14 courses with the subject IT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
IT 111Elementary Italian3
2 lecture and 2 lab hours Students with no background in Italian learn how to communicate with Italian-speaking people. The basic skills of speaking, reading, and writing in Italian are established and Italian culture is introduced. All new grammatical, syntactical and phonetic skills covered in course lectures will be further developed in a multimedia environment.
2 lecture and 2 lab hours Students expand upon the skills established in Italian I and continue to study Italian culture. All new grammatical, syntactical and phonetic skills covered in course lectures will be further developed in a multimedia environment. Prerequisite(s): IT 111 or equivalent.
IT 113Made in Italy: Italian Language through Food, Fashion and Film3
2 lecture and 2 lab hours Students review, develop, and expand use of spoken and written structures of contemporary Italian through total immersion. Field trips emphasize the interactive use of the Italian language through three significant themes: gastronomy, cinema, and fashion design, providing enriched understanding of the people, history and culture of Italy. Prerequisite(s): IT 111 or equivalent.
3 lecture hours Students learn to converse in Italian by emphasizing interaction in real-world situations. Functional and practical verbal communications are addressed with a focus on Italian culture. Course also taught in Florence, Italy, in Winter and Summer sessions. Prerequisite(s): IT 111 or equivalent.
2 lecture and 2 lab hours This intermediate course is designed to review and refine students' communication skills in Italian. Supplementary reading materials (including poetry, short stories, and magazine and newspaper articles), films, and videos further the students' knowledge of Italian culture. All new grammatical, syntactical and phonetic skills covered in course lectures will be further developed in a multimedia environment. Prerequisite(s): IT 112 or equivalent. 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog 423
2 lecture and 2 lab hours Building on Italian III, students refine their communication skills in Italian. More advanced supplementary reading materials (including poetry, short stories, and magazine and newspaper articles), films, and videos further the students' knowledge of Italian culture. All new grammatical, syntactical and phonetic skills covered in course lectures will be further developed in a multimedia environment. Prerequisite(s): IT 213 or equivalent.
2 lecture and 2 lab hours Conversational ability in Italian is further developed and refined by emphasizing interaction in real- world situations. Advanced functional and practical verbal communications are addressed along with a focus on Italian culture. All new grammatical, syntactical and phonetic skills covered in course lectures will be further developed in a multimedia environment. Prerequisite(s): IT 112 or equivalent.
2 lecture and 2 lab hours This course is cross-listed with FI 246. Students survey the defining elements of Italian cinema from inception to contemporary Italian cinematic practices. Screenings include Neorealist masterpieces, cinema d'autore, commedia all'italiana, spaghetti Westerns, and contemporary Italian films.
2 lecture and 2 lab hours This course is conduced entirely in Italian. This course looks at fashion in Italian culture from the Middle Ages through the present day. Materials include short stories, magazines, newspapers, blogs, and films. Students analyze how fashion reflects sociopolitical changes throughout Italian history, and learn specialized vocabulary related to fashion. Prerequisite(s): IT 213 or permission of instructor.
3 lecture hours This course introduces students to Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the contemporary era. Students examine the work of Italian authors in the genres of poetry, the novel, and the theater, with an emphasis on literary analysis through discussion and writing. The course is conducted entirely in Italian and is enhanced by multimedia resources. (G7: Humanities; G8:
3 lecture hours This course introduces students to the lives and literary endeavors of a selection of women who lived in Italy during the Renaissance and addresses how these women were written about in the context in which they wrote. Topics addressed in the course include their purpose and motivation for writing, the kinds of texts they wrote and the audience served, and the effect of social class and religion on their work. This course is conducted entirely in Italian. (G7: Humanities; G8: Foreign
