Italian Studies minor

Office: 2104 Fenton Hall

(716) 673-4496

Dr. Chiara De Santi, Coordinator

Email: Chiara.DeSanti@fredonia.edu

Website: http://home.fredonia.edu/interdisciplinary

Requirements for the Minor in Italian Studies

Twenty-one credit hours of coursework focusing on development of Italian language skills, and study of Italian culture and history from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Required courses (9 credit hours):

ITAL 115Elementary Italian I

3

ITAL 116Elementary Italian II

3

ITAL 210Italian Through Literature and Popular Culture

3

ITAL 210: or equivalent experience such as Study Abroad or Internship in Italy

Elective courses:

12 credit hours of coursework chosen from the following list of courses by advisement. At least 9 credit hours must be at the 300 level or higher, and chosen from at least two separate disciplines.

LANG 380World in Cinema: Special Topics

3

LANG 400Special Topics in Languages and Literatures

.5-3

LANG 410Directed Study

1-3

ARTH 215Survey of Renaissance Art

3

ARTH 290Art History Abroad

.5-3

ARTH 315Renaissance Art

3

ARTH 318Baroque Art

3

ENGL 389Greek and Roman Literature

3

HIST 302Republican/Imperial Rome

3

HIST 303Medieval History I

3

HIST 304Medieval History II

3

HIST 305Europe in the Era of the Renaissance

3

HIST 309The Modernization of Europe

3

HIST 311Europe in the Modern World

3

HIST 391History of Christianity I

3

INDS 315Italian American Experience

3

INDS 400Independent Study

.5-8

INDS 480Independent Study

1-6

PHIL 223Roman Philosophy

3

PHIL 369Topics in Philosophy

1-3

POLI 330Western European Politics

3

POLI 343International Migration and Immigration Politics

3

POLI 439Directed Study: Comparative Politics

1-3

THEA 359Commedia dell'Arte

3

THEA 451History of the Theatre I

3

INDS 400, INDS 480, LANG 380, LANG 400, LANG 410, and POLI 439: focus on Italy

ARTH 290: if in Italy

PHIL 369: focus on Italy - Machiavelli, Dante, etc

PSC 390: online Buffalo State                                                                              3

Total Credit Hours: 21