Italian

Courses

ITA-101: Elementary Italian I

Introduction to modern spoken Italian. English will be used in the classroom for orientation purposes only. Grammar, graded readings, and speaking.

ITA-102: Elementary Italian II

A review and continuation of Elementary Italian I.

Required Prerequisites

ITA-188: Special Topics in Italian

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.

Required Prerequisites

Prerequisites vary with topic studied.

ITA-200: Conversation Essentials in Italian

This course is designed to help students develop intermediate speaking and listening skills in Italian during their semester in Sansepolcro. Among other activities, students will engage in regular conversations with native speakers on a variety of topics.

Required Prerequisites

ITA-205: Intermediate Italian I

This course aims to build the students' proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the intermediate level, and to allow them to delve more deeply into the culture of Italy. The course includes extensive conversational practice as well as supplemental readings of literary and cultural texts.

Required Prerequisites

ITA-206: Intermediate Italian II

This course aims to build the students' proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the intermediate level, and to allow them to delve more deeply into the culture of Italy. The course includes extensive conversational practice as well as supplemental readings of literary and cultural texts.

Required Prerequisites

ITA-288: Special Topics in Italian

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.

Required Prerequisites

Prerequisites vary with topic studied.

ITA-299: Introduction to Research in Italian

Working with a faculty mentor from the department, the student will formulate and execute a research project at an intermediate level of complexity. In the project, the student will investigate an aspect of Italian language or literature, culture or civilization of personal interest and, as a culminating experience, prepare a paper or other research project whose outcomes or conclusions the student also proposes and discusses in a public forum. A research proposal form completed by the student and the faculty mentor is required for registration.

Required Prerequisites

3 credit hours from ITA at the 200 level or above.

ITA-388: Special Topics in Italian

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.

Required Prerequisites

Prerequisites vary with topic studied.

ITA-488: Special Topics in Italian

Special topics course offered in response to student and faculty interest.

Required Prerequisites

Prerequisites vary with topic studied.

ITA-498: Honors Thesis in Italian

Working with a faculty mentor from the department, the honors student investigates an aspect of Italian language, literature, culture or civilization of personal interest and prepares a paper or other research product whose conclusions or outcomes the student also proposes and discusses in a public forum. Weekly meetings. It is expected that the honors student will spend at least ten hours per week on their thesis. Fulfills honors thesis requirement.

Required Prerequisites

6 credit hours from ITA from Level 300 or above.

ITA-499: Junior & Senior Research in Italian

Working with a faculty mentor from the department, the student will formulate and execute a research project at an advanced level of complexity. In the project, the student will investigate an aspect of Italian language or literature, culture or civilization of personal interest, and, as a culminating experience, prepare a paper or other research project whose outcomes or conclusions the student also proposes and discusses in a public forum. A research proposal form completed by the student and faculty mentor is required for registration.

Required Prerequisites

3 credit hours from ITA from Level 300 or above.