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Italian Studies

Bachelor of ArtsMajorYear: 2024

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Overview

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. 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 6 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 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 major, students should be able to:

  • Interpret a range of different genres and texts relevant in Italian-speaking social and cultural contexts;
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of oral and written formats, comprehending and producing Italian discourse with fluency (relative to entry level) and appreciate its cultural contexts;
  • Specialize in at least one of the five core areas of modern Italian literature, linguistics, history, cinema, and cultural studies;
  • Apply relevant research and analytical skills combined with a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship;
  • Appreciate Italian-speaking cultures and history in a differentiated and informed way;
  • Engage critically and constructively in cultural and identity issues as a bicultural and bilingual person and global citizen;
  • Independently apply a wide range of learning techniques (in Italian and English) as autonomous, motivated, self-directed and well-organised learners;
  • Act confidently in Italian-speaking milieus and target culture, and work effectively in a cooperative way using Italian and English as media.

Last updated: 2 October 2024

Structure

100 credit points

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:

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The entry points for this major are:

  • 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

This major requires the completion of either:

Entry Point 1

  • 25 credit points of EP1 Level 1 Core subjects
  • 37.5 credit points of EP1 Level 2 Core subjects

  • 12.5 credit points of EP1 Level 3 Core subject and 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone Subject and 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Elective subject*

Entry Point 3

  • 25 credit points of EP3 Level 1 Core subjects
  • 37.5 credit points of EP3 Level 2 Core subjects

  • 12.5 credit points of EP3 Level 3 Core subjects and 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone Subject and 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Elective subject*

Entry Point 5

  • 25 credit points of EP5 Level 1 Core subjects
  • 37.5 credit points of EP5 Level 2 Core subjects

  • 12.5 credit points of EP5 Level 3 Core subjects and 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone Subject and 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Elective subject*

Entry Point 7

  • 25 credit points of EP7 Level 1 Core subjects

  • 25 credit points of EP7 Level 2 Core subjects and 12.5 credit points of Level 2 Elective subject*

  • 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone Subject and 25 credit points of Level 3 Elective subjects*

* Elective subjects should be taken from group A or subject to convenor approval from group B

Subject Options

Italian Studies Entry Point 1

Level 1 Core subjects - 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
Winter Term (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 1

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

Level 3 Capstone Subject

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL30007 To Hell with Dante
Semester 1 (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.

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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
Winter Term (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL20010 Italian 6
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL20011 Italian 5
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 3

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

Level 3 Capstone Subject

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL30007 To Hell with Dante
Semester 1 (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.

Link

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

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 5

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

Level 3 Capstone Subject

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL30007 To Hell with Dante
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 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.

Link

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

Level 2 Electives Group A - Entry Point 7

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL20004 Contemporary Italy Study Abroad
November (Off Campus)
 12.5
ITAL20006 Languages of Venice: Study Abroad Not available in 2024 12.5

Level 2 Electives Group B - Entry Point 7

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EURO20001 Language and Society in Europe
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO20002 European Modernism Not available in 2024 12.5
EURO20003 Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe Not available in 2024 12.5
EURO20005 Screening Europe: Image and Identity
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO20006 Europe and its Others Not available in 2024 12.5
EURO20007 A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO20008 Experiencing Italian Foodscapes Not available in 2024 12.5

Level 3 Capstone Subject

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL30007 To Hell with Dante
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 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.

Link

Electives for all Entry Points

Level 3 Electives - Group A

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ITAL30005 Contemporary Italy Study Abroad
November (Off Campus)
 12.5
ITAL30006 Italian Fictions
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL30010 Imaging Italy Not available in 2024 12.5
ITAL30012 Languages of Venice: Study Abroad Not available in 2024 12.5
ITAL30016 Italian 8
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 3 Electives - Group B

Code Name Study period Credit Points
EURO30001 Language and Society in Europe
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO30002 Memory & Memoirs of 20th Century Europe Not available in 2024 12.5
EURO30003 European Modernism Not available in 2024 12.5
EURO30004 Screening Europe: Image and Identity
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO30005 Europe and its Others Not available in 2024 12.5
EURO30006 A Taste of Europe: Melbourne Intensive
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
EURO30007 Experiencing Italian Foodscapes Not available in 2024 12.5
LANG30001 Languages at Work Not available in 2024 12.5
ARTS30002 Introduction to Language Translation
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

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

Last updated: 2 October 2024