Loyola University Chicago

CLST 334 Introduction to Classical Archaeology (ANTH 334)

Problems and procedures of archaeological investigation of Graeco-Roman antiquities. Main explorations and achievements in the recovery of classical monuments and a brief history of classical archaeology's development; extensive bibliographical background; detailed discussion with many color slides of several key sites and their excavations and reconstruction.
Note:Taught partially on site.

CLST 395 Topography of Rome (ROST 395)

This course is a survey of the development of the ancient city of Rome from its Etruscan origins (8th century BC) until the shift of the imperial Roman capital and senate to Constantinople under the first Holy Roman Emperor (early 4th century AD). The course focuses primarily on the monuments and art of imperial Rome and aims to place and interpret these monuments in their proper historic and cultural context as well as to understand their lasting influence on Western culture. It offers students the unique opportunity to study ancient art and archaeology first-hand and to appreciate the complex diachronic fabric of the modern city in which they live.
Note: Taught on site.

Classical Studies: Greek or Latin (GREK / LATN)

Students may request permission for a tutorial course in advanced Greek or advanced Latin. All such tutorial requests must be endorsed in writing by the chairperson of the appropriate department at the student's home school and must be made at least one month prior to the start date of the semester. Registration for the tutorial will be allowed only after final approval for the tutorial has been granted by the Director/Dean of the Rome Center in consultation with the appropriate Rome Center faculty member.

GREK 388 / 389 Readings in Greek Literature I / II
LATN 388 / 389 Readings in Latin Literature I / II

English (ENGL)

This course investigates significant issues raised in and by women-authored works.  Readings may cover fiction, drama, and/or poetry from any literary period produced by Anglo and American Women who lived in, traveled to, and wrote about Italy.  We will explore the role gender plays in the generation of written work, as well as Italy’s influence upon narrative structure, tone, theme and the socio-political implications of both gender and culture as they inform narrative.  Texts will include poetry, memoir, letters, reportage, and fiction.

Outcomes:  Students will gain knowledge about women¿s lives and writings; will understand the difference gender makes to the writing, reading, and interpretation of literature; and will acquire the critical vocabulary that will enable them to describe and analyze, and formulate arguments about, women-authored literature.

Note: Satisfies Loyola's requirement in the Core area of Literary Knowledge and Experience.

Subject matter of this course will be designated by a subscript whenever the course is offered.  Usually taken as an independent study.
Outcomes:  Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the topic of the course, and of the research and critical skills necessary to analyze and discuss it.  Usually students will work independently and produce a research paper, under the direction of a faculty member.

Economics (ECON)

ECON 324 International Monetary Relations (INTS 324)

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, minimum grade of "C-" in ECON 201 and 202.

Examination of the operation of the international monetary system and an analysis of the determination of currency flows between countries, with topics of balance of payments statements, currency flows between countries, determination of exchange rates, and international liquidity problems.

Outcomes: Student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the operation of the international currency market and be able to analyze exchange rates with an emphasis on international liquidity and currency problems, and risk management of currency fluctuations.

Fine Arts (FNAR)

All 300-level fine arts courses are upper division courses involving a substantial amount of work, attention to detail, and time. These courses are not guided tours of Rome but serious studies. Because there is also an overlapping of material and sites to be visited in some of these courses, students are advised not to sign up for more than one on-site class except for those who are majoring in Fine Arts or related fields. Only fine arts majors should sign up for both Art in Rome and Baroque Art.

FNAR 113 Drawing I

Students participate in artistic production through the experience of drawing. This course introduces the student to the basic elements of drawing: line, texture, shape, volume, and color, and exposes these elements by means of different drawing media such as charcoal, pencil, ink, pastel, and various drawing papers. The course also addresses the fundamentals of perspective, proportion, and visual composition.
Outcomes: Students will be able to produce new ideas and explore what it is to be human through experiential non-discursive learning.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience.

FNAR 336 Art of Ancient Greece (CLST 306)

This course is an introduction to the art of the ancient Greeks from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period (to c. 50 B.C.E.), focusing on major Greek sites like Athens and on the developments in ancient Greek architecture, sculpture and painting. We want to place the artifacts in the broader context of ancient Greek culture so we shall consider aspects of history, myth, religion, sociology, etc., as expressed in the literature of the period. Classes will involve many slide lectures and much discussion, and students will be expected to focus on the significant artistic and archaeological remains, not minutiae or technical intricacies. In addition to being an introduction to Greek art and archaeology, this course is a supplement to other studies in classical civilization and to the humanities in general.
Outcomes: Students will be able to better focus in, observe, describe and analyze objects of ancient Greek art, to introduce thoughtfully the considered views of others, and to formulate their own fresh interpretations and viewpoints about how and why such art was produced and what it means.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Artistic Knowledge and Experience.


FNAR 342 Art in Rome (ROST 342)

This course is a survey of the artistic heritage of the city of Rome as exemplified in four major periods: Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque. The course examines developments in architecture, painting, and sculpture within the context of Rome's historical role first as a center of world empire and then of the Christian faith. The course is taught mainly at sites in the city, including the Roman Forum, the Pantheon, St. Peter's, Sistine Chapel, and Borghese Gallery.
Note: Taught on site. 

