Italian - Major

Core Curriculum Requirements

Italian Major Requirements

1. Italian majors complete 30 credits in Italian starting at the 102 level or higher, plus a 3-credit Senior Seminar (detailed below), for a total of 33 credits.

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2. Credits earned in Language Labs count toward the 30.

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3. ITL 400

   Italian Senior Seminar ​

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4. Classes taught in English do not count toward NYSED certification in teaching the target language. Teacher candidates must make sure they have 30 credits in the target language. (Note: If a student adds teacher certification in a language after graduation via a master’s degree, they will still need to have 30 credits in the target language. Therefore, anyone thinking about teaching in the future should consider earning the 30 credits in the target language prior to completing their undergraduate degree).

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5. Senior Seminar does not count toward the 30 credits in the target language required by NYSED.

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6. Any course taken abroad in the target language will transfer back as part of the major, regardless of content area: e.g. 3 credits of Psychology taken in Italy in the Italian language will come back as 3 credits toward the Italian major.

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7. Courses in English taken abroad will count towards the major only if the content deals with cultural competency, literature, history, politics, arts, etc. (e.g. 3 credits of Italian Art History, taught in Florence, will transfer back as 3 credits toward the Italian major). There is a maximum total of 6 credits of courses taught in English that can count toward a language major, whether taken abroad or domestically. A list of commonly taken culture courses will be provided when choosing classes from our international partner universities. Note: Courses taken abroad are approved by Program Directors for transfer credit back to Nazareth to fulfill both core and major requirements.

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8. For English-language courses at Nazareth or transferred in from U.S. institutions, specific courses are allowed toward the major in the target language: e.g. RES 389: Holocaust in Italy and France may count toward the Italian major. These are limited to 6 credits toward the 33 credits of the major, whether taken abroad or domestically.

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9. LIT.Q 206 Youth Exploring the World Through Literature and Film

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   3
10. LIT.Q 210 The Sensual Literary World of Sicily Through the Works of Pirandello, Brancati, Tornatore and Germ

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    3
11. MUS 211

    The History of Western Music I: Antiquity to the Baroque Period

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    3
12. MUS 212

    The History of Western Music II: The Baroque Period to the Late Nineteenth Century

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    3
13. RES 389

    The Holocaust in Italy and France: Fascism, Resistance and Rescue

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    3

Sample Program for Italian Majors