Italian Studies Minor

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The Italian Studies Minor (18 hours) at UM offers a flexible and interdisciplinary program intended to provide students with the opportunity to obtain broad-based knowledge of Italian language and culture that spans art, business, cinema, culinary arts, fashion design, history, language, literature and music.

Requirements:

A minimum of 18 semester hours, including the Core and Elective Courses.

Core:

Nine semester hours of any course under the ITAL (Italian) prefix.

Elective Courses:

Nine semester hours from the following options. No more than two courses from one subject area can count toward the minor.
In addition to the following list, courses with a significant Italian component offered by other UM departments or programs may count toward the minor requirements with the approval of the Italian Studies advisor. Such courses may include those offered as part of a university-approved study abroad program in Italy.

ARTH 4124 - Roman Art Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4125 - Art/Archaeology Pompeii Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4141 - Art of Italy, 1250-1450 Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4143 - Art of Italy, 1450-1600 Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4146 - European Art, 1600-1750 Credit Hours: (3)
CLAS 3414 - Latin Literature in Translation Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3301 - Early Modern Europe, 1450-1815 Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3302 - Modern Europe 1800-Present ** Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3304 - Europe in the Age of Total War, 1914-1945 Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3324 - The Ancient Roman World Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3370 - Medieval Europe Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4329 - Imperial Rome Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4331 - After Empire: Rome in the Dark Ages Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4380 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe, 1400-1650 Credit Hours: (3)
LALI 4441 - Dante Credit Hours: (3)
LALI 4442 - Italian Cinema Credit Hours: (3)
LALI 4791-4799 Special Topics (if content is relevant to minor)
MUHL 4407 - History of Opera Credit Hours: (3)