Italian Studies Courses
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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
This course is offered in English.
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…
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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 an…
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82-267 Beyond the Mafia and Michelangelo
This course is offered in English.
Eclipsed by the consumer obsessions of tourists and the most well-known figures of Italian history, the uniqueness of Italy, offering distinct cultures in the north, central, and south, is rarely understood by outsiders. In this course,…
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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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