Unit Code:	ITA2MEI
Alternative Unit Code:	ITA3MEI
Unit Short Title:	MEDIEVAL ITALY
Credit Points:	20.0
Unit Description:	In this unit we cover literary, cultural and political change in Italy between 1200 and 1400. Cultural and commercial developments are delineated and the competing forces active in the Italian peninsula are analysed. Particular attention is paid to writers of the Sicilian School, to cultural developments in Florence and to the works of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio and their significance in the European context. Students not undertaking an Italian major have classes and reading materials in English. Students undertaking a major in Italian Studies are expected to read the prescribed Italian texts in Italian. There are no specific prerequisites for those not studying Italian language.
Prerequisites:	ITA2MEI:ITA1ADB or ITA2BEB or co-ordinator's approval; ITA3MEI:ITA2ADB or ITA3BEB or co-ordinator's approval.
Class Requirements:	one 1-hour lecture and two 1-hour tutorials per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 10-minute class paper (equivalent to 1,000 words)	20
one 2-hour final test	40
one 2,000-word essay	40	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Preliminary	Petrarch: selected poems,	Griffiths, T.	Manchester UP 1970.

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
2   27-JUL-09   30-OCT-09	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Mr	Antonio	Pagliaro	BUNDOORA	Y
Dr	Nicole	Prunster	BUNDOORA	N