ECONOMICS

A major in economics can be designed to serve a variety of purposes in the general liberal arts and can provide a background for postgraduate study in a number of professional schools. In addition, economics is frequently taken as a dual major with business at the undergraduate level. Among the graduate-level options which can be pursued by economics majors are law, business, professional-level training in economics, public administration, professional health management, hospital administration, urban affairs, and transportation studies. Because the range of interests among economics majors is quite broad, students are encouraged to work out a plan of studies fitting their individual needs with a departmental advisor. For more information on the major, the minor, and the Department of Economics, see www.econ.pitt.edu.

General Major Requirements

Majors may earn either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts in economics. The general rules and requirements as they apply to both degrees are as follows:

• A minimum overall 2.00 GPA is required in all economics courses for graduation with an economics major.
• A minimum grade of C- is required in ECON 0100 Introduction to Microeconomic Theory, 0110 Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory, 1100 Intermediate Microeconomics, and 1110 Intermediate Macroeconomics. Majors may elect the S/NC option (formerly the S/N option) for any courses except these four.
• Credit by exam is usually not accepted, but students should check with the departmental advisor about the possibility.
• Majors may choose to complete a double major. Frequently chosen double majors include economics with computer science, history, and philosophy. Less frequently chosen are the sciences (notably biology), which could lead to graduate-level options in public health fields. Interested students have the option of completing a joint major with the mathematics department that will prepare students for a quantitatively oriented job in industry or for entering graduate school in applied mathematics, statistics, economics, business, or a related field (see mathematics major). A structured program leading to a joint A&S/business major is available for students interested in combining economics with business (see Nondepartmental A&S Majors for details).
• Honors in economics is granted if, in addition to fulfilling all requirements for the economics major, the student meets the following criteria:
  • Maintenance of a GPA of 3.25 or above in ECON 0100, 0110, 1100, and 1110
  • Maintenance of a GPA of 3.25 in all economics courses (except ECON 0800 Introduction to Economics)
  • Maintenance of an overall GPA of 3.25 or better
  • Completion of at least 3 credits in the economics proseminar series (ECON 1700–1730)

Requirements for a BA in Economics

Students seeking a BA in economics must earn at least 27 credits in economics courses including the following:

• ECON 0100 Introduction to Microeconomic Theory, 0110 Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory, 1100 Intermediate Microeconomics, and 1110 Intermediate Macroeconomics
• Three additional 1000-level courses, two of which require 1100 or 1110 as prerequisites
• Two economics electives

Students seeking the BA must also take the following corequisite courses:

• MATH 0120 Business Calculus
• STAT 0200 Basic Applied Statistics or STAT 1000 Applied Statistical Methods

Requirements for a BS in Economics

Students seeking a BS in economics must earn at least 24 credits in economics courses including the following:

• ECON 0100 and 1100 Introduction to Microeconomic Theory and Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECON 0110 and 1110 Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory and Intermediate Macroeconomics
• Two 1000-level courses that require 1100 or 1110 or their equivalents as prerequisites
• ECON 1150 Applied Econometrics 1 or 1170 Mathematics for Economists or 1200 Introduction to Game Theory
• A minimum of three additional elective credits in economics

Students seeking the BS must also take the following corequisite courses:

• MATH 0220 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1
• MATH 0230 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2
• STAT 1000 Applied Statistical Methods

Requirements for a Minor in Economics

The set of courses required for the minor in economics provides an introduction to the core theory in economics and explores some of the issues that economists study. The four core theory courses are taught each term, along with a broad range of applied economics courses. The required courses (totaling 15 credits) are as follows:

• ECON 0100 Introduction to Microeconomic Theory
• ECON 0110 Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory
• ECON 1100 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory or 1110 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
• Two additional courses

Courses in the 0800 series do not count toward the 15 credits required for the minor in economics, and only 3 credits of ECON 1901–1903, directed studies, may be applied toward minor requirements. Other than these restrictions, the two additional courses mentioned above may be any of the courses offered by the department.