FNAR 343 Baroque Art (CATH 300) (ROST 343)

This course is a study of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries. Special attention is paid to artistic developments in Rome within the context of the Counter-Reformation and the 17th century renewal in Church and papacy. Aspects of the Baroque in Spain, France, the Low Countries, Germany, and Austria will also be studied. A fundamental aim of the course is to understand stylistic and iconographic features within the historical and religious context. This will be implemented through slide lectures with discussion and on-site visits to view works by Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, Pietro da Cortona, and other masters of the Roman Baroque.
Note: Taught on site. 

FNAR 344 Early Italian Renaissance Art (ROST 344)
A survey of Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture from the mid-13th through the mid-15th centuries. This course examines the origins and early development of Italian Renaissance art with special attention to the major centers of Siena and Florence. It is taught in the classroom via slide-illustrated lectures and discussions. Students are encouraged to take part in school-organized field trips to Assisi and Florence and also to visit other cities where works studied in the course are located.

FNAR 394 Topics in Art History: Architecture in Rome (ROST 390)

Was the Emperor Hadrian, designer of the Pantheon, also an architect?  How did he reward the architect who he asked to comment on his drawings?  How did Michelangelo’s training as a sculptor and painter revolutionize town planning in his design of the Piazza Campidoglio?  In this introduction to the profession of architecture from the Roman Empire to the present, we will explore the relationship between the architect and society throughout the history of Rome by learning what it was like to be the designer of the piazzas, monuments and churches we visit throughout the city.  We will also investigate the challenges current architects face in developing plans for Rome of the 21^st century by visiting significant contemporary Roman buildings.  Finally, we will learn about the current practice of architecture, including the education and daily work of an architect by visiting a working architect’s office.   

Outcomes: to understand the social and economic context in which architects described in your history classes created the Rome of today, to see how the social trends, technologies, and political structures that exist when important civilizations are created influence the design of buildings and cities, to learn about the daily work of an architect, then and now, and how design professionals view and understand the city, and to use drawing as a method of recording the essence of our observations, with no need for artistic skill. 

Note: Taught on site 

History (HIST)

HIST 300 Special Topics: Emperors, Bishops, and Barbarians (MSTU 343)(ROST 390)

Rome, Umbilicus Mundi, the navel of the world, the centre of civilisation, by far the greatest city in Antiquity. The "most splendid of splendid cities" counted approximately one million inhabitants in its heyday. Lavish provisions of food and wine, as well as spectacles and various other forms of entertainment, were offered to the people by the wealthy and the powerful. It was a city of rich decorations, magnificent temples and imposing public buildings. Baths, gardens, libraries, circuses, theatres and amphitheatres gave access to all the citizens of Rome. An elaborate network of roads and aqueducts, well-maintained throughout the centuries, all led to the Eternal City. It must have appeared at the time (through the High Empire, at least) that Rome would never end. The third to the eighth centuries AD, on the other hand, constitute what was traditionally and until recently regarded as a rather turbulent period. Theories of decline and fall (triggered by phenomena such as barbarian invasions, socio-political, military and economic crises, natural disasters, and even the rise of Christianity) dominated the historiography of this era, and a wide range of scholars believed that Rome actually came to an end. This course, however, which focuses on the City of Rome itself from the third century up to the reign of Charlemagne, intends to demonstrate that the period concerned was a time of gradual transformation and even a certain degree of continuity. Both literary sources and the archaeology and epigraphy of the City will be used to show that barbarian invasions did not destroy the walls of Rome, and that the arrival of Christianity did not cause the fall of classical culture.

Through a series of lectures and seminars, some of the major issues in the study of the city of Rome in this transitional period will be closely examined. History is never a single-minded and uniform matter. Primary sources, as well as secondary literature from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, will reveal the drama of the history, society, politics, and culture of the City of Rome. The validity of various theories, research findings, and attitudes related to issues such as .decline and fall, .continuity and change., et cetera will be examined. It is intended that the various contributions of numerous scholars, in addition to the textbook by Peter Brown, will stimulate the student to ask further questions, and to think critically about directions towards possible answers for these and other questions posed in the course.

HIST 300 Special Topics: Women and the Transformation of Italian Society since 1900 (WSGS 397)

This course explores the history of women's experience in Italy during the 20^th century. It is organized around analyses of key historical moments when there were intersections between challenges to the political order and challenges to the gender order. Across this chronological trajectory course readings, lectures and class discussion will outline the transformation of Italian society, the progressive independence of Italian women, the changing relationship between sexes, and the modification of gender roles. After an introductory examination of the social position(s)** of women in Italy at the turn of the 20^th century, we will turn to early attempts of Italian women to organize in defense of their rights as citizens. We will then look at the impact on gender of industrialization and the First World War before moving on to the simultaneous modernization and repression women experienced during the Fascist regime. The second half of the course will start with a consideration of the degree of rupture or continuity represented by WWII, the Resistance and the immediate post-WWII period. We will then look at the social impact of the ‘economic miracle' and the related expansion of consumer culture and consider the influence of technology and politics on both the individual and the couple in the 1970s and 80s. The course will conclude with an examination of the relatively sudden changes in the social condition of Italian women that have taken place over the last thirty years and consider the open question of how immigration is offering new challenges to he gender order.

