Italian Studies Minor

The Italian Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program whose objective is to introduce students to the language, culture, geography, and history of Italy contextualizing it within Europe and the Mediterranean. The program consists of 15 credits (five 3-credit courses). Students are required to take MLG 306 (Italian Culture and Civilization), ITA 122 (Italian II), and an Italian MLG of their choice. Students are required to choose two additional courses among the eligible ones. At least one of the additional courses must be chosen from a discipline other than MLG or ITA. Students must consult with the program’s coordinator prior to enrolling in the classes. Courses transferred from other institutions, taken abroad, or acquired in an Italian-focused internship will be considered by the coordinator to determine appropriateness for the minor.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students will acquire an understanding and appreciation of Italian language, culture, geography, and history and of the broader Mediterranean and European culture it belongs to.
Students will develop intercultural competence that will prepare them to communicate, work, and act with people from different and with diverse cultural backgrounds.
Students will acquire interdisciplinary perspectives and knowledge and develop a personal understanding of the world through an individualized curriculum.

If interested please fill out the Application for an Academic Minor and return it to Registrar.

About Academic Minors

Farmingdale State College students are invited to enhance their studies with an "Academic Minor." A minor is a cluster of thematically related courses drawn from one or more departments. In addition to department based minors (e.g. computer programming & info systems), interdisciplinary minors are also available (e.g. legal studies).

Academic minors are approved by the College-Wide Curriculum Committee and the Provost. Students must make application for an academic minor through the department offering the minor in conjunction with the Registrar's Office Specific course work must be determined in consultation with a faculty member in the department offering the minor. A statement of successful completion of the academic minor will appear on the student's transcript at the time of graduation.

A minor is considered to be an optional supplement to a student's major program of study.
Completion of a minor is not a graduation requirement and is subject to the availability of the courses selected. However, if the requirements for a minor are not completed prior to certification of graduation in the major, it will be assumed that the minor has been dropped. Consequently, the student will only be certified for graduation in their primary major.
Only students in 4 year baccalaureate programs can apply for a minor.
A minor should consist of 15 to 21 credits.
At least 12 credits must be in courses at the 200 level or higher.
At least 9 credits must be residency credits.
Specific requirements for each minor are determined by the department granting the minor.
Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in their minor. Some minors may require a higher GPA.
Students are prohibited from declaring a minor in the same discipline as their major (e.g. one cannot combine an applied math minor with an applied math major). Academic minors may not apply to all curricula.
Students are permitted to double-count courses.
Students are only permitted to take more than one minor with appropriate written approval of their department chair or curriculum Dean.

Admission to Farmingdale State College - State University of New York is based on the qualifications of the applicant without regard to age, sex, marital or military status, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.

Modern Languages | Vincenzo Selleri | sellerv@farmingdale.edu | 934-420-2585

Fall 2026

Subject to revision

Required:	Credits
MLG 306 Italian Culture and Civilization	3
ITA 122 Italian II (Elementary)	3
Chose one of the following courses: MLG 201, MLG 301, MLG 311, MLG 318, MLG 323, MLG 324	3

Two additional courses for the minor may be chosen from the following (at least one course must be chosen from a discipline other than MLG or ITA):

Choose From:	Credits
ART 202 Survey of Art History: Early Renaissance to the Present	3
ART 242 Italian Renaissance Art	3
GEO 231 Europe and Its People	3
HIS 217 From Constantine to Columbus Western Civilization in the Middle Ages	3
HOR 275 Italian Gardens: Art and Nature	3
ITA 223 Italian III (Intermediate)	3
ITA 224 Italian IV (Intermediate)	3
ITA 301 Italian V (Advanced)	3
ITA 302 Italian VI (Advanced)	3
MLG 201 Italian Food, Culture, and History	3
MLG 301 Italian Cinema (In English)	3
MLG 311 Italian American Experiences	3
MLG 318 Italy from Text to Cinema	3
MLG 323 The Holocaust in Italian Cinema and Culture	3
MLG 324 Italian Horror Films: Sex, Murder and Social Criticism	3
POL 265 Comparative Politics	3
POL 273 Italian Politics and Society	3
POL 372 Politics of Europe	3
RAM 303 Research Experience (Italian Focus)	3
SOC 329 Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOC 263 Immigration Past and Present	3

Students are encouraged to study abroad in Italy. Courses taken in Italy will be reviewed by the coordinator and considered toward the minor requirements.