Italian Minor
Undergraduate Coordinator:
Dr. Deborah Amberson
355 Dauer Hall
dambers@ufl.edu
352-273-3763
A minor in Italian Studies provides students with knowledge of the Italian language and familiarity with aspects of the culture, history, and society of Italy. Students may earn an Italian minor to complement any major in any discipline. A concentration in Italian language, literature, culture and civilization can also become the basis for graduate studies in Italian.
Overview
Of the total credits, no more than three may be Individual Work (ITA 4905). Students must complete a minimum of six credits of coursework exclusive to the minor that cannot count toward the major(s) or other minors.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one: | 3-4 | |
ITA 2221 | Intermediate Italian 2 | |
ITA/ITW course at 3000/4000 level | ||
| ITA or ITW courses (3000/4000 level) | 9 | |
| ITT course at 3000/4000-level | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15-16 | |
Current Course Offerings (Fall 2026)
ITA1130 - Beginning Italian 1
ITA 1130 and its sequel, ITA 1131, constitute the basic sequence in Italian. Emphasis on the development of broad competence in the language. Oral-aural approach ensures competence in the four skills.
Class #12611
Class #12612
Class #12613
ITA 1130 and its sequel, ITA 1131, constitute the basic sequence in Italian. Emphasis on the development of broad competence in the language. Oral-aural approach ensures competence in the four skills.
ITA2220 - Intermediate Italian 1
Enhances knowledge of Italian in all four skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The goal is to create communicative competence that enables advancement to third year study and to benefit from Italy visits.
Prereq: ITA 1131 or the equivalent.
Class #12719
Enhances knowledge of Italian in all four skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The goal is to create communicative competence that enables advancement to third year study and to benefit from Italy visits.
Prereq: ITA 1131 or the equivalent.
ITA3420 - Grammar and Composition 1
Intensive language course designed to master grammatical principles, increase vocabulary and enhance writing and composition skills.
Prereq: ITA 2221 or equivalent.
Intensive language course designed to master grammatical principles, increase vocabulary and enhance writing and composition skills.
Prereq: ITA 2221 or equivalent.
ITA3500 - Italian Civilization
Variable topics introduce Italian civilization in historical, artistic, and literary contexts.
Can be repeated with a change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: ITA 2221 or the equivalent, or section coordinator or undergraduate advisor permission.
Variable topics introduce Italian civilization in historical, artistic, and literary contexts.
Can be repeated with a change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: ITA 2221 or the equivalent, or section coordinator or undergraduate advisor permission.
ITA4905 - Individual Work
For advanced minors who seek independent work not offered in another course. Must be arranged individually with Italian faculty. Only three credits can count toward the minor.
Prereq: program coordinator permission.
Class #12722
For advanced minors who seek independent work not offered in another course. Must be arranged individually with Italian faculty. Only three credits can count toward the minor.
Prereq: program coordinator permission.
ITA4911 - Undergraduate Research in Language or History/Culture in Italian: Ug RESEARCH ITALIAN LANG/CULT
Provides firsthand, supervised research. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery, or application.
ITT3443 - Dante's Inferno (English)
Exploration of Dante’s Inferno and the political, historical, and religious
context in which Dante composed this canonical work of Italian and world literature. Taught in English.
Prereq: Sophomore standing.
Exploration of Dante’s Inferno and the political, historical, and religious
context in which Dante composed this canonical work of Italian and world literature. Taught in English.
Prereq: Sophomore standing.
ITW4581 - Plants and the Vegetal in Italian Culture
Presentation and exploration of plants and the vegetal in the work of several modern and contemporary Italian authors and poets. Analysis addresses the literary dimension of the selected plant portraits as well as any philosophical, ethical, or ecological questions raised by these literary trees, flowers, forests, and landscapes more broadly. Taught in Italian.
Prereq: 3 credits of an ITA or ITW course at the 3000 level or above.
Presentation and exploration of plants and the vegetal in the work of several modern and contemporary Italian authors and poets. Analysis addresses the literary dimension of the selected plant portraits as well as any philosophical, ethical, or ecological questions raised by these literary trees, flowers, forests, and landscapes more broadly. Taught in Italian.
Prereq: 3 credits of an ITA or ITW course at the 3000 level or above.