**It should be understood that "Italian women's history" is not monolithic: Italy is a country with profound class and regional differences, differences which greatly affect gender roles. Therefore, we will pay considerable attention throughout the course to the diversity of woman's experiences over time.

Outcomes: This course will give you a familiarity with the changing roles of Italian women over the last century and introduce you to a gendered analysis of some key moments of modern Italian history.  More generally, it should sharpen your understanding of the interactions between gender and politics and illustrate how gender identity can change in response to specific historical circumstances

HIST 307 Greece to Alexander the Great (CLST 309)

A history of Aegean man from the beginning of the Age of Transition through the rise and decline of the Spartan and Athenian systems; Macedonia; the emergence and the end of the diadoch states.

HIST 335 Italy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (INTS 335) (ROST 335)

A study of the political, social, religious, economic, and intellectual currents in Italy from the defeat of Napoleon to the present.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's writing intensive requirement.

International Film & Media Studies (IFMS)

IFMS 267 Italian Film History (INTS 267) (LITR 267)

International Studies (INTS)

INTS 257 International Politics (BWS 110) (PAX 102) (PLSC 102)

This course will provide an introduction to global politics. First we will examine the origins of the current international system and the levels of analysis and theoretical frameworks that scholars use to explain international politics. We will then look at the variety of actors that take part in and influence international politics. Although focusing on nation-states, we will also look at the many other actors and international organizations that are involved in world affairs. Throughout the semester, we will also discuss and debate prominent issues in international politics, with the goal of considering the security and ethical dimensions of these issues, with a special emphasis on Italy, Europe and the Mediterranean

Outcomes: Students will be able to to demonstrate understanding of the main ways of studying international politics; to compare and contrast major competing approaches to the field; to examine individual regions and countries from the perspective of these approaches; and to achieve an understanding of such major substantive issues as interstate war, terrorism, arms control, international political economy and sustainable development.

Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Societal and Cultural Knowledge.

INTS 260 Italian Masterpieces (LITR 260)

INTS 267 Italian Film History (IFMS 267) (LITR 267)

This course focuses on major Italian films from the period between 1947 and 2002. It emphasizes major genres (such as "mythological colossal," "Fascist propaganda," "Neo-realism," "comedy Italian-style," "spaghetti Westerns," "political movies"), mostly relying on significant directors (such as Rossellini, De Sica, Antonioni, Fellini). The course maintains an historical perspective in its background, and will require a general background understanding of Italian history, lifestyle, culture, politics, social patterns and transformations in the 20th century. The Italian movie industry and its central topics will be followed through the decades, and against the backdrop of a changing society; from the Belle Epoque to the WWI crisis, from the Fascist idea of "strongest weapon" to the outburst of a new post-war democracy, from the "economic miracle" to the shifting realities of the Eighties. The course is therefore specifically based on Italian movies, and will provide a deeper knowledge both of the Film industry and the Film as an artistic form of expression in Italy.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Italian art film tradition. Students will also be able to demonstrate understanding of the dramatic economic, social and political changes in Italian society over the last 55 years.
Notes: All films are in Italian with English subtitles.

INTS 271 Globalization and Local Cultures: the Mediterranean World (ANTH 271)

This course is an introduction to the anthropological study of the diversity of contemporary human cultures and to issues concerning globalization. As a Rome Center course, a special emphasis will be placed on globalization as it pertains to the Mediterranean world. We will explore the processes through which the world has become "globalized," the European rise of the nation-state and transnationalism, the impact of globalized commodities, globalized media and international migration. Throughout the course we will address the theme of communication across cultural boundaries and how various dimensions of globalization have transformed families, gender relations as well as sensibilities pertaining to heritage, ethnicity, and race. The plight of local Mediterranean communities in the face of global changes will also be examined. By better understanding the values and beliefs of members of other cultures, and the ways in which they have been incorporated into the world system, we will be able to gain a more insightful understanding of our own cultures and our own place in the world

Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the historic and contemporary relationships between cultures and societies, and to understand how cultures change over time.

Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Societal and Cultural Knowledge. Also satisifies the Core value of Understanding Diversity in the United States or the World.

INTS 280 Masterpieces in Translation: Italian & Italian-American Women Writers in Rome (LITR 280) (ROST 299) (WSGS 297)

A comparative study of 20th century Italian and Italian women writers from different periods and geographic areas. We will begin with a pair of writers from the early 20th century, one Italian and one Italian American; two writers from the 2nd World War to the post-war period; and two writers from the close of the century. Special emphasis will be given to the construction of the female subject; the representation of gender; the relations between men and women, and among women--mothers and daughters, sisters and other female family members, and friends--the relationship between creativity and sexuality; and the intimate interplay of gender, politics, and social mores in the formation of female identity.

Note: Satisfies Loyola's writing intensive requirement.

