Italian - Minor

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Requirements for Minor in Italian Studies

The Italian Studies minor consists of 18 credits, exclusive of ITAL 1010-2020. As with the Italian Studies major, students may declare the minor and take courses toward fulfilling it, before they have completed ITAL 2020. These courses will likely be those taught in English on Italian topics (Group B ITTR and C). Before beginning the minor’s core language courses (Group A), students must complete the following course, with a grade of C or better. The combination of 6 courses is constituted as follows:

ITAL 2020 - Intermediate Italian II Credits: 3

Group A: Core Italian Language Courses

2 courses required in total. ITAL 2020 or equivalent required before enrolling in Group A Core Language Courses; any two from the following list, taken in any order:

ITAL 3010 - Advanced Italian I Credits: 3
ITAL 3020 - Advanced Italian II Credits: 3
ITAL 3040 - Advanced Italian III Credits: 3
ITAL 3050 - Advanced Italian IV Credits: 3

Group B: Italian Literary, Film, and Cultural Studies

Required: min. 2, max. 4 courses taught in Italian (ITAL); min. 0, max. 2 courses taught in English (ITTR); see course lists above in Italian Studies Major. Enrollment in ITAL courses requires previous or concurrent enrollment in the following courses:

ITAL 3010 - Advanced Italian I Credits: 3
ITAL 3020 - Advanced Italian II Credits: 3
ITAL 3040 - Advanced Italian III Credits: 3
ITAL 3050 - Advanced Italian IV Credits: 3

Group C: Italian Studies in Wider Context

Required: min. 0, max. 2 courses taken in other disciplines/depts. outside ITAL and ITTR; see course list above in Italian Studies Major.

ARTH 2054 - Roman Art and Archaeology Credits: 3 to 4
ARTH 2252 - High Renaissance and Mannerist Art Credits: 3 to 4
ARTH 2281 - The Age of Caravaggio, Velazquez, and Bernini Credits: 3 to 4
ARTH 2525 - Topics in Renaissance Art History Credits: 3 to 4
ARTH 3254 - Leonardo da Vinci Credits: 3 to 4
ARTH 3255 - Renaissance Art on Site Credits: 3
ARTH 3525 - Topics in Renaissance Art History Credits: 3 to 4
CLAS 2020 - Roman Civilization Credits: 3
DRAM 3050 - Making Theatre Histories Credits: 3
HIEU 2041 - Roman Republic and Empire Credits: 3
HIEU 3041 - The Fall of the Roman Republic Credits: 3
HIEU 3215 - Dante’s Italy Credits: 3
HIEU 4501 - Seminar in Pre-1700 European History Credits: 4
HIEU 4502 - Seminar in Post-1700 European History Credits: 4
MUSI 3010 - Studies in Early Modern Music (1500-1700) Credits: 3
MUSI 3020 - Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Music Credits: 3
PLCP 3110 - The Politics of Western Europe Credits: 3
PLIR 2500 - Special Topics in International Relations Credits: 3
PLIR 3610 - European Union in World Affairs Credits: 3

Additional Information

For more information, contact current DUP Prof. Francesca Calamita (fc4j@virginia.edu), 461 New Cabell Hall.