COURSE CATALOGUE

ITALIAN

Italian
320 Milbank Hall
854-5418, 854-5481, 854-8312
www.barnard.edu/italian/

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

The courses in Italian are designed to develop proficiency in all the language skills and to present the literary and cultural traditions of Italy. The program of study is to be planned as early as possible.

The following courses are required unless advanced standing is attained in the Department placement examination:

ITAL V 1101-V 1102             Elementary I & II, or
ITAL V 1121                           Intensive Elementary Italian
ITAL V 1201-V 1202             Intermediate I & II, or
ITAL V 1203                           Intensive Intermediate Italian

Ten courses above V 1202 or V 1203 are required for the major, including:

ITAL V 3333-V 3334             Introduction to Italian Literature I & II, or
ITAL W 4502-W 4503            Italian Cultural Studies I & II
ITAL V 3335                           Advanced Italian I
ITAL V 3336 or V 3337          Advanced Italian II
ITAL V 3993y                         Senior Thesis Seminar

plus at least five more courses in Italian including and numbered above ITAL V 3333-V 3334.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR

A minimum of five courses is required for the minor, to be selected from courses including and numbered above ITAL V 3333-V 3334.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

The language requirement can be fulfilled with ITAL V 1101-V 1102 and V 1201-V 1202 or V 1121-V 1203 (or their equivalents). Students who have taken courses in Italian elsewhere (whether in high school, in college, or both) but not at Barnard or Columbia, must take the Italian placement test before registering for any Italian course. The test is given during the preregistration period in 502 Hamilton. Please call 854-8312 or 854-2308 for hours and date.

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