Economics-Statistics Joint Major

The economics-statistics joint major is intended for students who are interested in economics and enjoy modeling and analyzing data. Although the number of such students is not large, there are usually a few each year who express an interest in pursuing both economics and statistics in a depth suitable for a major. More often than not, these students are prime candidates for graduate school, and want to keep their options open as to which field to enter later. Short of completing two bachelor’s degrees, their only option now is to major in one subject and minor in the other. If they later decide to attend graduate school in their minor subject, they are likely to be less competitive for admission to the best departments than if they had majored in that subject.

A joint major provides a useful compromise to keep their options open. Additionally, a joint major in economics and statistics can be an excellent training ground for the more quantitative areas of business (such as forecasting, investment management, actuarial planning, and accounting), health management, and public health, without losing the breadth provided by a liberal arts program. Graduates of the joint major who are interested in these areas will have the requisite skills for further training or for immediate entrance into the job market. The curriculum for the joint major consists of eight economics courses and eight statistics courses, along with a statistics writing practicum and three mathematics courses, for a total of 62 credits.

Course Requirements for Economics-Statistics Joint Major:

A minimum of 24 credits in economics as follows:

• ECON 0100 Introduction to Microeconomic Theory and
• ECON 0110 Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory

Note: Students who take ECON 0120 in lieu of ECON 0100 and ECON 0110 must take an additional elective to fulfill the requirements for a major.

• ECON 1100 Intermediate Microeconomics and
• ECON 1110 Intermediate Macroeconomics
• ECON 1150 Applied Econometrics 1
• ECON 1200 Introduction to Game Theory
• One non-0800-series elective ECON course
• One elective 1000-level ECON course

Note: The 1000-level elective must come from the list of approved 1000-level ECON courses. ECON 1100 or ECON 1110 are prerequisites for these courses.

Approved 1000-level ECON courses:

ECON 1130 (Operations Research Analysis), ECON 1140 (Economic Modeling and Forecasting), ECON 1150 (Applied Econometrics 1), ECON 1160 (Applied Econometrics 2), ECON 1230 (Intermediate Public Finance), ECON 1280 (Monetary Theory and Policy), ECON 1300 (Introduction to Regional Economics), ECON 1310 (Methods of Regional Analysis), ECON 1320 (Urban Economics), ECON 1360 (Environmental Economics), ECON 1420 (Labor Economics), ECON 1440 (Economics of Corporate Finance), ECON 1450 (Modern Theories of Firm and Market), ECON 1470 (Industrial Organization 2), ECON 1500 (Intermediate International Trade), ECON 1510 (Intermediate International Finance), ECON 1520 (Transition from a Centrally Planned to Market Economy), ECON 1530 (Intermediate Development Economics), ECON 1540 (Theory of Economic Growth), ECON 1560 (World Food Economy), ECON 1670 (Former Socialist Economics and Transition), ECON 1700 (Proseminar in Methodology of Economics), ECON 1710 (Proseminar in International Economics), ECON 1720 (Proseminar in Monetary Policy and Macroeconomics), ECON 1730 (Seminar in Experimental Economics)

A minimum of 26 credits in statistics as follows:

• STAT 1000 Applied Statistical Method
• STAT 1221 Applied Regression and
• STAT 1223 Writing Practicum
• STAT 1151 Introduction to Probability and
• STAT 1152 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
• Four elective STAT courses, chosen from the 1200 level or above, one of which must be from the 1600 level or above, excluding Internships and Directed Studies.

Note: Students who plan to study statistics at the graduate level are strongly encouraged to take STAT 1631 (Intermediate Probability) and STAT 1632 (Intermediate Mathematical Statistics).

A minimum of 12 credits in mathematics as follows:

• MATH 0220 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1
• MATH 0230 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 or
• MATH 0235 Honors 1—Variable Calculus
• MATH 0240 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3

Note: Students are strongly encouraged to take a course in linear algebra, such as MATH 0280 (Introduction to Matrices and Linear Algebra) or MATH 1180 (Linear Algebra 1) or MATH 1185 (Honors Linear Algebra).

