BA Italian and Yiddish
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Foreign language preferred.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
About this course
BA in Italian and Yiddish, an Italian and Modern Languages degree focused on language acquisition and cultural studies. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme includes a compulsory year abroad to immerse students in the relevant linguistic and cultural environments. The first year covers foundational language and culture through modules such as Yiddish Language 1, First Year Italian Language, Introduction to Italian Studies 1, and Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies. The second year continues language progression via Yiddish Language 2 and Second Year Italian Language, alongside optional modules covering topics like Yiddish Women Writers and Dante and Petrarch. The third year consists of study abroad placements such as SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 1. The final year involves advanced study including Final Year Italian Language, with optional modules like Futurism in Italy, Dante: Divina Commedia, and an optional dissertation.
Modules
- Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies
- Yiddish Language 1
- First Year Italian Language
- Introduction to Italian Studies 1
- Introduction to Italian Studies 2
- Yiddish Language 2
- Second Year Italian Language
- Yiddish Women Writers
- 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
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 1
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 2
- Final Year Italian Language
- Dissertation
- Final Year Dissertation
- 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