Apr 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Italian (ITAL)

  
  • ITAL 401 - Dante and Medieval Culture

    3 Credit Hours
    Dante’s times and the Divine Comedy.
    Cross-listed: (Same as Medieval and Renaissance Studies 401.)

    Comment(s): Open to non-majors. Italian majors and minors will be required to read selected texts and write papers in Italian.
  
  • ITAL 402 - Petrarch and Boccaccio

    3 Credit Hours
    A cultural and literary survey from Petrarch to Machiavelli.
    Cross-listed: (Same as Medieval and Renaissance Studies 402.)

    Comment(s): Open to non-majors. Italian majors and minors will be required to read selected texts and write papers in Italian.
  
  • ITAL 405 - Topics in Italian Culture, History, and Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    Comprehensive view and critical analysis of themes related to Italian culture. Taught in Italian. Topics vary by semester. Writing Emphasis Course.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • ITAL 409 - Directed Readings

    3 Credit Hours
  
  • ITAL 411 - Aspects of Modern Literature and Culture

    3 Credit Hours
    Representative works of Italian modern literature and culture. Taught in Italian.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 212.
  
  • ITAL 412 - Advanced Literary Reading and Conversation

    3 Credit Hours
    A cultural and literary survey of contemporary Italian poetry and short stories. Taught in Italian.
    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 212.
  
  • ITAL 422 - Topics in Italian Cinema

    3 Credit Hours
    Examination of Italian cinema from 1930 to the present focusing on feature films, documentaries and, depending on the topic of the course, on literary works in light of political, cultural, and social contexts. Films are shown in Italian with English subtitles.
    Cross-listed: (Same as Cinema Studies 422.)

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Comment(s): Open to non-majors. Majors will read texts and write papers in Italian.
  
  • ITAL 510 - Readings in Italian Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    Topics vary.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • ITAL 591 - Foreign Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • ITAL 592 - Off-Campus Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • ITAL 593 - Independent Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.