INTS 292 Italy Today (ROST 299) (SOCL 280)

This introduction to Italy from a cultural, social, political, economic, and anthropological viewpoint illustrates differences and similarities in a country which has been a nation for just over one hundred years. The course provides an historical background to modern Italy and focuses on industrialization after World War II, the changes in the political system and the economy during the last fifty years, and the essential influence of television and cinema in the transformation of social habits, language, culture, and education. Such topics as the contrasts between the north and the south, gender, Mafia, deviance, involvement in the European Community, and the role of the Church will also be treated. The final phase of the course analyzes the challenges Italian society faces, including immigration and the impact the mass media system will have in transforming the Italian mentality.

INTS 299 Comparative Literature: Identity, Otherness and Violence (LITR 299)

Literary texts from three different cultures will be studied comparatively. In particular, three European authors have been chosen to represent the complex (ambiguous and violent) theme of conflict between diversities: Polish-English Joseph Conrad, French-Algerian Albert Camus, Jewish-Italian Primo Levi. Their works share common traits that will be the focus of our analysis: double identity, ethnic and cultural otherness, ethical outlook, representation of violence, western guilt, autobiography, realistic style achieving metaphysical profundity, etc. Other examples of conflict will be investigated in thematically contiguous novels, short stories, and films.
Note: Non-English books are read in translation; foreign films have English subtitles.

INTS 302 Italy: Culture and Context (ROST 300)

This course observes the civilization and culture of historical and present-day Rome and Italy through 1) the study of traditions, ancient and later, as they have come down to the present day, and 2) the study of several aspects of the Italian culture and character from both national and regional perspectives. Topics to be studied include the image of Italy abroad; theatrical traditions; the importance of carnival, celebration, and gastronomy to Italian life; fairy-tales and narrative; music, film, and fashion. Readings in Italian culture will be supplemented by viewing of theatrical, musical and film presentations, by students' own experiences, and by their keeping of a journal that integrates travel, on-site visits, and readings.
Note: Taught partially on site.

INTS 307 Global Marketing (MARK 341)

This course analyzes how managers utilize traditional business functions such as finance, operations, human resources and marketing to develop global visions and strategies and to adapt these functions to international conditions and worldwide economic, political and market trends.
Outcomes: Students will gain an appreciation of the differences and complexities of operating a business on a global scale and will build the strategic and organizational skills necessary for introducing a product or a service into a foreign country.

INTS 319 Anthropology of Tourism in the Mediterranean World (ANTH 319)

Prerequisite: an introductory course in one of the following: cultural anthropology, international studies, or sociology; or consent of instructor (e-mail kadams@luc.edu).

This course explores the phenomenon of tourism from an anthropological perspective. Drawing on case studies from Italy and the Mediterranean world, the course addresses the social, cultural, economic, and environmental impact of tourism on Mediterranean host communities and nations. Also examined are the history and cultural structure of tourism (pilgrimages, the Grand Tour, contemporary service tourism and post-modern tourism etc.), the psycho-cultural motivations of contemporary tourists, and the role of tourism institutions (museums, souvenirs, travel literature) in the construction of Others. Throughout the course, case data are related to anthropological theories of cultural and economic change, cross-cultural communication, identity, ethnicity, nationalism and gender.

INTS 324 International Monetary Relations (ECON 324)

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, minimum grade of "C-" in ECON 201 and 202.

Examination of the operation of the international monetary system and an analysis of the determination of currency flows between countries, with topics of balance of payments statements, currency flows between countries, determination of exchange rates, and international liquidity problems.

Outcomes: Student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the operation of the international currency market and be able to analyze exchange rates with an emphasis on international liquidity and currency problems, and risk management of currency fluctuations.

INTS 335 Italy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (HIST 335) (ROST 335)

INTS 365 Italian Politics and Government (PLSC 365) (ROST 365)

Recent events and current affairs attest to the fact that Italy represents a socio-political case study truly unique for its composition and ebullient nature. The transition from the first to the so-called second republic is indeed turning out to be a highly controversial process whose likely outcome is still hard to predict. After an initial analysis of the historical origins of the Republic of Italy, we will look at the structure and functions of its governmental institutions, how they have come to change and what future developments are to be expected. Due consideration will be given to the division of competence between state authorities and local administrations, as well as to the role played by non-governmental institutions such as the trade unions, the Church, business associations, etc. Special attention will also be devoted to the overlapping of the political and economic planes both in the past and in more recent times. The civic background gained from the class will imply tentative answers to questions such as the purpose of government, the functions of political institutions, and the real actors of political processes in the global era. The course will dwell upon similarities and differences between Italy and other established democratic systems. Constitutions, legislatures, administrations, social forces, interest groups, political parties, and elections will be scrutinized in turn.

INTS 398 Special Topics: Liberation Theology and the Vatican Response (PLSC 300)

This course will provide an understanding of liberation theology as a social movement as well as the Vatican's reaction to this radical variant of Catholic social thought.  In addition to a political-sociological examination of the liberation theology movement in Latin America, we will consider Vatican statements concerning Catholic social doctrine that are both supportive and critical of the movement.  El Salvador will serve as the principal case study for the course, where the government attacked the Church for its support of liberation theology, resulting in the murder of many priests, nuns and lay workers, including the assassination of Archbishop Romero, three nuns and a lay worker in 1980 and six Jesuit priests in 1989.

