Modern
Languages Announces Major in Italian
The Department of Modern Languages announces the addition of the major
in Italian to the already existing majors in French and Spanish. A
student-generated initiative, the major in Italian is a natural outgrowth
of student interest in Italian language, literature and culture both
at Saint Mary’s College and in American colleges and universities
nationwide. The Saint Mary’s Rome Program, in existence since
1970 and the College’s largest foreign studies program, continues
to attract students and is at the heart of the newly implemented major
in Italian. In this endeavor the Italian faculty recognizes the groundwork
done on behalf of the Italian major by two of the Rome Program returnees:
Jessica Sloan, class of 2005, presently studying at the London School
of Economics and Maria Francesca Muscarello, Class of 2006, admitted
to the graduate program in Italian at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Requirements
for the MINOR and the MAJOR in Italian:
Minor
in Italian (12 hours)
Required courses:
MLIT 210 Italian language and Literature
MLIT 310 Advanced Italian Grammar
Two additional Italian courses from the following:
303, 304, 306, 320, 350, 360, 362
Major in Italian (24 hours)
Required courses: (total 6 credits)
MLIT 210 Italian language and Literature
MLIT 310 Advanced Italian Grammar
Four of the following courses: (total 12 credits)
MLIT 303 Introduction to Italian Literature I
MLIT 304 Introduction to Italian Literature II
MLIT 306 Advanced Italian Conversation
MLIT 320 Italian Cinema 1945 - 1965
MLIT 350 Italian Short Story (14th - 20th Centuries)
MLIT 360 Italian Cultural Studies (19th - 20th Centuries)
MLIT 362 Italian Theater (16th - 20th Centuries)
Two of the following courses: (total 6 credits)
MLIT 410 Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio
MLIT 420 Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces
MLIT 430 Italian Novel (19th – 20th Centuries)
Upper division courses envisioned for the future
1) Women in Italian Cinema
2) Italian Women Writers (19th - 20th Centuries)
3) Italian History Through Film
4) Italian Cinema 1965 - 2005
