BA Italian and Philosophy
Entry requirements
A level: AAB (Foreign Language Preferred) IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
About this course
BA in Italian and Philosophy, an Italian and Philosophy degree exploring language acquisition and philosophical enquiry. Core topics include Communication & Writing, Language & Translation. Students undertake an integrated year abroad during the third year. The first year covers core language acquisition alongside introductory studies through First Year Italian Language, Introduction to Italian Studies 1, and Introduction to Italian Studies 2, with optional philosophy modules such as Ancient Greek Philosophy. The second year builds proficiency through Second Year Italian Language alongside options like Italian Culture during Fascism and Applied Ethics. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The final year concludes studies with Final Year Italian Language alongside advanced options covering topics such as Futurism in Italy, Marxism, and Early Wittgenstein.
Modules
- First Year Italian Language
- Introduction to Italian Studies 1
- Introduction to Italian Studies 2
- Ancient Greek Philosophy
- Early Modern Philosophy
- Knowledge and Reality
- Introduction to Logic 2
- Introduction to Moral Philosophy
- Introduction to Political Philosophy
- Philosophical Study Skills: Reading, Understanding and Essay Writing
- Second Year Italian Language
- Italian Culture during Fascism
- Issues in Italian Syntax
- Italian Literature 1860-1925
- Writing Women in Renaissance Italy
- Dante and Petrarch
- Italians Abroad: A History of Italian Migration 1790-Today
- Applied Ethics
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of Mind
- Knowledge
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Final Year Italian Language
- Futurism in Italy
- Nation, Culture and Society in Italy, 1860-1914
- Dante: Divina Commedia
- Identity and Performance in Renaissance Italy
- Words and Images: Italian Film Adaptations
- English Academic Writing and Translation Skills
- Marxism
- Intermediate Logic
- Early Wittgenstein
- Advanced Class in the Philosophy of Mind