Intensive Major

All students in the intensive major, in addition to fulfilling the requirements of a standard major, must present a departmental essay (ITAL 491a or b) on some specialized subject of their choice approved by their adviser and the Committee on Majors in spring of the senior year.

Requirements of the Major

Prerequisite: ITAL 131b or equivalent

Number of courses: Eleven term courses beyond prerequisite

Distribution of courses: Eight term courses in Italian numbered 138a or above, including one in the Middle Ages (in addition to one on Dante's Divine Comedy), one in the Renaissance, and two in Italian lit after 1600, at least 5 of these conducted in Italian. Two term courses in other langs or lits, history of art, history, or philosophy relevant to field of study and approved by DUS

Specific courses required: ITAL 138a or 139b; ITAL 310a or equivalent

Substitution permitted: Any graduate course in another national literature or linguistics for one of the two courses in other departments, with permission of DUS