REQUIREMENTS FOR MINOR IN ITALIAN STUDIES
18 credits, exclusive of ITAL 101-202, and including: all courses in Group A, 1 course from Group B in Italian and 2 courses from Group B or Group C in either Italian or English.  Substitutions: by agreement with the Italian undergraduate advisor.  The sequence of 6 courses is constituted as follows:

GROUP A:  CORE COURSES

1. ITAL 301

2. ITAL 302

3. ITAL 303

GROUP B:  ITALIAN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES

4. 200 – 300 or 400-level course in literature or film topic taught in Italian
 
GROUP B or GROUP C: ITALIAN STUDIES IN WIDER CONTEXT

5. Either 200, 300, or 400-level course on Italian literary/film topic taught in English or 200, 300 or 400-level course on non-literary topic relating to Italian culture, taught in Italian or English.

6. Either 200, 300 or 400-level course on Italian literary/film topic taught in English or 200, 300 or 400-level course on non-literary topic relating to Italian culture, taught in Italian or English.

Distinctions
The Italian program recognizes outstanding students of Italian.  Each Spring semester the program awards the Lola Pelliccia Prize, the Sonia Raiziss Prize, and the Giuliano Prize.

Study Abroad
The Italian program at UVa is happy to offer students the possibility of attending UVa in Siena, a direct-credit study abroad program in Italy.  Students wishing to study in Italy for major or minor credit must enroll in either the UVa in Siena Program, which offers UVa credit (vs. transfer credit), or in an Italian study abroad program approved by the Department, the College and the International Studies Office.  Even when a transfer credit program has been approved, specific courses the student wishes to enroll in to satisfy the requirements for the Italian Studies major or minor must be approved by the Italian major/minor advisor. 

Up to 17 UVa credits per semester in the UVa in Siena Program may be applied to the Italian Studies major or minor.  In other words, in a single semester while enrolled in UVa in Siena, a student can complete one half of the requirements for the Italian Studies major, or all but one of the course requirements for the minor.  In the summer term, a student at UVa in Siena can complete up to 10 UVa credits toward the Italian Studies major or minor. 

Students who enroll in other approved study abroad programs in Italy may transfer up to 12 credits toward the Italian Studies major or minor per semester, and up to 9 credits per summer.  Again, the eligibility of courses in transfer credit programs to satisfy the Italian major/minor requirements depends on their approval by the Italian major/minor advisor.

Additional Information

For more information, contact Cristina Della Coletta, Professor of Italian, 115 Wilson Hall, P.O. Box 400777, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4777; (434) 924-7159; cd4y@virginia.edu; www.virginia.edu/span-ital-port.