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Nov 12, 2024
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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Italian - Major
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The purpose of the major program is to educate students to think and perceive rationally and critically. This education includes reading and thinking; learning about literary and cultural movements; and making connections between the primarily aesthetic literary artifacts of the culture and its political, social, and economic history.
Through the Emerson Foreign Language Laboratory, students are trained to use new learning and technology media at all language levels to allow them to communicate effectively in the world. Likewise, they are encouraged to prepare themselves philosophically and practically to make linkages between the major and other academic disciplines.
The student majoring in Italian will learn about the world of ideas and letters, past and present. This training requires at least one semester of study abroad; one year is recommended. The cohesive, integrated program of foreign language, culture, and literature courses ensures maximum proficiency in the target language.
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Italian Core
Italian Majors are required to take the following courses (Note: Any of
these courses, except for the 400 level courses, can be taken abroad.)
- Four Upper Division Italian Courses (300 level) credits: 12
As well as: Italian Study Abroad Programs
In affiliation with the Università degli Studi `G. d’Annunzio, Nazareth College
offers its own academic year abroad program in Pescara, Italy. Italian majors
and non-majors alike may take advantage of the extensive program of courses
offered during the fall, the spring and the summer. Courses taken at the Università may vary
in intensity, and can be taken from any of the departments: Literature and
Philosophy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Economics and Political Science.
Students are fully integrated into Italian life. Activities and field trips are
organized and students in the program can expect to participate regularly in
social and cultural events with Italian college students. Students interested in
the combined study of Italian and business are encouraged to do a business
internship in Pescara in a local business setting organized in conjunction with
the Pescara Chamber of Commerce.
In affiliation with the Institute of Fine and Liberal Arts at Palazzo
Rucellai in Florence, Nazareth College offers its own academic year
abroad in Florence, Italy. Students majoring or minoring in Art, Studio
Art, International Studies and History are encouraged to take advantage
of
the extensive number of courses offered at the Scuola Rucellai.
Italian Senior Experience
The Senior Experience for Italian majors culminates with two literature seminars,
ITL 405-406, that encourage students to develop further scholarly and
critical
thinking, including current theoretical discussions in the academy.
The Comprehensive
Examination (written, oral) provides students with the threefold opportunity:
- to demonstrate a working knowledge of Italian
culture and literature
Sample Program for Italian Majors
Freshman Year
- Perspectives I Credits: 9
- Math and Science Perspectives I Credits: 7
As well as:
Sophomore Year
- Perspectives I Credits: 9
- Math or Science Perspectives II Credits: 3
- Elective Credits: 3
- Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 9
As well as:
Junior Year Minimum of One Semester taken Abroad in the Fall
- Perspectives I Credits: 6
- Perspectives II Credits: 6
- Italian (300 Level) Credits: 6
- Elective Credits: 12
Senior Year
- Perspectives II Credits: 3
- Italian (300 Level) Credits: 6
- Electives Credits: 15
As well as:
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