Marketing (MARK)

MARK 341 Global Marketing (INTS 307)

This course analyzes how managers utilize traditional business functions such as finance, operations, human resources and marketing to develop global visions and strategies and to adapt these functions to international conditions and worldwide economic, political and market trends.
Outcomes: Students will gain an appreciation of the differences and complexities of operating a business on a global scale and will build the strategic and organizational skills necessary for introducing a product or a service into a foreign country.

Modern Languages & Literatures: Literature in Translation (LITR)

LITR 260 Italian Masterpieces (INTS 260)

This course focuses on major literary works of Europe, from medieval romance through the modern novel and short story. It is a cross-genre course in which representative works of Italian literature will be studied in their cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of how literary masterpieces interpret human interaction and social organization.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Literary Knowledge and Experience.

LITR 267 Italian Film History (IFMS 267) (INTS 267)

This course focuses on major Italian films from the period between 1947 and 2002. It emphasizes major genres (such as "mythological colossal," "Fascist propaganda," "Neo-realism," "comedy Italian-style," "spaghetti Westerns," "political movies"), mostly relying on significant directors (such as Rossellini, De Sica, Antonioni, Fellini). The course maintains an historical perspective in its background, and will require a general background understanding of Italian history, lifestyle, culture, politics, social patterns and transformations in the 20th century. The Italian movie industry and its central topics will be followed through the decades, and against the backdrop of a changing society; from the Belle Epoque to the WWI crisis, from the Fascist idea of "strongest weapon" to the outburst of a new post-war democracy, from the "economic miracle" to the shifting realities of the Eighties. The course is therefore specifically based on Italian movies, and will provide a deeper knowledge both of the Film industry and the Film as an artistic form of expression in Italy.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Italian art film tradition. Students will also be able to demonstrate understanding of the dramatic economic, social and political changes in Italian society over the last 55 years.
Note: All films are in Italian with English subtitles.
 

LITR 280 Masterpieces in Translation: Italian & Italian-American Women Writers in Rome (INTS 280) (ROST 299) (WSGS 297)

A comparative study of 20th century Italian and Italian women writers from different periods and geographic areas. We will begin with a pair of writers from the early 20th century, one Italian and one Italian American; two writers from the 2nd World War to the post-war period; and two writers from the close of the century. Special emphasis will be given to the construction of the female subject; the representation of gender; the relations between men and women, and among women--mothers and daughters, sisters and other female family members, and friends--the relationship between creativity and sexuality; and the intimate interplay of gender, politics, and social mores in the formation of female identity.  

Note: Satisfies Loyola's writing intensive requirement.                                           

LITR 299 Comparative Literature: Identity, Otherness and Violence (INTS 299)

Literary texts from three different cultures will be studied comparatively. In particular, three European authors have been chosen to represent the complex (ambiguous and violent) theme of conflict between diversities: Polish-English Joseph Conrad, French-Algerian Albert Camus, Jewish-Italian Primo Levi. Their works share common traits that will be the focus of our analysis: double identity, ethnic and cultural otherness, ethical outlook, representation of violence, western guilt, autobiography, realistic style achieving metaphysical profundity, etc. Other examples of conflict will be investigated in thematically contiguous novels, short stories, and films.
Note: Non-English books are read in translation; foreign films have English subtitles.

Modern Languages & Literatures: Italian (ITAL)

General Departmental Prerequisites

All students must take elementary Italian unless they have already completed an equivalent course or can otherwise demonstrate proficiency. It is advisable to complete Italian 101 or its equivalent before arriving in Rome. Italian 101 is the elementary Italian course designed for students with no previous study. Italian 101 carries three semester hours credit and fulfills the language requirement for the Rome Center.

Placement Guideline for Italian Courses

• Students with no previous study, and only those, may take 101.
• Students who have had 101 or the equivalent must take 102.
• Students who have had 2 semesters (101 and 102) should register for 103.
• Students who have had 3-4 semesters of Italian, or have the appropriate level of proficiency, may take 250 or 251; both are conducted entirely in Italian.

ITAL 101 Italian I
A presentation of phonology, basic grammar, and structure through vocabulary and situations of everyday life. The purpose of this course is to give students the ability to communicate as soon as possible.

ITAL 102 Italian II

Prerequisite: Italian 101
Review, refinement, and development of basic grammar and structure.

ITAL 103 Italian III

Prerequisite: Italian 102
Intensive review of the basic skills to develop audio-lingual facility in communication.

ITAL 104 Italian IV

Prerequisite: Italian 103
Reading, conversation, and composition based on varied selections from literary and cultural sources.

ITAL 250 Composition and Conversation I

Prerequisite: 9-12 semester hours of Italian or the equivalent
Current newspapers, journals, video films of Italian language novels will be used as vehicles for intensive work in oral and written composition, conversation, and textual analysis.
Note: Course is conducted entirely in Italian.

ITAL 300 Tutorial

Eligible students may elect a tutorial for credit each semester.
Note: Approval of the dean / director in Rome and consent of the departmental chair are required. Course is conducted entirely in Italian.

ITAL 395 Internship

The internship will enable students to gain practical experience in working in Italian government institutions in Chicago (such as the Italian Cultural Institute) or working in businesses or education.
Outcomes: Students will work 4-8 per week and reflect on their experience in conversations with supervising professor and other interns.

