Italian Courses

This is a list of all courses offered in the program. Visit the Upcoming Courses page for a list of courses offered for the current and next semester (when available).

ITALIAN 103 First-Semester Italian: 4 cr. Undergraduate.
Introductory course for students who have not studied Italian previously. Oral practice, grammar, reading.; Prerequisites: none.; Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of ITALIAN 113.; Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.
ITALIAN 104 Second-Semester Italian: 4 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of ITALIAN 103. Expands oral, written, and reading skills.; Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in ITALIAN 103(P) or ITALIAN 113(P), or consent of instructor.; Course Rules: Counts as repeat of ITALIAN 114. Generates L&S credit for demonstrated equivalent preparation (4 retro cr).; Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
ITALIAN 110 Italian for Travelers: 2 cr. Undergraduate.
Basic conversational Italian for travelers. For students with no knowledge of Italian as well as for those with a basic foundation in the language.; Prerequisites: none.; Last Taught: Spring 2025, Summer 2007, Summer 2006, Summer 2005.
ITALIAN 112 Italian Language and Culture for Professional Communication: 4 cr. Undergraduate.
Basic conversational Italian and discussions in English of contemporary culture; for those doing business in Italy.; Prerequisites: none.
ITALIAN 143 Multi-Racial Italy Today: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Investigation on the various representations of Jewish people, Chinese people, and African people as essential and constitutive components of Italian national identity.; Prerequisites: none.; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of ITALIAN 145 with the same topic.
ITALIAN 145 Views of Italy:: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Variable content, with specific topics focusing on the interrelation of literary works and sociocultural values and traditions of Italy.; Prerequisites: none.; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.; Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
ITALIAN 146 Italians and the Mafia: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of the Italian mafias and antimafia organizations through historical writings, fiction, documentaries, and digital media.; Prerequisites: none.; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of ITALIAN 145 with the same topic.; Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024.
ITALIAN 155 Masterpieces of Italian Literature in Translation: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Major works of different periods and genres. Introduction to the critical reading of literary texts.; Prerequisites: none.
ITALIAN 192 First-Year Seminar:: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Specific topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes each time the class is offered.; Prerequisites: none.; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).; Last Taught: Fall 2008, Fall 1999, Fall 1997, Spring 1997.
ITALIAN 197 Study Abroad:: 1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.; Prerequisites: acceptance in Study Abroad Program.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.; Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023.
ITALIAN 199 Independent Study: 1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
For further information, consult dept chair.; Prerequisites: 2.0 GPA and consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.; Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.; Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2013, Fall 2003.
ITALIAN 203 Third-Semester Italian: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Development of reading, writing, and oral skills; review and further study of grammar.; Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in ITALIAN 104(P) or ITALIAN 114(P), or consent of instructor.; Course Rules: Generates L&S credit for demonstrated equivalent preparation (8 retro cr).; Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
ITALIAN 204 Fourth-Semester Italian: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of ITALIAN 203.; Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in ITALIAN 203(P) or consent of instructor.; Course Rules: Generates L&S credit for demonstrated equivalent preparation (11 retro cr).; Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
ITALIAN 215 Italian Conversation: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Development of ability to speak and write Italian, with emphasis on everyday speech.; Prerequisites: ITALIAN 104(P) or ITALIAN 114(P) or equivalent placement.; Course Rules: Should be taken concurrently with ITALIAN 203 or ITALIAN 204. May be retaken to 6 cr max.; Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Fall 2004.
ITALIAN 242 Topics in Italian American Studies:: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Interdisciplinary study of aspects of Italian American ethnicity, history, and culture.; Prerequisites: none.; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 6 cr max.; Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
ITALIAN 243 Topics in Italian American Film:: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Study of selected topics in Italian American film.; Prerequisites: none.; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 6 cr max.
ITALIAN 245 Italy and Its Global Fictions:: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Themes or figures as they appear throughout Italian literature, film and media, and global representations.; Prerequisites: none.; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.; Last Taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014.
