Creative Studies and Italian 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

This degree offers the opportunity to study Italian and another major subject. It 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: Speaking: discuss basic topics of general and current interest; deliver prepared presentations in the TL on topics of general interest.

Reading: understand a range of styles and registers in order to obtain information, ideas and opinions from a variety of texts.

Writing: express themselves accurately in the TL in a variety of text types including essays, summaries, letters, etc.

Listening: obtain information opinions and ideas from a range of simple and complex spoken registers; understand information in both formal and informal registers in the TL (= target language).


Studying Modern Languages opens the door to a wide variety of careers. Many Bangor Modern Languages graduates have, of course, gone into teaching and translating, but just as many have embarked upon successful careers in the civil service, business and commerce, industry and the media. The skills you learn whilst studying languages – cultural awareness, communication, accuracy, planning and logical analysis – are valued highly by employers from all sectors of the economy.

260 240 points
We consider mature students on individual merit.

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Subjects

  • Options
  • IT
  • Theatre
  • Performance
  • Writing
  • Media
  • Skills and Training
  • Production
  • Culture
  • Aspects of italian history
  • Paid work placement
  • Introduction to the history
  • Italian cinema
  • Cultural and literary material
  • Emphasis on the modern period
  • The media
  • Creative Studies and Italian
  • Cinema and literatures of europe

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 either entirely in Italy or, if you are studying two languages, in Italy and in the country of the other language. 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. You can combine modules from any of the following subject areas run by the School of Creative Studies and Media: Creative and Professional Writing Film Studies Media Studies Media and Journalism Theatre and Performance Studies Modules you might take include: Year 1 Creating Narratives Digital Communication Introduction to Practical Journalism Moving Image Creative Practice Introduction to Theatre and Performance Introduction to Journalism Introduction to Screenwriting Introduction to Media Practice Development of the Moving Image Media Culture Theatre and Performance Intro Years 2 & 3 Practical Digital Journalism Media Practice: Factual Developing Scripted Media Writing for Film and Television Game Design Creative Writing Dissertation Genre Fiction: Theory and Craft Advanced Hypermedia Production Dissertation Final Year Group Project Short Film Pre production Short Film Production Adapting for Film and Media E Publishing

Additional information

Research and practice Our courses combine elements of research and practice. You have the opportunity to create and produce in all media fields under the supervision of staff that have many years of experience working in the media. We have excellent links with theatre companies, newspapers and the television industry. BBC Wales’ television and radio centre is literally next door, and there are many independent producers nearby. Students will be able to take advantage of the new Pontio centre, which includes a theatre, a cinema, a design and innovation centre, and spacious lecture rooms. Our students play a prominent role in many creative projects, such as Student Cut Films, two student newspapers – Seren and Llef – and a radio station, Storm FM.

Creative Studies and Italian BA (Hons)

£ 11,750 VAT inc.