Italian Studies

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. Six half-courses in Italian. Must include Italian 97 and a minimum of two 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 two advanced half-courses in language.
4. Four half-courses in related fields. These include courses in anthropology, the Core Curriculum, English, government, history, history of art and architecture, etc. One intermediate or advanced course in another Romance language or Latin may be counted as a related field. The undergraduate adviser in Italian must approve all courses to be counted as related fields.
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: Same as Italian Literature Basic Requirements.

Italian Literature or Italian Studies
Requirements for Honors Eligibility: 14 half-courses

Honors candidates must take one term of Italian 98: Junior Tutorial with weekly one-on-one instruction. This will count toward the requirement listed in item 1c of Basic Requirements.

In addition to the Basic Requirements, honors candidates are required to take two terms of Italian 99 (graded SAT/UNS) and complete a thesis. A thesis proposal is made by the honors candidate and approved by the undergraduate adviser in Italian in conjunction with other faculty members and members of the Tutorial Board in the spring term of the junior year.

Also, at the end of their senior year, normally during the Reading Period in May, all honors candidates must take a three-hour written examination, as well as an hour-long oral examination.