ENGLISH

The Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh offers two different major programs, English literature and English writing. Both majors are responsive to many of the traditional goals of a liberal arts education: they seek to develop a broad critical and historical understanding of influential cultural traditions and to foster a range of reading and writing strategies as well as skills of critical analysis. The majors prepare students fairly directly for careers in teaching or writing. But the skills and knowledge the majors impart are useful in numerous business and professional settings. For example, an English major is highly regarded as a preprofessional major for further training in law, medicine, or business. The director of academic affairs for the Association of American Medical Colleges has said (1986) that English majors have a higher rate of acceptance at medical schools than students who have majored in the biological and physical sciences.

Information about the English department major programs follows:

English Literature

The English literature major is designed to develop a critical understanding of literary and cultural traditions in English that is at once informed, skeptical, and appreciative. Some of the distinctive features of the literature curriculum at the University of Pittsburgh are the recurrent concerns from the introductory to the most advanced undergraduate courses with the following: questions of how and why we read and write and participate in cultural activities; the contexts in which a range of literary texts and films are produced, understood, evaluated, and used; and the changing role of art and culture in the contemporary world. The major offers students opportunities to study canonical works of British and American literature from medieval times to the present; often, these texts will be studied in conjunction with historical or philosophical works, with other national literatures in English, and/or with films or works of popular culture. In many courses, students’ own writing will be an important object of study.

English Writing

The University of Pittsburgh’s Writing Program is the oldest and one of the largest in the United States, offering tracks in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and journalism. There is a wide variety of classes, and the maximum size is 22. The Writing Program has a full-time faculty of widely published writers, several visiting writers each year, and a number of part-time faculty who are senior reporters or editors at Pittsburgh newspapers and magazines. Graduates of the writing program include editors at major daily newspapers and publishing houses and winners of the Pulitzer Prize and other major awards.

For more information on the Department of English and the majors in English literature and in English writing, see www.english.pitt.edu.

English Literature Major Requirements

The English literature major requires the completion of 36 credits distributed as follows:

• ENGLIT 0500: Introduction to Critical Reading—Students should take this course as early as possible in the major, certainly before taking the historical period courses.
• ENGLIT 0505: Lectures in Literature—This course can be taken along with ENGLIT 0500: Introduction to Critical Reading, and should be taken before the first historical period course.
• Three (3) historical period courses chosen from the following:
  
  At least one (1) of the following courses:
  • ENGLIT 1100: Medieval Imagination
  • ENGLIT 1125: Renaissance in England
  • ENGLIT 1135: Early Modern Literatures in English
  At least one (1) of the following courses:
  • ENGLIT 1150: From Enlightenment to Revolution
  • ENGLIT 1175: Nineteenth-Century British Literature
  • ENGLIT 1200: American Literature to 1860
  At least one (1) of the following courses:
  • ENGLIT 1220: Emergence of Modern America
  • ENGLIT 1325 The Modernist Tradition
  • ENGLIT 1380 World Literature in English
• ENGLIT 1900: Junior Seminar—Students must have completed ENGLIT 0500 and at least one (1) historical period course before taking the Junior Seminar.
• ENGLIT 1909/1910: Senior Seminar—Students must have completed ENGLIT 0500 and at least three (3) historical period courses before taking the Senior Seminar.
• Five elective courses: At least two (2) of these electives must be 1000-level courses. The major can also be explored through electives at the 0500 level and the 0600 level. English writing (ENGWRT) courses, and not more than two (2) English composition (ENGCMP) courses at the 0400 level or above, may also be used to fulfill elective requirements.

