Italian Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1034 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus: 2011
Overview: This major can be taken by students enrolled in the pre-2008 Bachelor of Arts - please refer to the course overview for details.
Objectives: See course objectives.
Structure & Available Subjects: Italian

Three separate streams are offered in Italian:

  • Beginners: for students who have very little or no knowledge of Italian.
  • Intermediate: for students who have undertaken four or five years of secondary school Italian.
  • Advanced/Post-VCE: for students who have obtained a pass in VCE Italian, or its equivalent.

Note in all streams the first elective must be taken from Group A. The second elective may be taken from either Group A or Group B.

A major in Italian language usually consists of 112.5 points comprising:

  • first-year subjects in Italian (25 points); and
  • second-year subjects in Italian (37.5 points); and
  • third-year subjects in Italian (50 points).

Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points toward this major in order to complete the major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/. Students who commenced in 2007 and have completed 37.5 points of Italian the first year of their language stream will usually need to complete 37.5 points at second year and 37.5 at third year to complete an Italian language major.

If you have any questions about the major structure or subjects, please contact the Arts & Music Student Centre.
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Beginners stream- level one

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Beginners stream- level two

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Beginners stream- level three

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Intermediate stream- level one

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Intermediate stream- level two

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Intermediate stream- level three

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Post-VCE stream- level one

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12.50
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12.50

Post-VCE stream- level two

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Post-VCE stream- level three

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Group A electives

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12.50
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12.50
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12.50
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12.50

Group B electives

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12.50
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12.50
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12.50
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