Graduate
MA Italian Course Work
A minimum of eight one-term courses in Italian literature and culture is required, of which at least seven must be 2000-level courses.
Occasionally, a student’s particular circumstances, as well as the nature and content of an Italian-taught upper level undergraduate course make it suitable to be taken for credit, but only one such course may count towards the degree.
Italian 2710 (Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory) is required of all students. Italian 2970 (Teaching of Italian) is required for students holding a teaching Assistantship, but does not count among the eight courses.
Directed and Independent Studies in Italian are offered upon request, whenever faculty members are available and willing to teach and/or supervise one or more students in a particular area of interest; such courses may be taken in addition to, but not in substitution of, regularly scheduled graduate courses, and only one may count towards the degree.
Course Load
All full-time students (and TAs and TFs must be full-time students) are required to register for at least three courses (9 credits) per term for a letter grade. At least six of these credits must count toward course requirements for the degree. The remaining three credits can be taken in FRIT, or in another department at the 1000 or 2000-level. TAs and TFs may register for a maximum of five courses (15 credits).
If students register as auditors for a course (above and beyond the nine credits required), they are expected to do the reading for the course and take an active part in class discussions.
ABDs who hold a Teaching Fellowship are required to audit at least one course per term in the department, or they can choose to participate more actively in only one course per year.
In the latter case, they have to agree with the instructor on the modalities and the extent oftheir
involvement in the course. Students holding pre-dissertation fellowships are not
required to audit courses.
Directed Studies
Directed studies will be granted in exceptional cases at the discretion of the faculty.