UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
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Italian 339<br />
Internship Experience<br />
The Internship and Career Center facilitates a campuswide<br />
internship program. All internships, both<br />
credit and non-credit, can be taken for Transcript<br />
Notation with completion of required evaluation<br />
reports. The notation briefly describes the nature and<br />
location of the internship experience. Questions pertaining<br />
to academic credit and Transcript Notation<br />
may be directed to The Internship and Career Center.<br />
Course Credit. Internship courses (numbered 92<br />
and 192) are available for credit on a variable-unit<br />
and Passed/Not Passed grading basis. A maximum<br />
of 12 units of 92 and/or 192 courses may be<br />
counted toward the 180-unit minimum needed for<br />
graduation. To qualify for the 192 course, students<br />
must have acquired 84 units of credit. All credited<br />
internships require approval and sponsorship by a<br />
faculty member from an appropriate discipline.<br />
Arrangements may be made through the department<br />
of the sponsoring faculty member and facilitated by<br />
The Internship and Career Center Staff.<br />
Italian<br />
(College of Letters and Science)<br />
Julia Simon, Ph.D., Chairperson of the Department<br />
Department Office. 522 Sproul Hall<br />
(530) 752-1219; http://italian.ucdavis.edu<br />
Faculty<br />
JoAnn Cannon, Ph.D., Professor<br />
Gustavo Foscarini, M.A., Senior Lecturer<br />
Margherita Heyer-Caput, Ph.D., Professor<br />
Juliana Schiesari, Ph.D., Professor<br />
(Italian, Comparative Literature)<br />
Affiliated Faculty<br />
Antonella Bassi, M.A., Lecturer<br />
Jay Grossi, M.A., Lecturer<br />
The Major Program<br />
The major in Italian provides a solid language background<br />
which will enable the student to develop an<br />
appreciation for Italian language and culture.<br />
The Program.The Italian program is small and<br />
geared to the individual needs of the student. The<br />
use of Italian is stressed on all levels and a knowledge<br />
of the language is required for literature<br />
courses that are taught only in Italian. The Italian<br />
program actively participates in the Education<br />
Abroad Program, the Quarter Abroad Program, the<br />
International Internships Program, and the Summer<br />
Sessions International (Rome), all of which offer<br />
opportunities for travel and study in Italy.<br />
Career Alternatives. Specific career opportunities<br />
for those students who have a background in foreign<br />
languages are abundant. In addition to the<br />
Foreign Service, jobs are available in business and<br />
education, both overseas and in the U.S. For example,<br />
those wishing to live (for brief or longer periods<br />
of time) and work in Italy have a choice of cities:<br />
Milan for business, Rome for international concerns<br />
in agriculture and nutrition in the F.A.O., and Florence<br />
for retail commerce and the arts, just to name a<br />
few. In the U.S., foreign-owned companies or American<br />
companies with interests in the foreign market<br />
need qualified people who are also fluent in a foreign<br />
language.<br />
A.B. Major Requirements:<br />
UNITS<br />
Preparatory Subject Matter................ 0-24<br />
Italian 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9 (or the<br />
equivalent) ....................................... 0-24<br />
Depth Subject Matter ............................ 36<br />
Italian 101 and 105............................... 8<br />
Upper division courses in literature, taught in<br />
the language ....................................... 28<br />
Must include at least one course from two of<br />
the following literary periods:<br />
(a) Early Italian<br />
(b) Renaissance and Baroque<br />
(c) Eighteenth through Twentieth Centuries<br />
Upper division <strong>General</strong> Education courses<br />
in Italian may fulfill this requirement with<br />
approval of the major adviser.<br />
A total of 8 units in literature may be<br />
replaced by Italian 107 (highly<br />
recommended) and/or by courses in<br />
related fields such as history, art history,<br />
music, comparative literature, English,<br />
critical theory, classics, and linguistics.<br />
Note: All upper division courses are to be<br />
chosen in consultation with the major<br />
adviser.<br />
Total Units for the Major ..................36-60<br />
Recommended<br />
One year or one quarter of study abroad with the<br />
Education Abroad Program or college Latin or a<br />
Romance Language.<br />
Major Adviser. J. Cannon<br />
Minor Program Requirements:<br />
UNITS<br />
Italian .................................................. 20<br />
Italian 101 and 105 .............................. 8<br />
Three upper division courses in literature<br />
chosen in consultation with major<br />
adviser ............................................... 12<br />
One course chosen from two of the<br />
following three areas:<br />
(a) Early Italian Literature<br />
(b) Renaissance and Baroque<br />
(c) Eighteenth through Twentieth Centuries<br />
(One of the above courses may be replaced<br />
by course 107 or by a course of literature<br />
in translation offered by the Italian<br />
Program).<br />
Honors and Honors Program. The honors program<br />
comprises two quarters of study under course<br />
194H (3 units) and course 195H (3 units), which will<br />
include a research paper and a comprehensive<br />
examination. See also Academic Information, on<br />
page 67.<br />
Education Abroad Program. Applicable<br />
courses taken on EAP are accepted for credit in the<br />
major or the minor programs.<br />
