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Program Curriculum
Each semester Study Abroad students may enroll in one or both Italian Language and Culture courses (intensive and/or semester, see below) and add up to 4 of the following English or Italian courses offered on a semester basis:
COURSEWORK IN ENGLISH
Business and Economics
■ Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship: the Italian perspective IB/MG 340
■ The Italian Economy: Economic Miracles and Malaise EC/PO 311
■ Business, Government and the Global Economy IB/EC 320
■ The Political Economy of the European Integration EC/PO 312
■ The Globalization of Finance: Managing Returns and Risks IB/FI 315
A number of graduate level Economics and Finance courses may be available to business/finance major students*:
■ International Management course descriptions (graduate level)
■ Economics course descriptions (graduate level)
Italy in Europe and the World
■ The European Union in the World: A Superpower in the Making? IR/PO 322
■ International Relations and the Middle East: A Comparative European Perspective IR/PO 321
The Business of Artistic Excellence
■ History of the Italian Film Industry through Gender and Genre IB/FS 310 IB/FS 310
■ Methods of Illusion: la mise-en-scéne from drama to fiction and visual arts LT/AR 315
■ "A Descent into Hell", Virtues and Vices in Renaissance Italian Literature from Dante to Machiavelli LT/CU 301 (Spring Semester)
New Trends & Communications
■ Total Business Communication IB/CM 350
■ Culture Industry Revisited: Role and Effects of Old and New Media on Society CM/SO 310
■ Luxury You Must Afford: Communication, Persuasion and the Made in Italy Survival Strategies CM/AR 300
History
■ History and Geoeconomy - China's Economic Development*
Social Sciences and Law
■ Work and Organizational Psychology (Spring Semester)*
■ Training Through Drama for Work (Spring Semester)*
■ Applied Criminology*
■ Victimology*
■ Transnational Commercial Law I Module *(Fall Semester) - II Module *(Spring Semester)
*regular UCSC courses; they may follow a different calendar.
COURSEWORK IN ITALIAN
Students with adequate Italian Language Proficiency may also choose courses from the 9 Facoltà (departments) and over 30 curricula either at the undergraduate or graduate level. For course listings and descriptions check the UCSC ECTS guide.
Italian Language and Culture Course
■ Course Descriptions
■ Course Information
Intensive
The intensive Italian Language and Culture course starts at the beginning of the semester in September and February. It consists of 50 units and is worth 5 ECTS credits. The intensive course provides a student the basic knowledge of Italian language to function early in the semester in the Italian environment. This course is especially suited for students with no prior knowledge of Italian who take the EASY courses in English or for those with some prior knowledge in Italian planning on taking regular Cattolica courses in Italian who may need to brush up on their skills before the beginning of the semester.
Absolute Beginners
Course description: For those with almost no knowledge of Italian. Aims to give basic competence in Italian to use in typical situations in everyday and university life, through classroom lessons and integrated project work.
Lower Intermediate
Course description: For those who already possess elementary level knowledge. The course consolidates and extends students' knowledge and gives them more confidence in dealing with typical situations in everyday and university life through classroom and multimedia laboratory lessons and integrated project work.
Upper Intermediate
Course description: For those with a reasonable knowledge of Italian. The course is designed to provide the tools for spoken and written contexts so you can operate in an increasingly wide range of typical situations of everyday and university life, through classroom and multimedia laboratory lessons and integrated project work.
Semester
The semester course is organised to go along with the first and second semester calendar of the academic year for a total of 40 units worth a total of 3 ECTS credits. It is meant to provide linguistic support to students taking regular courses taught in Italian or to provide in-depth practice of Italian language for those wanting to complement the skills studied during the intensive course. Although the semester course is a stand-alone course, it is advised, at least for those taking the EASY program courses in English to enrol both in the intensive and the semester course to maximize their Italian language learning experience during their studies at Cattolica.
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