MCM Undergraduate Program
MCM-italian
The concentration requires eleven courses as follows:
1. Six (6) courses are to be taken in the Department of Italian Studies
a. ITAL0950 (Introduction to Italian Cinema)
b. ITAL1000 (Contemporary Culture)
c. ITAL1030 (Realism and Utopia in Italian Film)
d. Any 3 of the following:
ITAL1340 (Literature of the Risorgimento and of United Italy)
ITAL1350 (Contemporary Literature)
ITAL1390 (Modern Italian History)
ITAL1400 (Special Topics in Italian Studies)
2. Five (5) courses are to be taken within the Department of Modern Culture and Media:
a. Any 3 of the following:
MCM0100, Introduction to Media
MCM0150, Readings in Theory
MCM0230, Digital Media
MCM0240, Television Studies
MCM0250, Visuality and Visual Theories
MCM0260, Cinematic Coding and Narrativity
MCM1110, The Theory of the Sign
b. At least 1 course numbered MCM1200
c. At least 1 course numbered MCM1500
Students are encouraged to consider study at the University of Bologna through the Brown-in-Bologna Program, though this is by no means a requirement for fulfillment of the concentration. Courses taken at the University of Bologna may substitute for Italian and MCM courses (no more than 2 from either entity) at the discretion of the concentration advisors.
Advising: The concentration will be jointly administered by Italian Studies and MCM, and each concentrator must have a declaration signed by an advisor in each entity. Thereafter, advising will be undertaken jointly.
Honors: Honors will require a thesis and will normally be undertaken by signalling intent during the junior year. No thesis will be required for completion of the concentration, though students will be strongly advised to undertake some capstone project during their senior year.