Italian for Spanish Speakers (6 units)
ITAL 201 - Intermediate Italian (6 units)
ITAL 201A - Intermediate Italian (4 units)
ITAL 201B - Intermediate Italian (4 units)

Upper Division (minimum 33 units):

Basic Core (24 units):

ITAL 310 - Reading Between the Lines: Analyzing Italian Literature (3 units)
ITAL 312A - Advanced Italian I (3 units)
ITAL 312B - Advanced Italian II (3 units)
ITAL 314 - Advanced Conversation (3 units)
ITAL 335 - Love and Death in Italian Literature 1300-1800 (3 units)
ITAL 336 - Nation, Self and Psyche in Italian Literature 1800-present (3 units)
ITAL 340 - “La Dolce Vita”: Italian Culture Through the Centuries (3 units)
ITAL 482 - The Building of the Italian Nation (3 units)

Concentration I - Italian Language and Culture

Electives (9 units):

ITAL 411 - The Infinite Text and its Mechanics (3 units)
ITAL 414 - History of the Italian Language (3 units) *
ITAL 430 - Dante’s Divine Comedy (3 units)
ITAL 433 - Italian Literature as Historical Memory (3 units)
ITAL 454 - Italian Cinema (3 units)
ITAL 462 - Italian Women Writers (3 units)
ITAL 473 - Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Literature (3 units)
ITAL 476 - The Modern Italian Short Story (3 units)
ITAL 478 - The Italian Novelistic Tradition (3 units)
ITAL 490 - Selected Topics in Italian (3 units)
ITAL 494 - Internship in Italian (1-3 units)
ITAL 499 - Directed Studies (1-3 units)
RGR 490 - Selected Topics (3 units)
Two years of a second foreign language.
* Candidates who intend to teach Italian language are required to take ITAL 414 .

Concentration II - Interdisciplinary Italian Studies

Electives (9 units):

AH 423 - Early Renaissance Art in Italy (3 units)
AH 424 - High Renaissance Art in Italy (3 units)
CWL 422 - Renaissance Theatre and Drama (3 units)
CWL 430 - Dante (3 units)
CWL 432 - Continental Renaissance Literature (3 units)
HIST 332 - The Age of the Renaissance (3 units)
ITAL 345 - Italian American Culture (3 units)
ITAL 411 - The Infinite Text and its Mechanics (3 units)
ITAL 414 - History of the Italian Language (3 units)
ITAL 430 - Dante’s Divine Comedy (3 units)
ITAL 454 - Italian Cinema (3 units)
ITAL 462 - Italian Women Writers (3 units)
ITAL 473 - Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Literature (3 units)
ITAL 476 - The Modern Italian Short Story (3 units)
ITAL 478 - The Italian Novelistic Tradition (3 units)
ITAL 490 - Selected Topics in Italian (3 units)
ITAL 494 - Internship in Italian (1-3 units)
ITAL 499 - Directed Studies (1-3 units)
RGR 314 - Introduction to Contemporary Europe (3 units)
RGR 315 - Contemporary European Society (3 units)
RGR 346 - The European Cinema of Communism, Fascism and Resistance (3 units)
RGR 400 - Crime and Punishment (3 units)
RGR 490 - Selected Topics (3 units)

Electives and Other Courses

Close work with the advisor will enable majors to design a comprehensive study plan for their entire CSULB experience and for life-long learning. General Education courses and electives should be chosen to coordinate with the major.

Single Subject Teaching Credential in Italian

Completion of Concentration I (Language and Culture) of the Italian major meets the subject matter competence requirement for the Single Subject Teaching Credential in Italian. Prospective students should consult the undergraduate Italian Advisor and the Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Credential Program Advisor early to plan their program.

In addition to meeting the subject matter competence requirement for the Teaching Credential, prospective teachers of Italian are also required to complete 45 units of professional preparation in the Single Subject Credential Program, including student teaching. Students may begin the professional preparation courses as early as the junior year. With careful planning, it is possible to complete all of the credential program courses, except for student teaching, as an undergraduate. Courses may also be completed as a post-baccalaureate student. Refer to the Single Subject Teacher Education section of this catalog or the website (www.ced.csulb.edu/single-subject) for a description of professional preparation requirements, courses, and application procedures.

Requirements

Same as the BA in Italian, Concentration I
(Italian Language and Culture).