ITALIAN 256 Introduction to Italian Food Studies: A Cultural History: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Interdisciplinary study of Italian cooking and cuisine in fiction and non-fiction works from the Estruscan and Roman times to the present.; Prerequisites: none.; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: Taught in English.; Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.
ITALIAN 258 Contemporary Italian Society and Culture: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Interdisciplinary study, using audio-visual materials, of social, economic, and cultural features shaping Italy today.; Prerequisites: sophomore standing.; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: In English; reading & papers in Italian required of majors (option A).; Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2008.
ITALIAN 265 Italian Women's Studies:: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Past and present conceptions of women and womanhood in Italian literature, popular tradition, opera, film autobiography, and contemporary feminist writings.; Prerequisites: none.; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic.; Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 1991, Spring 1989, Spring 1987.
ITALIAN 277 Italian Discussion Section:: 1-2 cr. Undergraduate.
Discussion in Italian, designed to broaden perspectives, improve language skills.; Prerequisites: ITALIAN 204(P) or consent of instructor.; Course Rules: Offered in conjunction with courses in other disciplines (Anthropology, History, Politcal Science, etc). May be retaken with change in topic to 6 cr max.
ITALIAN 289 Internship in Italian, Lower Division: 1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of basic principles of Italian in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.; Prerequisites: Each cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max. Prereq ITALIAN 104(P) or ITALIAN 114(P), 2.25 GPA, and consent of supervising faculty member.
ITALIAN 296 UROP Apprenticeship: 1-9 cr. Undergraduate.
Undergraduate research participation in a project developed with a supervising member of the faculty or staff. One cr for 45 hrs of research.; Prerequisites: acceptance to UROP; prior or conc reg in UROP seminar.; Course Rules: May be retaken to 9 cr max in any combination of UROP Apprenticeship courses.
ITALIAN 297 Study Abroad:: 1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.; Prerequisites: acceptance for Study Abroad Program.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.; Last Taught: Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023.
ITALIAN 299 Ad Hoc:: 1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one additional semester.; Prerequisites: none; additional prerequisites may be assigned to specific topic.; Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.; Last Taught: Spring 2003.
ITALIAN 310 Italian Immersion: 1-2 cr. Undergraduate.
Concentrated, structured practice of spoken Italian on varied contemporary topics; small-group setting with native speakers, simulating immersion experience. Improve communication skills, build vocabulary. May be offered in short-term sessions.; Prerequisites: ITALIAN 203(P) or consent of instructor.; Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.; Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016.
ITALIAN 311 Advanced Conversation and Composition: Contemporary Italian Usage: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Development of advanced speaking, writing, and reading skills. Films and readings emphasize twentieth century Italy. Focus varies each semester.; Prerequisites: ITALIAN 204(P) or consent of instructor. Generates L&S credit for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro cr).; Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.; Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2018.
ITALIAN 312 Contemporary Italian Language and Culture: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Contemporary culture through Italian readings, film, world wide web, and refinement of advanced conversation and composition skills. Themes vary each semester.; Prerequisites: ITALIAN 204(P) or consent of instructor. Generates L&S credit for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 cr).; General Education Requirements: HU; Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.; Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2019.
ITALIAN 313 Translation: Italian-English, English-Italian: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Contrastive study of literary and non-literary Italian and English prose styles and of the technical problems of translation.; Prerequisites: ITALIAN 203(P) or consent of instructor.; Last Taught: Spring 2014.
ITALIAN 321 Introduction to Italian Literature: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Varied approaches to reading works by major Italian authors. Development of critical skills in speaking and writing. Texts vary each semester.; Prerequisites: ITALIAN 204(P) or consent of instructor.; Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.; Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2017.
ITALIAN 322 Introduction to Italian Literature and Film: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Interdisciplinary approaches to major works of literature and film. Development of critical reading, speaking, and writing skills. Texts vary each semester.; Prerequisites: ITALIAN 204(P) or consent of instructor.; Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.; Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018.
