IELTS 7.0, with no component below 6.0
Join our friendly and dynamic Department of Languages and Cultures, which offers the opportunity to study in a lively, multilingual community with staff and students from all over the world. We offer a flexible and supportive approach to learning which allows you to tailor your degree to your interests, including the opportunity to learn other languages.
Through this course you will become confident and highly skilled in written and spoken Italian. You will master the fundamental elements of the language, to the point where you will graduate with a near-native command of it. We’re proud of our small language classes, led by native speakers. Direct access to expert staff for help and feedback ensures you develop your language skills to the best of your ability.
You will also gain a broad understanding of the most important features of the culture and history of Italy, from the Middle Ages to today. You will have the opportunity to study with leading academics on topics including Dante, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, fascism, the history of the language, the resistance, Fellini and contemporary culture.
In economics, you will study practical issues and explore the relationship between economics and society. This course places less emphasis on mathematical and statistical content, and instead you will focus on the relevance of how they are applied to problems. You will still learn necessary maths skills in your core modules, but extensive support is available should you need it. Optional modules span a number of topics, including business, policy, economic history and even the economics of climate change.
You will spend up to a year in Italy, studying at a partner institution, undertaking a work placement or working as a British Council language teaching assistant. This enables you to immerse yourself in the culture and greatly improve your knowledge of Italian at the same time. The core language module in the second year will prepare you for your time abroad, equipping you with the skills and knowledge required to work and live in a different culture.
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Year 1
Core modules include:
Italian language (at beginner's, intermediate or advanced level)
Introductory macroeconomics
Introductory mathematics for economics 1
Introductory microeconomics
Introductory quantitative methods in economics and business 1
Optional modules include:
Italian Medieval and Renaissance culture (in translation)
Twentieth-century Italian culture
Making Italians: a journey in the history and culture of modern Italy
Comparative modules include:
In addition to these Italian modules, students may choose to take a module from our list of comparative modules. Comparative modules do not focus on one specific country or culture, but rather they contrast and compare different literary, cinematic or historical traditions.
The making of modern Europe: 1789 to the present
What is comparative literature?
Greats of European cinema
Introduction to linguistics
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Year 2
Core modules include:
Italian language
Intermediate microeconomics
Intermediate macroeconomics
Optional modules include:
Italian cinema
'Apocalittici e integrati': Intellectuals and Society in twentieth-century Italy
Fictions of Italy: themes and genres
Business economics
Economic history
Economics of social policy
Economics of the environment and energy
Please note that all modules are subject to change
Year 3
You can choose from two options for your third year: studying at a partner institution through the Erasmus+ programme or undertaking a work placement.
Our Italian partner institutions include universities in Bergamo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, Naples, Padua, Pavia, Pisa, Rome, Siena and Venice. The Department of Modern Languages has a study abroad officer who can help you prepare for study at one of these universities.
You can also talk to the Department's specialist year abroad team, who can provide you with support in securing and preparing for a placement. A placement related to economics can be a good way for you to gain experience of using skills from both areas of the course within a professional environment. Past students have carried out roles with organisations such as Ermanno Scervino, the Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e dell’Età contemporanea and the UN.
Year 4
Core modules include:
Italian language
Italian language for management and business
Optional modules include:
Dante
Performance and the self in Renaissance Italy
History of the Italian language
Voice and the self in modern Italian poetry
Banking in emerging economies
Business economics
Business and management in emerging markets
European economic integration
European urban and regional economics
History of economic thought
International economics
Language and power
Macroeconomics for developing countries
Microeconomics for developing countries
Money and banking
Processes of long-term political and economic change
Public economics
Please note that all modules are subject to change
Pre-sessional English language programme
If you need to improve your English language score you can take a pre-sessional English course prior to entry onto your degree.
By the time you graduate, you will be able to write and speak fluently in Italian – a big advantage given the current shortage of well-qualified linguists in the UK. The experience of studying or working abroad also distinguishes you from non-language graduates, providing evidence of self-reliance, adaptability and enterprise. The course also provides you with numerous transferable skills in research, analysis, presenting and group working, which will prove useful in a wide range of careers.
Recent graduates have gone on to careers ranging from translating, teaching and research to financial services, telecommunications, and education. They have worked at EU institutions, in marketing, tourism, the fashion industry, the international art business and regional development. Recent employers of our graduates include Sony Europe, the British Council, the Civil Service, the Tate Modern, Oxford University Press, BNP Paribas, Dow Jones, Vodafone and PwC, all of whom clearly value the technical and intellectual training of a degree in modern languages.
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