CERTIFICATE IN VENETIAN STUDIES

SJIU’s Venetian Studies Certificate offers students the possibility to explore Venetian history and culture, while at the same time consolidating and/or acquiring a knowledge of the Italian language.

Venetian Studies are strongly related to the SJIU mission of “sustainability” as Venice is a city that is facing vast environmental issues. The city of Venice is in danger of being submersed by water and the region of Veneto has growing problems in terms of the energy supply, pollution, and in general, the challenges of the global market. All of these reasons make Venetian Studies the perfect subject for investigating sustainability in the fields of environment, economics, energy and also in art conversation and restoration.

Venice is one of the most famous and visited cities in the world and has a very long and varied history. The same holds true for the area surrounding the city of Venice, the region of Veneto, one of the twenty regions in Italy. The region of Veneto has approximately 4.9 million inhabitants and is 18,391 km squared in size.

Today, the region of Veneto is one of the most important economies in Europe making it one of the richest regions in the world, terms of GDP per capita. Three-thousand years of life, culture and civilization form an impressive line of continuity, truly unique in Europe.

The Certificate in consist of five (5) courses totalling fifteen (15) credits.

Program Courses:

a.    Obligatory Courses: Two courses (6 CH)
DHM-HIS/2540 - The Glory of Venice. Venetian History: The Serenissima Republic (697 a.D., 1797)
DHM-SOC/3150 - Contemporary Veneto: Economy, Society, Politics and Business

b.    Elective Courses: Three courses (9 CH). Students must choose 3 courses from the following list
DFA-FLS/2160 - Venice on the Screen
DFA-MIC/2330 - Introduction to Venetian music and authors
DHM-ARH/2450 - Architecture and Sculpture: Palladio and Canova
DHM-ARH/2550 - Introduction to Venetian Art History: from Giotto to Tiepolo ca 1250-1800
DHM-HIS/2530 - Venice before Venice. Venetian History: 1500 b.C., 697 a.D.
DHM-HIS/2550 - Venice after Venice. Venetian History: 1797-2010
DHM-ICL/2200 - Topics in Italian Literature: Venetian Authors of the 20th century
DMN-SCI/2530 - Dolomites and Hills, Plains and Lagoons, and Finally the Sea: Venetian Geography