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Italian Studies

Diploma in LanguagesSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2023

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Overview

The Diploma in Languages provides students with the opportunity to gain a Diploma in Italian Studies while completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne.

Italian Studies

Italian is one of the world’s most important languages strongly influencing languages and cultures around the world. A knowledge of Italian opens up access to a wide range of areas, including history, art, music, as well as to other languages, such as French and Spanish. I The overall objective of the Italian Studies program is to teach students to process information from a wide variety of materials in Italian, both written and spoken, and to produce accounts and discussions of that information in a variety of forms. In subjects at all levels, you will be guided towards undertaking independent research projects into areas including language, literature, politics, cinema, theatre, travel writing, food and wine, immigration and identity.

Italian language subjects are organised in a progressive sequence (of units) from Italian 1 through to Italian 7 and beyond. Entry and exit points are determined by the student’s background in the language, placement testing if required, prerequisites, or at the discretion of the Italian Studies Program. Students normally progress through the subjects in consecutive order. Mid-year entry is also possible into subjects with even numbers, subject to appropriate prior experience and approval from the head of the Italian Studies program. Accelerated progression is possible on advice from the Italian Studies Program.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this specialisation, students should be able to:

  • Please see Course Learning Outcomes

Last updated: 3 May 2024

Structure

100 credit points

The Diploma consists of a three-year sequence of first-, second- and third-year language study and may add up to one year to the duration of the student’s degree course. See the Diploma course structure for details.

A 100-point diploma sequence is available. The sequence is as follows for the three most common entry points:

  • Italian Studies 1 entry point: for students who have 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

To obtain a specialisation in Italian Studies students will need to complete:

Entry Point 1

  • 25 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 1 electives
  • 37.5 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 2 core subjects
  • 12.5 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 3 core subjects
  • 25 credit points of Level 3 electives including
    • A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Group A electives

OR

Entry Point 3

  • 25 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 1 core subjects
  • 37.5 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 2 core subjects
  • 12.5 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 3 core subjects
  • 25 credit points of Level 3 electives including
    • A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Group A electives

OR

Entry Point 5

  • 25 credit points of Entry Point 5 Level 1 core subjects
  • 37.5 credit points of Entry Point 5 Level 2 core subjects
  • 12.5 credit points of Entry Point 5 Level 3 core subjects
  • 25 credit points of Level 3 electives including
    • A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Group A electives

OR

Entry Point 7

  • 25 credit points of Entry Point 7 Level 1 core subjects
  • 25 credit points of Entry Point 7 Level 2 core subjects
  • 12.5 credit points of Level 2 electives
  • 37.5 credit points of Level 3 electives including
    • A minimum of 25 credit points of Level 3 Group A electives

Subject Options

ITALIAN STUDIES ENTRY POINT 1

Level 1 Electives - Entry Point 1

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 (Intensive)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 2 core subjects - Entry Point 1

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 at the following link and attach the outcome email from the Faculty of Arts confirming their selection into either ITAL20004 or ITAL20006.

Enrolment Variation Form

Level 3 core subjects - Entry Point 1

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL30003 Italian 5A
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

ITALIAN STUDIES ENTRY POINT 3

Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 3

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

Level 2 core subjects - Entry Point 3

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL20009 Italian Cultural Studies A
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL20011 Italian 5
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL20010 Italian 6
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 at the following link and attach the outcome email from the Faculty of Arts confirming their selection into either ITAL20004 or ITAL20006.

Enrolment Variation Form

Level 3 core subjects - Entry Point 3

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL30015 Italian 7
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

ITALIAN STUDIES ENTRY POINT 5

Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 5

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

Level 2 core subjects - Entry Point 5

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL20001 Italian Cultural Studies B
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL20002 Italian 7
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL20003 Italian 8
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 ITAL20001 students will need to submit an Enrolment Variation form at the following link and attach the outcome email from the Faculty of Arts confirming their selection into either ITAL20004 or ITAL20006.

Enrolment Variation Form

Level 3 core subjects - Entry Point 5

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL30001 Italian 9
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

ITALIAN STUDIES ENTRY POINT 7

Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 7

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

Level 2 core subjects - Entry Point 7

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL20001 Italian Cultural Studies B
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL20012 Italian 9
Semester 1 (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 ITAL20001 students will need to submit an Enrolment Variation form at the following link and attach the outcome email from the Faculty of Arts confirming their selection into either ITAL20004 or ITAL20006.

Enrolment Variation Form

ELECTIVES

Level 2 Group A electives

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL20004 Contemporary Italy Study Abroad Not available in 2023 12.5
ITAL20006 Languages of Venice: Study Abroad
November (Off Campus)
 12.5

Level 2 Group B electives

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EURO20001 Language and Society in Europe Not available in 2023 12.5
EURO20002 European Modernism Not available in 2023 12.5
EURO20003 Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO20005 Screening Europe: Image and Identity Not available in 2023 12.5
EURO20006 Europe and its Others
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO20007 A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO20008 Experiencing Foodscapes: Italy & Spain Not available in 2023 12.5

Level 3 Group A electives

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL30005 Contemporary Italy Study Abroad Not available in 2023 12.5
ITAL30006 Italian Fictions Not available in 2023 12.5
ITAL30007 To Hell with Dante
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL30010 Imaging Italy
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL30012 Languages of Venice: Study Abroad
November (Off Campus)
 12.5
ITAL30016 Italian 8
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 3 Group B electives

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ARTS30002 Introduction to Language Translation
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO30001 Language and Society in Europe Not available in 2023 12.5
EURO30002 Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO30003 European Modernism Not available in 2023 12.5
EURO30004 Screening Europe: Image and Identity Not available in 2023 12.5
EURO30005 Europe and its Others
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO30006 A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO30007 Experiencing Foodscapes: Italy & Spain Not available in 2023 12.5
LANG30001 Languages at Work Not available in 2023 12.5

Links

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

Last updated: 3 May 2024