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Italian Studies

Department of Literature
Kresge College
(831) 459-4778
http://humwww.ucsc.edu/Lit/index.html
Program Description
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Students interested in an interdisciplinary approach to Italian
culture, literature, history, and art history may pursue a major
or minor in Italian studies. The guidelines for the completion of
the major may be obtained from a member of the core program faculty.
There are numerous opportunities for study in Italy through the
UC Education Abroad Program (EAP), either for a year (Bologna, Milan,
Padova, Trento, Venice) or for
an intensive quarter or semester in Siena. The Italian studies program
is administered by the Literature Department.
Each student must complete the lower-division language
sequence (Italian 1-6). Students are required to take a total of
10 courses, including a core unit of five courses to be taken at
UCSC only: three Italian literature courses, one course in Italian
history, and one course in Italian art history. Five courses may
be approved elective courses. One course on Dante is required. Up
to two of the 10 required courses may be lower division; up to two
may focus on Italy in a European or global context. A minimum of
five courses must be taught principally in Italian or through Italian
language texts read in the original. Up to five courses may be approved
as elective credit from UC EAP's year-long study abroad in Italy.
All students must complete a senior seminar course focused on Italian
literature, history, or art history.
Each student must complete the lower-division language
sequence (Italian 1-6). Students must complete a five-course core
unit of three Italian literature courses, one course in Italian
history, and one course in Italian art history. A course on Dante
is required for the minor. Three of the five upper-division core
courses must be completed at UCSC; three must be taught principally
in Italian. A maximum of two courses may be transferred from EAP.
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