ITA 1111 : Introductory Italian I
Groundwork in Italian, including oral proficiency, aural comprehension and reading for students with no prior knowledge of Italian. Supplementary language laboratory work and oral drills.
Italian
Degrees and Certificates
Classes
ITA 1112 : Introductory Italian II
Groundwork in Italian, including oral proficiency, aural comprehension and reading for students with no prior knowledge of Italian. Supplementary language laboratory work and oral drills.
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4ITA 1121 : Intermediate Italian I
Review of grammar, composition, reading and conversation. Students should have completed ITA 1111 and 1112 or the equivalent.
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3ITA 1122 : Intermediate Italian II
Review of grammar, composition, reading and conversation. Students should have completed ITA 1121 or the equivalent.
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3ITA 1131 : Conversation & Composition I
Intensive practice in conversation and composition with emphasis on developing advanced language skills in Italian.
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3ITA 1132 : Conversation & Composition II
Further practice in conversation and composition with focus on advanced proficiency in Italian. Students should have completed ITA 1131 or the equivalent.
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3ITA 1138 : Advanced Grammar
Intensive practice of spoken and written Italian.
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3Prerequisites
ITA 1131 :D-
ITA 1140 : Writing & Stylistics in Ita.
Intensive practice in written expression and textual analysis. Compositions are modeled on selected Italian texts.
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3ITA 1141 : Italy in Business
An overview of contemporary Italy from the perspective of business (leading brands, productive sectors, marketing strategies, financial trends, law and politics).
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3Prerequisites
ITA 1143 : Readings in Italian Literature
Readings in fiction, verse and drama representing various literary currents and personalities from the Renaissance to modern times.
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3Prerequisites
ITA 2220 : Italian Lit and Culture I
Introduction to Italian literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. A required
course for majors.
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3Prerequisites
ITA 1131 or authorization from instructor.
ITA 2221 : Italian Lit. and Culture II
Introduction to Italian literature and culture from the Baroque to the 20th century. A required course for majors. Pre-requisite: ITA 1131 or authorization from instructor.
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3Prerequisites
ITA 1131 or authorization from instructor.
ITA 2222 : Italians and America
Introduction to the cinematographic and literary images of Italians and Italian-Americans, from the discovery of the new world to the present.
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3Prerequisites
ITA 2225 : Italian Music
The interaction of musical performance and poetry (from opera to contemporary songwriting) and the role of music in Italian society. Pre-requisite: ITA 1131 or authorization from instructor.
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3Prerequisites
ITA 1131 or authorization from instructor.
ITA 2314 : Italian Poetry
A selection of masterpieces of Italian poetry from the origins to the present. Pre-requisite: ITA 1131 or authorization from instructor.
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3Prerequisites
ITA 1131 or authorization from instructor.
ITA 2324 : Diversity, Gender, Race
The course addresses issues of identity related to diversity mainly gender, but also race in modern Italy. Pre-requisite: ITA 1131 or authorization from instructor.
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3Prerequisites
ITA 1131 or authorization from instructor.
ITA 2993 : Italian Internship Project
Students may receive up to 3 credits for an internship experience in an Italian business, non-profit,
government agency, museum, or an Italian cultural association.
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3Prerequisites
Approval of the Italian Coordinator is required. ITA 1131 or authorization of instructor.
ITA 3064 : Performing Comedy
Reading and staging of a theatrical piece in Italian. The course includes grammar review, critical
interpretation and production of the text.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3074 : Intro to Italian Cinema
A critical introduction to the masterpieces of the Italian cinema from DeSica and Fellini to Tornatore
and Sorrentino.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3075 : Visual History of Italy
A study of Italian history and culture with an emphasis on film, painting, and architecture. In Italian. Pre-requisite: Any SPA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
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3Prerequisites
Any SPA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3285 : Italy and Europe
The contribution and role of Italy in the European politics, economy, and culture, from its making as a
nation to the present.
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3Prerequisites
Any SPA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3365 : The Italian Theatre
A selection of masterpieces of Italian theatre, from the Renaissance to modern times. Pre-requisite: Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3366 : Italian Opera
Introduction to Italian opera from Monteverdi to Verdi and Puccini.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3412 : Special Topics
Advanced study of topics of special interest in Italian literary and/or cultural studies. May be repeated for credit if topic changes. Pre-requisite: Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3413 : Topics on Italy and Beauty
Advanced study of expressions of beauty as manifested in Italian Culture (Literature, Art, Philosophy, Design, and Commerce). Offered in Italian. Pre-requisite: Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3455 : Dante's Divine Comedy
Selected readings in Italian from Dante's masterpiece.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3545 : Petrarca and Boccaccio
The major works of Francesco Petrarca and Giovanni Boccaccio.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3625 : The Italian Renaissance
Writers, artists, intellectuals of the Humanistic age and of the Renaissance. Pre-requisite: Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3725 : The Italian Baroque
An introduction to the poetics and the main artists of the Italian Baroque. Caravaggio, Bernini,
Galileo, Marino, Vico, commedia dell'arte, opera.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3824 : Classics and Romantics
An overview of Italy's culture in the 18th and 19th centuries: neo-Classicism, Romanticism (Foscolo,
Leopardi, Manzoni) and Risorgimento.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3925 : Italian Modernism
Literature and art of the 20th century. Futurism, avant-gardes, Pirandello, De Chirico, Calvino and
postmodernism.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3970 : Research Seminar
Concentrated study on one aspect of Italian literature chosen by the instructor. Immersion in primary and secondary materials and introduction to principles and techniques of literary research and bibliography ultimately leading to the writing of the research paper. Required for majors. Open to all advanced students. Pre-requisite: Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
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3Prerequisites
Any ITA course at the 2000 level or authorization from instructor.
ITA 3971 : Directed Research in Italian
Directed semester-long research project that satisfies the College research requirement, taken in conjunction with another upper-level ITA content course. Pre-requisite: ITA 2220, ITA 2221 or approval from the ITA coordinator.
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1Prerequisites
ITA 2220 and ITA 2221