The certificate will encompass courses in several departments in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the College of Fine Arts. The majority of courses will focus on the study of history and culture of the people who inhabit or originated from the Italian peninsula and the islands of Sardinia and Sicily from pre-historic times to the present. In addition, however, offerings will also focus on the Italian diaspora with specific reference to the experiences of people of Italian descent in the many nations in which they settled from the early 19th century to the present.

Students are required to take between 23 and 28 semester hours from a list of courses approved for the certificate. A Faculty Advisory Committee will coordinate the Certificate of Italian Studies. Students may receive credit for courses, not included in the above list, or (if circumstances require it) may substitute a required course with another, by petitioning and if approved by the Advisory Committee.

Study Abroad: Students in the Italian Studies Certificate program are strongly encouraged to study abroad for the summer, a semester or a year in the USF in Italy program or in any other accredited program. The Faculty Advisory Committee will determine which courses taken as part of the overseas experience will count toward fulfilling the requirements for the certificate.

NOTE: Students may apply a maximum of sixteen credits in the same department toward fulfilling the requirements for the certificate.

I. Language Requirement:

Students must demonstrate proficiency in Italian
or complete two semesters of language courses
chosen from the following courses:

ITA 1120 Beginning Italian I (3 credits)
ITA 1121 Beginning Italian II (3 credits)
ITA 2200 Intermediate Italian I (3 credits)
ITA 2240 Italian Conversation I (4 credits)
ITA 2241 Italian Conversation II (4 credits)
ITA 3420 Composition (3 credits)
LAT 1120 Beginning Latin I (1-4 credits)

"Allegoria del Buon Governo" by Ambrogio Lorenzetti

II. Core Courses:

Each student will take 3 courses from the following list. However, only one course will be allowed from each department:

ARH 4301 Renaissance Art (4 credits)
ITW 4100 Survey of Italian Literature I (4 credits)
ITW 4101 Survey of Italian Literature II (4 credits)
HIS 3930 Renaissance Society (4 credits)
HIS 3930 The Italian Diaspora (4 credits)
HUM 4437 Italian Renaissance Culture (3 credits)

III Elective Courses:

Students will take 6-8 credits of elective courses chosen from the following list:

Anthropology:
ANT 4143 European Archeology (3 credits)
ANT 4930 Mediterranean Archeology (3 credits)

Art History:
ARH 4796 The Renaissance Book (4 credits) [instructor’s consent]
ARH 4318 Venetian Art (4 credits) [instructor’s consent]

English:
LIT 4930 Italian Cinema (3 credits)

Government and International Affairs:
POT 4936 Selected Topics in Political Theory (3 credits)

History:
EUH 3412 Roman Republic (4 credits)
EUH 3413 Roman Empire (4 credits)
HIS/ISS 3930 The Italian Diaspora (4 credits)
HIS 3930 The Italian-American Experience (4 credits)
HIS 3930 The Rise of Rome (4 credits)
HIS 3930 The Punic Wars (3 credits)
HIS 3930 The Roman Revolution (4 credits)
HIS 3930 Renaissance Society (4 credits)
HIS 3930 Women and Men in Early Modern Europe (4 credits)

Humanities:
HUM 4437 Italian Renaissance Culture (4 credits)
HUM 4930 Italian Film and Music-Fellini and Rota (3 credits)
HUM 4930 Neo-Realism and the New Wave:
       Post World War II French and Italian Film (3 credits)

World Language Education:
CLA  3123 Roman Civilization (3 credits)
CLT  3102 Roman literature in translation (3 credits)
ITA  1120 Beginning Italian I (3 credits)
ITA  1121 Beginning Italian II (3 credits)
ITA  2200 Intermediate Italian I (3 credits)
ITA  2240 Italian Conversation I (4 credits)
ITA  2241 Italian Conversation II (4 credits)
ITA  3420 Composition (3 credits)
ITA  3470 Overseas Study (1-4 credits)
ITW 4100 Survey of Italian Literature I (4 credits)
ITW 4101 Survey of Italian Literature II (4 credits)
ITW 4905 Directed Study (3 credits)
LAT 1120 Beginning Latin I (4 credits) 

Theatre:
THE 4480  The Theatre of Luigi Pirandello (3 credits)

Faculty members participating in the
Certificate in Italian Studies include:  

Professor Giovanna Benadusi, History.
Professor Denis Calandra, Theatre.
Professor Ava Chitwood, World Language Education.
Professor Rita Ciresi, English.
Professor Silvio Gaggi, Humanities and American Studies.
Professor Michael Gibbons, Government and International Affairs.
Professor Domenico Ierardo, World Language Education.
Professor Patrizia La Trecchia, Department of World Language Education
Professor Gary Mormino, History.
Professor Fraser Ottanelli, History.
Professor Silvia Ruffo Fiore, English.
Professor Phillip Sipiora, English.
Professor Kelly Tipps, History.
Professor Robert Tykot, Anthropology.
Professor Helena Szepe, Department of Art.
Professor David Wright, Department of Art.
Professor Naomy Yavneh, Humanities and American Studies

"Natura Morta" by Giorgio Morandi

Partisans in the streets of Milan, April 1945