BA - Italian Studies
EUROPEAN BACHELOR OF ARTS
Major: Italian Studies
Minors: (1) Fashion & Design, or (2) Art & Music
Minors: (1) Fashion & Design, or (2) Art & Music
Italy has long been an important and influential country in Europe in the realm of literature and film, history, politics, business and the fine arts. Now Italy is known throughout the world for its style of life in Culinary Arts, Design, Fashion and luxury products. A degree in Italian Studies will allow you to learn more about this country by studying its language in the context of its fascinating culture and history, and also allows you to continue your education or work here in Italy. ILS-Italian Studies (IS) OR ILS- Studio Italia (SI) offers in-depth training: beginning with a critical analysis and historical understanding of Italian culture and literature, this program explores a multitude of topics ranging from historical to contemporary facets of Italian Culture and Society. Students will be introduced to Italian culture through on-site learning in Rome and fieldtrips to other Italian towns and landmarks of historical and cultural value. An aptitude for languages is an attractive quality for prospective employers and owing to the short supply of Graduates in Italian Studies this like all well-qualified linguists can help to open many doors to interesting and exciting opportunities. One of the benefits of a degree in languages is the inherent transferable skills that are developed over the duration of the course; these include critical thinking, an enhanced communicative ability coupled with a nuanced understanding of cultural diversity. Recent graduates have gone onto have careers as translators, interpreters, teachers and researchers to marketers as well as finding positions in the financial sector, business, the international art trade, journalism and fashion and travel industries.
FIRST YEAR
| FALL | SPRING | ||||||
| 1st Semester | CR | 2nd Semester | CR | ||||
| ECTS | Units | ECTS | Units | ||||
| Italian Language A1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | Italian Language A2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Cultural Introduction to Italy | 3.0 | 2.0 | History of Art and Design | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| History of Italy | 3.0 | 2.0 | Survey of Italian Literature | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Roman History I | 3.0 | 2.0 | Foreign Writers in Italy | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Linguistics | 6.0 | 4.0 | Made in Italy | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 4.5 | 3.0 | Sociolinguistics | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Italian History Through the Cinema | 3.0 | 2.0 | Principles of Multiculturalism | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Conversational Italian | 3.0 | 2.0 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 20 | Total | 30 | 20 | ||
Number of credits for the 1st year: 60 ECTS Credits
SECOND YEAR
| FALL | SPRING | ||||||
| 3rd Semester | CR | 4th Semester | CR | ||||
| ECTS | Units | ECTS | Units | ||||
| Italian Language B1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | Italian Language B2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Reading & Writing | 3.0 | 2.0 | Methodology of Translation II | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 2.0 | Research Strategies | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| History of Italian Renaissance | 3.0 | 2.0 | Roman History II | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Methodology of Translation I | 6.0 | 4.0 | Italian Creative Writing | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Masters of Italian Arts | 3.0 | 2.0 | Electives | 9.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Electives | 9.0 | 6.0 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 20 | Total | 30 | 20 | ||
Number of credits for the 2nd year: 60 ECTS Credits
THIRD YEAR
Core program
| FALL | |||
| 5th Semester | CR | ||
| ECTS | Units | ||
| Italian Language C1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| History of Italian Cuisine | 3.0 | 2,0 | |
| History of Italian Fashion Design | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Cultural Tourism | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Travel & Tourism | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Public Speaking | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Electives | 7.5 | 5.0 | |
| Total | 30 | 20 | |
Option (MINOR 1): Fashion & Design
| SPRING | |||
| 6th Semester | CR | ||
| ECTS | Units | ||
| Italian Language C2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Methodology of Translation III | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| History of Contemporary Art & Design | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Made in Italy | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Electives | 6.0 | 4.0 | |
| Capstone Experience - IS-FD | 9.0 | 6.0 | |
| Total | 30 | 20 | |
Option (MINOR 2): Art & Music
| SPRING | |||
| 6th Semester | CR | ||
| ECTS | Units | ||
| Italian Language C2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Methodology of Translation III | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Language and Art Philosophy | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| History of Performing Arts | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Electives | 6.0 | 4.0 | |
| Capstone Experience - IS-AM | 9.0 | 6.0 | |
| Total | 30 | 20 | |
Number of credits for the 3rd year: 60 ECTS Credits
Total number of ECTS Credits for the three-year program: 180 ECTS Credits
| ELECTIVES | |||||
| Code | Course Unit | Year | Sem. | ECTS | US |
| Cultural Anthropology | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Food Anthropology and Culture | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Masters of Architecture | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Principles of Food | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Survey of Italian Theatre | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| European Economic History | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Global Political Economy | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| History of Opera | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Meeting Preparation | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Ancient Rome Experienced | 3 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Editing | 3 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| History of Music | 3 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Masters of italian Arts | 3 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Public Relations | 3 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Basic Preparations of Italian Cuisine | 3 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| History of Fashion Design | 3 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| History of Costume Design | 3 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Tradition of Italian Food | 3 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Visual & Graphic Design | 3 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Contemporary Italian Cinema | 3 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| History of Performing Arts | 3 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Marketing for the Performing Arts | 3 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Museology: The Art of Collecting | 3 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Theatrical Design & Production | 3 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |