Lower Division Courses
Italian 100A:
Elementary Italian I (5 units)
Prerequisites: None. Not open to students who have completed three years of high school Italian unless the third course was completed five or more years ago.
Pronunciation, speaking and writing, readings on Italian culture and civilization, essentials of grammar. Not open to students who have completed three years of high school Italian unless the third course was completed five or more years ago.
Italian 100B:
Elementary Italian II (5 units)
Prerequisites: Italian 100A or two years of high school Italian
Continuation of Italian 100A. Not open to students who have completed four years of high school Italian unless the fourth course was completed five or more years ago.
Italian 120:
Italian Food Culture (3 units)
Prerequisites: None.
Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of food and foodways in Italian and Italian American culture for lifelong learning and self-development.
Italian 201:
Reading and Speaking Italian (3 units)
Prerequisites: Italian 100B or three years of high school Italian
Italian minors and international business majors are encouraged to enroll concurrently in Italian 212 when available. Recommended for students wanting to satisfy the language graduation requirement. Emphasis on spoken language with readings of cultural material serving as a basis for discussion.
Italian 211:
Intermediate Italian I (4 units)
Prerequisites: Italian 100B or three years of high school Italian
Comprehensive review of Italian grammar and practice of all language skills at intermediate level within context of Italian culture.
Italian 212:
Intermediate Italian II (4 units)
Prerequisites: Italian 211 or three years of high school Italian
Continuation of Italian 211. Comprehensive review of Italian grammar and practice of all language skills at intermediate level within context of Italian culture. Italian minors and international business majors are encouraged to concurrently register in Italian 201.
Elementary Italian I (5 units)
Prerequisites: None. Not open to students who have completed three years of high school Italian unless the third course was completed five or more years ago.
Pronunciation, speaking and writing, readings on Italian culture and civilization, essentials of grammar. Not open to students who have completed three years of high school Italian unless the third course was completed five or more years ago.
Italian 100B:
Elementary Italian II (5 units)
Prerequisites: Italian 100A or two years of high school Italian
Continuation of Italian 100A. Not open to students who have completed four years of high school Italian unless the fourth course was completed five or more years ago.
Italian 120:
Italian Food Culture (3 units)
Prerequisites: None.
Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of food and foodways in Italian and Italian American culture for lifelong learning and self-development.
Italian 201:
Reading and Speaking Italian (3 units)
Prerequisites: Italian 100B or three years of high school Italian
Italian minors and international business majors are encouraged to enroll concurrently in Italian 212 when available. Recommended for students wanting to satisfy the language graduation requirement. Emphasis on spoken language with readings of cultural material serving as a basis for discussion.
Italian 211:
Intermediate Italian I (4 units)
Prerequisites: Italian 100B or three years of high school Italian
Comprehensive review of Italian grammar and practice of all language skills at intermediate level within context of Italian culture.
Italian 212:
Intermediate Italian II (4 units)
Prerequisites: Italian 211 or three years of high school Italian
Continuation of Italian 211. Comprehensive review of Italian grammar and practice of all language skills at intermediate level within context of Italian culture. Italian minors and international business majors are encouraged to concurrently register in Italian 201.
Upper Division Courses
Italian 301:
Advance Oral and Written Composition
Prerequisites: 11 units of 200-level Italian
Grammar review. Reading of modern Italian prose, with written reports and oral discussions in Italian. Italian 301 is not open to students who hold the Italian secondary school diploma
Italian 305A:
Italian Literature
Prerequisites: 11 units of 200-level Italian
Important movements, authors and works in Italian literature from Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
Italian 305B:
Italian Literature
Prerequisites: 11 units of 200-level Italian
Continuation of Italian 305A from the Renaissance to the present.
Italian 421:
Italian Civilization
Prerequisites: 11 units of 200-level Italian
Major aspects of Italian civilization with emphasis on art, music, history, and cinema
Italian 422:
Issues in Italian Studies
Prerequisites: 11 units of 200-level Italian
Inter disciplinary approach to major themes and figures of Italian culture. Emphasis on social, literary, artistic, and political movements underlying development of contemporary Italy.
Italian 423:
Business Italian
Prerequisites: Italian 212
Study of Italian commercial practices and language to include commercial communication, advertising, entrepreneurship, current events, and business culture. Italy as major commercial force in EU and world economies.sh.
Italian 424:
Italian Cinema
Prerequisites: 3 unit in upper division Italian
Development of Italian cinema. Previewing lectures enhance cultural comprehension. Post-viewing discussions stimulate ideas for written work and final projects.
Italian 426:
Italian American Culture
Prerequisites: Upper Division Standing
Note: Class in English
Italian American experience of migration, identity formation, ethnic conflict, integration and assimilation, in a variety of genres and media, from literature to film, music and theatre, fiction and non-fiction. Taught in English.
Advance Oral and Written Composition
Prerequisites: 11 units of 200-level Italian
Grammar review. Reading of modern Italian prose, with written reports and oral discussions in Italian. Italian 301 is not open to students who hold the Italian secondary school diploma
Italian 305A:
Italian Literature
Prerequisites: 11 units of 200-level Italian
Important movements, authors and works in Italian literature from Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
Italian 305B:
Italian Literature
Prerequisites: 11 units of 200-level Italian
Continuation of Italian 305A from the Renaissance to the present.
Italian 421:
Italian Civilization
Prerequisites: 11 units of 200-level Italian
Major aspects of Italian civilization with emphasis on art, music, history, and cinema
Italian 422:
Issues in Italian Studies
Prerequisites: 11 units of 200-level Italian
Inter disciplinary approach to major themes and figures of Italian culture. Emphasis on social, literary, artistic, and political movements underlying development of contemporary Italy.
Italian 423:
Business Italian
Prerequisites: Italian 212
Study of Italian commercial practices and language to include commercial communication, advertising, entrepreneurship, current events, and business culture. Italy as major commercial force in EU and world economies.sh.
Italian 424:
Italian Cinema
Prerequisites: 3 unit in upper division Italian
Development of Italian cinema. Previewing lectures enhance cultural comprehension. Post-viewing discussions stimulate ideas for written work and final projects.
Italian 426:
Italian American Culture
Prerequisites: Upper Division Standing
Note: Class in English
Italian American experience of migration, identity formation, ethnic conflict, integration and assimilation, in a variety of genres and media, from literature to film, music and theatre, fiction and non-fiction. Taught in English.
Upper Division Courses (Accepted for Advanced Degrees)
Italian 510:
Italian and Italophone Cultural Studies
Prerequisites: Italian 301 and Italian 421
Artistic, intellectual, literary, social and political trends in Italy and in diaspora. May be repeated with new title and content. Maximum credit six units
Italian and Italophone Cultural Studies
Prerequisites: Italian 301 and Italian 421
Artistic, intellectual, literary, social and political trends in Italy and in diaspora. May be repeated with new title and content. Maximum credit six units