Italian Courses
This is an unofficial list of courses that will be offered in Italian and Italian American Studies in Fall 2024. It is strictly for the use of expanded course descriptions. For the complete official course offerings, please consult the My.UIC portal.
For a list of all courses and general course descriptions, please see the UIC Academic Catalog.
Fall 2025 courses in English
ITAL/LCSL/SPAN 285: Zombies, Plagues, and Other Pandemics in Literature and Visual Media. Online asynchronous (term B). Mazza.
Pandemics and their effects on human beings on a physical, emotional, and societal level, as seen through literature and visual media across nations. Course Information: Same as LCSL 285 and SPAN 285. Taught in English. Extensive computer use required. Individual and Society course, and World Cultures course.
ITAL/RELS/CL 293: Dante’s Divine Comedy. MW 4:30-5:45. Fabbian.
As you join me on Dante’s journey through the realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, you will face the same dilemmas and controversies he does in his Divine Comedy. What happens to us after death? What does it really mean to be a good person? Who is responsible for the evils of the world? How far should a person go for love?
Following Dante in his journey, you will meet immoral professors, popes, famous soldiers, saints, artists, and average men and women. While Dante’s poetic vision of the afterlife offers a panorama of the medieval world, you will discover that many of the issues confronting Dante and his age are important to individuals and societies today: social justice, the relationship between church and state, personal and civic responsibility, governmental accountability, and the role of the arts in the construction of civic life.
The Divine Comedy inspired and change the lives of Michelangelo, James Joyce, Franz Liszt, and many others in very different walks of life.
Fall 2025 Courses in Italian
Beginning and Intermediate Italian
All beginning and intermediate Italian language courses are blended courses (online and classroom) and require computer and internet access.
- ITAL 101 – Elementary Italian I — MWF 10:00-10:50, MWF 11:00-11:50, MWF 12:00-12:50, & MWF 2:00-2:50
- ITAL 102 – Elementary Italian II — MWF 9:00-9:50 & MWF 1:00-1:50
- ITAL 103 – Intermediate Italian I — MWF 10:00-10:50 & MWF 1:00-1:50
- ITAL 104 – Intermediate Italian II — MWF 11:00-11:50
Advanced Italian
ITAL 302: “”Storia e storie d’Italia al cinema” (“Italia on Screen: Stories of a Nation”)”. MW 3:00-4:15. Fabbian.
Study of different cultural movements and their effect on the construction and deconstruction of national, regional, class, and gender identities in the Italian context. Topics will vary.Course Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours if topic is different for each registration and with consent of the instructor. Taught in Italian. Prerequisite(s): ITAL 200 or ITAL 201 or ITAL 210 or the equivalent or consent of the instructor.
Prerequisite: ITAL 200, 201, or 202.