Courses

Introduction to French; development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills. Taught in French. Course is not open to native speakers of this language, students with EM credit, or to students with two or more years of study in this language in high school. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1101.21, or 4 cr hrs of 1101.51 or 1101.61. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Distance learning version of introduction to French; development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills. Taught in French. Course not open to native speakers, students with EM credit, or to students with two or more years of study in this language in high school. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1101.01 or 4 credits of 1101.51 or 1101.61. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Individualized introduction to French via distance learning; development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills. Taught in French. Course not open to native speakers, students with EM credit, or to students with two or more years of study in this language in high school. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1101.01, 1101.21, or 4 cr hrs of 1101.51 or 1101.61. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Continued study of French; development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills; readings based on contemporary French Culture and literature. Taught in French. Not open to native speakers of this language or with credit through regular course enrollment, or students with EM credit. Prereq: 1101.01, 1101.21, or 4 cr hrs of 1101.51 or 1101.61, or French Placement Level 8. Not open to students with credit for 1102.21, 1102.30, or 4 cr hrs of 1102.51 or 1102.61. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course. FL Admis Cond course.

Distance learning version of continued introduction to French; development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills. Taught in French. Course not open to native speakers, students with EM credit, or to students with two or more years of study in this language in high school. Prereq: 1101.01 or 1101.21, or completion of 4 cr hrs of 1101.51 or 1101.61, or French Placement Level 8. Not open to students with credit for 1102.01 or 4 credits of 1102.51 or 1102.61. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Continued individualized study of French via distance learning; development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills; readings based on contemporary French culture and literature. Taught in French. Prereq: 1101.01, 1101.21, or 4 cr hrs of 1101.51 or 1101.61, or French Placement Level 8. Not open to students with credit for 1102.01, 1102.21, or 4 cr hrs of 1102.51 or 1102.61. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 completions or 4 cr hrs. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Continued development of listening, speaking, reading and writing with an emphasis on oral and written skills; focus on functional topics and thematic vocabulary. Taught in French. Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. Prereq: 1102.01, 1102.21, 1155.01, 1155.21, or 4 cr hrs of 1102.51 or 1102.61, or Placement Exam Level 7. Not open to students with credit for 1103.02, 1103.21, or 4 cr hrs of 1103.51 or 1103.61. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Distance learning version of continued introduction to French; development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills. Taught in French. Course not open to native speakers, students with EM credit, or to students with two or more years of study in this language in high school. Prereq: 1102.01, 1102.21, 1155.01, or 1155.21, or 4 cr hrs of 1102.51 or 1102.61, or French Placement Level 7. Not open to students with credit for 1103.01, 1103.02, or 4 cr hrs of 1103.51 or 1103.61. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Continued development of listening, speaking, reading and writing with an emphasis on oral and written skills; focus on functional topics and thematic vocabulary. Taught in French via distance learning. Prereq: 1102.01, 1102.21, 1155.01, 1155.21, or 4 cr hrs of 1102.51 or 1102.61, or French Placement Level 7. Not open to students with credit for 1103.01, 1103.02, 1103.21, or 4 cr hrs of 1103.51 or 1103.61. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Intensive beginning French. Review of basic structures, vocabulary and skills. Taught in French. Not open to native speakers of this language. Prereq: 2 or more years of high school French, and placement in 1101.01 by EM credit only. Not open to students with credit for 1101.01, 1101.21, 1101.51, 1101.61, 1102.01, 1102.21, 1102.51, 1102.61, 1103.01, 1103.21, 1103.51, 1103.61, or 1155.21. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Distance learning version of intensive beginning French. Review of basic structures, vocabulary and skills. Taught in French. Not open to native speakers of this language. Prereq: 2 or more years of high school French, and placement in 1101 by EM credit only. Not open to students with credit for 1101.01, 1101.21, 1101.51, 1101.61, 1102.01, 1102.21, 1102.51, 1102.61, 1103.01, 1103.21, 1103.51, 1103.61, or 1155.01. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

This course is on the cultural history of the city of Paris, it takes places on a study abroad trip to Paris in May. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1803.01. GE cultures and ideas course.

This course examines comic books and graphic novels of the 'Franco-Belgian tradition' ('bande dessinee' or BD), particularly as they engage in questions of the representation of cultures and identities. Taught in English. GE cultures and ideas course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.

Exploration of the lived environment of the city of Paris through the study of its history, geography, population, and cultural production, including but not limited to art, architecture, cinema, literature, and fashion. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1803.01 or 1803.03. GE cultures and ideas course. GE theme lived environments course.

This course examines representations of rebellious and runaway slaves of French-speaking regions and explores how they rejected their oppression through tactics of flight, practices of resistance and resiliency, and modes of belonging and community-formation. GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender div course.

Examine how the concept of citizenship through resistance has been represented in literature, film, music, and comics of the French-speaking world created to inspire activism at crucial historical moments. Study how citizens have exercised the right to effect change in society through producing, consuming, and redeploying defiant cultural artifacts. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.

Exploration of cultural texts (stories, songs, films, paintings, photos, etc.) that represent love and sex in France, from medieval courtly love, to 18th-century libertinism, to the swinging 1960s, to dating apps and the #Me Too movement. Examination of the historical and cultural, and therefore changing, nature of "acceptable" and "unacceptable" forms of love and sex. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.

