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The Italian Program

Basic Requirements

DIRECTOR

Associate Professor Nussmeier

Thirty advanced credits (10 courses) in all beyond the basic language sequence. All but two of the courses must be in Italian and under the auspices of the Italian Program (whether an advanced course in Italian or an internship experience). The remaining two courses satisfying the Italian major may be taken in allied fields (Art History, Medieval, Philosophy, etc.) and must be approved by the Director of Italian prior to enrollment.

Required courses:

  • Six courses from among the Italian language and literature unit:
    • Reading and Expression; Advanced Communication; Italian Literary Traditions I and II, and Advanced Italian Grammar (can be repeated if different topics)
  • Two special courses in Italian at the 4000-level
  • Two additional Italian focus courses, or approved courses from other departments.
  • A comprehensive exam, taken early in the Spring semester of the senior year.

Courses in Italian

MIT 1101Survival Italian

1
MIT 1301First Year Italian I

3
MIT 1302First Year Italian II

3
MIT 2311Second Year Italian I

3
MIT 2312Second Year Italian II

3
MIT 3316Advanced Italian Grammar and Composition

3
MIT 3321Italian Literary Tradition I: 13th - 16th Centuries

3
MIT 3322Italian Literary Traditions II: 17th - 19th Centuries

3
MIT 3323Advanced Communication in Italian

3
MIT 3330Historical Linguistics

3
MIT 3331Applied Linguistics: Introduction to Foreign Language Pedagogy

3
MIT 3333History of the Italian Language

3
MIT 3343Literary Tradition III: 19th - 21st Centuries

3
MIT 3350Italian Film

3
MIT 3351Italian Poetics and Poetry

3
MIT 3355Italian Theater

3
MIT 3356The Italian Novel

3
MIT 3360Italy and Contemporary Society

3
MIT 3V32Italian Outreach Teaching Practicum

1-3
MIT 3V57Italian Internship

1-3
MIT 4095Italian Senior Comps

0
MIT 4311The Italian City

3
MIT 4316Italy and the Catholic Church

3
MIT 4321Italian Poetry and Philosophy

3
MIT 4346Dante

3
MIT 4349Senior Project / Thesis

3
MIT 4V50Special Topics in Italian

1-3
MIT 4V51Independent Research

1-3
MIT 5338Italian for Reading Knowledge I (Foundations)

3
MIT 5339Italian for Reading Knowledge II (Classics)

3