Courses in the Italian Graduate Program
Please note: Students who wish to pursue an independent study with one of the professors of the program should write a one-paragraph summary of the project, and have this approved by the supervising professor. The student will then send the approved project along to the DGS for his/her information.
Independent studies are meant to give graduate students an opportunity to pursue personal research projects and are NOT appropriate for exam preparation.
500-Level Courses
M500 Seminar in Italian Cinema (3 cr.) Intensive study of one director, genre, or period in Italian cinema. May be repeated twice for credit when topics vary.
M501 Dante I (3 cr.) Seminar on Dante's Divine Comedy.
M502 Dante II (3 cr.) Seminar on Dante's works and times.
M503 Medieval Literature and Culture (3 cr.) Class may be taught as a survey course or may focus on any author, period, genre, or cultural theme from the "Scoula Siciliana" to Petrarch. (Variable title)
M504 Renaissance Italian Literature and Culture (3 cr.) Class may be taught as a survey course or may focus on any author, period, genre, or cultural theme from Petrarch to the late 1500's. (Variable title)
M505 Modern Italian Literature and Culture (3 cr.) Class may be taught as a survey course or may focus on any author, period, genre, or cultural theme from the Enlightenment to Modernism. (Variable title)
M511 History of the Italian Language (3 cr.)
M513 Italian Renaissance Epic (3 cr.) Survey or specific course on the Italian epic tradition from Pulci to Tasso. (Variable title)
M550 Seminar in Italian Poetry (3 cr.) Class may focus on any aspect of Italian lyric tradition from the origins to present.
M553 Modern Italian Novel (3 cr.) Survey course on the major Italian novelists from Manzoni to present time. Class may also function as a seminar focusing on specific issues of the novelistic genre in Italy. (Variable title)
M554 Modern Italian Theatre (3 cr.) Class may be taught as a survey course on Italian theatre from Goldoni to present time, or may focus on specific authors or periods of modernity. (Variable title)
M564 Twentieth-Century Italian Poetry (3 cr.) Major developments in contemporary Italian poetry. Emphasis on the works of Ungaretti, Montale, Saba, and Quasimodo.
M565 Readings in the Italian Cinema (3 cr.) Analysis of specific movements, topics, or directions in Italian cinema. Attendance of film series for M390 required. Subject may vary with each listing and is identified in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated once for credit.
M572 Italian Teaching Practicum (1 cr.) New instructors of Italian develop, practice, and evaluate the effectiveness of pedagogical approaches and materials. They create and discuss a variety of assessments for language skills and cultural knowledge. May be repeated once for credit.
M573 Methods of Italian Language Teaching (3 cr.) Focuses on a broad variety of pedagogical and didactic aspects of Italian language instruction.
600-Level Courses
M603 Seminar in Medieval Italian Literature (3 cr.) Intensive study of one writer, work theme, or genre in the medieval period. May be repeated for credit with consent of the graduate advisor.
M604 Seminar in Renaissance Italian Literature (3 cr.) Intensive study of one writer, work theme, or genre of the Renaissance. May be repeated for credit with consent of the graduate advisor.
M605 Seminar in Modern Italian Literature (3 cr.) Intensive study of one writer, work theme, or genre in the modern era. May be repeated for credit with consent of the graduate advisor.
M625 The Concept of Justice in Italian Literature (3 cr.) Focuses on major authors in Italian literature, their concept of justice, and its relation to aesthetic development.
800-Level Courses
M815 Individual Readings in Italian Literature (1-6 cr.) Students who wish to pursue an independent study with one of the professors of the program should write a one-paragraph summary of the project, and have this approved by the supervising professor. The student will then send the approved project along to the DGS for his/her information.
Independent studies are meant to give graduate students an opportunity to pursue personal research projects and are NOT appropriate for exam preparation.
M825 Seminar in Italian Literature and Culture (3 cr.) Course content varies; may include literary theme, major author, literary movement, cinema, or cultural topic. Offered regularly. May be repeated for credit with permission of the graduate advisor.
M875 Research in Italian Literature (1-12 cr.)
