Italian B

Leeds University Business School

Postgraduate

In Leeds

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Rich in cultural heritage, Italy is also a leading world economy. This degree allows you to learn Italian from scratch and acquire an in-depth knowledge of the history and culture of this vibrant country.
If you haven’t studied Italian before, core modules will enable you to build your language skills while introducing you to Italian history, culture and society. You’ll then be able to tailor your degree to suit you, selecting from optional modules covering a variety of topics from Renaissance art and Dante to cinema, contemporary literature, linguistic varieties, material culture and Italian for business. You’ll even spend a year in Italy to experience Italian culture first-hand.
Our expert tutors cover a wide range of research interests, all of which inform their teaching. As a result we can offer flexible degrees that give you scope to pursue your interests – and we have excellent facilities to help you make the most of your time at Leeds.
Specialist facilities
Digital language labs, audio/video practice booths and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) are all housed in our fully-equipped Language Centre. It also stocks an extensive lending library of foreign films and newspapers among other on-demand resources.

Facilities

Location

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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
A-level: ABB
Other course specific tests:
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be BBB at A Level and grade A in the EPQ.
We welcome applications from mature students with Access qualifications, and from students with a wide range of qualifications.
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Subjects

  • Italian Language
  • Art
  • Cinema
  • Contemporary Literature

Course programme

This programme will introduce you to Italian at beginners’ level and is designed for those who have had no previous or little contact with the language. If you already have some knowledge of the language, you may wish to apply for the advanced programme BA Italian A.

You’ll develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in Italian in your first two years, while selecting modules introducing you to different elements of Italian civilisation, from Medieval and Renaissance Italy to contemporary Italian literature, cinema, culture and history. Through these modules you’ll develop language skills and cultural awareness that you can really cultivate in your third year, which is spent working or studying in Italy.

When you return to Leeds for your final year, you’ll study advanced language modules to refine your skills, while exploring more topics that interest you, such as contemporary literature, the history of the Italian language, Italian cinema or fashion, design, and specialised uses of Italian for marketing and business purposes.

This will help you to develop critical and analytical skills while conducting independent research – skills that you can showcase when you complete an undergraduate dissertation.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Beginners Italian 1 20 credits
  • Art and Literature in Medieval and Renaissance Italy: An Introduction 10 credits
  • Beginners Italian 2 20 credits
  • Italy from Fascism to the Present 10 credits
  • Fictions of Fascism (B): Watching the Detectives 10 credits
  • Italian Cinema: An Introduction 10 credits
  • IT for LCS Students 5 credits

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Italian Language 20 credits
Optional modules
  • Linguistic Variety in Modern Italy 20 credits
  • Power, Pain and Beauty: Introduction to the Art and Literature of the Italian Renaissance 20 credits
  • Italian Cinema: Genre and Social Change 20 credits
  • Italy: Regions, Identities and Nation 20 credits
  • Linguists into Schools 20 credits

Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Year Abroad in Italy 120 credits

Year 4

Compulsory modules

  • Italian Language 3 20 credits
  • Final year project
Optional modules
  • Italian Cinemas/Italian Histories 20 credits
  • 'Giocare al Romanzo': Italo Calvino and the Novel, from Neorealism to Postmodern 20 credits
  • Dark Italy: Italian Crime Fiction 20 credits
  • A Year With 366 Days: A Journey Through Petrarch's Canzoniere 20 credits
  • Made in Italy. Italian for Business 20 credits

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