Fall Semester 2018 Courses
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Field Trips
Many courses include a co-curricular field trip to important destinations in Italy. Please see individual course descriptions for more details. Note that field trips are subject to change; therefore, students should not plan personal travel until the final field trip dates are confirmed by professors during the first week of classes.
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AHIR 310: Italian Renaissance Masters: Art, Invention, and Culture
- Discipline(s):Art History
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Alessandra Becucci - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
AHST 371: Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Genius, and Scientist
- Discipline(s):Art History
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Adrian S. Hoch - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
ANFS 370: Anthropology of Food
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Food Studies, Gender Studies
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Elisa Ascione - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
ARAA 320: Archaeological Discoveries: A Passion for Classical Antiquity
- Discipline(s):Archaeology, Classical Studies, History, Museum Studies
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Giampiero Bevagna - M.A.
- Course Travel:Yes
ARCW 350: Introduction to Ceramics Traditions in Umbria and Central Italy
- Discipline(s):Studio Art
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Philippa Stannard - M.F.A.
- Course Travel:No
ARFP 210: Fresco Painting
- Discipline(s):Studio Art
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:William Pettit - M.F.A.
- Course Travel:Yes
ARPH 210: Introduction to Photography: Portfolio of Perugia
- Discipline(s):Studio Art
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Philippa Stannard - M.F.A.
- Course Travel:No
ARPY 250: Art Therapy
- Discipline(s):Psychology, Studio Art
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Philippa Stannard - M.F.A.
- Course Travel:No
BSFS 350: Wine & Olive Oil: Marketing and Communication Strategies
- Discipline(s):Business and Marketing, Food Studies, Sustainability
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Filippo Benedetti Valentini - M.A.
- Course Travel:Yes
BSIM 390: International Marketing
- Discipline(s):Business and Marketing
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Colin Biggs - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
CESP 351: Fair Trade Practices: Seminar and Practicum
- Discipline(s):Business and Marketing, Economics, Environmental Studies
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Seminar & Practicum (mini Internships)
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Maximiliano Lorenzi - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
CESP 352: Museum Studies: Seminar and Practicum
- Discipline(s):Art History, History, Museum Studies
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Seminar & Practicum (mini Internships)
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Antonella Valoroso - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
CESP 354: Critical Disabilities Studies: Seminar and Practicum
- Discipline(s):Disability Studies, Education, Psychology
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Seminar & Practicum (mini Internships)
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Doris Kessenich - M.A.
- Course Travel:No
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- Discipline(s):Studio Art
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses Exclusively in Italian
- Taught in:
- Credits:
- Course Travel:No
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- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses Exclusively in Italian
- Taught in:Italian
- Credits:
- Course Travel:No
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- Discipline(s):Disciplines at University of Perugia
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses Exclusively in Italian
- Taught in:Intermediate Italian/Advanced Italian
- Credits:
- Course Travel:No
COIN 290: Intercultural Communication
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Communication and Journalism, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Marco Bagli – Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
CWIT 340: Italian Tales and Stories: Creative Writing Through Literary Models
- Discipline(s):Creative Writing, English, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary, Literature
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Antonella Valoroso - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
ESFS 350: Water Essentials: Sustainable Use of a Limited Resource
- Discipline(s):Environmental Studies, Food Studies, Sustainability
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Brooke Porter-Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
ESUS 310: Placemaking: Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces and Communities
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Environmental Studies, Sustainability
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Community-Based Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Raymond Lorenzo - M.C.P.
- Course Travel:No
HOIT 400: Constructing a National Identity – History, Culture, Art, and Society in 19th Century Italy
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, History, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Scholars Program, Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Antonella Valoroso - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
HSAR 410: Art, Architecture, and Culture in Fascist Italy
- Discipline(s):Art History, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary, Political Science
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Alessandro Celani - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
HSEU 340: History and Politics of the European Union
- Discipline(s):History, Political Science
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Maximiliano Lorenzi - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
HSIT 349: The History and Culture of Food in Italy
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Food Studies, History, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Elisa Ascione - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
HSIT 349i: The History and Culture of Food in Italy
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Food Studies, History, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:i-Courses
- Taught in:English/Intermediate Italian
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Elisa Ascione - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
HSIT 350: The History and Culture of Food in Italy – Food Studies Core Course
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Food Studies, History, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Olivier de Maret - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
HSIT 360: A History of Italian Immigration: Contributing to the American Identity
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, History, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
HSIT 380: Cosa Nostra: Cinema and History of the (Anti)Mafia
- Discipline(s):Film & Media Studies, History, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
HSIT 380i: Cosa Nostra: Cinema and History of the (Anti)Mafia
- Discipline(s):Film & Media Studies, History, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:i-Courses
- Taught in:English/Intermediate Italian
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
HSRE 330: The Roman Empire
- Discipline(s):Classical Studies, History
- Available:Fall
- Taught in:English
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Giampiero Bevagna - M.A.
