Italian and Politics (BA)

Year one

The first year is an introductory year. It is the results of the second and final years of study that determine your degree classification. The degree is made up of compulsory modules as well as optional modules, allowing you to tailor it to reflect your specific interests. A particular feature is the option of writing a dissertation in your final year. This is highly regarded by employers because it indicates that you can do original research.

Students of this course study 60 credits from the School of Modern Languages and 60 credits in Politics.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsModern Italy: Birth of a Nation?ML810320 creditsIntroduction to Political ThoughtPL919620 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsIntroduction to GovernmentPL919920 creditsY Da, Drwg a'r Gwleidyddol - The Good, the Bad and the PoliticalPL919320 creditsAdvanced Italian Language Year 1ML818840 creditsBeginners Italian Language Year 1ML818940 creditsIntroduction to Political SciencePL919420 creditsIntroduction to International RelationsPL919520 creditsIntroduction to GlobalisationPL919720 creditsIntroduction to European IntegrationPL919820 creditsYear two

Year 2 you choose three Politics and three Italian modules

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsInnovations in European LiteratureML129820 creditsPrinciples of Translation TheoryML229920 creditsItalian Language Year 2 (Ex-Advanced)ML829920 creditsDante: The Journey And The MissionML829420 creditsHistory Of Art From Middle Ages To The RenaissanceML829220 creditsBritish Politics since 1945PL928720 creditsInternational Security - Concepts and IssuesPL928820 creditsConducting Political ResearchPL929620 creditsInternational Law in a Changing WorldPL929920 creditsItalian Language Year 2 (Ex-Beginners)ML829620 creditsPolitical Thought from Marx to NietzschePL929320 creditsO'r Groegiaid i GymruPL928520 creditsCredoau'r CymryPL928620 creditsIntroduction to Specialised Translation (Italian)ML229620 creditsMemories of FascismML829320 creditsAt the Roots of European CulturesML129520 creditsColonialism, GPE and DevelopmentPL922220 creditsGender, Sex and DeathPL922020 creditsGlobal GovernancePL922420 creditsPolitics and Policies of the European UnionPL929020 creditsDigital Technologies and Global PoliticsPL922320 creditsInternational Relations of the Cold WarPL922120 creditsYear three: Sandwich year

Your third year will be spent abroad in an Italian speaking country. You can either study at one of our partner universities or work for an Italian speaking organisation. Your Year Abroad coordinator will keep in touch with you and monitor your progress throughout your time away.

The University has established academic links with universities in Milan, Pavia, Parma, Pisa, Verona, Trento, Venice and Catania. All students on a Socrates exchange receive an Erasmus grant for each semester they spend in Italy.

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsIntercalary Semester Abroad - Study Abroad (Italian)ML809960 creditsIntercalary Semester Abroad- Semester Work placement abroad (Italian)ML809760 creditsIntercalary Semester Abroad - Study Abroad (Italian, spring)ML809160 creditsIntercalary Semester Abroad- Semester Work placement abroad (Italian, spring)ML809460 creditsYear four

In your final year you choose three Politics and three Italian modules, including the option of doing a dissertation.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsItalian Language (BA Languages)ML839720 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsPolitics DissertationPL938620 creditsElections in the UKPL938720 creditsModern Welsh PoliticsPL938820 creditsMay 68. Marking Changes in European Politics and CultureML139920 creditsItalian for professional purposesML838620 creditsTwentieth Century Italian Women's WritingML839120 creditsCyfiawnder Byd-eangPL937720 creditsCenedlaetholdeb, Crefydd a Chyfiawnder: Hanes Athroniaeth yr 20fed Ganrif yng NghymruPL937820 creditsInternational Relations DissertationPL938520 creditsTranslation as a ProfessionML239320 creditsDissertation (Italian-JH)ML838720 creditsAdvanced Translation Practice (Italian)ML838920 creditsJoint Honours Italian Dissertation IN ITALIANML838520 creditsParliamentary Studies ModulePL938020 creditsThe Limits of Ethics in International RelationsPL937620 creditsUS Government and PoliticsPL937420 creditsGlobal International Organisation in World PoliticsPL939120 creditsEuropean Cinema: thinking the real of fictionML230220 creditsDissertation/Project (Translation)ML238920 creditsDevolution in Practice: Welsh Law and Politics Work PlacementPL931020 creditsThe History of Thought in International RelationsPL931120 creditsFree Speech in a Multicultural SocietyPL931420 creditsInternational Politics in the Nuclear AgePL932020 creditsBombs, bullets and ballot-boxes: The Northern Ireland Conflict, 1969 to 1998PL932420 creditsGlobal Environmental PoliticsPL932220 creditsAfrica in International Thought and Practice: Colonialism, Anticolonialism, PostcolonialismPL932120 creditsIntelligence in Contemporary Politics: Bond, Bourne and the Business of SpyingPL932320 creditsStudent Language AmbassadorML139820 credits The University is committed to providing a wide range of module options where possible, but please be aware that whilst every effort is made to offer choice this may be limited in certain circumstances. This is due to the fact that some modules have limited numbers of places available, which are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, while others have minimum student numbers required before they will run, to ensure that an appropriate quality of education can be delivered; some modules require students to have already taken particular subjects, and others are core or required on the programme you are taking. Modules may also be limited due to timetable clashes, and although the University works to minimise disruption to choice, we advise you to seek advice from the relevant School on the module choices available.