Graduate Courses

ITAL 6030
Topics in the Literature and Culture of Italy

A study of selected works of Italian literature within the literary and cultural context of the period in which each work was written. Given in English. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. Course will be offered approximately every other year.  Not offered on a regular basis.

ITAL 6030I
Topics in the Literature and Culture of Italy

A study of selected works of Italian literature within the literary and cultural context in which each work was written. Given in English, with a significant portion of readings, presentations, and discussion in Italian. This course will be taught in an integrated format. Assignments, discussions,…

ITAL 6040
Italian Cinema

A study of the major periods and trends in Italian cinema combined with a critical analysis of selected movies by the major auteurs including, but not limited to, Rossellini, De Sica Visconti Fellini, Antonioni and Bertolucci. Given in English. This is a course on the recent history of Italian…

ITAL 6040I
Italian Cinema

A study of the major periods and trends in Italian cinema combined with a critical analysis of selected movies by major auteurs. Given in English, with a significant portion of readings, presentations, and discussion in Italian. This course will be taught in an integrated format. Assignments,…

ITAL 6050
Italian Literature and Culture from its Origins to 1400

Selected poetry and prose from the Italian Middle Ages. Works include Dante's Vita Nuova, religious works by Umbrian writers, love poetry of the Scuola Siciliana and the Dolce Stil Novo, and narrative prose by Boccaccio, Marco Polo, et al. Given in Italian. Course will be offered approximately…

ITAL 6060
Italian Literature and Culture from 1400 to 1700

Italian Renaissance and Baroque texts, selected from lyric poetry, the epic, the pastoral, the theater, treatises, scientific prose, family writings and letters. Works by Ariosto, Poliziano, Boiardo, Tasso, Lorenzo, Alberti, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Sannazaro, Marino, Michelangelo, Leonardo da…

ITAL 6070
Italian Literature and Culture from 1700 to the Present

Intensive reading and analysis of the major works of representative Italian writers and study of main literary movements in Italian literature from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Given in Italian. Course will be offered approximately every three semesters.  Not offered on a regular…

ROML 6091
Graduate Practicum in Study Abroad

Mentoring and tutoring of undergraduate students participating in study abroad programs sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages. Graduate students work directly with the students abroad in order to ease their transition, and tutor them in an assigned subject. Written final report required…

ITAL 6120
Topics in Italian Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in Italian culture, civilization, language, literature, or literary theory. Given in Italian. Offered every year.

ROML 6120
Topics in Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.   Spring 2023: Dr. Rachel Gabara, "Retelling Colonization in African Fiction and Film" In her landmark Imperial Eyes, scholar Mary Louise Pratt defined the contact zone as “…

ROML 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

The scientific study of the nature and characteristics of human languages with a specific focus on the linguistic structures (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic) of one or more Romance Languages and their use and variation, historical development, and acquisition. Given in English.…

ROML 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. 

ROML 7005
Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study. 

ROML 7010
Master's Professional Development Seminar

Professional development training for M.A. students. This course may not be used to satisfy a student’s approved program of study. Nontraditional format: Series of workshops and presentations regarding professional development skills and materials.

ROML 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. 

ROML 7700
Romance Languages Pedagogy

Principles and methods of second language teaching applied to Romance languages. An analysis of techniques used to teach listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture, with an examination of current theories of language acquisition. Given in English. 

ROML 8000
Topics in Romance Languages

Specific aspects of Romance languages, linguistics, literatures, or cultures.  Fall 2022 Contemporary Comics in Romance Language Cultures course description

ITAL 8100
Seminar in Italian Studies

Topics in Italian literature, language, and culture. Study of a particular problem, author, genre, or linguistic topic will be integrated into the larger cultural context of Italian studies. Given in Italian. Offered every year.  

ITAL 8500
Reading and Research in Italian Language, Literature, and Culture

Extensive readings in the field of the student's program of study determined by the student's previous background, presuming that the student is capable of reading rapidly with comprehension. Nontraditional Format: This course would have a directed-study format. Offered fall and spring semester…

ROML 8500
Readings and Research in Romance Languages

Extensive readings in the field of the student's program of study determined by the student's previous background, presuming that the student is capable of reading rapidly with comprehension. 

ROML 9000
Doctoral Research

Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.   

ROML 9005
Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study. 

ROML 9010
Doctoral Professional Development Seminar

Professional development training for Ph.D. students. This course may not be used to satisfy a student’s approved program of study. Nontraditional Format: Series of workshops and presentations regarding professional development skills and materials

ROML 9300
Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. 

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