Italian
Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
www.sip.illinois.edu
Department Office: 4080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 South Mathews, Urbana, (217) 333-3390
These fields of study are sponsored by the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. See also Spanish and Portuguese. A Study Abroad program is also available.
Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum
E-mail: sip@illinois.edu
Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Minimum required major and supporting course work normally equates to 45-51 hours including at least 30 hours in Italian courses beyond 104.
General education: The LAS General Education requirements are set up so students automatically complete the Campus General Education requirements.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
Departmental distinction: To be considered for departmental distinction, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average and fulfill special additional requirements. See the department's honors adviser.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 18 max | Choose from: |
| ITAL 200 - Intro Italian Literature | |
| ITAL 210 - Practical Review Italian | |
| ITAL 220 - Contemp Italian Oral & Written | |
| ITAL 240 - Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | |
| ITAL 270 - Intro Italian Cinema | |
| ITAL 310 - Advanced Grammar | |
| ITAL 380 - Ital Business & Profess | |
| ITAL 390 - Spec Topics Italian Studies | |
| ITAL 491 - Honors Senior Thesis | |
| 12 min | |
| ITAL 402 - Composition & Stylistics | |
| ITAL 406 - Italian Culture | |
| ITAL 413 - Dante | |
| ITAL 414 - Petrarch & Boccaccio | |
| ITAL 420 - Masterpieces Renaiss Lit | |
| ITAL 430 - From Baroque - Romanticism | |
| ITAL 440 - Modern Italian Novel | |
| ITAL 442 - Modern Italian Poetry | |
| ITAL 450 - Italian Syntax & Phonology | |
| ITAL 470 - Topics in Ital Cinema | |
| ITAL 490 - Italy, Modernity & Theory | |
| 15-18 | Supporting course work or a minor1 chosen in consultation with an adviser, in one related area (or a combination, with no fewer than 8 hours in each). Areas may include, for example, any other language and literature, history, political science, biology (premed), international law (prelaw), economics, finance, business administration, education, architecture, fine arts, journalism. |
Course work in Italian must include at least one course in each of the following areas: advanced language/linguistics (Choose from: ITAL 310, 380, 402, 450), literature (Choose from: ITAL 200, 413, 414, 420, 430, 440, 442), and culture (Choose from: ITAL 240, 270, 406, 470, or 490).
Twelve hours of 300- and 400-level courses in the major must be taken on this campus.
All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your adviser.
1. A minor consists of 16-21 hours.
Minor in Italian
E-mail: sip@illinois.edu
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Minimum of 19 hours of course work in Italian language and literature beyond ITAL 103 including: | |
| 4 | ITAL 104 - Intermediate Italian |
| 151 | Minimum of 15 hours of electives at the 200- to 400-level. Choose from the following: 200, 210, 220, 240, 270, 310, 380, 390, 402, 406, 413, 414, 420, 430, 440, 442, 450, 470, 490, 491 |
| 19 | Total |
1. At least 6 of the 15 hours must be taken from among the following advanced-level courses: 310, 380, 402, 406, 413, 414, 420, 430, 440, 442, 450, 470, 490.