


Only 3 of these elective credit hours may be selected from courses in subject areas other than Italian, such as Classical Studies, History, History of Art, Music Literature and History.

Students may choose ONE course from the list below. _ ITA 3890 Special Topics in Italian Literature _ ITA 3802 Contemporary Italian Society and Culture _ ITA 3850 Independent Study _ ITA 3702 Topics in Contemporary Italian Civilization _ ITA 3703 The Cultural and Linguistic Worlds of Italy _ ITA 3704 Made-in-Italy: Italianness in Italy and Abroad _ ITA 3740 Gangsters, lovers, madonnas, and mistresses _ ITA 3600 Twentieth-Century Literature: Beauty and Chaos _ ITA 3640 Classic Italian Cinema _ ITA 3641 Contemporary Italian Cinema _ ITA 3642 Visual Culture _ ITA 3701 City Fictions _ ITA 3500 Baroque, Illuminismo, and Romanticism in Italy REQUIRED COURSES (6 credit hours) _ ITA 2203 Intermediate Italian (Prerequisite ITA1102 ITA1103 or equivalent) _ ITA 2501W Grammar and Composition (Prerequisite ITA 2203 or equivalent) OR ITA 2614 Conversation (Prerequisite ITA 2203 or equivalent).ĮLECTIVE COURSES FROM AMONG ANY BELOW (9 credit hours) _ ITA 2501W Grammar and Composition (If not used as a required course) _ ITA 2614 Conversation (If not used as a required course) _ ITA 3000 Introduction to Italian Literature _ ITA 3041 Italian Civilization _ ITA 3100 Literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance _ ITA 3240 Dante’s Divine Comedy _ ITA 3242 Dante’ in Historical Context _ ITA 3340 Boccaccio’s Famous Women Students are encouraged to participate in the Vanderbilt in Italy program. All minors are expected to consult the Director of Undergraduate Studies about their choice of courses. Italian Studies Minor Minor in Italian Studies Students who minor in Italian Studies are expected to achieve intermediate proficiency in oral and written Italian, to demonstrate a general understanding of the history of Italian literatures and cultures, and to develop an awareness of the ways Italian studies intersect with other disciplines.