Medieval Studies (MSTU)

MSTU 343 Topics: Emperors, Bishops and Barbarians (HIST 300) (ROST 390)

Rome, Umbilicus Mundi, the navel of the world, the centre of civilisation, by far the greatest city in Antiquity. The "most splendid of splendid cities" counted approximately one million inhabitants in its heyday. Lavish provisions of food and wine, as well as spectacles and various other forms of entertainment, were offered to the people by the wealthy and the powerful. It was a city of rich decorations, magnificent temples and imposing public buildings. Baths, gardens, libraries, circuses, theatres and amphitheatres gave access to all the citizens of Rome. An elaborate network of roads and aqueducts, well-maintained throughout the centuries, all led to the Eternal City. It must have appeared at the time (through the High Empire, at least) that Rome would never end.

The third to the eighth centuries AD, on the other hand, constitute what was traditionally and until recently regarded as a rather turbulent period. Theories of decline and fall (triggered by phenomena such as barbarian invasions, socio-political, military and economic crises, natural disasters, and even the rise of Christianity) dominated the historiography of this era, and a wide range of scholars believed that Rome actually came to an end. This course, however, which focuses on the City of Rome itself from the third century up to the reign of Charlemagne, intends to demonstrate that the period concerned was a time of gradual transformation and even a certain degree of continuity. Both literary sources and the archaeology and epigraphy of the City will be used to show that barbarian invasions did not destroy the walls of Rome, and that the arrival of Christianity did not cause the fall of classical culture.

Through a series of lectures and seminars, some of the major issues in the study of the city of Rome in this transitional period will be closely examined. History is never a single-minded and uniform matter. Primary sources, as well as secondary literature from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, will reveal the drama of the history, society, politics, and culture of the City of Rome. The validity of various theories, research findings, and attitudes related to issues such as .decline and fall, .continuity and change., et cetera will be examined. It is intended that the various contributions of numerous scholars, in addition to the textbook by Peter Brown, will stimulate the student to ask further questions, and to think critically about directions towards possible answers for these and other questions posed in the course.

Music (MUSC)

MUSC 154 Introduction to Opera

An overview of the development of opera in Europe with particular emphasis on some of the most representative Italian operas and authors from the 17th to the 20th centuries.

PEACE STUDIES (PAX)

PAX 102 International Politics (BWS 110) (INTS 257) (PLSC 102)

This course will provide an introduction to global politics. First we will examine the origins of the current international system and the levels of analysis and theoretical frameworks that scholars use to explain international politics. We will then look at the variety of actors that take part in and influence international politics. Although focusing on nation-states, we will also look at the many other actors and international organizations that are involved in world affairs. Throughout the semester, we will also discuss and debate prominent issues in international politics, with the goal of considering the security and ethical dimensions of these issues, with a special emphasis on Italy, Europe and the Mediterranean.

Outcomes: Students will be able to to demonstrate understanding of the main ways of studying international politics; to compare and contrast major competing approaches to the field; to examine individual regions and countries from the perspective of these approaches; and to achieve an understanding of such major substantive issues as interstate war, terrorism, arms control, international political economy and sustainable development.

Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Societal and Cultural Knowledge.

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Philosophy (PHIL)

PHIL 177 The Aesthetic Experience in Rome

This course will explore one or more of the following philosophical questions in aesthetics: What is art? What is good art (art evaluation or critical theory)? What is beauty? What is it about human nature that allows us to experience beauty?
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the various approaches to the philosophical study of beauty and the arts.

PHIL 182 Social & Political Philosophy: Communism & Fascism in Italy

This course will investigate one of the central questions of philosophy and social theory: How should we, as human beings, live together and in what types of communities?
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the complex structures involved in social existence, sensitivity to the way different views of the social good affect judgments of their worth and effectiveness, and an understanding of the way these structures affect the life of the individual.

Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the areas of Societal and Cultural Knowledge and of Philosophical Knowledge. Also satisfies the Core value of Understanding and Promoting Justice.

Political Science (PLSC)

PLSC 102 International Politics (BWS 110) (INTS 257) (PAX 102)

This course will provide an introduction to global politics. First we will examine the origins of the current international system and the levels of analysis and theoretical frameworks that scholars use to explain international politics. We will then look at the variety of actors that take part in and influence international politics. Although focusing on nation-states, we will also look at the many other actors and international organizations that are involved in world affairs. Throughout the semester, we will also discuss and debate prominent issues in international politics, with the goal of considering the security and ethical dimensions of these issues, with a special emphasis on Italy, Europe and the Mediterranean.

Outcomes: Students will be able to to demonstrate understanding of the main ways of studying international politics; to compare and contrast major competing approaches to the field; to examine individual regions and countries from the perspective of these approaches; and to achieve an understanding of such major substantive issues as interstate war, terrorism, arms control, international political economy and sustainable development.

Note: Satisfies Loyola's Core requirement in the area of Societal and Cultural Knowledge.