In this course students will develop cultural self-awareness, intercultural empathy, and an understanding of the patterns of behavior and values of people from different cultural contexts - all skills necessary for working and succeeding in the 21st century. GE diversity global studies course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.

Considering it more than a biological necessity, this course approaches food as a way of approaching a region's cultures in an ever-changing world of human and environmental interactions and explores how concerns over agricultural sustainability thus translate into concerns over cultural specificity. Students will examine Mediterranean cuisines through literature, film, music, and social media. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2061 or Italian 2061. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE theme lived environments and sustainability course.

This course introduces undergraduate students to the exciting field of second language acquisition. This course is ideal for language learners who wish to reflect on and improve their own language learning experience, for those who desire to become language instructors, and for anyone who simply has an interest in languages. Taught in English. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.

Introduction to language and culture of the Italian speaking world with emphasis placed on the acquisition of basic communication skills in a cultural context. Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit, or to students with 2 or more years of high school Italian. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1101, 1101.02, 5101, or 101. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course. FL Admis Cond course.

Introduction to language and culture of the Italian speaking world with emphasis placed on the acquisition of basic communication skills in a cultural context. Students attend class three days/week and complete the equivalent of the work of one class period online. Not open to native speakers of this language. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1101.01, 1101.02, 1101.71, 5101, or 4 cr hrs of 1101.61. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

This online version of Italian 1101.01 is designed for development of listening, reading, speaking, writing skills and cultural competency. Taught in Italian. Note: Online courses are not for everyone; the successful student is organized, self-motivated, and comfortable with technology. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1101.01, 1101.02, 1101.03, 5101, or 4 cr hrs of 1101.61. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Continued development of Italian language skills and cultural knowledge for effective communication, with emphasis on more advanced language structures, sustained interactions, reading, and writing. Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. Prereq: 1101, 1101.01, 1101.02, or Italian Placement Level 8. Not open to students with credit for 1102, 1102.02, or 5101. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Continued development of skills needed for independent use of Italian. Activities address topics of the contemporary Italian speaking world. Taught in Italian. Students attend class three days/week and complete one day of class work on-line. Not open to native speakers of this language. Prereq: 1101.01, 1101.02, 1101.03, 4 cr hrs of 1101.61, or 1101.71, or Italian Placement Level 8. Not open to students with credit for 1102.01, 1102.02, 4 cr hrs of 1102.61, 1102.71, or 5101. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

This online version of Italian 1102.01 is designed for development of listening, reading, speaking, writing skills and cultural competency. Taught in Italian. Note: Online courses are not for everyone; the successful student is organized, self-motivated, and comfortable with technology. Prereq: 1101, 1101.01, 1101.02, 1101.03, 4 cr hrs of 1101.61, or 1101.71, or Italian Placement Level 8. Not open to students with credit for 1102, 1102.01, 1102.02, 1102.03, 1102.61, or 5101. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Continued development of skills needed for independent use of Italian. Activities address topics of the contemporary Italian speaking world. Taught in Italian. Not open to native speakers of this language through regular course enrollment or EM credit. Prereq: 1102, 1102.01, or 1102.02, or Italian Placement Level 7. Not open to students with credit for 1103, 1103.02, or 5101. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Continued development of skills needed for independent use of Italian. Activities address topics of the contemporary Italian speaking world. Taught in Italian. Students attend class three days/week and complete one day of class work on-line. Not open to native speakers of this language. Prereq: 1102.01, 1102.02, 1102.03, 4 cr hrs of 1102.61, or 1102.71, or Italian Placement Level 7. Not open to students with credit for 1103.01, 1103.02, 4 cr hrs of 1103.61, 1103.71, or 5101. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

This online version of Italian 1103.01 is designed for development of listening, reading, speaking, writing skills and cultural competency. Taught in Italian. Note: Online courses are not for everyone; the successful student is organized, self-motivated, and comfortable with technology. Prereq: 1102.01, 1102.02, 1102.03, 1102.71, or 4 cr hrs of 1102.61, or Italian Placement Level 7. Not open to students with credit for 1103.01, 1103.02, 1103.03, 5101, or 4 cr hrs of 1103.61. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

Examines Italian and American mafia movies made from 1905 to the present day and traces the history of the Italian and Italian American Mafias. Taught in English. GE VPA course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.

This course explores how representations of love have been conditioned by questions of identity (race, gender, sexuality and ethnicity) through representations of eros, romance and friendship in a variety of moving images. GE VPA and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts and race, ethnicity and gender div course.

This course addresses how belonging in contemporary Italy - juridical, social, economic - is intrinsically defined by race. Students interrogate Italian-ness as a racialized identity, as well as how gender and ethnicity contribute to the construction of racial identity. This course is an exploration of intersectionality, an important tool for thinking about immigration, discrimination and culture. GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender div course.

This course traces the history of Italian environment and landscape narratives with a focus on the last two centuries by analyzing the effect of human-driven land consumption, pollution, and economic transformations on natural spaces in Italy. GE theme sustainability course.

Study of Italian society and culture from the Middle Ages to the present through the examination of the important cities that have shaped its history. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course.

Covers the same material in Italian 1101, 1102, and 1103 in one semester course. The course is necessarily fast-paced and ideal for students who find learning foreign languages fun and interesting. Previous foreign language study ideal but not required. Not open to native speakers of Italian. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.