Italian

Bachelor of Arts

The Italian major offers students the opportunity to develop an in-depth knowledge of Italian literature, language, and civilization through a highly flexible program combining course work in Italian with work in such fields as art history, classics, comparative literature, economics, English, French, history, international relations, music, philosophy, and political science. All Italian majors are required to have completed three second-year language courses (or the equivalent taken at the Florence campus):

ITALLANG 21. Second-Year Italian, First Quarter

ITALLANG 22. Second-Year Italian, Second Quarter

ITALLANG 23. Second-Year Italian, Third Quarter

Completion of the department’s two quarter Great Works IHUM sequence (see above) entitles a student to 5 units towards the Italian major or minor. Students considering an Italian major should consult with the Italian undergraduate adviser as early as possible (even before completing the language requirement) in order to ensure a maximum of flexibility in designing a course of study suited to individual needs and cultural interests.

Italian majors must complete 60 units of course work above the 100 level.

The remaining requirements for the major are:

1. A minimum of 32 units of Italian courses (selected from courses numbered 100 and above).

2. Of these courses, at least one on Dante is required, as well as at least one in each of the following areas: (a) the Middle Ages (b) the early modern period, and (c) the modern period. A Dante course may fulfill the Middle Ages requirement.

3. The intermediate-level survey sequence (ITALLIT 127, 128, 129).

4. One advanced language course beyond the level of ITALLANG 113.

Of the 60 units required for the major, up to 28 units of course work in related fields may be taken outside the department.

ITALIAN AND PHILOSOPHY

A second option is now possible within the Italian major, offering students the opportunity to combine studies in literature and philosophy. Students take most of their courses alongside students from departments specializing in the intersection of literature and philosophy.

The Italian and Philosophy major track requires a minimum of 16 courses, for a minimum total of 65 units, distributed as follows:

1. Italian Survey Sequence (ca. 12 units): ITALLIT 127, 128, 129.

2. Advanced Language Course (ca. 4 units): ITALLANG 113 and above.

3. Philosophy Writing in the Major (5 units): PHIL 80. Prerequisite: introductory philosophy class.

4. Philosophy and Literature Gateway Course(4 units): ITALGEN 181 (same as PHIL 81). This course should be taken as early as possible in the student’s career, normally in the sophomore year.

5. Aesthetics, Ethics, Political Philosophy (ca. 4 units): one course from the PHIL 170 series.

6. Language, Mind, Metaphysics, and Epistemology (ca. 4 units): one course from the PHIL 180 series.

7. History of Philosophy (ca. 8 units): two courses in the history of philosophy, numbered above PHIL 100.

8. Upper Division Italian Courses (ca. 12 units): at least three courses numbered ITALLIT/ITALGEN 100 or higher.

9. Related Courses (ca. 8 units): two upper division courses relevant to the student’s chosen area of specialization.

10. Capstone Seminar (ca. 4 units): to be selected from a set of seminars chosen by the undergraduate adviser of the initiative in philosophical and literary thought. This course must be taken in the student’s senior year.

The capstone seminar and the two related courses must be approved by both the undergraduate adviser of Italian and the undergraduate adviser of the initiative in philosophical and literary thought administered through the DLCL. No more than 24 units may be drawn from courses offered overseas. Substitutions, including transfer credit, will not normally be permitted for items 5, 6, and 7, and are not permitted under any circumstances for items 3, 4, and 10. Up to 10 units of courses taken in the Philosophy department may be taken CR/NC or S/NS; the remainder must be taken for a letter grade.

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