PLSC 300 Contemporary Political Issues: Liberation Theology-the Vatican and Latin America (INTS 398)

This course will provide an understanding of liberation theology as a social movement as well as the Vatican's reaction to this radical variant of Catholic social thought.  In addition to a political-sociological examination of the liberation theology movement in Latin America, we will consider Vatican statements concerning Catholic social doctrine that are both supportive and critical of the movement.  El Salvador will serve as the principal case study for the course, where the government attacked the Church for its support of liberation theology, resulting in the murder of many priests, nuns and lay workers, including the assassination of Archbishop Romero, three nuns and a lay worker in 1980 and six Jesuit priests in 1989.

PLSC 365 Italian Politics and Government (INTS 265) (ROST 365)

Recent events and current affairs attest to the fact that Italy represents a socio-political case study truly unique for its composition and ebullient nature. The transition from the first to the so-called second republic is indeed turning out to be a highly controversial process whose likely outcome is still hard to predict. After an initial analysis of the historical origins of the Republic of Italy, we will look at the structure and functions of its governmental institutions, how they have come to change and what future developments are to be expected. Due consideration will be given to the division of competence between state authorities and local administrations, as well as to the role played by non-governmental institutions such as the trade unions, the Church, business associations, etc. Special attention will also be devoted to the overlapping of the political and economic planes both in the past and in more recent times. The civic background gained from the class will imply tentative answers to questions such as the purpose of government, the functions of political institutions, and the real actors of political processes in the global era. The course will dwell upon similarities and differences between Italy and other established democratic systems. Constitutions, legislatures, administrations, social forces, interest groups, political parties, and elections will be scrutinized in turn.

Rome Studies (ROST)

ROST 299 Topics: Italy Today (INTS 292) (SOCL 280)

This introduction to Italy from a cultural, social, political, economic, and anthropological viewpoint illustrates differences and similarities in a country which has been a nation for just over one hundred years. The course provides an historical background to modern Italy and focuses on industrialization after World War II, the changes in the political system and the economy during the last fifty years, and the essential influence of television and cinema in the transformation of social habits, language, culture, and education. Such topics as the contrasts between the north and the south, gender, Mafia, deviance, involvement in the European Community, and the role of the Church will also be treated. The final phase of the course analyzes the challenges Italian society faces, including immigration and the impact the mass media system will have in transforming the Italian mentality.

ROST 299 Topics: Italian & Italian-American Women Writers in Rome (INTS 280) (LITR 280) (WSGS 297)

A comparative study of 20th century Italian and Italian women writers from different periods and geographic areas. We will begin with a pair of writers from the early 20th century, one Italian and one Italian American; two writers from the 2nd World War to the post-war period; and two writers from the close of the century. Special emphasis will be given to the construction of the female subject; the representation of gender; the relations between men and women, and among women--mothers and daughters, sisters and other female family members, and friends--the relationship between creativity and sexuality; and the intimate interplay of gender, politics, and social mores in the formation of female identity.  

Note: Satisfies Loyola's writing intensive requirement.                                         

ROST 300 Italy: Culture and Context (INTS 302)

ROST 335 Italy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (HIST 335) (INTS 335)

A study of the political, social, religious, economic, and intellectual currents in Italy from the defeat of Napoleon to the present.
Note: Satisfies Loyola's writing intensive requirement.

ROST 342 Art in Rome (FNAR 342)

This course is a survey of the artistic heritage of the city of Rome as exemplified in four major periods: Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque. The course examines developments in architecture, painting, and sculpture within the context of Rome's historical role first as a center of world empire and then of the Christian faith. The course is taught mainly at sites in the city, including the Roman Forum, the Pantheon, St. Peter's, Sistine Chapel, and Borghese Gallery.
Note: Taught on site.

ROST 343 Baroque Art  (CATH 300) (FNAR 343)

This course is a study of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries. Special attention is paid to artistic developments in Rome within the context of the Counter-Reformation and the 17th century renewal in Church and papacy. Aspects of the Baroque in Spain, France, the Low Countries, Germany, and Austria will also be studied. A fundamental aim of the course is to understand stylistic and iconographic features within the historical and religious context. This will be implemented through slide lectures with discussion and on-site visits to view works by Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, Pietro da Cortona, and other masters of the Roman Baroque.
Note: Taught on site.

ROST 344 Italian Early Renaissance Art (FNAR 344)

A survey of Italian painting, sculpture, and architecture from the mid-13th through the mid-15th centuries. This course examines the origins and early development of Italian Renaissance art with special attention to the major centers of Siena and Florence. It is taught in the classroom via slide-illustrated lectures and discussions. Students are encouraged to take part in school-organized field trips to Assisi and Florence and also to visit other cities where works studied in the course are located.

ROST 365 Italian Politics and Government (INTS 365) (PLSC 365)

Recent events and current affairs attest to the fact that Italy represents a socio-political case study truly unique for its composition and ebullient nature. The transition from the first to the so-called second republic is indeed turning out to be a highly controversial process whose likely outcome is still hard to predict. After an initial analysis of the historical origins of the Republic of Italy, we will look at the structure and functions of its governmental institutions, how they have come to change and what future developments are to be expected. Due consideration will be given to the division of competence between state authorities and local administrations, as well as to the role played by non-governmental institutions such as the trade unions, the Church, business associations, etc. Special attention will also be devoted to the overlapping of the political and economic planes both in the past and in more recent times. The civic background gained from the class will imply tentative answers to questions such as the purpose of government, the functions of political institutions, and the real actors of political processes in the global era. The course will dwell upon similarities and differences between Italy and other established democratic systems. Constitutions, legislatures, administrations, social forces, interest groups, political parties, and elections will be scrutinized in turn.