Teaching Credential Subject Representative.<br />
See Major Adviser above; see the Teaching Credential/M.A.<br />
Program on page 109.<br />
Prerequisite Credit. Credit will not normally be<br />
given for a course if it is a prerequisite of a course<br />
already successfully completed. Exceptions can be<br />
made only by the Program Director.<br />
Short Term Language and Culture Program.<br />
The Italian program offers an exciting study abroad<br />
program of Italian language and culture at the Mediterranean<br />
Center for Arts and Sciences in Syracusa,<br />
Sicily. The spring quarter program is directed and<br />
taught in part by a faculty member of the Italian program.<br />
All students in good standing at <strong>UC</strong> <strong>Davis</strong> are<br />
eligible to apply. There is no language requirement<br />
to participate. Language and culture instruction is<br />
offered at all levels, and students are able to earn up<br />
to 20 units of credit. The courses may be used for<br />
credit towards the Italian major or minor. For information,<br />
contact the director of the Italian program or<br />
the Education Abroad Center.<br />
Courses in Italian (ITA)<br />
Lower Division Courses<br />
Students offering high school language preparation<br />
as a prerequisite must take a placement test.<br />
1. Elementary Italian (5)<br />
Discussion—5 hours; laboratory—1 hour. Introduction<br />
to Italian grammar and development of all language<br />
skills in a cultural context with special<br />
emphasis on communication. (Students who have<br />
successfully completed Italian 2 or 3 in the 10th or<br />
higher grade in high school may receive unit credit<br />
for this course on a P/NP grading basis only.<br />
Although a passing grade will be charged to the student’s<br />
P/NP option, no petition is required. All other<br />
students will receive a letter grade unless a P/NP<br />
petition is filed.)—I, II. (I, II.)<br />
1A. Accelerated Intensive Elementary<br />
Italian (15)<br />
Lecture/discussion—15 hours. Special 12-week<br />
accelerated, intensive summer session course that<br />
combines the work of courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction<br />
to Italian grammar and development of all language<br />
skills in a cultural context with emphasis on<br />
communicative ability. Not open for credit to students<br />
who have completed courses 1, 2, or 3.—IV.<br />
(IV.) Bassi, Grossi<br />
1S. Elementary Italian (5)<br />
Discussion/laboratory—5 hours. Introduction to Italian<br />
grammar and development of all language skills<br />
in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.<br />
This course is taught abroad. Not open<br />
for credit to students who have completed course<br />
1.—III.<br />
2. Elementary Italian (5)<br />
Discussion—5 hours; laboratory—1 hour. Prerequisite:<br />
course 1. Continuation of course 1 in areas of<br />
grammar and basic language skills.—II, III. (II, III.)<br />
2S. Elementary Italian (5)<br />
Discussion/laboratory—5 hours. Prerequisite:<br />
course 1. Continuation of course 1 in the area of<br />
grammar and basic language skills. This course is<br />
taught abroad. Not open for credit to students who<br />
have completed course 2.—III.<br />
3. Elementary Italian (5)<br />
Lecture/discussion—5 hours. Prerequisite: course 2.<br />
Continuation of grammar sequence, and practice of<br />
all language skills through cultural texts.—I, II, III. (I,<br />
II, III.)<br />
3S. Elementary Italian (5)<br />
Lecture/discussion—5 hours. Prerequisite: course 2.<br />
Completion of grammar sequence and continuing<br />
practice of all language skills through cultural texts.<br />
This course is taught abroad. Not open for credit to<br />
students who have completed course 3.—III.<br />
4. Intermediate Italian (4)<br />
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours.<br />
Prerequisite: course 3. Review of grammar and syntax<br />
through written exercises and short prose works.<br />
Intended to develop the linguistic foundations of students<br />
who have completed the first year language<br />
classes.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)<br />
4S. Intermediate Italian (3)<br />
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 3<br />
or the equivalent. Review of grammar and syntax<br />
through written exercises and readings of short<br />
prose works. Intended to develop the linguistic foundations<br />
of students who have completed the first year<br />
language classes. This course is taught abroad. Not<br />
open for credit to students who have completed<br />
course 4.—III.<br />
5. Intermediate Italian (4)<br />
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours.<br />
Prerequisite: course 4. Review and study of grammar<br />
and syntax, readings of short prose works, and written<br />
exercises. Intended to prepare students to read,<br />
understand, and discuss modern Italian.—I, II, III. (I,<br />
II, III.)<br />
5S. Intermediate Italian (3)<br />
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 4.<br />
Preparation to read, understand, and discuss texts<br />
written in Italian. Transition between course 4 and<br />
10. This course is taught abroad. Not open for credit<br />
to students who have completed course 5.—III.<br />
8A. Italian Conversation (3)<br />
Discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 3 or the<br />
equivalent. Course designed to offer practice in<br />
speaking Italian. May be repeated once for credit.<br />
(P/NP grading only.)—I, III. (I, III.)<br />
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-<strong>2010</strong> offering in parentheses<br />
<strong>General</strong> Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience