2002-2003 - The University of Scranton

ITALIAN STUDIES CONCENTRATION
DR. VIRGINIA A. PICCHIETTI, Director; DR. JOSEPHINE M. DUNN, Co-Director
The Italian Studies Concentration is designed to advance students’ understanding of
diverse aspects of Italian culture and society. The concentration is open to all majors and
consists of both interdisciplinary and single-discipline courses drawn from various academic
departments at the University. It encourages both breadth and depth in the study of Italian
culture and society; its goal is to cultivate a broadly-based knowledge of Italian civilization
and its contributions to the specific fields comprising the concentration. At the same time,
courses in the concentration will fulfill general-education requirements with an emphasis on
cultural diversity and on a writing-intensive curriculum.
The curriculum is designed to accomplish the following: provide a focused study of
Italian culture and society; develop oral and written skills; and develop practical skills
applicable to trips to Italy and in career fields. The concentration requires the successful
completion of seven courses, three of which are required courses and four of which are to be
chosen from an approved list of electives. Students will be required to complete successfully
two courses of Italian language as well as the Italian Studies Seminar. Students will enter the
language level they can master (determined in consultation with the director and the language
department), and will fulfill the language requirement by successfully completing two
of the approved language courses.
The following are required and elective courses that make up the Concentration:
Italian studies required courses: Students will choose two language courses (at appropriate
level) and seminar.
ITAL 101-102 Elementary Italian
ITAL 211-212 Intermediate Italian
ITAL 311-312 Advanced Italian Composition and Conversation
Italian Studies Seminar (a specific topics course whose content varies
according to the interests of students and faculty. Offered every two
years.)
Italian studies Elective courses: Students will choose four.
ENGL 431 Dante’s Divine Comedy
ITAL 207 Italian Women Writers
ITAL 208 Envisioning Italy from
Novel to Film: The
Case of Neorealism
ITAL 209 Italian Cinema: From
Origins to Present
ARTH 214 Renaissance Art and
Architecture:
1250-1500
ARTH 216 Michelangelo and
His World
ARTH 217 Leonardo (Da Vinci)
368
ARTH 218 The Age of Rembrandt
ARTH 384 Special Topics in
Art History
(if applicable)
MUS 217 Opera
MUS 284 Special Topics in
Music History
(if applicable)
HIST 240 Modern Italy
HIST 323 The Renaissance
PHIL 221 Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 222 Modern Philosophy I
NSCI 103 The Ascent of Man