Minor in Italian

Italian Minor

The minor requires 20 units including ITAL 201, ITAL 202 and 12 units taught in Italian, English, or a combination of both (9 units must be upper-division ITAL 301-499).
Please note that 100-level Italian language and GenEds do not count towards the major or the minor.

  • ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian 1
  • ITAL 202 Intermediate Italian 2 (or AP equiv., or credit-by-exam)
  • OR ITAL 202z Intensive Intermediate Italian (combined ITAL 201 & 202, offered only in Immersive Italian in Orvieto summer abroad program)

  • 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.

Courses in Italian

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

Courses in English

  • 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 in English 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. 

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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)

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