Prerequisite: Italian 3
The Italian Studies major consists of eight courses beyond the level of ITAL 3. It must include either ITAL 8 (if taken on an LSA+ program in Rome) or ITAL 9 (if taken on campus), ITAL 10, and six additional courses selected from among those offered by the department.
A maximum of two courses may come from the roster of ITAL classes offered in English, though majors who elect these must take an x-hour in Italian and do all reading and written work in Italian.
All three courses taken on the Italian LSA+ in Rome during winter term count towards the major or minor.
Note: ITAL 10 may only be taken once for credit.
Honors Thesis: If a student seeks to write an honors thesis in the Italian major, they should contact a potential faculty thesis advisor and submit their thesis proposal by June 1 of their junior year. The honors thesis adds one course to the major because the student is granted a course credit for conducting research and writing their thesis essay; thus, the honors major consists of a total of nine courses.
Culminating experience: Majors who do not write an honors thesis will, in their senior year, select an upper-level seminar in which they will submit additional assignments to produce a sustained piece of writing (20+ pages) to fulfill the College requirement for the culminating experience.
Please contact Danielle Callegari, the Italian major/minor advisor with any questions.