About Italian

天娱传媒 offers a program of Italian language studies at the elementary and intermediate levels.

The program is designed with two different emphases in order to accommodate the needs of all students, whether their primary interest in the language is work-related, academic, for travel purposes, or for personal enrichment.

Explore Potential Careers

Studying Italian can lead to a variety of different jobs or career paths. Below are just some of the many options you will have!

  • Teaching
  • Translating and interpreting
  • Fine arts
  • Music
  • Archaeology
  • Museum work
  • Librarianship
  • Journalism
  • Broadcasting
  • Civil Service
  • International law
  • EU organizations
  • Government and other social or public services
  • International banking and business
  • Tourism
  • Fashion

Program Options 

Click on the degree or certificate you're interested in earning to see a sample map of courses to take to complete your goal from start to finish.

Please note that the course maps provided are just an example to help you get started. Please meet with a counselor to personalize the plan to you and your Academic goals.

View Requirements in College Catalog

Semester 1 

Course Number Course Title Units Notes
ENGL 1A + 1AS University-Parallel Reading and Composition + Support 4 - 6  
GE Area G1 Health Knowledge Requirement 2 - 3  
GE Area G2 Physical Skills Requirement 1 - 3   
Additional Major Requirement See Counselor 3 - 5  
Degree Applicable Elective See Counselor 3  

Total Units: 13 - 20 

Semester 2

Course Number Course Title Units Notes
ITAL 2 Continuation of Elementary Italian 5  
MATH 46, MATH 60 or 860, ET 108B, or ET 50, or PSYC 5, or ECON 5, or LALS 5, or PHIL 12A, or FIN 136M or higher math course (or equivalent) Math Graduation Requirement 3 - 8  
GE Area D Social and Behavioral Sciences Requirement 3  
GE Area H Ethnic Studies, Women's and Gender Studies and LGBTQ Studies 3  

Total Units: 14 - 19 

Semester 3

Course Number Course Title Units Notes
ITAL 3A Intermediate Italian 3  
GE Area C Natural Sciences Requirement 3 - 6  
GE Area F United States History and Government Requirement 3  
Degree Applicable Elective   3  

Total Units: 12 - 15

Semester 4

Course Number Course Title Units Notes
ITAL 3B Intermediate Italian 3  
Degree Applicable Elective   3  
Degree Applicable Elective   3  
Degree Applicable Elective   3  

Total Units: 12

Semester 5

Course Number Course Title Units Notes
ITAL 4A Continuation of Intermediate Italian 3  
Degree Applicable Elective   3  

Total Units: 6

Semester 6

Course Number Course Title Units Notes
ITAL 4B Continuation of Intermediate Italian 3  

Total Units: 3

View Requirements in College Catalog

Choose 9 units from the following core courses:

Course Number Course Title Units Notes
ITAL 1 Elementary Italian 5  
or      
ITAL 1A Elementary Italian 3  
and      
ITAL 1B Elementary Italian 3  
ITAL 2 Continuation of Elementary Italian 5  
or      
ITAL 2A  Continuation of Elementary Italian 3  
and      
ITAL 2B Continuation of Elementary Italian 3  
ITAL 3A Continuation of Intermediate Italian 3  
and      
ITAL 3B Continuation of Intermediate Italian 3  
ITAL 4A Continuation of Intermediate Italian 3  
and      
ITAL 4B Continuation of Intermediate Italian 3  

Total Units: 9

Choose 6 units from the following elective courses:

Course Number Course Title Units Notes
ITAL 10A Beginning Conversational Italian 3  
ITAL 10B Beginning Conversational Italian 3  
ITAL 10C Intermediate Conversational Italian 3  
ITAL 10D Intermediate Conversational Italian 3  
ITAL 11A Continuation of Intermediate Conversational Italian 3  
ITAL 11B Continuation of Intermediate Conversational Italian 3  
ITAL 15A Advanced Conversational Italian 3  
ITAL 15B Advanced Conversational Italian 3  

Total Units: 6 

Overall Total Units: 15

Transfer Options

The program coursework you complete at City College will satisfy lower-division requirements for related majors at several colleges and universities, especially:

  • University of California campuses
  • California State University campuses

Have questions about transfer? Visit the Transfer Center for help, transfer information, and/or to speak with college representatives.