Italian Minor

Students may choose to minor in Italian Studies or Italian.  Both require a minimum of 18 hours as outlined below. All students interested in Italian culture, art, and civilization are encouraged to consider studying at one of the direct-credit programs administered by CET for Vanderbilt in Italy. For more information, contact the Vanderbilt Global Education Office. Students who spend a semester at Vanderbilt in Italy in either Florence or Siena can choose to fulfill the requirements for both minors.
Contact Professor Tracy Barrett, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Italian, for appropriate credit.

Minor in Italian Studies

18-hour minimum at 201-level and above

Four Required Courses

♦ 201W – Grammar and Composition
♦ 220 – Introduction to Italian Literature
♦ 230 – Italian Civilization
♦ 201 or 203 European Studies

Two Courses from the Following List

♦ HIST222 – Medieval and Renaissance Italy, 1000-17000
♦ HIST224 – Renaissance Europe
♦ HART 218 – Italian Renaissance Art to 1500
♦ HART 219 – Italian Renaissance Art after 1500
♦ ITA 231 – Dante’s Divine Comedy
♦ ITA 232 – Literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
♦ ITA 233 – Baroque, Illuminismo, and Romanticism in Italy
♦ ITA 235 – Twentieth-Centure Literature: Beauty and Chaos
♦ ITA 239 – Topics in Contemporary Italian Civilization
♦ ITA 240 – Modern Italian Cinema
♦ MUS 221 – Opera
♦ MUS 243 – Music of the Baroque and Classic Eras
♦ MUS 244 – Music of the Romantic and Modern Eras
♦ Vanderbilt in Italy: any content course (not language) taken at Vanderbilt-in-Italy

Minor in Italian

18-hour minimum at 201w and above

Three Required Courses

♦ 201w - Grammar and Composition
♦ 214 – Spoken Italian
♦ 220 – Introduction to Italian Literature

Three Courses from the 200-level courses

Except 289 (Independent Study).