About the Program
Professor: Paolo Cucchi
Assistant Professor: Emanuele Occhipinti
Adjunct Lecturers: Dora Labate, Carla Mastropierro
The mastery of foreign languages has become increasingly valuable for employment in international law, finance, trade, banking, and communications as well as for graduate studies in the humanities and social sciences. At Drew, Italian course work and extracurricular activities integrate the study of language, culture, and literature. Computer technology and audiovisual tools are integral to our language pedagogy. A minor in Italian will give students the possibility to fully appreciate the richness of Italian culture, theater, literature, cinema, and art. At Drew, the learning of Italian is supported by interactive practice in the classroom and multimedia/technology resources.
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Requirements for the Minor (20 credits)
Students may apply only 4 credits gained through exemption or placement (ITAL 20 or ITAL 30) toward the minor.
I. ITAL 20/Fundamentals of Oral and Written Italian II (4)
II. ITAL 30/Intermediate Italian (4)
III. Three (3) upper-level courses chosen from among the following (12 credits):
ITAL 101/Advanced Italian Conversation and Contemporary Culture (4)
ITAL 102/Contemporary Italian Cinema (4)
ITAL 103/From Book to the Screen (4)
ITAL 111/Selected Topics (in English) (2-4)
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Advanced Placement (AP) examinations
A student receiving a score of 4 or 5 on the Italian examination is exempt from ITAL 30 and is considered to have fulfilled the College's general education language requirement. AP credits in Italian do not apply to the language-in-context general education requirement. See pages 15-16 for further information about AP credits.
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Language-in-Context Requirement for Italian
The following regularly offered courses fulfill the language-in-context requirement for students offering Italian as their language. Courses from foreign language departments and programs offered to fulfill this requirement must be in addition to the eight credits needed to fulfill the language requirement. For other courses, see the list published each semester.
ARTHST 5/Western Art II: Pre-Modern and Modern (4)
ARTHST 103/Italian Renaissance Art (4)
ARTHST 104/Baroque and Rococo Art (4)
CL 21/The History of Ancient Rome (4)
HIST 136/Foundations of the European Intellectual Tradition (4)
HIST 137/Modern European Intellectual History (4)
ITAL 99/Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum (4)
ITAL 111/Selected Topics(2-4)
MUS 3/The Enjoyment of Music (4)
MUS 12/History of Western Music I (4)
MUS 13/History of Western Music II (4)
MUS 101/Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (4)
MUS 103/Music of the Baroque and Classical Periods (4)
MUS 111/Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries (4)
PSCI 107/European Politics (4)
PSCI 137/Europe in World Affairs (4)
Students who wish to use a course designated ITAL to satisfy the language-in-context requirement must take a course that is appropriate to their skills in Italian or can choose ITAL 111/Selected Topics (in English).
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Off-Campus Programs
Italian Language, Art and Culture Summer Program in Venice , Italy
The program offers up to 8 credits in language and culture courses in Venice , a world center of the arts with a unique environment and a vibrant cultural life that is ideal for learning the Italian language and its culture. The courses will help not only students who plan to minor in Italian, but also students who are interested in the culture and life style of Italy , or just want to complete the language or language in context requirements.
Semester in Italy
Students interested in spending a semester in Italy should select, with the help of the Department, one of the programs approved for the Study-Abroad List.
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