Course Descriptions
ARTH 313. Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Art
Credits 3.00 (Semester in Florence only) PeopleSoft Course ID 007827 A survey of Italian Renaissance painting and sculpture (1280-1550), including the works of Giotto, Donatello, Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Leonardo and Michelangelo. Weekly visits to the Uffizi, San Marco, the Accademia and other Florentine museums.
Satisfies General Education Cluster II: Visual and Performing Arts requirement. Taught in English.
HUM 200. Great Works [C2L]
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 007711 An intensive examination of great literary works that focus on key issues of knowledge and reality, meaning and purpose, ethics, and aesthetics. Discussion, analysis and intensive writing are required. Texts will vary by section and instructor. May be used for general education credit.
Satisfies General Education Cluster II: Literature requirement. Taught in English; Italian majors and minors may receive Italian credit by completing all written assignments in Italian.
ITAL 101F. Elementary Italian-Florence
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 011189 Prerequisite: Studies Abroad-Florence The fundamentals of Italian through listening, speaking, reading and writing. Practice in pronunciation and development of comprehension.
ITAL 102F. Elementary Italian II
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 011223 The fundamentals of Italian through listening, speaking, reading and writing. Practice in pronunciation and development of comprehension. If student has had two or more years of the language in high school he/she will not get credit for the course.
Prerequisite: ITAL 101 Studies Abroad in Florence.
ITAL 231F. Intermediate Italian-Florence I
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 011190 A thorough review of grammar, vocabulary building, conversation, composition and reading.
Prerequisite: ITAL 102 , 109 , 111 or per placement exam score.
ITAL 232F. Intermediate Italian-Florence II
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 011191 A thorough review of grammar, vocabulary building, conversation, composition and reading.
Prerequisite: Studies Abroad-Florence
ITAL 300F. Grammar and Communication
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 011192 Prerequisite: Studies Abroad-Florence Intensive training in grammatical structures and their application to oral and written communication. Instruction is in Italian.
ITAL 320F. Oral and Written Communication
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 008484 Intensive training in the use and comprehension of everyday Italian with emphasis on conversation and composition to give students confidence to express themselves in idiomatic Italian. Taught in Italian.
Prerequisite: Studies Abroad-Florence
ITAL 490F. Special Studies in Italian
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 010459 Prerequisite: Studies Abroad-Florence
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HM 361. Italian Culture and Wine
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 012533 An introduction to the fundamentals of wine making, wine tasting and glossary of terms provide a framework for visual, olfactory and gustative analysis. The historical value of wine, together with its cultural, economic and social meaning in Italy, are explored. Course taught in Florence, Italy. Lab fee applies.
Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in JMU in Florence Program.
HM 312. Culinary Arts & Menu Management
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 013695 An application of basic food preparation and menu development. Focus is on preparing students to understand gastronomy and communicate with culinary professionals. This course includes development of effective menus, plate presentation, preparation methods, flavor development and food service trends. Lab fee applies. Uniform required.
Prerequisite: Minimum of 45 credit hours complete, HM 201 , HM 202 , HM 203 , HM 211 and HM 212 , and ServSafe certified or equivalent or permission of director. Corequisite: HM 310 . An intensive examination of great literary works that focus on key issues of knowledge and reality, meaning and purpose, ethics, and aesthetics. Satisfies General Education Cluster II: Literature requirement. Taught in English; Italian majors and minors may receive Italian credit by completing all written assignments in Italian.
IDLS 486. Internship & Field Experience
Credits 1.00 - 6.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 012433 IDLS credit for academically-grounded internships and field experiences. Students seeking credit must secure the approval of the department head for the use of academic structures, assignments, and evaluation plans provided by qualified internship or field experience supervisors.
MKTG 380. Principles of Marketing
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 003802 As a discipline that focuses on creating, communicating and delivering value for the consumer, marketing is essential for the success of both for-profit and nonprofit organizations and individual ideas. Students learn the key elements of marketing such as developing and distributing products, branding, pricing, and designing promotions. Students then use their understanding of the key concepts and tools to solve real-world marketing problems.
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Involves case studies of Italian firms and systematic comparisons between prevalent Italian/European and American marketing practices. Taught in English. There will be an additional fee, per COB differential tuition, of $150 billed to students who take this course.
POSC 371. Topics in Comparative Politics
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 011595 In-depth exploration of specialized topics in the area of comparative politics. The topic for each semester will be announced on MyMadison.
How has a state as diverse as Italy managed to hold together for so long? Why do so many citizens continue to support the aging, libidinous and frequently embarrassing Silvio Berlusconi? Does the pope have any political influence in contemporary Italy? Why is Italian bureaucracy so inefficient? How do phenomena like corruption and patronage make it difficult to police the quality of olive oil, wine, gelato, leather and the many other products for which Italy is famous? Just how many times can Amanda Knox be tried in an Italian court of law? These are just a few of the questions that we’ll pursue. Satisfies General Education Cluster IV: Global Requirement. Taught in English.
UNST 390. Special Studies in University Studies
Credits 1.00 - 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 013640 Designed to give students an opportunity to complete independent study and/or research under faculty supervision in university studies.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor This 1-credit course, in which all Semester in Florence students enroll, encourages critical engagement with the Florentine and broader Italian environments. Students reflect on the meaning of their study abroad experience and its relationship to their academic, professional and personal development.
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