Italian Literature

Basic Requirements: 12 half-courses

1. Required courses:
1. One of the following half-courses on Dante: Italian 120a, 120b, 120c, or Literature and Arts A-26.
2. One of the following advanced half-courses in language: Italian 40, 44, 48, or 50.
   Note: Must be satisfied with a grade of B- or better. Native speakers may replace language courses with literature courses subsequent to a departmental interview. Courses taken outside Harvard may be substituted upon approval from the undergraduate adviser in Italian.
3. Ten half-courses in Italian. Must include Italian 97 and a minimum of four Italian half-courses at the 100 level or above other than the 120 series or equivalent. May include Italian 35 and 36. May also include a maximum of three advanced half-courses in language.
2. Tutorial: Sophomore year: Italian 97 (one term) required. Small-group instruction. Letter-graded. May be substituted with an equivalent 100-level course, with the approval of the undergraduate adviser in Italian.
3. Thesis: Not required.
4. Other information:
1. Pass/Fail: Courses taken for concentration credit may not be taken Pass/Fail.
2. Language requirement: By the end of the junior year, concentrators should be fluent enough in Italian to pass an oral competency examination during Reading Period and should have satisfied the advanced language course requirement.
3. Joint concentration: Italian Literature or Italian Studies may be combined with another Romance literature, or with a related field in another department. Six half-courses are required in the Italian Literature or Italian Studies concentration if either is combined with a related field.
4. Freshman Seminars: With the approval of the undergraduate adviser, up to one Freshman Seminar, for which the student has received a Satisfactory evaluation, may be counted in category 1c.