Italian Studies Joint Honours

Description

A Joint Honours degree programme involves the study of two subjects to Honours degree level. If you study a subject in a Joint Honours programme, you work at exactly the same level and to the same academic standard as students taking that subject in a Single Honours programme. Joint Honours students are simply required to choose fewer topics from the range of options available in each half of the programme.

Italy combines the excitement of being one of the most dynamic (and perplexing) of modern European countries with the depth that comes from a cultural heritage stretching back over more than eight centuries.
Here at Birmingham we offer you the opportunity to build up a good understanding of Italy today, and at the same time to open the window on Italys past, to find out how the country became what it is today. Your study of the language is central to the programme. You do not need to have studied Italian before. We normally expect beginners to be catching up in their second year and all students are taught and examined together in their final year. The language teaching is also supported by Italian government funds, and we make extensive use of our computer-assisted language learning facilities.

Detailed Course Facts

• English

Course Content

First year

Italian: All students follow a core language module in each year. In year 1, students are streamed into Beginners and Advanced for language modules. Beginners follow a double-credit language module in year 1. Students then select from the optional modules, to complete their Italian Studies credits.

Second year

Italian: In the second year you have much greater freedom of choice with a wide range of modules available.

Third year

A vital part of the programme is the time you spend in Italy. This will normally be at one of our partner institutions, following approved university courses. Students may apply for a post teaching in an Italian school under an approved programme, and, under certain circumstances, a work placement may be approved. All our academic placements with universities in Italy come under the European Union’s Erasmus exchange scheme.
The year abroad, together with your second year, counts 25% towards the final degree classification.

Fourth year

Italian: In the final year all students follow a compulsory language module and then are free to choose other options. This includes a dissertation on a subject chosen by the student and approved by the department.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 80(Grade A) TOEFL iBT® test : 93

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Requirements

Number of A levels required: 3

Typical offer: AAB-ABB

International Baccalaureate: 34 points points including a modern foreign language at Higher Level

Required subjects and grades: a modern foreign language at grade B

Additional information:

Typical offer grades are for guidance only, and will depend on the subjects you are combining. Please read the entries for both subjects. Where there is a disparity between the typical offer for Subject A and the typical offer for Subject B, the higher offer should be taken as the usual offer for the combination of the two.

Other qualifications are considered.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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