ROST 390 Special Topics: Architecture in Rome (FNAR 394)

Was the Emperor Hadrian, designer of the Pantheon, also an architect?  How did he reward the architect who he asked to comment on his drawings?  How did Michelangelo’s training as a sculptor and painter revolutionize town planning in his design of the Piazza Campidoglio?  In this introduction to the profession of architecture from the Roman Empire to the present, we will explore the relationship between the architect and society throughout the history of Rome by learning what it was like to be the designer of the piazzas, monuments and churches we visit throughout the city.  We will also investigate the challenges current architects face in developing plans for Rome of the 21^st century by visiting significant contemporary Roman buildings.  Finally, we will learn about the current practice of architecture, including the education and daily work of an architect by visiting a working architect’s office.   

Outcomes: to understand the social and economic context in which architects described in your history classes created the Rome of today, to see how the social trends, technologies, and political structures that exist when important civilizations are created influence the design of buildings and cities, to learn about the daily work of an architect, then and now, and how design professionals view and understand the city, and to use drawing as a method of recording the essence of our observations, with no need for artistic skill. 

Note: Taught on site 

ROST 395 Topography of Rome (CLST 395)

Sociology (SOCL)

SOCL 280 Topics in Contemporary Sociology: Italy Today (INTS 292) (ROST 299)

This introduction to Italy from a cultural, social, political, economic, and anthropological viewpoint illustrates differences and similarities in a country which has been a nation for just over one hundred years. The course provides an historical background to modern Italy and focuses on industrialization after World War II, the changes in the political system and the economy during the last fifty years, and the essential influence of television and cinema in the transformation of social habits, language, culture, and education. Such topics as the contrasts between the north and the south, gender, Mafia, deviance, involvement in the European Community, and the role of the Church will also be treated. The final phase of the course analyzes the challenges Italian society faces, including immigration and the impact the mass media system will have in transforming the Italian mentality.

Theology (THEO)

THEO 179 Roman Catholicism (CATH 179)

An introduction to the major elements that make up Catholicism as a distinctive form of Christianity. 

Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the most important Roman Catholic beliefs, the historical evolution of Roman Catholicism, the key Roman Catholic concepts, terms, values, and religious practices.

Note: Satisfies Loyola's requirement in the Core area of Theological and Religious Studies Knowledge. Also satisfies the Core value of Understanding Spirituality or Faith in Action in the World.

THEO 180 Systematic Theology of Benedict XVI (CATH 100)

An introduction to the systematic theology of Pope Benedict XVI. This class will examine the essential positions of Joseph Ratzinger's systematic theology (doctrine of God, christology, pneumatology, ecclesiology, sacraments) as they were expressed in his book Introduction to Christianity (1968) and in successive writings, including his first encyclical letters "Deus Caritas Est" (2006) and In Spe Salvi (2007) as Pope Benedict XVI. The analysis to be undertaken will point to the author's particularly developed concern to establish a theological thought that aims at going "back to basics" with regard to Christian doctrine, in dialogue/confrontation with contemporary thought.

Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the most important Roman Catholic beliefs, the historical evolution of Roman Catholicism, the key Roman Catholic concepts, terms, values, and religious practices.

Note: Satisfies Loyola's requirement in the Core area of Theological and Religious Studies Knowledge. Also satisfies the Core value of Understanding Spirituality or Faith in Action in the World.

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Women's Studies / GenDer Studies (WSGS)

WSGS 297 Special Topics: Italian & Italian-American Women Writers in Rome (INTS 280) (LITR 280) (ROST 299)

A comparative study of 20th century Italian and Italian women writers from different periods and geographic areas. We will begin with a pair of writers from the early 20th century, one Italian and one Italian American; two writers from the 2nd World War to the post-war period; and two writers from the close of the century. Special emphasis will be given to the construction of the female subject; the representation of gender; the relations between men and women, and among women--mothers and daughters, sisters and other female family members, and friends--the relationship between creativity and sexuality; and the intimate interplay of gender, politics, and social mores in the formation of female identity.                                             

WSGS 306 English and American Women Writers and Italy (ENGL 306)

This course investigates significant issues raised in and by women-authored works.  Readings may cover fiction, drama, and/or poetry from any literary period produced by Anglo and American Women who lived in, traveled to, and wrote about Italy.  We will explore the role gender plays in the generation of written work, as well as Italy’s influence upon narrative structure, tone, theme and the socio-political implications of both gender and culture as they inform narrative.  Texts will include poetry, memoir, letters, reportage, and fiction.

Outcomes:  Students will gain knowledge about women¿s lives and writings; will understand the difference gender makes to the writing, reading, and interpretation of literature; and will acquire the critical vocabulary that will enable them to describe and analyze, and formulate arguments about, women-authored literature.

Note: Satisfies Loyola's requirement in the Core area of Literary Knowledge and Experience.