Undergraduate Italian Courses
Below you will find the undergraduate Italian course descriptions. If you need to see the courses taught in the current semester, please click HERE.
DIVISION II: ITALIAN
There are two options for students beginning Italian at Hunter: a regular sequence (ITAL 101, 102, 201, 202) and an intensive sequence (ITAL 103-203) that covers in one semester material normally covered in two.
ITAL 101 Elementary Italian I
Language lab. Not credited without ITAL 102. 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 102 Elementary Italian II
Language lab. prereq: ITAL 101 or one yr high school Italian 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 102.51 Elementary Italian Conversation
Not credited toward language requirement. Elementary Italian conversation at the 2nd-semester level. coreq: ITAL 102 or perm instr. 2 hrs, 2 cr.
ITAL 103 Intensive Elementary Italian
Equivalent to material covered in 101 and 102. Language lab mandatory. 6 hrs, 6 cr.
ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian I
Language lab mandatory. prereq: ITAL 102 or 2 yrs high school Italian 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 202 Intermediate Italian II
Language lab mandatory. prereq: ITAL 201 or three yrs high school Italian 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 203 Intensive Intermediate Italian
Equivalent to material covered in 201 and 202. Language lab mandatory. prereq: ITAL 102 or 103 6 hrs, 6 cr.
ITAL 221 Italian for Oral Communication
A highly interactive course developing oral communication skills in Italian; includes practice in the written language and the study of culture. prereq: ITAL 202 or perm dept. 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 260W Modern Italian Short
Story (In English)
GER 2/C PD/D. Study of the main literary trends in short story form, including Naturalism, Neorealism, Existentialism and Surrealism. prereq: ENGL 120 or equiv. 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 275 Masterpieces of Italian Literature (In English)
Selections from Dante to Leopardi. Strongly recommended before taking any 300- level course. prereq: ENGL 120 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 276W Dante’s Divine Comedy in English
GER 3/A PD/D Introduction to Dante’s Divine Comedy, with particular emphasis on the Inferno. prereq: ENGL 120 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 280 The Italian Renaissance: An Introduction (In English)
GER 2/C PD/D. An introduction to the literature of the Italian Renaissance and the major humanist figures in art, politics, philosophy and science. prereq: ENGL 120 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 311 Advanced Italian Grammar
prereq: ITAL 202 or equiv. 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 312 Advanced Italian Composition
prereq: ITAL 311 or equiv. 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 321 Italian Translation
prereq: ITAL 311 or equiv. 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 331 Italian Phonetics and Diction
prereq: ITAL 202 or equiv. 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 334 Italian Civilization in the Baroque (in English)
GER 2/C PD/D An introduction to the main artistic, philosophical, scientific and literary achievements in Italy in the 17th century. prereq: ENGL 220 or AFPL 235, 236 or 237 or any courses in literature in translation 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 335 Italian Culture I (In English)
Main intellectual-artistic currents from the 12th to 15th century. prereq: ENGL 120 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 336 Italian Culture II (In English)
Main intellectual-artistic currents from the 16th to 20th century.
prereq: ENGL 120 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 337 Italian Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century (In English)
PD/C Study of such writers of prose and poetry as St. Catherine of Siena, La Compiuta Donzella, Veronica Gambara, Gaspara Stampa, Vittoria Colonna, Diodada Saluzzo. prereq: ENGL 120 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 338 19th and 20th Century Italian Women Writers, (in English)
GER 3/A PD/C Study of such representative writers as Sibilla Aleramo, Elsa Morante, Natalia Ginzburg, Dacia Maraini, Marghenta Guidacci, Maria Luisa Spaziani. prereq: ENGL 120 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 339W Italian American Women Writers and Artists: Issues of Identity (In English)
GER 3/A PD/C An
active exploration of feminine Italian American identity through literature,
film and visual arts. prereq: ENGL 220 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 341 Introduction to Italian Literature from the Middle Ages to the 16th Century
GER 3/A Selections from Dante to Ariosto. prereq: ITAL 202 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 342 Introduction to Italian Literature from the 16th Century to the Present
GER 3/A PD/D Selections from Tasso to contemporary writers. prereq: ITAL 202 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 343 Dante’s Vita Nuova and Inferno
GER 3/A PD/D pre- or coreq: ITAL 341 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 344 Dante’s Purgatorio and Introduction to Paradiso
GER 3/A PD/D prereq: ITAL 343 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 345 Dante’s Paradiso and Major Prose Works
GER 3/A PD/D prereq: ITAL 343 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 346 Petrarch, Boccaccio and the Literature of Humanism
GER 3/A PD/D Il Canzoniere and Il Decamerone. pre- or coreq: ITAL 341 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 347 16th Century Italian Literature GER 3/A PD/D
Study of such authors as Ariosto,
Castiglione, Guicciardini and Machiavelli.pre- or coreq: ITAL 341 3
hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 348 17th and 18th Century Literature
GER 3/A PD/D Study of such authors as Tasso, Goldoni and Alfieri. pre- or coreq: ITAL 341 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 349 The Modern Italian Lyric
GER 3/A PD/D From Leopardi to contemporaries. pre- or coreq: ITAL 342 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 350 The Modern Italian Novel
GER 3/A PD/D Novel from Manzoni to present. pre- or coreq: ITAL 342 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 351 The Modern Italian Theatre
GER 3/A Plays of Goldoni, Manzoni, Alfieri, d’Annunzio, Pirandello, Betti and contemporaries. pre- or coreq: ITAL 342 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 360 The Middle Ages: Special Topics
GER 3/A pre- or coreq: ITAL 341 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 361 The Renaissance: Special Topics
GER 3/A pre- or coreq: ITAL 341 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 362 The 17th Century: Special Topics
GER 3/A pre- or coreq: ITAL 342 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 363 The 18th Century: Special Topics
GER 3/A pre- or coreq: ITAL 342 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 364 The 19th Century: Special Topics
GER 3/A pre- or coreq: ITAL 342 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 365 The 20th Century:
Special Topics (In English).
GER 3/A pre- or coreq: ITAL 342 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 370 Italian Literature: Special Topics
GER 3/A Topics to be offered may include individual authors, themes, genres, movements, or approaches. pre- or coreq: ITAL 341 or 342 (depending on topic) 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 375 Seminar in Italian Literary History
Strongly recommended for all Italian majors. Readings, discussion and reports. prereqs: ITAL 341, 342 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 399 Second Language Acquisition
prereqs: at least three courses at the 300 level in the language; ENGL 120 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 491 Honors Course in Italian
Open to Jr/Sr only. Major GPA of 3.2 and cumulative GPA of 2.8. prereqs: at least five courses in Italian literature and civilization; perm chair 3 hrs, 3 cr.
ITAL 495 Independent Study in Italian Literature
prereq: perm dept. adviser 1-3
cr.