English Writing Major Requirements

The requirements for a major in English writing are as follows:

• A minimum of 33 credits is required: 21 credits in English writing courses and 12 in English literature courses.
• Majors must choose one of four tracks: fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or journalism. In most cases, students will take other writing courses as well. Each track consists of three levels of courses. The introductory courses (0500s) offer a broad introduction to the skills required of writers in a particular area and generally should be taken no later than the second term of the sophomore year. The intermediate courses (1000s for fiction, 1200s for poetry, 1300s for nonfiction) refine and develop those skills. The senior seminars (1700s) or internships (1900s) provide a test of the student’s proficiency as a writer. Students should check prerequisites carefully before registration. Details on the courses required in each track follow:

Fiction Track

Majors concentrating in fiction take the following courses:

• ENGWRT 0520 Introduction to Fiction Writing
• ENGWRT 1010 Intermediate Fiction, two sections are required
• ENGWRT 1094 Readings in Contemporary Fiction
• ENGWRT 1710 Senior Seminar in Fiction

Poetry Track

Majors concentrating in poetry take the following courses:

• ENGWRT 0530 Introduction to Poetry Writing
• ENGWRT 1210 Poetry Workshop, two sections are required
• ENGWRT 1290 Readings in Contemporary Poetry
• ENGWRT 1730 Senior Seminar in Poetry

Nonfiction Track

Majors concentrating in nonfiction take the following courses:

• ENGWRT 0550 Introduction to Journalism
• ENGWRT 1330 Nonfiction 1
• ENGWRT 1340 Nonfiction 2
• ENGWRT 1390 Readings in Contemporary Nonfiction
• One topics course such as 1391 Writing the Review, 1393 Sports Writing, 1405 Broadcast Writing, 1397 Creative Corporate Writing, etc. (numbered 1391 through 1405)
• ENGWRT 1750 Senior Seminar in Nonfiction Writing

Journalism Track

Majors concentrating in journalism take the following courses:

• ENGWRT 0550 Introduction to Journalism
• ENGWRT 1310 Newspaper 1
• ENGWRT 1320 Newspaper 2
• ENGWRT 1760 Advanced Reporting
• One topics course numbered 1391 through 1405 (See Nonfiction Track above for course titles)
• ENGWRT 1900 Internship: News

In addition to the required courses in each track, writing majors need one or two electives to complete the 21 credits in writing required. These electives may be taken in another track if the student wishes.

• For the 12 credits in literature, writing majors must choose courses from the following periods:
  • Literature prior to 1800 (6 credits)
  • Literary genres and periods after 1800 (6 credits)
• A minimum grade of C or better (not C-) is required in a 0500-level writing course to advance to the first 1000-level course in that track. Students who earn less than a C in their first 1000-level course may not advance to other courses in that track. Moreover, students must earn a C or better (not C-) grade in their senior seminar or internship course as well.
• Students are encouraged to take additional writing and literature courses beyond the required minimum. Courses in film studies, women’s studies, business, and technical writing are particularly useful for English writing majors.
• The Writing Program recommends related areas in foreign languages, literature in translation, or linguistics; a related area in history or political science is appropriate for students concentrating in journalism.
• Completion of at least one composition course is required for enrollment in a writing program course.
• ENGWRT 0400 Introduction to Creative Writing and ENGWRT 0411 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction are optional introductory courses and may be taken during the second year by students who have recently declared a major in writing, are seriously considering writing as a major, or are taking their first 0500-level course.

Shared Rules for English Literature and English Writing Majors

The following information applies to both English literature and English writing majors:

• There is no limit on the number of courses English majors may take on an S/NC basis (formerly the S/N option), either inside or outside the department.
• English majors automatically fulfill A&S requirements for W courses.
• Students who contemplate graduate study in English should remember that many schools do require foreign language competence, sometimes in more than one language.
• The English department confers honors on those graduates who maintain a 3.25 overall GPA with a GPA of 3.50 or better in English department courses. The GPA is based on all English department courses, not just those that fulfill major requirements.

Undergraduate Minor in English Literature

An undergraduate minor in English literature would help students in a variety of majors to represent significant expertise they have accrued in this field on their transcripts. The structure of the minor will also help direct students with a significant interest in English literature to sequences and sets of courses that are designed to develop their interest; they can take a mini-curriculum rather than just a smattering of electives. A minor in English literature is a desirable supplement to many degrees across Arts and Sciences because it provides insights into cultural traditions and practices, develops students’ abilities to write analytic arguments, and promotes critical thinking.

