An Italian minor at UBC Vancouver projects the study of language and culture onto a multidisciplinary curriculum that reflects the diversity of the world around us. It is designed to offer students the greatest flexibility, depending on their specific objectives.
Degree Requirements
- 6 credits of ITAL 101 (3) Beginners' Italian I and ITAL 102 (3) Beginners' Italian II, or 3 credits of ITAL 103 (3) Intensive Beginners' Italian
- ITAL 201 (3) Second-Year Italian I
- ITAL 202 (3) Second-Year Italian II
Students with heritage knowledge of Italian may not need to take all, or even any, of ITAL 101, 102, 201, 202; they should discuss their placement with the Student Programs Coordinator at fhis.undergrad@ubc.ca.
18 credits:
- Students must complete 18 credits from any 300-level or 400-level courses in ITAL (excluding ITAL 342 and ITAL 343).
Program Diagram
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Entrance Level
Declaring a Minor
Science students wishing to add an Italian minor to a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree will choose their starting point according to their background, just as BA candidates do, but they will also have to present the Science Faculty’s Minor in an Arts Discipline Approval Form to the Student Programs Coordinator (fhis.undergrad@ubc.ca) to have it filled out and signed before returning it to the Science Advising Office.
BCom candidates will choose their starting point according to their background, just as BA candidates do, but they will also have to present the Sauder School of Business’s Arts Minor Study Plan to the Student Programs Coordinator (fhis.undergrad@ubc.ca) to have it filled out and signed before returning it to the Commerce Undergraduate Program Office.