Minor in Italian

Italian Minor Requirements

The minor requires 20 units including 

  • ITAL 201
  • ITAL 202
  • *12 units taught in Italian, English, or a combination of both

Please note that at least 9 upper-division units are required for minors (ITAL 301-499); furthermore, almost all courses offered by the Italian Department, whether in Italian or English, count toward either the B.A. or the minor option. Exceptions: 100-level Italian language and GenEds do not count towards the major or the minor.

Foundation Courses

  • TAL 101: Elementary Italian I
  • ITAL 102: Elementary Italian II
  • ITAL 102z: Intensive Elementary Italian
  • ITAL 201: Intermediate Italian I
  • ITAL 202: Intermediate Italian II
  • ITAL 202z: Intensive Intermediate Italian (Immersive Italian in Orvieto)

Advanced Courses

  • ITAL 301: Advanced Italian Conversation through Media
  • ITAL 310: Italian Encounters: Spoken Italian in Cultural Context
  • ITAL 320: Italian Encounters: Written Italian in Cultural Context

Italian Literature and Film Courses

  • ITAL 410: Words and Worlds: Italian Film and/or Fiction
  • ITAL 420: Framing Italy 
  • ITAL 433: Italian Business 

    Lower-division Courses

    • ITAL 230: Introduction to Italian Culture
    • ITAL 231: Fashion and Culture in France and Italy
    • ITAL 240: Italian Folklore & Popular Culture
    • ITAL 250A: Love, Literature, and Language in the Italian Middle Ages (formerly "Literature in Translation: Middle Ages")
    • ITAL 250B: The Italian Renaissance (formerly, "Literature in Translation: Renaissance")
    • ITAL 250C: Intermediality: Italian Theatre, Opera, and Film (formerly "Literature in Translation: Italian Theater")
    • ITAL 250D: Narrating Italy through Literature & Film (formerly "Literature in Translation: The Novel")

    *Note: all 200-level classes listed above are General Education courses.

    Upper-division Courses

    • ITAL 300: Pandemics, Politics and Culture in France and Italy
    • ITAL 330A: Resisting Fascism (formerly "Italian Studies: Fascism, Resistance, and Reconstruction")
    • ITAL 330B: Once Upon a Time in Italian-American Cinema (formerly, "History of Italian-American Cinema")
    • ITAL 330C: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Italian Cinema (formerly, "History of Italian Cinema")
    • ITAL 330D: Empowered Women in Italian Literature and Culture (formerly, "Women in Italian Society")
    • ITAL 431: The Divine Comedy by Dante
    • ITAL 496a: Topics in Advanced Italian Studies (Immersive Italian in Orvieto) 

    *Note: all 300-level classes listed above are General Education courses.

    Ready to Declare?

    Thank you for your interest, there are many benefits of majoring in Italian! Declare a major or minor in one of the following ways:

    In Person

    Meet in person with a faculty advisor or make an appointment with the College of Humanities Academic Advising Center. 

    Schedule an appointment

    Online form

    Complete the online Major/Minor declaration form (NetID required). A faculty advisor will follow up to schedule a meeting. If you do not hear from a faculty advisor within a week, please contact the College of Humanities Academic Advising Center (cohadv@arizona.edu)

    Declare major/minor online form