ITALIAN 329 Italian Cinema: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Historical and stylistic study of film as an expression of the contemporary culture of Italy.; Prerequisites: none.; Course Rules: Previously ITALIAN 229.; Last Taught: Fall 2009, Fall 2005, Fall 1994.
ITALIAN 333 Dante's Divine Comedy in Translation: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Close reading of the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, including their connections to the visual arts.; Prerequisites: junior standing.; Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
ITALIAN 333G Dante's Divine Comedy in Translation: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Close reading of the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, including their connections to the visual arts.; Prerequisites: junior standing.; Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
ITALIAN 335 Political Theory, Historiography, and Scientific Thought in Italy: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Nature of the universe and human history in works of Dante, Machiavelli, Galileo, Bruno, Campanella, Vico, Croce, and Gramsci. Reading and papers in Italian required of majors (option A).; Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
ITALIAN 342 Italian Immigration: A Sociocultural History: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Interdisciplinary examination of the social and cultural history of Italian migrations with specific focus on community formation in the United States, aspects of ethnic identity, and heritage.; Prerequisites: junior standing.; Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2020.
ITALIAN 345 Italians and the Holocaust in Italy: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
The Holocaust in Italy examined through testimonies, documentary and fiction film, digital media, and public arts of memory.; Prerequisites: none.; Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of ITALIAN 357 with the same topic.; Last Taught: Fall 2024.
ITALIAN 357 Topics in Italian Culture in Translation:: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of a specific topic or genre in works from one or more periods.; Prerequisites: junior standing.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.; Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
ITALIAN 383 Honors Seminar:: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
A period, figure, theme, or genre. Specific aims and method of course vary according to the topic.; Prerequisites: sophomore standing, HONORS 200(P), and consent of Honors College director.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.; Last Taught: Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Fall 2004, Spring 2004.
ITALIAN 397 Study Abroad:: 1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.; Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance in Study Abroad Program.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.; Last Taught: Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2019, Summer 2018.
ITALIAN 413 Introduction to Italian to English Translation: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Comprehensive overview of Italian to English translation; interactive learning of vocabulary and language usage through application of different translation topics; literary, technical, personal documents translation.; Prerequisites: two of the following: ITALIAN 311(P), ITALIAN 312(P), ITALIAN 321(P), ITALIAN 322(P) or equivalent; or admis to graduate program in Translation; or consent of instructor.; Last Taught: Fall 2015.
ITALIAN 413G Introduction to Italian to English Translation: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Comprehensive overview of Italian to English translation; interactive learning of vocabulary and language usage through application of different translation topics; literary, technical, personal documents translation.; Prerequisites: two of the following: ITALIAN 311(P), ITALIAN 312(P), ITALIAN 321(P), ITALIAN 322(P) or equivalent; or admis to graduate program in Translation; or consent of instructor.; Last Taught: Fall 2015.
ITALIAN 456 Topics in Italian Food Studies:: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Interdisciplinary study of a topic or period related to Italian food culture, with attention to historical and social contexts.; Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.; Course Rules: Taught in English. May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.; Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2018.
ITALIAN 456G Topics in Italian Food Studies:: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Interdisciplinary study of a topic or period related to Italian food culture, with attention to historical and social contexts.; Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.; Course Rules: Taught in English. May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.; Last Taught: Spring 2022, Fall 2018.
ITALIAN 457 Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation:: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Critical reading, lectures, and discussion of major works on a topic, genre, or period; attention to cultural and historical context.; Prerequisites: junior standing.; Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.; Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2015.
ITALIAN 457G Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation:: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Critical reading, lectures, and discussion of major works on a topic, genre, or period; attention to cultural and historical context.; Prerequisites: junior standing.; Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.; Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2015.
ITALIAN 460 The Italian Novel from Manzoni to the Present: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Major trends and critical problems.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 321(P), and ITALIAN 322(P), consent of instructor; or graduate standing.
ITALIAN 460G The Italian Novel from Manzoni to the Present: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Major trends and critical problems.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 321(P), and ITALIAN 322(P), consent of instructor; or graduate standing.
