Requirements for Majors & Minors

Major in Italian Studies
Requirements for the Italian Studies major consist of 10 courses as follows:

1. Category A: Five courses taught in Italian in the Department of Romance Languages:
   • Two courses in composition & conversation:
     IT 21 and 22, or equivalent
     (Note: One high school acceleration credit, appearing on the student's transcript, may be counted as equivalent to IT 21.)
   • Two survey courses:
     IT 31 and 32, or equivalent
     (Note: An equivalent for IT 31 is an Italian literature course dealing with texts written prior to the eighteenth century; an equivalent for IT 32 deals with texts from the eighteenth century or later.)
   • One 100-level course, such as:
     IT 121, Advanced Italian Language
     IT 191, Special Topics
     IT 192, Special Topics
2. Category B: Two courses taught in English in the Department of Romance Languages, such as:
   • IT 51, Dante's Inferno
   • IT 52, Dante's Purgatorio and Paradiso
   • IT 55, The Rinascimento
   • IT 75, Italian Film
3. Category C: Any three courses from one or more of the following groups:
   • Category A, above;
   • Category B, above;
   • Courses in Latin language or literature, with readings in the original, above the level of Latin 3;
   • Courses in Latin literature or culture, with readings in English translation;
   • Courses devoted exclusively to Italian culture (as attested by course description and
     syllabus), taught in departments other than Romance Languages. Such courses must be approved by the Department of Romance Languages for credit in the major. See the Appendix for the Italian Studies Major.

Please note: No more than one credit in Independent Study may be counted toward the major. No more than two credits combining an Independent Study and an honors thesis may be counted toward the major. Courses taken in Italy may be counted toward the major, subject to approval by the Department of Romance Languages. All courses taken for credit in the major must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

The Senior Year
It is highly recommended that seniors returning from overseas programs enroll in an appropriate Italian course in the Department of Romance Languages during their final year of study.

Declaring the Major
Interested students should consult the designated adviser for the major in Italian Studies.

Appendix
A list of courses exclusively devoted to Italian culture, taught in departments other than Romance Languages, which count toward the Italian Studies Major:

Please note: This list is limited to courses which appear in the printed version of the 2001-2002 Tufts Bulletin, exclusive of Special Topics courses. Cross-listed course designations are marked with an asterisk. Please consult the sponsoring department to verify whether a course is offered in a particular semester.

Other courses devoted exclusively to Italian culture may be counted toward the Italian Studies Major upon presentation of course description and syllabus. Courses taken in other departments must be approved by the Department of Romance Languages for credit in the major.

• ARCH 167 - Tyrrhenian Archeology
• FAH 115* - Tyrrhenian Archeology
• CLS 167* - Tyrrhenian Archeology
• ARCH 168 - Roman Art and Archeology
• FAH 116* - Roman Art and Archeology
• CLS 168* - Roman Art and Archeology
• CLS 32 - Classics of Rome (in translation)
• CLS 38 - History of Ancient Rome
• HIST 17* - History of Ancient Rome
• FAH 31/131 - Early Renaissance in Italy
• FAH 32/132 - High Renaissance in Italy
• FAH 34/134 - Renaissance Venice
• PS 145 - Seminar: The Political Thought of Machiavelli