Italian Minor

Requirements: 18 to 34 units, depending on language competency.

Language Competency:

Students must achieve intermediate competency in Italian equivalent to either ITAL 200 , ITAL 201 or ITAL 201B prior to enrolling in upper division coursework. The total number of lower-division units depends on the student’s existing language competency and can range from 0 to 16 units depending on placement.

Students should consult with the undergraduate advisor regarding demonstration of existing language competency.

Upper Division Requirements

Minimum of 18 upper division units.

Take all of the following courses:

ITAL 312A - Advanced Italian I (3 units)
ITAL 312B - Advanced Italian II (3 units)
ITAL 314 - Advanced Conversation (3 units)

Take 9 units chosen from the following courses:

ITAL 310 - Reading Between the Lines: Analyzing Italian Literature (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 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 454 - Italian Cinema (3 units)
ITAL 462 - Italian Women Writers (3 units)
ITAL 476 - The Modern Italian Short Story (3 units)
ITAL 478 - The Italian Novelistic Tradition (3 units)
ITAL 482 - The Building of the Italian Nation (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)