BA French and Italian RR13

University of Reading

Bachelor's degree

In Reading

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Reading

Full Time: 4 Years
A more connected world demands language skills. Expand your horizons and achieve fluency in two languages by immersing yourself in the history and cultures of Italy and the French-speaking world.
Join our friendly and dynamic Department of Modern Languages and European Studies, which offers the opportunity to study in a lively, multilingual community with staff and students from all over the world. We offer a flexible and supportive approach to learning which allows you to tailor your degree to your interests, including the opportunity to learn other languages.
Through this course you will become confident and highly skilled in French and Italian, both written and spoken. You will master the fundamental elements of each language, to the point where you will graduate with a near-native command of both. We’re proud of our small language classes, led by native speakers. Direct access to expert staff for help and feedback ensures you develop your language skills to the best of your ability.
You will learn both languages in the political, social and cultural contexts of the countries in which they are spoken. This not only considerably enhances your understanding of the languages, but also provides you with the knowledge to live and work in these countries, as well as enter professional roles with global companies that operate in and interact with them.
In Italian, you will have the opportunity to study with leading academics on topics including Dante, Machiavelli and Michelangelo and covering fascism, the history of the language, the resistance, Fellini and contemporary culture. In French you will have the opportunity to study a wide range of optional modules in French and francophone culture, history, literature, theatre, politics and film with staff who are internationally recognised experts in French-speaking literature, history and culture; including the literature of the French Caribbean; French children’s literature and...

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Reading (Berkshire)
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Whiteknights, RG6 6AH

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Italian Language
  • Staff
  • French Speaking
  • Translation
  • Advanced French
  • Global

Course programme

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
Year 1 Core Modules include:
  • Advanced French (students with A level French) or Intermediate French language (students with an A at GCSE French)
  • Italian language at: Advanced level (post-A level) Intermediate level (post-GCSE/AS level) or Beginners’ level (little or no prior experience)
Optional modules include:
  • The making of modern France
  • Introduction to French Culture
  • Italian Medieval and Renaissance Culture (in translation)
  • Twentieth Century Italian Culture
  • Making Italians: A Journey in the History and Culture of Modern Italy

Comparative modules include:

  • The Making of Modern Europe (1): Europe to 1945
  • The Making of Modern Europe (2): Europe since 1945
  • Greats of European Cinema
  • Introduction to linguistics
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 2 Core modules include:
  • Advanced French translation and language skills
  • Italian language
Optional modules include:
  • Introduction to the French Novel
  • Introduction à la littérature de jeunesse
  • French Literature Onscreen
  • Italian cinema
  • 'Apocalittici e integrati': Intellectuals and Society in Twentieth Century Italy
  • Fictions of Italy: Themes and Genres

Comparative modules include:

  • Society, thought, and art in Modern Europe
  • Unity, nationalism and regionalism in Europe
  • Science, perversion, and dream in global fantastic literature
  • Love in Medieval Renaissance
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 3

You can choose from two options for your third year: studying at a partner institution through the Erasmus+ programme or undertaking a work placement. You will spend six months in each country and can choose a different activity for each.

Our French partner institutions include universities in Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Rennes, Poitiers and Grenoble, as well as prestigious business schools such as Paris-Dauphine and Montpellier. Italian partner institutions include universities in Bergamo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, Naples, Padua, Pavia, Pisa, Rome, Siena and Venice. The Department of Modern Languages and European Studies has a study abroad officer who can help you prepare for study at one or two of these universities.

You can also talk to the Department's specialist year abroad team, who can provide you with support in securing and preparing for a placement. Past students have carried out roles with companies such as Airbus Helicopters, Siemens, PwC, SAP, Knight Frank, Hewlett Packard, PSA Peugeot, Ermanno Scervino, the Istituto per la storia della Resistenza e dell’età contemporanea and the UN.

Year 4 Core modules include:
  • Advanced French translation and language skills
  • Italian language
Optional modules include:
  • French Language for Management and Business
  • The Legend of Tristan and Iseult
  • La Belle Epoque: France 1880-1914
  • The French Caribbean: Language, Literature and Identity
  • Dissertation
  • Italian Language for Management and Business
  • Dante
  • Performance and the Self in Renaissance Italy
  • History of the Italian language
  • Voice and the Self in Modern Italian Poetry

Comparative modules include:

  • EU Case studies I
  • EU Case studies II
  • EU Case studies III
  • Cinemas of the World
  • 19th Century European Novel
  • Language and Power
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

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