BA Italian and Economics LR13

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
Combine the study of Italian language and culture with a broader understanding of the increasingly critical economic and related issues that dominate the news agenda and shape the world in which we live.
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 written and spoken Italian. You will master the fundamental elements of the language, to the point where you will graduate with a near-native command of it. 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 also gain a broad understanding of the most important features of the culture and history of Italy, from the Middle Ages to today. You will have the opportunity to study with leading academics on topics including Dante, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, fascism, the history of the language, the resistance, Fellini and contemporary culture.
In economics, you will study practical issues and explore the relationship between economics and society. This course places less emphasis on mathematical and statistical content, and instead you will focus on the relevance of how they are applied to problems. You will still learn necessary maths skills in your core modules, but extensive support is available should you need it. Optional modules span a number of topics, including business, policy, economic history and even the economics of climate change.
An integral part of the course is the opportunity for you to spend up to a year in Italy, either studying at a university...

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Reading (Berkshire)
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Whiteknights, RG6 6AH

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Economics
  • Italian Language
  • Staff
  • Economic History

Course programme

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
Year 1 Core modules include:
  • Italian language at: Advanced level (post-A level) or Intermediate level (post-GCSE/AS level) or Beginners level (little or no prior experience)
  • Introductory Macroeconomics
  • Introductory Mathematics for Economics 1
  • Introductory Microeconomics
  • Introductory Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business 1
Optional modules include:
  • 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:
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics of Social Policy
  • Italian language
Optional modules include:
  • Italian cinema
  • 'Apocalittici e integrati': Intellectuals and Society in Twentieth Century Italy
  • Fictions of Italy: Themes and Genres
  • Business Economics
  • Economic History
  • Economics of Social Policy
  • Economics of the Environment and Energy
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.

Our Italian partner institutions include universities in Bergamo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, Naples, Padua, Pavia, Pisa, Rome, Siena and Venice. The Department of Modern Languages has a study abroad officer who can help you prepare for study at one 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. A placement related to economics can be a good way for you to gain experience of using skills from both areas of the course within a professional environment. Past students have carried out roles with organisations such as Ermanno Scervino, the Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e dell’Età contemporanea and the UN.

Year 4 Core modules include:
  • Italian language
Optional modules include:
  • 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
  • Banking in Emerging Economies
  • Business Economics
  • Business and Management in Emerging Markets
  • European Economic Integration
  • European Urban and Regional Economics
  • History of Economic Thought
  • International Economics
  • Language and Power
  • Macroeconomics for Developing Countries
  • Microeconomics for Developing Countries
  • Money and Banking
  • Processes of Long Term Political and Economic Change
  • Public Economics
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

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