MA Italian and Spanish
Entry requirements
A level: from AAA to ABB (required: a language other than English at B) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Italian and Spanish, an Italian and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies degree centred on the study of two complementary European languages and their global cultural contexts. The first year covers a wide range of foundational subjects through linguistics and language sciences, business, economics and informatics, politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations, and history, classics and archaeology. The second year introduces thematic modules such as Cultural Responses to War, Migration, Exile, Diaspora, Crime and Detection in Literature, and Gender and Culture. The third year consists of a period abroad spent studying or working across destinations including Bologna, Florence, Milan, Rome, and Venice. The final year focuses on advanced linguistic and cultural study through modules such as spoken Italian and Spanish - discussing, reflecting and presenting on culture, politics and society, essay and creative writing, and Italian-to-English and Spanish-to-English translation of literary and journalistic texts.
Modules
- linguistics and language sciences
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- philosophy, divinity and law
- Cultural Responses to War
- Migration, Exile, Diaspora
- Crime and Detection in Literature
- Gender and Culture
- The Coming-of-Age Narrative
- Introduction to European Cinema
- Dynamics of Language and Power
- Languages Beyond University
- study Portuguese or Catalan (either from scratch, or continuing from Year 1) to expand your knowledge of Iberian languages and cultures
- study different aspects of linguistics
- Bologna
- Catania
- Florence
- Milan
- Pisa
- Rome
- Siena
- Verona
- Venice
- study in one or two destinations
- work in one or two destinations
- study in one destination and work in another
- two semesters at a single institution
- one semester at two different institutions (in different destinations)
- arrange to work or volunteer with a private company or charity
- apply to an established placement scheme, such as the British Council’s English Language Assistants programme
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- spoken Italian and Spanish - discussing, reflecting and presenting on culture, politics and society
- essay and creative writing
- Italian-to-English and Spanish-to-English translation of literary and journalistic texts
- film
- literature
- history
- politics
- language
- linguistics
- media and cultural production