MA Italian
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Italian, an Italian degree centred on language tuition within the context of Italian culture and society. Students complete a compulsory year abroad in Italy through study or work placements in locations such as Bologna, Florence, Rome, and Venice. The curriculum includes advanced language study alongside optional choices in humanities and social sciences. The first year covers foundational breadth through subjects including linguistics and language sciences, philosophy, divinity and law, and art and architectural history. The second year introduces thematic study with modules such as Cultural Responses to War, Crime and Detection in Literature, and Introduction to European Cinema. The third year consists of a full academic year abroad spent studying or working across destinations including Milan, Pisa, Siena, Verona, and Catania. The final year focuses on advanced proficiency through spoken Italian - discussing, reflecting and presenting on Italian culture, politics and society, essay and creative writing, and Italian-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
- 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 - discussing, reflecting and presenting on Italian culture, politics and society
- essay and creative writing
- Italian-to-English translation of literary and journalistic texts