Academic Requirements

The minor will consist of 18 credits and comprise the following courses:

• ENGLIT 0500 Introduction to Critical Reading (W)
• At least two of the following period courses:
  • ENGLIT 1100 Medieval Imagination
  • ENGLIT 1125 Renaissance in England
  • ENGLIT 1150 Enlightenment to Revolution
  • ENGLIT 1175 19th-Century British Literature
  • ENGLIT 1200 American Literature to 1860
  • ENGLIT 1325 The Modernist Tradition
  • ENGLIT 1380 World Literature in English
• ENGLIT 1900 Junior Seminar (W) (Students must have completed ENGLIT 0500 and at least one period course before entering the junior seminar.)
• Two electives from 0500- or 1000-level course offerings in English literature

FILM STUDIES

While film studies is not a department, it is an interdisciplinary program and an administrative unit offering both a major and a certificate in film studies. Film is one of the major cultural forms of the 20th century, and its study has become an important part of a modern humanities education. At the University of Pittsburgh, the Film Studies Program provides a series of interdisciplinary courses concerning the history, aesthetics, theory, and production of cinema. The program provides courses in critical studies and (by special arrangement with Pittsburgh Filmmakers in Oakland) courses in film, photography, and video production. A major in film studies helps students to understand and appreciate the cinematic medium and to be aware of its impact as a cultural and artistic force. It is also appropriate for students who wish to pursue careers in film teaching, film journalism, film museum curatorial work, film library and archival work, and film and television production. As part of the Film Studies Program, internships are made available to students in many of these fields. (In the past, students have done internships at the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Pittsburgh Film Office, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, and various television stations.)

Various options are available to students interested in film studies. For those students who wish to make film studies the primary focus of their undergraduate program, it is possible to pursue an interdisciplinary major in film studies. For those students who wish to major in another area but desire a focus in film studies, a certificate program is available. In addition, many students choose to take elective courses in film studies as part of their undergraduate curriculum.

For more information on the film studies major, see www.pitt.edu/~filmst.

Film Studies Major Requirements

The major in film studies requires 36 credits with a 2.00 GPA or above in all major courses. The distribution of courses is as follows and must conform to the regulations listed below:

• Two critical studies courses (normally taken first): ENGLIT 0540 or HA&A 0820 World Film History and ENGLIT 0530 or HA&A 0801 Film Analysis.
• One advanced seminar (normally taken in the senior year): ENG LIT 1920 Advanced Seminar in Film Studies. This course is required for all majors declared beginning in September 1997.
• One production course: FILMST 0100 Filmmaking 1 or 0200 Black and White Photography 1 or 0400 Introduction to Digital.
• At least two courses in Category 1: National Cinemas, Filmmakers. A current Category 1 list from which students can choose their courses is available through the Film Studies Advising office.
• At least two courses in Category 2: Themes, Genres, Theory. A current Category 2 list from which students can choose their courses is available through the Film Studies Advising office.
• Four additional elective courses to complete the major.
• At least five courses must be taken at the 1000-level or above.
• No more than five film production courses may be counted for the major, although additional production courses may be taken as electives.
• Only one 3-credit internship may be counted in the film production category for the major. Other internships may be taken as long as they do not exceed A&S regulations.
• For those students taking three or fewer production courses, two courses within the major may be taken in approved related courses in other departments within Arts and Sciences.
• At least 50 percent of the major courses must be taken at the University of Pittsburgh.
• It is recommended that students take ENGLIT 0530 Film Analysis and ENGLIT 0540 or HA&A 0820 World Film History before taking any 1000-level film courses or any film production courses, and before declaring the major.
• No more than three courses within the major may be taken on an S/NC basis (formerly the S/N option).
• Common related areas of study completed by film studies majors to fulfill the A&S (12-credit) related area requirement are English writing, English or foreign-language literature, history of art and architecture, and history.

