Italian A

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 a leading world economy. This degree allows you to become fluent in Italian and acquire an in-depth knowledge of the history and culture of this vibrant country.
If you have an A-level in Italian, core modules will enable you to improve 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 contemporary literature, linguistic varieties, cinema, material culture and Italian for business. You’ll also 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 including B in Italian.
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 including Italian 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 course will introduce you to Italian at an advanced level and is aimed at those with A-level Italian or equivalent. A placement test is available if you’re not sure whether this is right for you. If you haven’t studied the language before, you may want to apply for our beginner-level course, BA Italian B.

You’ll build on your Italian language skills through core modules 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. As advanced-level students, you’ll also be able to choose from a range of more general options, covering topics such as approaches to audio-visual culture and world histories that go beyond the boundaries of Italian.

Through all of these modules you’ll enhance your language skills and cultural awareness to prepare you for 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

  • Italian Language 20 credits
  • Art and Literature in Medieval and Renaissance Italy: An Introduction 10 credits
  • Italy from Fascism to the Present 10 credits
  • Skills and Issues in Italian Studies 10 credits
  • Italian Cinema: An Introduction 10 credits
  • IT for LCS Students 5 credits
Optional modules
  • Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture 20 credits
  • Language: Structure and Sound 20 credits
  • World Histories 20 credits
  • Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application 20 credits
  • Politics, Culture and Society 20 credits
  • Worlds of Literature 20 credits
  • Discourse, Culture and Identity 20 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

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