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Italian Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Malcolm Angelucci & Andrea Rizzi (Semester 1) / John Hajek (Semester 2)
Email: malcolm.angelucci@unimelb.edu.au, arizzi@unimelb.edu.au / j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
A 100-point major and 75-point minor sequence is available. The sequence is as follows for the three most common entry points for the Major and Minor:
- Italian Studies 1 entry point: for students who have very little or no background in the Italian language.
- Italian Studies 3 entry point: usually for students who have undertaken four or five years of secondary school Italian.
- Italian Studies 5 entry point: usually for VCE Italian students.
- Italian Studies 7 entry point: usually for native speakers or near-native speakers of Italian, or for candidates who have spent a number of years in an Italian speaking country.
Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the Italian Studies program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test as required. Please refer to the following link for further information: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll/resources/language-placement-testing
Students completing a major in Italian Studies will usually undertake 25 points at level one, 37.5 points at level two and 37.5 points at level three. Students completing a minor will usually undertake 25 points at level one, 25 points at level two and 25 points at level three.
Subject Options
ITALIAN STUDIES 1 ENTRY POINT:
Italian Studies 1 entry point - Level 1
Students completing the Italian Studies major or minor with an Italian 1 entry point are required to complete two of the following Level 1 subjects (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL10004 | Italian 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL10005 | Italian 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL10008 | Italian 1 (Mid-Year Intensive) | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Italian Studies 1 entry point - Level 2
Students completing the Italian Studies major with an Italian 1 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points). Students completing the Italian Studies minor are only required to complete Italian 3 and Italian 4 (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL20007 | Italian 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL20008 | Italian 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL20009 | Italian Cultural Studies A | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Students may substitute ITAL20009 Italian Cultural Studies A for either Contemporary Italy: Study Abroad (ITAL20004) or Languages of Venice: Study Abroad (ITAL20006). ITAL20004 and ITAL20006 are selection based and students will need to be selected into one of these subjects. To substitute ITAL20009 students will need to submit an Enrolment Variation form and attach the outcome email from the Faculty of Arts confirming their selection into either ITAL20004 or ITAL20006.
Italian Studies 1 entry point - Level 3
Students completing the Italian Studies major or minor with an Italian 1 entry point are required to complete the following subject (12.5 points). Students completing the major are required to complete two additional elective subjects (25 points), one of which must be from Group A (see elective list below).
Students completing the Italian Studies minor are required to complete one additional elective subject (12.5 points) from Group A (see elective list below).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL30003 | Italian 5A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITALIAN STUDIES 3 ENTRY POINT:
Italian Studies 3 entry point - Level 1
Students completing the Italian Studies major or minor with an Italian 3 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL10001 | Italian 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL10002 | Italian 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Italian Studies 3 entry point - Level 2
Students completing the Italian Studies major with an Italian 3 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points). Students completing the minor are only required to complete Italian 5 and Italian 6 (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL20011 | Italian 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL20010 | Italian 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL20009 | Italian Cultural Studies A | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Students may substitute ITAL20009 Italian Cultural Studies A for either Contemporary Italy: Study Abroad (ITAL20004) or Languages of Venice: Study Abroad (ITAL20006). ITAL20004 and ITAL20006 are selection based and students will need to be selected into one of these subjects. To substitute ITAL20009 students will need to submit an Enrolment Variation form and attach the outcome email from the Faculty of Arts confirming their selection into either ITAL20004 or ITAL20006.
Italian Studies 3 entry point - Level 3
Students completing the Italian Studies major or minor with an Italian 3 entry point are required to complete the following subject (12.5 points). Students completing the major are also required to complete two additional elective subjects (25 points), one of which must be from Group A (see elective list below).
Students completing the Italian Studies minor are also required to complete one additional elective subject (12.5 points) from Group A (see elective list below).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL30015 | Italian 7 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITALIAN STUDIES 5 ENTRY POINT:
Italian Studies 5 entry point - Level 1
Students completing the Italian Studies major or minor with an Italian 5 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL10006 | Italian 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL10007 | Italian 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Italian Studies 5 entry point - Level 2
Students completing the Italian Studies major with an Italian 5 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (37.5 points). Students completing the minor are only required to complete Italian 7 and Italian 8 (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL20002 | Italian 7 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL20003 | Italian 8 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL20001 | Italian Cultural Studies B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Students may substitute ITAL20001 Italian Cultural Studies B for either Contemporary Italy: Study Abroad (ITAL20004) or Languages of Venice: Study Abroad (ITAL20006). ITAL20004 and ITAL20006 are selection based and students will need to be selected into one of these subjects. To substitute ITAL20009 students will need to submit an Enrolment Variation form and attach the outcome email from the Faculty of Arts confirming their selection into either ITAL20004 or ITAL20006.
Italian Studies 5 entry point - Level 3
Students completing the Italian Studies major or minor with an Italian 5 entry point are required to complete the following subject (12.5 points). Students completeing the major are also required to complete two additional elective subjects (25 points), one of which must be from Group A (see elective list below).
Students completing the Italian Studies minor are also required to complete one additional elective subject (12.5 points) from Group A (see elective list below).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL30001 | Italian 9 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITALIAN STUDIES 7 ENTRY POINT:
Italian Studies 7 entry point - Level 1
Students completing the Italian Studies major or minor with an Italian 7 entry point are required to complete the following subjects (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL10009 | Italian 7 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL10010 | Italian 8 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Italian Studies 7 entry point - Level 2
Students completing the Italian Studies major with an Italian 7 entry point are required to complete the following two subjects and a second year elective (37.5 points). Students completing the minor are only required to complete the following two subjects (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL20012 | Italian 9 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL20001 | Italian Cultural Studies B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Students may substitute ITAL20001 Italian Cultural Studies B for either Contemporary Italy: Study Abroad (ITAL20004) or Languages of Venice: Study Abroad (ITAL20006). ITAL20004 and ITAL20006 are selection based and students will need to be selected into one of these subjects. To substitute ITAL20009 students will need to submit an Enrolment Variation form and attach the outcome email from the Faculty of Arts confirming their selection into either ITAL20004 or ITAL20006.
Italian Studies 7 entry point - Level 3
Students completing the Italian Studies major with an Italian 7 entry point are required to complete three third year electives and at least two of these electives must be from Group A (37.5 points). Students completing the minor are required to complete two electives from Group A (25 points)
Group A electives - Level 2
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL20006 | Languages of Venice: Study Abroad | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ITAL20004 | Contemporary Italy Study Abroad | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Group A electives - Level 3
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ITAL30007 | To Hell with Dante | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL30010 | Imaging Italy | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ITAL30016 | Italian 8 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL30012 | Languages of Venice: Study Abroad | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ITAL30004 | Italian Language in Focus | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ITAL30006 | Italian Fictions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ITAL30005 | Contemporary Italy Study Abroad | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Group B electives - Level 2
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EURO20007 | A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO20006 | Europe and its Others | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
EURO20002 | European Modernism | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
EURO20003 | Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
EURO20001 | Language and Society in Europe | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO20005 | Screening Europe: Image and Identity | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO20008 | Experiencing Foodscapes: Italy & Spain | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Group B electives - Level 3
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EURO30006 | A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO30005 | Europe and its Others | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
EURO30003 | European Modernism | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
EURO30002 | Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
EURO30001 | Language and Society in Europe | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO30004 | Screening Europe: Image and Identity | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EURO30007 | Experiencing Foodscapes: Italy & Spain | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ARTS30002 | Introduction to Language Translation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LANG30001 | Languages at Work | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/
Last updated: 18 December 2020