Italian Studies Courses
Browse global Italian studies courses offered by the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics (LCAL). Use the filters to narrow courses by topic, term or course attributes — e.g., fulfills gen ed requirement, and find offerings that support your academic and research goals. Select a course for full descriptions, requirements and enrollment details.
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82-161 Elementary Italian I
This course is for students with no prior experience in Italian. Using a proficiency-oriented approach, students will develop contextually appropriate interpersonal communication skills in both written and spoken Italian, develop reading and listening skills through the…
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82-162 Elementary Italian II
This course is designed for students who have taken first-semester Italian at Carnegie Mellon or learned its equivalent as determined by placement. Using a proficiency-oriented approach, students will expand contextually appropriate interpersonal communication skills in…
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82-165 Technology in Italian Crime Fiction
Detective fiction can be considered a perfect point of convergence between technology and the humanities due to the crucial role of forensic science in its narratives. This course will examine the role of forensic science and technological devices as non-human actors in…
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82-260 Black Italy
This course is taught in English and fulfills the 'Perspectives on Justice and Injustice' GenEd requirement!
Black Italians have been underrepresented in Italian Literature and Cinema, but their presence has changed and increased in the last decade. This course will…
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82-261 Intermediate Italian I
At the intermediate level, students will continue to improve listening, speaking, reading and writing skills with the goal of becoming more proficient in daily and extended communication needs. In addition to an ongoing review of basic grammar, a greater variety of…
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82-262 Intermediate Italian II
Fulfills 'Intercultural and Global Inquiry' Gen Ed requirement
At the intermediate level, students will continue to improve listening, speaking, reading and writing skills with the goal of becoming more proficient in daily and extended communication needs. In addition to…
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82-268 Introduction to Italian Film
Fulfills 'The Arts' GenEd requirement! Course taught in English.
This course provides an overview of Italian cinema from the Fascist era to the present day. The course aims to analyze major directors' works and understand the most important genres, themes, and tools used…
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82-364 Investigating Italy through Crime Fiction
The course will examine Italian crime fiction as a counter-narrative to Italian history, culture and society from the 1930s to the present. Through a selected corpus of crime novels, short stories, films and TV series, students will be offered an alternative perspective on…
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