Undergraduate Catalog - Lake Erie College

Italian Studies
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts
Since the ancient Roman times, “Italy” has been exporting
its civilization around the world (in particular in the western
world), in areas of classical literature, humanism, science,
art, history, political and moral thought, music, design,
fashion, film, and cuisine. Italy has produced some of the
most remarkable cultural works of western civilization (e.g.
Michelangelo’s frescos and sculptures, Leonardo da Vinci’s
and Galileo’s genius, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Machiavelli’s
essays, Vivaldi’s, Verdi’s and Puccini’s music compositions,
De Sica’s and Fellini’s films, Armani’s, Gucci’s and Versace’s
fashion houses) and founded the first University in Europe.
Italy is one of the founding fathers of the European Union
and is its third largest economy. The major in Italian Studies
affords access to one of the richest cultural traditions
as well as to one of Europe’s most vital contemporary
societies.
The major in Italian Studies allows the student to understand,
appreciate and analyze this treasury of human
expression while broadening his/her cultural and intellectual
horizons. It will deepen the student’s creativity
and critical thinking skills, and will provide the student
with the ability to interact with the numerous Italian communities
spread around the world. The program offers the
opportunity to have an educational/cultural/internships
experience abroad, in Italy, where the student can also have
the chance to specialize in culinary arts or in design or in
fashion. Successful completion of the program can enhance
the student’s employability amongst employers who are
seeking employees that are well-equipped to interact in
the multicultural environment of today’s increasingly global
society, and can surely increase his/her chances of being
accepted into graduate programs.
The major (and minor) in Italian Studies is an interdisciplinary
program focusing on the study of the Italian language,
culture, arts, and literature and its manifestations in history
and its usage in the present cultural and social context.
Requirements for the Major:
40 semester credits including:
• IT 102 Beginning Italian II (4 SH)
• IT 201 Intermediate Italian (4 SH)
• IT 220 Italian Conversation (4 SH)
• IT 211 Introduction to Italian Culture & Civilization (4
SH)
• IT 170-79/270-79/370-79 Special Topics in Italian (2-4
SH)
• IT 331 Advanced Italian (4 SH)
and Italian Studies Group 1 - 16 semester credits from the
following:
• IT 210 Italian Food & Culture (4 SH)
• IT 300 Italian Translation (2 or 4 SH)
• IT 301 Italian for the Professional Environment (4 SH)
• IT 338 Readings in Italian Literatures & Cultures (4 SH)
• IT 339 Readings in Italian Literatures & Cultures II (4 SH)
• IT 411 Introduction to Dante's Divine Comedy (4 SH)
• IT 412 Studies in Contemporary Italian Literature and
Culture (4 SH)
• IT 413 Introduction to Italian Renaissance (4 SH)
• IT 420 Introduction to Italian Fine Arts (2 or 4 SH)
• IT 422 Studies in Italian Cinema (2 or 4 SH)
• IT 490 Senior Research Project (2 or 4 SH)
• IT 250/350 Internship in Italian (2 or 4 SH)
• IT 170-79/270-79/370-79 Special Topics in Italian (2-4 SH)
Legal Studies
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
This major provides students with the skills and knowledge
required to carry out various types of legal assistant/
administrator responsibilities such as legal research, writing
and investigations. Legal assistants work for private
law firms, government, banks, insurance companies and
real estate agencies. Ohio prohibits the practice of law by
non-attorneys. In addition to the College’s general transfer
credit policy, any student transferring legal specialty credits
must comply with the following policy:
The Legal Studies Program Director will review the course
description and/or syllabus of any legal specialty course taken
at another institution to ascertain if it is equivalent to a course
at Lake Erie College and determine whether to allow credit.
Twenty semester credits must be taken in the major in residence
at Lake Erie College which must include the following:
• LG 410 Ethics (1 SH)
• LG 420 Senior Seminar (3 SH)
• LG 450 Internship (4 SH)
(Program approved by the American Bar Association)
Requirements for the Major:
50 semester credits including:
• LG 110 Introduction to Legal Assisting (2 SH)
• LG 210 Principles of Legal Research and Writing (4 SH)
• LG 220 Criminal Law and Procedure (4 SH)
• LG 222 Civil Litigation and Procedure (4 SH)
• LG 315 Business Law I (4 SH)
• LG 324 Constitutional Law (4 SH)
• LG 410 Ethics (1 SH)
• LG 403 Legal Technology (4 SH)
• LG 420 Applied Senior Seminar (3 SH)
• LG 450 Legal Assistant Internship (4 SH)
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