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Programme Requirements for 2024/25 Session
B.A. Italian Full-time
Year: 1
2024/25 Session
Students can study:
Route 1: A Major in Italian
Students study Italian alongside one modern foreign language. In Year 1 and Final Year, they must take a minimum of 80 credits in Italian and 40 credits in the modern foreign language. In Year 2, depending on the languages studied, students will either take 80 credits or 70 credits in Italian. NB Catalan and Mandarin Chinese can only be studied on Route 1 (Major in Italian).
Students take all compulsory core language modules in their relevant languages as described below, plus further credits appropriate to their level (beginners or advanced).
Route 2: A Joint Honours in Italian
Students study Italian alongside one modern foreign language. Students must take a minimum of 60 credits in Italian and 60 credits in one modern foreign language in Year 1. In Year 2, students must take 70 credits in Italian and 50 credits in one modern foreign language. In Final Year, students can vary their credit weighting. If students opt for 80 credits in Italian in Final Year, they will be transferred to a Major/Minor degree.
Students take all compulsory core language modules in their relevant languages as described below, plus further credits appropriate to their level (beginners or advanced).
With the approval of relevant staff (normally the Director of Undergraduate Studies and/ or Admissions Tutor, in consultation with teaching colleagues, according to module availability) students may seek to change the number and weighting of their languages at appropriate points in the degree (e.g. once end-of-stage results are confirmed). NB students may not normally pick up a supplementary language after the standard course change period at the start of Stage I, even if they have A Levels or equivalent in all relevant languages
The University Regulations state that the minimum requirement for a named specialist minor (Route 1) is 100 credits. For students who wish to study two languages equally (Route 2) the minimum requirement is 160 credits in each language.
Students who undertake less than 160 credits in one of their languages will graduate with a major/minor degree.
Students who undertake less than 100 credits in one of their languages will not have that language named on their degree certificate.
In order to reach 100 credits in a language (French, German, Italian, Portugese and Spanish) you must undertake all core language modules modules (which will total 90 credits) and make up the additional credits with the Core V Research Project, the Independent Study Module or optional modules in the relevant languages.
Year 1
Route 1: Major in Italian
Students must take a minimum of 80 credits in Italian and 40 credits in one modern foreign language.
Route 2: JH Students
Students must take a minimum of 60 credits in Italian and 60 credits in one modern foreign language.
For ALL routes, 1-2, the following core language modules – 40 credits for post beginners, or 40 credits at beginners level – are compulsory at Stage I for each language followed.
No more than two languages may be taken at beginners level, one of which must be Beginners French or Beginners Spanish.
Catalan and Mandarin Chinese can only be taken to a maximum of 40 credits in any year. You can only study Catalan and Mandarin Chinese with a Major in Italian.
French (choose either Beginners or Advanced modules):
German (choose either Beginners or Advanced modules):
Italian (choose either Beginners or Advanced modules):
Spanish (choose either Beginners or Advanced Modules):
Catalan (students must take all modules for the Catalan Minor (40 credits):
Mandarin Chinese (choose both Beginners modules):
Portuguese (choose both Beginners modules):
Route 1 (Major in Italian)
Students taking 80 credits in Italian (language A):
[Advanced Italian or Beginners Italian] Choose two optional modules in Italian (includes departmental options)
And 40 credits in language B:
[Advanced French, German, Spanish or Beginners Catalan, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish] You take no optional modules in language B.
Route 2 (JH in Italian)
Students taking 60 credits in Italian (language A):
[Advanced Italian or Beginners Italian] Choose one optional module in Italian (includes departmental options)
And 60 credits in language B:
[Advanced French, German, Spanish or Beginners French, German, Portuguese, Spanish] Choose one optional module in language B (includes departmental options)
For ALL routes, 1-2, in addition to the core language module(s) for their chosen language(s), students choose additional Level C modules provided annually by the School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music, up to the relevant credit value for their respective route, subject to timetabling constraints.
to a combined total of 120 credits. Depending on the number of credits students opt to take in each language, optional modules choices may be restricted. Availability of particular modules varies from year to year and is Optional modules offered by the Department of Modern Languages. The following is an indicative list:
French Optional Modules:
German Optional Modules:
Italian Optional Modules:
Spanish Optional Modules:
Departmental Modules [available to all students]:
Departmental Modules [available to students taking Advanced languages only]:
Catalan Optional Modules [available to all students]:
Portuguese Optional Modules [available to all students]:
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