Courses in Italian Studies

Pronunciation, speaking and writing, readings on Italian culture and civilization, essentials of grammar.  Course uses language acquisition skills to help students understand cultural differences and develop a global perspective.

Not open to students who have completed three years of high school Italian unless the third course was completed five or more years ago. Classes meet 4 days a week.

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 100A or two years of high school Italian.

Continuation of ITAL 100A. Course uses language acquisition skills to help students understand cultural differences and develop a global perspective.

Not open to students who have completed four years of high school Italian unless the fourth course was completed five or more years ago. Classes meet 4 days a week. 

Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of food and foodways in Italian and Italian American culture, to include discussion of food practices, socialization, production, consumption, justice and sustainability. 

Taught in English

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 100B or three years of high school Italian.

Course uses language acquisition skills to help students understand cultural differences and develop a global perspective.

Italian minors and international business majors are encouraged to enroll concurrently in ITAL 212 when available.  

Recommended for students wanting to satisfy the language graduation requirement. Emphasis on spoken language with readings of cultural material serving as a basis for discussion. 

Four lectures and one hour of laboratory.

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 100B or three years of high school Italian.

Comprehensive review of Italian grammar and practice of all language skills at intermediate level within context of Italian culture. Course uses language acquisition skills to help students understand cultural differences and develop a global perspective.

Four lectures and one hour of laboratory.

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 211

Continuation of ITAL 211. Comprehensive review of Italian grammar and practice of all language skills at intermediate level within context of Italian culture. Course uses language acquisition skills to help students understand cultural differences and develop a global perspective.  

Italian minors and international business majors are encouraged to concurrently register in Italian 201.

Prerequisite: Italian 100B or three years of high school Italian. 

Topics in Italian language and culture.

May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. 

Prerequisite(s): Eleven units of 200-level Italian.

Grammar review. Reading of modern Italian prose, with written reports and oral discussions in Italian. Italian 301 is not open to students who hold the Italian secondary school diploma.  Course uses language acquisition skills to help students understand cultural differences and develop a global perspective.

Italian 301 is not open to students who hold the Italian secondary school diploma. 

Prerequisite(s): Eleven units of 200-level Italian. Junior or senior standing.

Important movements, authors and works in Italian literature from Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

Prerequisite(s): Eleven units of 200-level Italian. Junior or senior standing.

Continuation of ITAL 305A from the Renaissance to the present.

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212 or equivalent

Major aspects of Italian society with emphasis on culture, politics, art, music, history, and cinema.

Interdisciplinary approach to major themes and figures of Italian culture. Emphasis on social, literary, artistic, and political movements underlying development of contemporary Italy.

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212.

Italian advertising, business culture, commercial practices and language, communication, cultural management, curation, current events, marketing entrepreneurship, social and digital media.

Two lectures and two hours of activity.

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212. Junior or senior standing.

Development of Italian cinema. Pre-viewing lectures enhance cultural comprehension. Post-viewing discussions stimulate ideas for written work and final projects. Lectures and discussions in Italian.

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 212 or equivalent

Artistic, literary, cinematic and social representations of the cultures of migration in Italy and the diaspora.

Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.

Italian American experience of migration, identity formation, ethnic conflict, integration and assimilation, in a variety of genres and media, from literature to film, music and theatre, fiction and non-fiction.

Taught in English. 

Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and consent of instructor.

Practical work experience in a field related to Italian studies. Work done under joint direction of activity sponsor and instructor. Approved international internships may count toward international experience requirement for certain majors.

Topics in Italian language, literature, culture and linguistics.

See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Conducted in English or in Italian. No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Italian course taught in Italian.

Prerequisite(s): ITAL 301 and ITAL 305A or ITAL 305B.

Individual study.

Maximum credit six units. This course is intended only for students who are currently enrolled in or who already have credit for all upper division courses in Italian available in any given semester.