Italian Studies Minor
Students interested in an interdisciplinary approach to Italian culture through the combined study of language, literature, history, and art history may pursue a minor in Italian studies. A detailed checklist for the minor is available on the Italian studies program web site.
Staff advisers for the Italian studies minor are available in the Literature Department office, located in Humanities 1, room 303. The Italian studies program is administered by the Literature Department. Declaring a minor in Italian studies is a three-step process:
1. Complete the Petition for Major/Minor Declaration and submit it to litdept@ucsc.edu. Be sure to indicate your expected graduation term (EGT) on the petition. Your EGT is visible in your Student Advising Summary or on your MyUCSC Student Portal.
2. Make an appointment with the Italian studies program director to discuss your plans and fill out an Italian Studies Minor Checklist.
3. Make an appointment with an Italian studies advisor in the Literature Department in order to review and complete your declaration form. To schedule an advising appointment, visit ucsc.campus.eab.com, send an email to litdept@ucsc.edu, or leave a message at 831-459-4778.
Course Requirements
Lower-Division Courses
Each student must complete the lower-division language sequence (ITAL 1–ITAL 6), or equivalent.
Italian has an accelerated language track of ITAL 1A and ITAL 1B. These two courses taken together equate to ITAL 1-ITAL 3.
Upper-Division Courses
Students must complete five upper-division courses in Italian studies as follows.
One of the following courses:
Plus
Students complete four courses as follows. Consult the course lists below for options.
- Two Italian literature courses (Each student should complete the lower-division language sequence (ITAL 1–ITAL 6), or equivalent prior to taking the Italian literature courses).
- One course in Italian history
- One course in Italian art history.
A course featuring the work of Dante is recommended. Three of the five upper-division courses must be completed at UC Santa Cruz; three must be taught substantially in Italian. A maximum of two courses may be transferred from EAP.
Students can consult Italian studies course offerings for each of the above categories.
Italian Literature Courses
Any course in the LIT 185 series or from the following list:
| LIT 102 | Translation Theory | 5 |
| LIT 114A | Orlando Furioso | 5 |
| LIT 114C | Dante's Divine Comedy | 5 |
| LIT 114E | One Way Ticket to Hell … and Back: Exploring Dante’s Inferno | 5 |
| LIT 114F | Finding Dante: A Reader’s Guide to Getting Out of Hell | 5 |
| LIT 121G | The Idea of Poetry | 5 |
| LIT 130D | The Global Middle Ages | 5 |
| LIT 141A | Early Mediterranean Cultures | 5 |
| LIT 155D | Italian Cinema and Literature | 5 |
| LIT 164G | Literature and the Holocaust | 5 |
| LIT 166C | Early Modern Italian Women Writers | 5 |
| LIT 190A | Topics in Pre- and Early Modern Studies | 5 |
Italian History Courses
Italian History of Art and Visual Culture Courses
| HAVC 154 | Byzantine Visual Culture: Politics and Religion in the Empire of Constantinople, 330-1453 A. C | 5 |
| HAVC 155 | Constructing Cleopatra: Power, Sexuality, and Femininity Across the Ages | 5 |
| HAVC 157B | Italian Renaissance: Art and Architecture | 5 |
| HAVC 157C | High Renaissance | 5 |
| HAVC 157D | Art of the Venetian Renaissance | 5 |
| HAVC 191N | Topics in Renaissance Art and Visual Culture | 5 |
Courses Taught Substantially in Italian
Courses Featuring the Work of Dante
Courses Featuring Italy in a European or Global Context
| HAVC 152 | Roman Eyes: Visual Culture and Power in the Ancient Roman World | 5 |