ITALIAN 463 Italian Poetry from Romanticism to Hermeticism: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Foscolo, Leopardi, Carducci, Pascoli, D'Annunzio, Marinetti, Campana, Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 321(P), and ITALIAN 312(P); or graduate standing.
ITALIAN 463G Italian Poetry from Romanticism to Hermeticism: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Foscolo, Leopardi, Carducci, Pascoli, D'Annunzio, Marinetti, Campana, Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 321(P), and ITALIAN 312(P); or graduate standing.
ITALIAN 466 Italian Theatre from the Commedia Dell'Arte to Pirandello: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Textual approach and historical development of the genre from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 311(P), and ITALIAN 312(P).
ITALIAN 489 Internship in Italian, Upper Division: 1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of advanced principles of Italian in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.; Prerequisites: junior standing; ITALIAN 311(P) and ITALIAN 312(P); 2.25 GPA and consent of supervising faculty member.; Course Rules: Each cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
ITALIAN 497 Study Abroad:: 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.; Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.; Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2022.
ITALIAN 497G Study Abroad:: 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.; Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.; Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2022.
ITALIAN 499 Ad Hoc:: 1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires department and associate dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one additional semester.; Prerequisites: junior standing; additional prerequisites may be assigned to specific topic.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
ITALIAN 552 The Renaissance:: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
One or more aspects of intellectual, literary, and artistic production in Italy from Petrarch and Humanism to the Counter-Reformation.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 311(P), and ITALIAN 312(P); or graduate standing.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
ITALIAN 552G The Renaissance:: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
One or more aspects of intellectual, literary, and artistic production in Italy from Petrarch and Humanism to the Counter-Reformation.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 311(P), and ITALIAN 312(P); or graduate standing.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
ITALIAN 597 Study Abroad:: 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.; Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance in Study Abroad Program.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
ITALIAN 597G Study Abroad:: 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.; Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance in Study Abroad Program.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
ITALIAN 659 The Divine Comedy: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Lectures on the life and times of Dante and reading of selected passages from his minor works.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 311(P), and ITALIAN 312(P); or graduate standing.
ITALIAN 659G The Divine Comedy: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Lectures on the life and times of Dante and reading of selected passages from his minor works.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 311(P), and ITALIAN 312(P); or graduate standing.
ITALIAN 660 The Divine Comedy: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Continuation of ITALIAN 659.; Prerequisites: junior standing and ITALIAN(P); or consent of instructor; or graduate standing.
ITALIAN 660G The Divine Comedy: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Continuation of ITALIAN 659.; Prerequisites: junior standing and ITALIAN(P); or consent of instructor; or graduate standing.
ITALIAN 670 Studies in Italian Literature:: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Major movements or periods, criticism, studies in genres, relations between literature and other disciplines/arts.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 311(P), and ITALIAN 312(P); or graduate standing.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
ITALIAN 670G Studies in Italian Literature:: 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Major movements or periods, criticism, studies in genres, relations between literature and other disciplines/arts.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 311(P), and ITALIAN 312(P); or graduate standing.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
ITALIAN 671 Major Italian Authors:: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Specific subjects may be the works of one or several authors studied in the aesthetic and intellectual contexts of the period covered.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 311(P), and ITALIAN 312(P).; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
ITALIAN 675 Literary Theory and Critical Perspectives: 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Major trends in Italian critical thought, with emphasis on contemporary literary theory and methods; stylistic, psychoanalytic, Marxist, and semiotic criticism.; Prerequisites: junior standing, ITALIAN 311(P), and ITALIAN 312(P).
ITALIAN 697 Study Abroad:: 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.; Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance in Study Abroad Program.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
ITALIAN 697G Study Abroad:: 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.; Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance in Study Abroad Program.; Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
ITALIAN 699 Advanced Independent Reading: 1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Advanced independent work under the supervision of an Italian faculty or instructional academic staff member. For additional information, consult Italian program coordinator.; Prerequisites: junior standing, 2.0 GPA, and consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.; Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.; Last Taught: Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020.