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The Italian Studies programme at UCD offers those with a curiosity about different mindsets the opportunity to develop their critical and linguistic skills through engaging with a distinctive cultural universe.
Students with or without previous knowledge of Italian will learn how to negotiate the culturally diverse forms and contents of the Italian tradition, which has a distinctive multilingual character. The importance accorded to research-led teaching within the subject reflects this diversity, offering historical, sociological, literary and linguistic viewpoints through a variety of modules.
This variety of cultural experiences, alongside the impact of the Italian tradition on other cultures, fosters an appreciation of alternative perspectives as a key prerequisite for cultural and intercultural dialogue, and allows students and graduates with their nuanced understanding of cultural difference to play an important societal role in issues arising from internationalization and globalization. This adds a distinctive quality to those fundamental language skills that are, and will continue to be, in great demand in our society and in the workplace.
The Italian programme is delivered through a mixture of lectures and small group teaching in tutorials and language classes, which allows students to develop critical thinking, enables collaboration and peer learning, and stimulates autonomous learning. Furthermore the mixture of assessment forms (varied language exercises, essays, presentations, written and oral communication, aural and audiovisual comprehension) encourages the development of crucial transferable skills.
Students MUST pass ALL Level 2 core modules. In addition, students must pass three level 2 option modules. Students must pass Level 2 language modules before proceeding to Level 3 language modules.
In order to receive a BA degree with Italian, students must have passed ITAL30070 (Italian Language IIIa) and ITAL30080 (Italian Language IIIb).
In order to receive a BA degree with Italian, students must have passed ITAL30070 (Italian Language IIIa) and ITAL30080 (Italian Language IIIb).
Module ID | Module Title | Trimester | Credits |
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ITAL20010 | Italian Language II a | Autumn | 5 |
ITAL20080 | Italian Language II b | Spring | 5 |
ITAL20160 | Reading Italian Literature | Autumn | 5 |
ITAL20240 | Italian history 1815-1945 | Autumn | 5 |
ITAL20170 | Italian Short Stories | Spring | 5 |
ITAL20230 | Italian cinema and society | Spring | 5 |
HUM20010 | Career Readiness for Arts | Autumn | 5 |
ITAL30070 | Italian Language III a | Autumn | 5 |
ITAL30080 | Italian Language III b | Spring | 5 |
ITAL30110 | Selected Twentieth-Century Italian Women Writers | Autumn | 5 |
ITAL30300 | Italian literary adaptations | Autumn | 5 |
ITAL30200 | The Story of Italian 2: Modern Age and Today | Spring | 5 |
ITAL30260 | Politics and Morals in Renaissance Italy | Spring | 5 |
ITAL30070 | Italian Language III a | Autumn | 5 |
ITAL30080 | Italian Language III b | Spring | 5 |
ITAL30110 | Selected Twentieth-Century Italian Women Writers | Autumn | 5 |
ITAL30300 | Italian literary adaptations | Autumn | 5 |
ITAL30200 | The Story of Italian 2: Modern Age and Today | Spring | 5 |
ITAL30260 | Politics and Morals in Renaissance Italy | Spring | 5 |
Award | GPA | ||||
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Programme | Module Weightings | Rule Description | Description | ||
BHACS014 | Stage 3 - 50.00% Stage 2 - 50.00% |
Standard Honours Award | First Class Honours | 3.68 |
4.20 |
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 | 3.08 |
3.67 |
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Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | 2.48 |
3.07 |
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Pass | 2.00 |
2.47 |
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BHACS001 | Stage 3 - 50.00% Stage 2 - 50.00% |
Standard Honours Award | First Class Honours | 3.68 |
4.20 |
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 | 3.08 |
3.67 |
|||
Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | 2.48 |
3.07 |
|||
Pass | 2.00 |
2.47 |
|||
BHACS011 | Stage 4 - 50.00% Stage 2 - 50.00% |
Standard Honours Award | First Class Honours | 3.68 |
4.20 |
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 | 3.08 |
3.67 |
|||
Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | 2.48 |
3.07 |
|||
Pass | 2.00 |
2.47 |
|||
BHACS023 | Stage 3 - 70.00% Stage 2 - 30.00% |
Standard Honours Award | First Class Honours | 3.68 |
4.20 |
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 | 3.08 |
3.67 |
|||
Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | 2.48 |
3.07 |
|||
Pass | 2.00 |
2.47 |
|||
BHACS027 | Stage 4 - 50.00% Stage 3 - 30.00% Stage 2 - 20.00% |
Standard Honours Award | First Class Honours | 3.68 |
4.20 |
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 | 3.08 |
3.67 |
|||
Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | 2.48 |
3.07 |
|||
Pass | 2.00 |
2.47 |