Graduate Courses for Italian (ITAL)

Schedule of Classes: Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer
(Only current and next semester available)

ITAL 401 Advanced Composition and Style (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ITAL301 or equivalent.
Advanced writing practice in range of genres.

ITAL 406 Commercial Italian II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ITAL306 or permission of department.
Advanced study of commercial Italian language - terminology and style- in the area of business and finance. Emphasis on cross-cultural communications and international business operations, including exporting and banking. Readings on sociological issues of contemporary Italy used for written and oral practice of Italian and vocabulary enrichment.

ITAL 411 Dante in Translation (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL411 or ITAL412.
Dante's thought as expressed in his major writings: The Vita Nuova, De Monarchia and The Divine Comedy. In English.

ITAL 412 Dante in Italian (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL411 or ITAL412.
Dante's thought as expressed in his major writings: The Vita Nuova, De Monarchia and The Divine Comedy. In Italian.

ITAL 421 The Italian Renaissance (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL421 or ITAL422.
A study of Major trends of thought in Renaissance literature, art, and science. In English.

ITAL 422 The Italian Renaissance in Italian (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL421 or ITAL422.
A study of major trends of thought in Renaissance literature, art, and science. In Italian.

ITAL 431 Italian Civilization in Translation (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL431 or ITAL432.
Political, social, intellectual, literary and artistic forces shaping contemporary Italy from the late Middle Ages to the present. In English.

ITAL 432 Italian Civilization in Italian (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL431 or ITAL432.
Political, social, intellectual, literary and artistic forces shaping contemporary Italy from the late Middle Ages to the present. In Italian.

ITAL 471 Italian Cinema: A Cultural Approach in Translation (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL471 or ITAL472. Formerly ITAL475.
The culture of Italy through the medium of film from the silent days up to the present. In English.

ITAL 472 Italian Cinema: A Cultural Approach in Italian (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL471 or ITAL472.
The culture of Italy through the medium of film from the silent days up to the present. In Italian.

ITAL 473 Italian Cinema II - In Translation (3 credits)
Freshman standing. Repeatable to 3 credits if content differs. Also offered as ITAL474. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL473 or ITAL474. Formerly ITAL499E.
A study of Italian society and culture through the medium of film from the mid 1970's to the present. In English.

ITAL 474 Italian Cinema II - In Italian (3 credits)
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. Also offered as ITAL473. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL473 or ITAL474. Formerly ITAL499I.
A study of Italian society and culture through the medium of film from the mid 1970's to the present. In Italian.

ITAL 475 The Italian Opera Libretto in English (3 credits)
Prerequisite: One course in literature. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL475, or ITAL476.
History and analysis of Italian opera librettos from Monteverdi through Mozart to Verdi and Puccini. In English.

ITAL 476 The Italian Opera Libretto in Italian (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ITAL476 or ITAL475.
History and analysis of Italian opera librettos from Monteverdi through Mozart to Verdi and Puccini. In Italian.

ITAL 478 Colloquium in Italian (1 credits)
Prerequisite: ITAL311 or equivalent. Corequisite: ITAL411, ITAL421, ITAL431, ITAL471, ITAL473, ITAL475, ITAL498, or ITAL499. Repeatable to 6 credits.
Colloquium section taught in Italian to accompany 400-level Italian courses taught in English. Discussion, presentations, readings.

ITAL 497 Senior Project (3 credits)
Prerequisite: four courses at 400-level in Italian; permission of department.
Individual independent study of an aspect of Italian literature, culture or society selected according to student interest and need in consultation with a member of the Italian program.

ITAL 498 Special Topics in Italian Literature (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

ITAL 499 Special Topics in Italian Studies (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.