B.A. Asian Studies and Italian (Hons)

• The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules. You may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Possible modules may include:

• History of Italian Cinema:The Legacy of Neo-Realism
• Writing Italy through the Centuries:An Introduction
• Introduction to Asian Traditions
• Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan
• World Literature:An Introduction
• Learning Mandarin Chinese 1A
• Learning Mandarin Chinese
• Learning Japanese 1A: An Introduction to Elementary Japanese
• Learning Japanese 1B: An Introduction to Upper Elementary Japanese
• Learning Italian - Beginners
• Learning Italian 3 (Post A Level)

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Possible modules may include:

• Themes in the Study of Asia
• Learning Italian 2 (Intermediate)
• Learning Italian 4 *Advanced)
• Italian Extended Essay
• Italian Short Story
• Catching the Tide: Cultural Renewal in 20th Century Italy
• Learning Mandarin Chinese 2B
• Learning Mandarin Chinese 2A
• Hindu Religious Thought
• Indian Philosophy of Religion
• Learning Japanese 2B: Uppeer Post-Beginners Japanese
• Learning Japanese 2A - Post-Beginners
• The Rise of China

• Between Stages 2 and 3, you spend a year abroad in Italy as part of your Italian programme of study. Please see more information on your year abroad in the department of Italian.

Possible modules may include:

• Learning Italian 5
• Languages in the Classroom
• Italian Cinema and Literature
• Italian Dissertation
• Istantanea: Photography and Visual Culture in Modern and Contemporary I
• Learning Italian Through Literature
• Indian Philosophy of Religion
• Hindu Religious Thought
• Learning Japanese 2B: Uppeer Post-Beginners Japanese
• Learning Mandarin Chinese 2A
• Learning Mandarin Chinese 2B
• Learning Japanese 2A - Post-Beginners