The Italian Language & Culture Major provides students with a high level of competence in the Italian language as well as a critical understanding of cultural, social and historical aspects of Italy. Language learning is integrated with the development of cultural awareness, and students have the opportunity to explore such areas as Italian sociolinguistics, cinema, music, gender studies, postcolonial, migration and women's literature. Students are encouraged to spend a semester studying abroad, taking advantage of exchange agreements with partner universities in Italy. Students with existing knowledge of Italian can begin at a more advanced level, and the exact sequence of courses depends on the level at which the student begins the major.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful
completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- communicate proficiently and confidently in Italian;
- identify the structure and uses of Italian;
- demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and linguistics aspects of Italian language and societies and their socio-historical context;
- construct a schema of the connections between the Italian language and
its geographical, social and cultural origins; and
- recognise the importance of intercultural communication.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:
A minimum of 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ITAL3505 Italian Studies - Intermediate I
ITAL3506 Italian Studies - Intermediate II
ITAL3015 Advanced Italian Topics in Language, Culture and Society
ITAL3016 Advanced Italian Topics in Language and Literary Studies
A maximum of 24 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ITAL1002 Italian Studies - Introductory I
ITAL1003 Italian Studies - Introductory 2
ITAL2005 Italian Studies Continuing 1
ITAL2006 Italian Studies - Continuing 2
A maximum of 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
(All Language Studies (LANG) courses must have a Course Topic of Italian to be included in this major.)
LANG3001 Translation across Languages: the translation of literary texts 6
LANG3002 Translation across Languages: specialised material 6
LANG3003 European Narrative 6
LANG3005 Language and Identity in a European Context 6
ITAL3015 and ITAL3016 may be completed more than once in a different Topic each instance.
A minimum of 12 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ITAL1002 | Italian Studies - Introductory I | 6 |
| ITAL1003 | Italian Studies - Introductory 2 | 6 |
| ITAL2005 | Italian Studies Continuing 1 | 6 |
| ITAL2006 | Italian Studies - Continuing 2 | 6 |
| ITAL 2007: Italian Studies Interm 1 | ||
| ITAL 2008: Italian Studies Inter 2 OR | ||
| ITAL3015 | Advanced Italian Topics in Language, Culture and Society | 6 |
| ITAL3016 | Advanced Italian Topics in Language and Literary Studies | 6 |
A minimum of 12 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ITAL2005 | Italian Studies Continuing 1 | 6 |
| ITAL2006 | Italian Studies - Continuing 2 | 6 |
| ITAL 2007: Italian Studies Interm 1 | ||
| ITAL 2008: Italian Studies Inter 2 | ||
| FILM 2009: Postwar Ital Cinema | ||
| ITAL 2009: Literature, History, Cinema | ||
| ITAL 2010: Early Italian Literature | ||
| ITAL 2011: Italian flair: | ||
| ITAL 2012: Italian for Singers 1 | ||
| ITAL 2013: Italian for Singers 2 | ||
| ITAL 2015: Language of diplomacy in Italy | ||
| ITAL 3010: Pols Cult Soc Post Italy | ||
| ITAL 3017: Apocalypse Then | ||
| ITAL 3018: Italiano Standard e Reg | ||
| ITAL3015 | Advanced Italian Topics in Language, Culture and Society | 6 |
| ITAL3016 | Advanced Italian Topics in Language and Literary Studies | 6 |
