Italian Studies: UCL-Venice Double Degree BA

University College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
During the first two years enrolled at Ca' Foscari, you will take compulsory modules in Italian literature, linguistics and history. You will also be able to choose from a range of optional modules, allowing you to develop areas of personal interest. The majority of teaching will be in Italian.
In your first two years you will be a fully enrolled University of Venice student.
During the last two years at UCL, you will have the opportunity to consolidate your learning by choosing from a vast range of modules available from the Italian Department and SELCS. These modules may focus on literature, history, linguistics and film.
Your final dissertation will be supervised by both UCL and Ca' Foscari. You will have the benefit of resources available to students at both universities.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

You will gain an enhanced linguistic competence and the ability to mediate between different cultural contexts. These are qualities that are sought after by global employers.
Venice, one of the most important cities of the medieval world, offers unparalleled cultural experiences in the form of history, art, architecture, and literature.
Exceptional resources for Italian studies are available in the UCL Library, including five special collections on Italian studies. UCL also hosts a substantial video library of Italian films. The Warburg Institute Library is within short walking distance of the Italian department.
The department regularly welcomes distinguished visitors, including academics, critics, and writers. These visitors conduct seminars and workshops and otherwise contribute to the academic environment. You will be able to make the most of a partnership with FilmItalia.

By the final year, we aim to equip you with spoken and written language skills similar to those of an educated Italian. The language and transferable skills developed throughout the degree can be applied in a wide variety of professions both in the UK and abroad.
Our graduates find employment in numerous areas, including teaching, media, journalism and other arts-related fields as well as in the commercial and industrial sectors. Some students may continue studying Italian at graduate level by way of taught MA programmes and research leading to an MPhil and PhD.

English Language at grade B or 6, plus Mathematics at grade C or 5. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required

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Subjects

  • Italian Literature
  • Istituzioni
  • Istituzioni di filologia
  • Letteratura italiana
  • Linguistica italiana I
  • Lingua italiana
  • History
  • Contemporanea
  • Storia Mediovale
  • Storia greca
  • Critica musicale

Course programme

YEAR 1

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Letteratura italiana
  • Istituzioni di filologia
  • Linguistica italiana I
  • Storia della lingua italiana
Optional modules

You will choose one History module, subject to availability, from:

  • Storia Romana
  • Storia Contemporanea
  • Storia Greca
  • Storia Mediovale
  • Storia Moderna

and two Performing Arts modules, subject to availability, from:

  • Critica musicale
  • Fondamenti di storia della fotografia
  • Storia del cinema europeo
  • Storia del teatro e dello spettacolo

YEAR

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Critica e Teoria Letteraria
  • Letteratura Italiana Contemporanea
  • Italiano professionale
  • Analisi del film e del linguaggio audiovisivo
  • Co-tutoring of the final project
Optional modules

You will choose two Italian Literature modules, subject to availaibility from:

  • Letteratura italiana 1 (Mediavale)
  • Letteratura italiana 2 (Umanistica)
  • Letteratura italiana 3 (Rinascimentale e Barocca)
  • Letteratura italiana 4 (Illuministica e Romantica)

and one Latin or Classical Culture subject from:

  • Lingua e letteratura latina
  • Introduzione alla cultura classica

YEAR 3

Core or compulsory module(s)

You will take two modules in linguistics from a possible selection including:
  • Topics in Linguistics 2: The Structure of Human Language
  • An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Language and Society
  • Please note that these will be subject to availability.
Optional modules

You will choose modules from a possible selection including:

  • Dante, Purgatorio
  • Renaissance Authors
  • Italian Literature 1860-1925
  • The Italian Novel
  • (at least two Italian Literature modules must be taken over Year 3 and Final Year)
  • Fascist anti-Semitism and the Race Laws of 1938
  • Docudrama in Contemporary Italian Cinema
  • Futurism in Italy
  • (at least three Cultural/History/Sociology modules must be taken over Year 3 and Final Year)
  • 45 credits either from remaining Italian Literature modules above or SELCS interdisciplinary Year 2 modules

Please note that these will be subject to availability.

YEAR 4

Core or compulsory module(s)

You will take modules in linguistics from a possible selection including:

  • Comparative Syntax
  • Language and Ideology
  • Please note that these will be subject to availability.
  • Dissertation module
Optional modules

You will choose modules from a possible selection including:

  • Dante: Divina Commedia
  • Dante and Petrarch
  • Poesia Italiana tra Otto e Novecento
  • The Contemporary Italian Novel
  • Michelangelo: Painter, Sculptor and Poet
  • (at least two Italian Literature modules must be taken over Year 3 and Final Year)
  • Marriage and Divorce Italian Style (1861-1975)
  • Nation, Culture and Society
  • Cultures of Tradition and Modernity
  • (at least three History/Sociology modules must be taken over Year 3 and Final Year)
  • 45 credits either from remaining Italian Literature modules above or SELCS interdepartmental Final Year modules.

Please note these are subject to availability

Your learning

The first two years are studied at Ca' Foscari and follow their degree structure. This will consist of 70% compulsory modules and 30% selected optional modules. Teaching is conducted via classroom teaching and in workshops — there is also the opportunity for internships.

The final two years are taught at UCL and will include language and cultural modules.Teaching is delivered in lecture and seminars.

Final dissertations are overseen by both UCL and Venice.

Assessment

You will be examined through continuous assessment, take-home essays, presentations and oral and unseen examinations. For some modules, you may choose between an extended essay and a formal examination. The final dissertation is optional; and if selected, it is written in English.

Additional information

Overseas students Fee - £19,390 (2018/19 at UCL). 1st and 2nd year students pay fees directly to Ca?Foscari Venice; for 2018 entry are still to be confirmed

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  • Italian Literature Undergraduate Degrees
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  • Italian Undergraduate Degrees
  • Undergraduate Degrees in London
  • University College London Undergraduate Degrees

Italian Studies: UCL-Venice Double Degree BA

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