Minors in Italian Studies and Italian

Students may choose to minor in Italian Studies or Italian.  Both require a minimum of 18 hours as outlined below.

All students interested in Italian culture, art, and civilization are encouraged to consider studying at one of the direct -credit programs administered by CET for Vanderbilt in Italy.  For more information, contact the Vanderbilt Global Education Office. 

Students who spend a semester at Vanderbilt in Italy in either Florence or Siena can choose to fulfull the requirements for both minors.  Contact Professor Andrea Mirabile, Director of Undergratuate Studies in Italian , for appropraite credit.

Minor in Italian Studies
  18-hour minimum at 201-level and above

A. Required Courses:
  • 201 - Grammar and Composition
  • 220 - Introduction to Italian Literature
  • 230 - Italian Civilization
B. One of the Following Courses:
  • HIST 232 - History of Modern Europe OR
  • EUS 201 - 20th Century Europe

C. Two Courses from the Following List:
  • ITA 231 - Dante's Divine Comedy
  • ITA 232 - Literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
  • ITA 233 - Illuminismo
  • ITA 235 - Contemporary Italian Literature: Beauty and/in Chaos
  • ITA 239 - Topics in Contemporary Italian Civilization
  • ITA 240 - Modern Italian Cinema
  • HART 218 - Italian Renaissance Art to 1500
  • HART 219 - Italian Renaissance Art after 1500
  • HIST 222 - Medieval and Renaissance Italy
  • HIST 224 - Europe in the Age of the Renaissance
  • MUS 243 - Music of the Baroque and Classic Eras
  • MUS 244 - Music of the Romantic and Modern Eras
  • MUS 247 - Opera
  • any content course (not language) taken at Vanderbilt-in-Italy


Minor in Italian
   18-hour minimum at 201w and above

A. Required Courses:
  • 201w - Grammar and Composition
  • 214 - Spoken Italian
  • 220 - Introduction to Italian Literature

B. Three Courses from the 200-level courses, except 289 (Independent Study).  Up to six hours of 294 or 295 may count toward the minor with prior departmental approval.