Film Studies courses fall into three categories:

• Category 1: National Cinemas, Filmmakers
• Category 2: Themes, Genres, Theory
• Category 3: Film, Photography, Video Production

A current list of courses falling into each category is available through the film studies advising office.

Note: With the exception of A&S 1900 Internship, all other courses in Category 3 are offered by special arrangement through Pittsburgh Filmmakers. Enrollment in these classes will be limited to those whose tuition is covered by A&S. They will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis first to film studies majors, then to certificate students, and then to other full-time A&S students, all of whom must be in good academic standing. To apply for a seat in a Pittsburgh Filmmakers course, students must preregister with the film studies advisors (617-B Cathedral of Learning) two weeks before the first day of A&S registration. Failure to attend the first class of the term will mean automatic loss of the seat. Students will not be permitted to take more than one course per term.

FRENCH AND ITALIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

A major in French and/or Italian gives students at the University of Pittsburgh the opportunity to study a foreign language in detail and to acquire an education in a literary and cultural tradition central to the humanities. Studying French and/or Italian language and literature prepares students for graduate study in law and international affairs; advanced work in the humanities; and careers in business, governmental service, and teaching. The University is committed to international study, and students are encouraged to take advantage of the numerous opportunities to study abroad. Students can also combine a major in French and/or Italian with a second major in a field such as political science, history, biology, or economics. Students who choose to study the grammar, linguistics, rhetoric, literature, and film of Italy and/or the Francophone world will acquire an invaluable technical resource and an in-depth knowledge of a diverse and foundational intellectual tradition. Students may also minor in French and/or Italian. For more information on the Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, see our Web site at www.pitt.edu/~frit.

General Requirements for Both French and Italian Majors

The following requirements apply to both French and Italian majors:

• Students are required to maintain at least a 2.00 GPA in major courses.
• Students may choose courses from three areas: language, literature, and civilization.
• Reading competency in at least one other language is recommended for students interested in graduate school.
• To earn departmental honors, students must major in French or Italian, demonstrate superior performance in departmental courses, and be enrolled in 1000-level French/Italian courses preferably no later than the first term of the junior year. Selection of honors candidates takes place only in the second term of the junior year. During the senior year, two appropriate sequential courses are chosen in consultation with the major advisor, and a research paper must be completed. The paper must be defended before a faculty committee. Honors will be determined by the quality of the paper and the defense, as well as the cumulative grades in all departmental courses counting toward the major.

French Major Requirements

Majors in French must have completed two years of college work or the equivalent before beginning core courses. The French major consists of at least 31 credits above the intermediate level (FR 0001–0004 elementary and intermediate French courses do not count toward the major) and must include the following courses:

• FR 0020 Introduction to Civilization
• FR 0021 Approaches to French Literature
• FR 0055 French Conversation
• FR 0056 Written French 1
• FR 0057 Written French 2
• FR 0058 Advanced French Conversation

Majors are expected to take one credit of FR 0058 Advanced French Conversation, but they may take two additional credits of the course as a nonmajor elective.

In addition to those basic requirements, the following criteria must be met by French majors:

• Once the basic requirements are met, students will, in consultation with their advisor, design a program that corresponds to their needs, but they must take an additional 15 credits at the 1000 level. Twelve credits must be in courses taught in French.
• French majors may take one course above 0004, in addition to 0058, on an S/NC option (formerly the S/N option).
• Although study abroad is not a requirement for the major in French, students are strongly encouraged to consider participating in a study-abroad program in a French-speaking country during their undergraduate career.

A&S requires 12 credits in a related area to be chosen in consultation with the program advisor. This requirement can also be met by completing an official minor in another area.

