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2008-2009 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR

Italian Studies - Arts


Note: With the establishment of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies on July 1, 2009, degrees and programs in the Faculty of Arts will be moved to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies as of the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Session. Grandparenting provisions have been developed for students continuing in degrees and programs currently offered in the Faculty of Arts. Details are available on the York University Current Students Web site (http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm).

Literature courses counting toward a degree in Italian studies are divided into two groups:

Group A: Pre-19th Century Literature

AS/IT 3200 6.00, AS/IT 3340 3.00, AS/IT 3350 6.00, AS/IT 3360 6.00, AS/IT 3370 6.00, AS/IT 3760 3.00, AS/IT 4210 3.00, AS/IT 4330 3.00, AS/IT 4350 3.00, AS/IT 4400 3.00, AS/IT 4550 3.00.

Group B: Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries

AS/IT 3210 3.00, AS/IT 3750 6.00, AS/IT 3550 6.00, AS/IT 3770 3.00, AS/IT 3790 6.00, AS/IT 4200 6.00, AS/IT 4620 6.00, AS/IT 4650 6.00.

Italian Linguistics

Courses in Italian linguistics are: AS/IT 3130 3.00, AS/IT 3150 3.00, AS/IT 4140 3.00, AS/IT 4150 3.00, AS/IT 4180 3.00, AS/IT 4190 3.00.

With the exception of real beginners, prospective students of Italian should complete a language placement questionnaire prior to enrolment in any Italian language course.

Specialized Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 54 credits in Italian studies, including the following:

Core Language Requirement

18 core language credits as follows:

Core Literature Requirement

Six core literature credits as follows:

Other Courses

30 credits including 12 credits at the 4000 level as follows:

  • six credits in Italian linguistics;
  • 18 credits in literature (other than AS/IT 2200 6.00), and at least six credits from each of literature group A and B;
  • any six additional credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 42 credits in Italian studies, including the following:

Core Language Requirement

18 core language credits as follows:

Core Literature Requirement

Six core literature credits as follows:

Other Courses

18 credits including 12 credits at the 4000 level as follows:

  • three credits in Italian linguistics;
  • 12 credits in literature (other than AS/IT 2200 6.00), and at least six credits from each of literature group A and B;
  • any three additional credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Honours iBA Program

Students will take at least 42 credits in Italian studies, including the following:

Core Language Requirement

18 core language credits as follows:

Core Literature Requirement

Six core literature credits as follows:

Other Courses

18 credits including 12 credits at the 4000 level as follows:

  • three credits in Italian linguistics;
  • 12 credits in literature (other than AS/IT 2200 6.00), and at least six credits from each of literature group A and B;
  • any three additional credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

In addition, students in the Honours iBA program must fulfill the following requirements:

  • at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses chosen outside the major;
  • at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at one of York University's exchange partners.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

Italian studies may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 36 credits in Italian and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet Italian requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in Italian and six credits the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Students will take at least 36 credits in Italian, including the following:

Core Language Requirement

18 core language credits as follows:

Core Literature Requirement

Six core literature credits as follows:

Other Courses

12 credits including six credits at the 4000 level as follows:

  • three credits in Italian linguistics;
  • six credits in literature (other than AS/IT 2200 6.00);
  • any three additional credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Major/Minor iBA Program

The Honours iBA program in Italian studies described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours Major/Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

Students will take at least 30 credits in Italian studies, including the following:

Core Language Requirement

12 core language credits as follows:

Core Literature Requirement

Six core literature credits as follows:

Other Courses

  • 12 additional credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least six credits in Italian literature (other than AS/IT 2200 6.00) and at least six credits at the 4000 level.

Students who choose to take a total of 12 credits in literature (other than AS/IT 2200 6.00), must choose six credits from each of literature group A and B.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours Major or Specialized Honours Major.

BA Program

Students will take at least 30 credits in Italian studies, including the following:

Core Language Requirement

12 core language credits as follows:

Core Literature Requirement

Six core literature credits as follows:

Other Courses

12 credits as follows:

  • six credits in Italian literature (other than AS/IT 2200 6.00);
  • any six additional credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Students who choose to take a total of 12 credits in literature (other than AS/IT 2200 6.00), must choose six credits from each of literature group A and B.