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Italian Courses
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ITAL 101-102 Elementary Italian

Continuous courses; 5 lecture/recitation hours. 4-4 credits. Elementary grammar, reading and oral drill.

ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Continuation of the essentials of grammar with emphasis on achieving proficiency in aural comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills.

ITAL 202 Intermediate Italian Readings

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ITAL 201 or the equivalent. Designed to increase the student's proficiency in Italian through the study of selected cultural and literary texts.

ITAL 320 Italian Cinema

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. May be repeated with different topics for maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisites: Italian courses through the intermediate level or the equivalent. Traces Italian cinema from Neorealism to contemporary cinema, exploring genres such as comedy and Westerns as well as landmark works by important directors such as Fellini, Lizzardi, Zavattini and Antonioni. See the Schedule of Classes for specific topic to be offered each semester. Conducted in Italian.

ITAL 330 Themes in Italian Literature

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. May be repeated with different topics for maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisites: Italian courses through the intermediate level or the equivalent. An in-depth study of selected topics in Italian texts, such as religion, identity, urbanism or health. See the Schedule of Classes for specific topic to be offered each semester. Conducted in Italian.

ITAL 391 Topics in Italian

Semester course; variable hours. 1-3 credits. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credits. An in-depth study of selected topics in Italian. See the Schedule of Classes for specific topics to be offered each semester.