Associate Professor: Nelson Moe (Chair)
Other officers of the
University offering courses in Italian:
Professors: Teodolinda Barolini, Paolo Valesio
Associate Professor: Jo Ann Cavallo
Assistant Professors: Flora M. Ghezzo, Andrea Malaguti
Lecturers: Mario Bellati, Scott Failla, Maria Luisa Gozzi, Barbara Spinelli (Columbia Language Coordinator)
For a complete list of
faculty on leave see:
http://www.barnard.edu/provost/facleavelist.html
Undergraduate instruction in Italian has long been fully and successfully integrated among the various undergraduate schools-Barnard College, Columbia College, and the School of General Studies. All courses are open to Barnard students. The Advanced Italian courses, though part of the requirement for a major in Italian, are open to all qualified students whose main goal is to improve their competence in the language.
A major in Italian offers the advantages of closely supervised work for a small number of students. Through the senior tutorial, students pursue research in a chosen area of Italian culture under the guidance of a specialist.
The courses given in English have no prerequisites and are open to students majoring in other departments who nevertheless wish to study Italian literature and culture.
The Barnard Italian office is located in 320 Milbank, and the Columbia department is housed in 502 Hamilton.
Graduate courses are open to qualified students with permission of the instructor.
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.
A minimum of five courses is required for the minor, to be selected from courses including and numbered above ITAL V 3333-V 3334.
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.