Italian

Major/Minor/Specialisation !BH-ARTS-SPC+1022 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Year and Campus: 2015
Overview:

The minimum entry requirement for Italian honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in Italian and an average of at least H2B (70%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.

The honours program in Italian studies comprises advanced coursework and an individual research project designed to extend students' knowledge and skills in one specific field of Italian studies (such as Italian linguistics, Italian literary studies, Italian cultural studies, Italian cinema studies, Italian renaissance studies and translation studies). After successfully completing the program, students will have gained considerable practical skills such as research skills, report writing, presentation and communication skills, langauge skills and intercultural awareness.

Learning Outcomes:

See course objectives

Structure & Available Subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in Italian must complete:

  • ITAL40014 Italian Thesis (50 points);
  • ITAL40001 Italian Honours Language Seminar 1 (12.5 points);
  • Three honours subjects in Italian (37.5 points)

Note: Students must discuss their choice of electives with the covenor of Italian.

Students undertaking combined honours in Italian and another program must complete:

  • ITAL40014 Italian Thesis (50 points);
  • ITAL40001 Italian Honours Language Seminar 1 (12.5 points);
  • Three honours subjects from the combining discipline (37.5 points).

or

  • Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
  • One honours subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points);
  • ITAL40001 Italian Honours Language Seminar 1 (12.5 points);
  • Two honours subjects in Italian (25 points)

Total 100 points

Subject Options:

Compulsory Subjects

62.5 points for students in pure honours. Combined honours students need to refer to the structure above.

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
25

Italian Honours Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Not offered in 2015
12.50
Links to further information: http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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