Italian Major Requirements

Majors in Italian, after one year of college instruction in the language, may enroll in ITAL 0003 Intermediate Italian 1 for credit toward the major. The major consists of at least 34 credits above elementary Italian (ITAL 0001 and 0002 Elementary Italian 1 and 2, which do not count toward the major) and must include the following courses:

• ITAL 0003 Intermediate Italian 1
• ITAL 0004 Intermediate Italian 2
• ITAL 0050 Italian Conversation
• ITAL 0060 Literary Italian 1
• ITAL 0061 Literary Italian 2
• ITAL 0080 Italian Cultural Heritage 1
• ITAL 0081 Italian Cultural Heritage 2
• Five 1000-level courses. At least three of the upper-level courses must be taken from the following list:
  • ITAL 1030 Advanced Composition
  • ITAL 1031 Italian Phonetics
  • ITAL 1041 Italian Theatrical Workshop
  • ITAL 1060–1069 (Special Topics, Dante 1 and 2, Petrarch and Boccaccio, Novel, Lyric Poetry, Epic Poetry, Italian Theater, and Italian Novella)

In addition to those basic course requirements, the following criteria apply to Italian majors:

• Two courses in the 1080 or 1050 series (courses taught in English) may be counted toward the major if the student completes a specified part of the work in Italian.
• Three credits earned in professional translation Italian courses may be counted toward the major in Italian.
• Majors may not take any courses on the S/NC basis (formerly the S/N option).
• A 12-credit related area may be chosen from humanities and social sciences including a second foreign language, linguistics, history, English, history of art and architecture, communication, music, and political science, or another subject as arranged with the major advisor.

Requirements for French and Italian Minors

The French and Italian department offers four tracks within its minor offerings: French language and literature, French studies, Italian language and literature, and Italian studies. Each minor also offers requirement options.

French Language and Literature

19 credits:

• FR 0001 Elementary French 1
• FR 0002 Elementary French 2
• FR 0003 Intermediate French 1
• FR 0004 Intermediate French 2
• FR 0020 Introduction to Civilization or 0021 Approaches to French Literature

19 credits:

• FR 0001 Elementary French 1
• FR 0002 Elementary French 2
• FR 0003 Intermediate French 1
• FR 0004 Intermediate French 2
• FR 0080 Modern French Novel, 0081 French Theater, or 0085 French Film 1930–1960

15 credits:

• FR 0003 Intermediate French 1
• FR 0004 Intermediate French 2
• FR 0020 Introduction to Civilization and/or 0021 Approaches to French Literature
• And two courses from FR 0055 French Conversation, 0056 Written French 1, 0057 Written French 2, 0080 Modern French Novel, and/or 1080 series for a total of five courses.

French Studies

15 credits:

• FR 0080 Modern French Novel
• FR 0081 French Theater
• And any combination of an additional three courses from 0085 and 1080 series.

19 credits:

• FR 0001 Elementary French 1
• FR 0002 Elementary French 2
• And any combination of an additional three courses from 0080 and/or 1080 series.

Italian Language and Literature

19 credits:

• ITAL 0001 Elementary Italian 1
• ITAL 0002 Elementary Italian 2
• ITAL 0003 Intermediate Italian 1
• ITAL 0004 Intermediate Italian 2
• ITAL 0060 or 0061 Literary Italian 1 or 2

19 credits:

• ITAL 0001 Elementary Italian 1
• ITAL 0002 Elementary Italian 2
• ITAL 0003 Intermediate Italian 1
• ITAL 0004 Intermediate Italian 2
• ITAL 0080 Italian Cultural Heritage 1, 0081 Italian Cultural Heritage 2, or 0086 Italian Cinema

15 credits:

• ITAL 0003 Intermediate Italian 1
• ITAL 0004 Intermediate Italian 2
• ITAL 0060 or 0061 Literary Italian 1 or 2
• And one or two courses from ITAL 0080 Italian Cultural Heritage 1, 1080 Masterpieces of Italian Prose, 1030 Advanced Composition, 1040, or the 1060 series.

Italian Studies

15 credits:

• ITAL 0080 Italian Cultural Heritage 1 and ITAL 0081 Italian Cultural Heritage 2 and any combination of an additional three courses from 0080 and/or 1080 series.

19 credits:

• ITAL 0001 Elementary Italian 1 and ITAL 0002 Elementary Italian 2 and any combination of an additional three courses from 0080 and/or 1080 series.

Minors may not take any courses on the S/NC basis (formerly the S/N option).