- Course Travel:Yes
HSRS 345: Pagans and Christians: Ancient Mediterranean Religions
- Discipline(s):Classical Studies, History, Religion & Philosophy
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Alessandro Celani - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
HSWS 380: Saints, Sinners, and Harlots: Medieval Women in Central Italy
- Discipline(s):Art History, Gender Studies, History, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary, Religion & Philosophy
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Corinna Gallori - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
INBS 280: International Business
- Discipline(s):Business and Marketing
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Colin Biggs - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
ISIR 499: Advanced Research Project
- Discipline(s):Scholars Program Courses
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Faculty-Directed Research Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Selected Umbra Faculty
- Course Travel:No
ISLA 498: Independent Study – Latin I
- Discipline(s):Classical Studies, Latin, Literature
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Faculty-Directed Research Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Giampiero Bevagna - M.A.
- Course Travel:No
ISLA 498: Independent Study – Latin II
- Discipline(s):Classical Studies, Latin, Literature
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Faculty-Directed Research Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Antonella Valoroso - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
ISLI 330: From Literature to Social Media: Reading and Writing Italian Food
- Discipline(s):Creative Writing, Food Studies, Gender Studies, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary, Literature
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
ISLI 330i: From Literature to Social Media: Reading and Writing Italian Food
- Discipline(s):Creative Writing, Gender Studies, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary, Literature
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning, i-Courses
- Taught in:English/Intermediate Italian
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
ISLI 498: Storia della lingua italiana / History of the Italian Language
- Discipline(s):Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses Exclusively in Italian, Faculty-Directed Research Courses
- Taught in:Italian
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
ISMU 498: Independent Study – Renaissance Music
- Discipline(s):Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary, Music
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Faculty-Directed Research Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Daniel Rogers - A.B.D
- Course Travel:No
ISRM 400: Research Writing and Methodology
- Discipline(s):English, Scholars Program Courses
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Faculty-Directed Research Courses, Scholars Program
- Taught in:English
- Credits:2
- Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
ISXX 498: Independent Study
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Archaeology, Art History, Business and Marketing, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication and Journalism, Creative Writing, Disability Studies, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Film & Media Studies, Food Studies, Gender Studies, History, Human Development, Italian Language & Culture, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary, Latin, Literature, Mathematics, Mechanics, Museum Studies, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Religion & Philosophy, STEM, Studio Art, Sustainability, Theater, Various Disciplines
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Faculty-Directed Research Courses
- Taught in:English/Italian
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Selected Umbra Faculty
- Course Travel:No
ITLN 101: Elementary Italian
- Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English/Italian
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Italian Instructors
- Course Travel:No
ITLN 102: Elementary Italian II
- Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English/Italian
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Italian Instructors
- Course Travel:No
ITLN 110: Intensive Elementary Italian
- Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English/Italian
- Credits:6
- Instructor:Italian Instructors
- Course Travel:No
ITLN 201: Intermediate Italian I
- Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English/Italian
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Italian Instructors
- Course Travel:No
ITLN 202: Intermediate Italian II
- Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English/Italian
- Credits:5
- Instructor:Italian Instructors
- Course Travel:No
ITLN 210: Intensive Intermediate Italian
- Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English/Italian
- Credits:6
- Instructor:Italian Instructors
- Course Travel:No
ITLN 310: Advanced Italian Composition and Conversation
- Discipline(s):Italian Language & Culture
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English/Italian
- Credits:6
- Instructor:Italian Instructors
- Course Travel:No
JCPH 230: Visual Communication: Storytelling through Photography
- Discipline(s):Communication and Journalism, Studio Art
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Philippa Stannard - M.F.A.
- Course Travel:No
LIIT 420: Il racconto italiano: The Italian Short Story
- Discipline(s):Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary, Literature
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses Exclusively in Italian, Standard Courses
- Taught in:Italian
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Francesco Gardenghi - M.Ed.
- Course Travel:No
MUHA 350: Advanced Tonal Harmony
- Discipline(s):Music
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Daniel Rogers - A.B.D
- Course Travel:No
MUIN 300: Instrumental Performance
- Discipline(s):Music
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:1
- Instructor:Selected Instructors from La Maggiore School of Music
- Course Travel:No
MUVO 300: Voice Performance
- Discipline(s):Music
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:1
- Instructor:Selected Instructors from La Maggiore School of Music
- Course Travel:No
PYBS 460: Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach
- Discipline(s):Business and Marketing, Psychology
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:John Dennis - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
PYCB 250: Criminal Behavior
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Psychology
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Doris Kessenich - M.A.
- Course Travel:No
PYHD 430: Human Development in Culture
- Discipline(s):Education, Human Development, Psychology
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Doris Kessenich - M.A.
- Course Travel:Yes
PYIR 450: The Science of Behavioral Change: A Community-Based Approach
- Discipline(s):Psychology
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Community-Based Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:John Dennis - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No
SOIT 360: Contemporary Italy: Culture, Society, and Trends
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Antonella Valoroso - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
SOIT 360i: Contemporary Italy: Culture, Society, and Trends
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning, i-Courses
- Taught in:English/Intermediate Italian
- Credits:4
- Instructor:Antonella Valoroso - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
STFS 330: Sustainability and Food Production in Italy
- Discipline(s):Anthropology & Sociology, Environmental Studies, Food Studies, Sustainability
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Courses with Service Learning
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Elisa Ascione - Ph.D.
- Course Travel:Yes
THIT 380: Italian Cinema: 1945 to the Present
- Discipline(s):Film & Media Studies, Italian Studies-Interdisciplinary
- Available:Fall, Spring
- Course Type:Standard Courses
- Taught in:English
- Credits:3
- Instructor:Elgin K. Eckert – Ph.D.
- Course Travel:No