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Italian Studies

Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2022

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Overview

The minimum entry requirement for Italian Studies honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in Italian and an average of at least H2B (70%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.

The honours program in Italian Studies comprises advanced coursework and an individual research project designed to extend students' knowledge and skills in one specific field of Italian Studies (such as Italian linguistics, Italian literary studies, Italian cultural studies, Italian cinema studies, Italian renaissance studies and translation studies). After successfully completing the program, students will have gained considerable practical skills such as research skills, report writing, presentation and communication skills, language skills and intercultural awareness.

Intended learning outcomes

See course objectives.

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Last updated: 3 May 2024

Structure

100 credit points

Students undertaking pure honours in Italian Studies must complete:

  • ITAL40015 Italian Thesis Part 1, and ITAL40016 Italian Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
  • ITAL40001 Italian Honours Language Seminar 1 (12.5 points);
  • Three honours subjects in Italian (37.5 points)

Note: Students must discuss their choice of electives with the covenor of Italian Studies.

Students undertaking combined honours in Italian Studies and another program must complete:

  • ITAL40015 Italian Thesis Part 1, and ITAL40016 Italian Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
  • ITAL40001 Italian Honours Language Seminar 1 (12.5 points);
  • Three honours subjects from the combining discipline (37.5 points).

or

  • Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
  • One honours subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points);
  • ITAL40001 Italian Honours Language Seminar 1 (12.5 points);
  • Two honours subjects in Italian Studies (25 points)

Total 100 points

Subject Options

Compulsory Subjects

62.5 points for students in pure honours. Combined honours students need to refer to the structure above.

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL40001 Italian Honours Language Seminar 1
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL40015 Italian Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 25
ITAL40016 Italian Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 25

Italian Studies Honours Subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EURO40002 Seminars in Languages and Linguistics A
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO40003 Seminars in Languages and Linguistics B
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL40009 Research in Italian Studies Not available in 2022 12.5
EURO40001 Introduction to European Critical Theory
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL40002 Italian Honours Language Seminar 2 Not available in 2022 12.5
MULT40007 Special Research Topics
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/

Last updated: 3 May 2024