Minor in Italian Studies
Catalog Year: 2026-2027
Banner Code: LA-MINOR-MCL-ITLN
This minor enables students to advance their Italian language skills and to study Italian culture, history, and literature from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The University Catalog is the authoritative source for information on program requirements and courses. The Schedule of Classes is the authoritative source for information on classes scheduled for this semester. See the Schedule for the most up-to-date information and see Patriot web to register for classes. Requirements may be different for earlier catalog years. See the University Catalog archives.
Policies
Eight credits of coursework must be unique to the minor and students must earn a minimum grade of 2.00 in all courses applied to the minor. For policies governing all minors, see AP.5.3.4 Minors.
Minor Requirements
Total credits: 18
Students should be aware of the specific policies associated with this program, located on the Admissions & Policies tab.
Special topics courses, such as HIST 388 Topics in European History, GOVT 520 Political Theory, and RELI 235 Religion and Literature (Mason Core), when relevant, may be applied to the minor with prior written approval of the coordinator.
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select three courses taught in Italian from the following: | 9 | |
| Advanced Italian: Language and Culture I | ||
| Advanced Italian Language and Culture II | ||
| Italian through Arts | ||
| Southern Italy | ||
| Global and Local Italy | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select three courses from the following: | 9 | |
Additional core course taught in Italian |
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| Italian Cinema (Mason Core) | ||
| Major Italian Writers (Mason Core) | ||
| Early Renaissance Art in Italy, 1300-1500 (Mason Core) | ||
| High Renaissance Art in Italy, 1480-1570 (Mason Core) | ||
| Western Europe in the Middle Ages | ||
| The Renaissance | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Europe (Mason Core) | ||
| Modern Western Political Theory | ||
| Catholicism | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |