Italian and Linguistics BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Bangor

£ 11,750 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bangor (Wales)

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    September

You can study Italian as a joint honours degree with Linguistics (50% Italian, 50% Linguistics).

The Italian part of the course will provide you with advanced skills in the Italian language and a broad range of specialised and detailed insights into the culture, society and history that go with it. The degree has language at the heart of it, with core modules developing the key oral, aural and written skills every year. These modules also foster cultural awareness, which you will need for your year abroad, and later on, for the world of work.

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Location

Start date

Bangor (Gwynedd)
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LL57 2DG

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course


The course aims to enable understudies to: Students will demonstrate familiarity with the core areas of linguistics

Students will develop knowledge of basic terminology and techniques for the analysis of natural language.

Students will achieve a basic understanding of a wide range of topics in the study of natural language.

Students will develop a basic ability to analyse natural language data, and to carry out phonetic transcription.

Students will develop the ability to plan and write an academic essay, plan and prepare an oral presentation,and to prepare appropriately and effectively for examinations.


A degree from the School of Linguistics and English Language equips you with knowledge and skills which will open many doors for you when choosing a career.

Our courses in Child Language Acquisition, Speech and Language Disorders offer a good foundation for those who wish to pursue postgraduate training in speech and language therapy in order to qualify as a speech and language therapist.
Our courses on English Grammar and Child Language Acquisition offer a good foundation for those who wish to pursue a PGCE (teacher training qualification).
Courses in Teaching English as a foreign Language are invaluable for those who wish to teach English Overseas.

260 240 points
We consider mature students on individual merit.

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Subjects

  • Options
  • IT
  • Cinema
  • Media
  • Skills and Training
  • Culture
  • Aspects of italian history
  • Broad range of stimulating options
  • Increasing levels of specialisation
  • Introduction to the history
  • Literatures of europe
  • Italian cinema
  • Italian and Linguistics
  • Cultural and literary material
  • Modern period

Course programme

What will you study on this course? In addition to the language the syllabus includes a broad range of stimulating options. First year courses include an introduction to the history, culture, cinema and literatures of Europe. Second and final year options offer increasing levels of specialisation as you proceed towards your degree. They cover a wide variety of cultural and literary material from various centuries but with emphasis on the modern period, aspects of Italian history, Italian cinema and the media. Residence Abroad: The third year is spent entirely in Italy. Your main options are: A paid work placement as an English assistant in schools. Study at one of our Erasmus partner universities, which include Università di Udine (Gorizia), Università di Trieste, Università di Milano La Cattolica, IULM (Milano), Università di Torino, Università di Bologna, Università di Firenze, Università di Cagliari (Sardenia), Università di Perugia. An approved work placement. In each case you also complete a dissertation whilst abroad, which counts towards your Bangor degree.

Italian and Linguistics BA (Hons)

£ 11,750 VAT inc.