Mediterranean Center for Arts and Sciences Courses

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Course Registration and Instructions - Semester

See below for a full listing of Mediterranean Center classes and semester availability.

Courses with two codes are cross-listed. They refer to the same course but are interdisciplinary.

All courses with the exception of Italian Language are taught in English.

Please see this special note on Italian Language and Culture Courses at MCAS.

• ART HISTORY/STUDIO ART
  • MCAS SAAA 250 - History of Art and Architecture in Sicily
  • MCAS AHAA 390 - On the Trail of Caravaggio
  • MCAS SAPH 100 - Black and White Photography
  • MCAS SAPH 250 - Introduction to Photojournalism
• CLASSICAL STUDIES
  • MCAS CSAR 350 - Crossroads of Civilizations: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Sicily
  • MCAS CSLT 320/MSLT 320- Age of Gods, Age of Heroes: Myth and Literature in Ancient Greece
  • MCAS CSLL 100 - Ancient Greek I: Beginners
  • MCAS CSLL 154 - Latin I: Beginners
  • MCAS CSLL 200 - Intermediate Readings in Classical Greek: The Women's Heroism
  • MCAS CSLL 255- Intermediate Readings in Ancient Latin: Playing the Past
  • MCAS CSLL 303- Advanced Readings in Classical Greek: Poets of the Soul
  • MCAS CSLL 354- Advanced Readings in Ancient Latin: from Rome with Love
• SCIENCE COURSES
  • MCAS NSHN 260 - The Mediterranean Diet
  • MCAS NSHN 330 - Eat Well, Look Good: Mediterranean Lifestyle
  • MCAS ESEC 250 - Mediterranean Ecosytems: An Introduction to Terrestrial and Marine Environments
  • MCAS ESEC 352 - Sustainability and Human Development: Learning from the Mediterranean Landscapes
  • MCAS ESGE 250 - Volcanology: Etna
  • MCAS ESGE 370 - Geology of Central Mediterranean
• HISTORY & POLITICS
  • MCAS ITHP 242/HPPS 259 - Mafia: National and International Issues and Impacts
  • MCAS ITSS 355 - Contemporary Italy: Ideas, Politics and Society from Mussolini's Fascism to Berlusconi's Videocracy
  • MCAS CSAH 320/MSHP 320 - The Dream of Democracy: The Politics of Ancient Mediterranean History
• ITALIAN STUDIES
  • MCAS MSLT 320/ITLM 262 - Comparative Literature - Translations, Counterfeits and the Mediterranean Novels
  • MCAS ITLM 264/MSLT 264- Contemporary Crime Fiction: Sicily in Black and Giallo
  • MCAS ITHP 242/HPPS 259 - Mafia: National and International Issues and Impacts
  • MCAS ITSS 355 - Contemporary Italy: Ideas, Politics and Society from Mussolini's Fascism to Berlusconi's Videocracy
  • MCAS ITIL 100 - Introductory Italian I
  • MCAS ITIL 200 - Introductory Italian II
  • MCAS ITIL 300- Intermediate Italian I
  • MCAS ITIL 360- Intermediate Italian II
  • MCAS ITIL 370- Advanced Composition and Diction
• MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES
  • MCAS MSCI 300 - Lu Sicilianu: A New Insight into Sicilian Culture (Core Course)

Semester Courses

(View the Spring 2013 course schedule here)

• Core Course
• Art History
• Classical Studies
• Environmental Studies
• History & Politics
• Independent Study
• Italian Language
• Italian Studies
• Mediterranean Studies
• Studio & Fine Arts

For summer courses please see this page.

Italian Language and Culture Courses at MCAS

All the Italian Language and Culture courses at MCAS explicitly refer to the Common European Framework of Reference For Languages (CEF), which "provides a common basis for the elaboration of language syllabuses, curriculum guidelines, examinations, textbooks etc. across Europe. It describes in a comprehensive way what language learners have to learn and to do in order to use a language for communication and what knowledge and skills they have to develop so as to be able to act effectively" (CEF 1.1).

The CEF also gives special emphasis to the description of the cultural context in which language is set. Thus, our Language and Culture courses are designed to provide instruction and assessment in not just language proficiency but cultural understanding as well. Our aim is to develop student's reading, writing, listening and speaking skills within a cultural frame of reference reflective of the richness of the Italian language and culture.

With the use of authentic resources (films, literature, audio recordings, the Internet, the press) and through some CLIL-based units (Content and Language Integrated Learning) our courses offer a survey on socio-cultural topics such as aspects of Italian geography, contemporary life in Italy, the arts and sciences, social customs and traditions. Our didactics also promotes students' participation in the community and the development of intercultural skills through the conscious comparisons of Italian language and culture with their own.