The minor in Italian Language & Literature offers students the opportunity to master skills of language acquisition and cross-cultural communicative competence while developing multicultural awareness of Italian-speaking communities in Italy and beyond its borders. Our program prepares students to think critically, and allows them to gain knowledge of cultural expressions produced on the Italian peninsula and in its diasporas throughout the world.

For information, please contact:

Dr. Cristina Lombardi-Diop, Undergraduate Program Director
Crown Center 217
clombardidiop@luc.edu

Curriculum

A student pursuing the Minor in Italian Language and Literature is required to take six courses in Italian excluding ITAL 101 Italian I through ITAL 104 Italian IV.

Students normally take:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
ITAL 250	Composition & Conversation I	3
ITAL 251	Composition & Conversation II	3
ITAL 270	Main Currents of Italian Literature I 1	3
ITAL 271	Main Currents of Italian Literature II	3
Two ITAL 300-Level Courses 1		6
Total Hours		18

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Students who are fluent in the language may being the sequence at the 270-level with the Italian Undergraduate Program Director's permission.  Students would be required to take two additional ITAL 300-level courses in order to meet the minimum 18 credit hours.

Undergraduate Policies and Procedures

Please see Undergraduate Policies and Procedures for academic policies that supersede those of academic units within the University.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Show intermediate to advanced proficiency in speaking, understanding, reading and writing skills
• Demonstrate knowledge of content areas (Italian grammar, Italian cultural expressions, Italian cinema etc.)
• Establish connections between literature, film, and society in the Italian-speaking world
• Acquire a lifelong interest and enthusiasm for Italian-speaking cultural production