French and Italian
 

Italian

Italian
BA
Hours46.5 - 67.5 Credit Hours
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

The French and Italian Department requires a minimum of 15 major hours to be taken in residence at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
Complete a minor (approximately 16-21 hours) or 15 hours of course work in an area approved by the major advisor. Courses must be approved before the senior year.
Students who need to strengthen oral skills should enroll in ITAL 211R and 311R.
It is strongly recommended that STDEV 317, a 2-credit-hour course, be taken at the end of the sophomore year or the beginning of the junior year. Because liberal arts degrees provide preparation in a variety of useful fields rather than a single career track, this course is recommended to help liberal arts students focus on specific educational and occupational goals and to identify the career options or educational opportunities available to them. The course will introduce them to the resources needed for accessing information about graduate schools, internships, careers, and career development. Students will learn basic employment strategies, including the steps necessary for obtaining employment related to their own specialty.
requirement 1 Complete 1 course
HCOLL 110 - Introduction to the College of Humanities 2.0v
Complete the following prerequisite courses: ITAL 101, 102, 201, 202. (May be waived with previous equivalent language experience.)
requirement 2 Complete 3 courses
ITAL 321 - Advanced Grammar 3.0
ITAL 322 - Advanced Composition 3.0
ITAL 340 - Introduction to Italian Literature 3.0
requirement 3 Complete 7 courses
BUS M 596R - (Not currently offered)
ITAL 317 - (Fren-Ital) French and Italian Cinema 3.0
ITAL 326 - Italian Phonetics and Pronunciation 3.0
ITAL 360 - Italian Civilization from the Beginning to 1600 3.0
ITAL 361 - Italian Civilization from 1600 to the Present 3.0
ITAL 363 - Italian Civilization on Study Abroad 3.0
ITAL 399R - Academic Internship: Italian Language Field Experience 6.0v
ITAL 441 - Italian Literature of the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance 3.0
ITAL 442 - Italian Literature of the Baroque and Enlightenment Periods 3.0
ITAL 443 - Italian Literature of the Romantic Period 3.0
ITAL 444 - Italian Literature of the Twentieth Century 3.0
ITAL 460 - Dante's Divine Comedy 3.0
ITAL 495R - Senior Seminar in Italian 3.0
You may take this course up to 3 times.
requirement 4 Complete 1 option
Oral proficiency:
Complete ITAL 491 and have an oral proficiency interview (OPI) in the semester in which the last Italian course is taken. The rating will be recorded on the student's transcript. The desired minimum OPI rating is "advanced."
option 4.1 Complete 1 course
ITAL 491 - Senior Oral Proficiency Evaluation and Senior Portfolio 0.5
Program Outcomes: 

Language Ability

Successful students will demonstrate proficiency in speaking and writing Italian at the advanced level, as defined by the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and ratings.

Research

Students will analyze the literature, language, and culture of Italy drawing upon their ability to locate and consult relevant primary, critical, and theoretical sources.

Critical Thinking

Based on their chosen interdisciplinary curriculum, successful students will demonstrate the ability to articulate and defend in speech and writing clear and orderly thought on Italian literary and cultural topics.