Bachelor of Arts Degree in Italian Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Italian Studies (Code RGR_BA09) is an interdisciplinary degree program designed to provide students with a rigorous grounding in comparative aspects of Italian life, language, intellectual and cultural production, past and present.
Students majoring in the program must have semesterly consultations with the advisor. This will ensure the proper selection of courses to enhance language skills and expand knowledge in research and literacy in the appropriate disciplines. Close advisement will also permit the shaping of a student's program to adhere to career needs and personal interests, or to conform to graduate and professional school profiles.
Majors are strongly encouraged to spend one AY in Florence with the CSU-IP. Fellowships are available.

REQUIREMENTS:

The student must complete a minimum of 49 units as approved by the Italian Studies Advisor.

Lower Division
16 units of lower division Italian.
Ital 101A, B, 201A, B are required.

The advisor may make substitutions and exceptions on a case-by-case basis. Some courses may be waived for students who have completed sufficient high school Italian or have proved proficiency at the intermediate level.

Native speakers of Italian may not enroll in Ital 101A, B, 201A, B.

Upper Division
A minimum of 33 upper division units selected as follows:
· 12 units selected from Ital 312 A, B, 314, 454, or 490.
· Students will have the option to choose among three concentrations. At least 18 units from the suggested courses must be completed to fulfill the requirements for each concentration:

Concentration I: Italy and Europe
C/LA 314I, 315I, 444I; C/LT 330A,B, 361, 432; FEA 318I, 392, 454; GEOG 316; MUS 364I; POSC 301, 353

Concentration II: Medieval and Renaissance Italy
AH 417, 423, 424; C/LT 330A,B, 410, 422I, 430, 432; HIST 312I, 332; MUS363I

Concentration III: Modern and Contemporary Italy
C/LA 314I, 444I; C/LT 330A,B, 361, 449; FEA 318I, 392, 401, 454; GEOG 316; JOUR 312I; MUS 364I, 436, 468I, 469; POSC 301, 353
· Integrative Study Requirements: 3 units of integrative course work to be selected as follows:
1) writing a senior essay (under the direction of two faculty members),
2) completing an internship, or
3) study in Italy.

Electives and other courses
Close work with the advisor will enable majors in Italian Studies to design a comprehensive study plan for their entire CSULB EXPERIENCE AND FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING. General Education courses and electives should be chosen carefully to coordinate with the major.

MINOR in Italian
(Code RGR_UM02)

PREREQUISITE:
ITAL 101A-B

REQUIREMENTS:
A minimum of twenty units
which must include:

Lower Division:
* ITAL 201 A-B, and 214

Upper Division:
* 6 units to be chosen from
ITAL 312A, 312B, and 454
* 6 units to be chosen from
ITAL 454, 490 or others out of department courses with permission of Advisor.

Contact Italian Undergraduate Advisor, Dr. Teresa Fiore, for further information regarding the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Italian.

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REQUIREMENTS:

MINOR in Italian (Code RGR_UM02)

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MINOR in Italian
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