Italian can be taken from beginner, GCSE or A-level. You will study the Italian language, country and culture through a range of lively options. This includes modules that examine film, literature, art, society and politics.
You will achieve a high level of communicative skill, and an in-depth understanding of the Italian culture and society. To further increase your career options you can take a final year module to help you develop translation and interpreting skills.
You will have access to our excellent language resource centres which have Internet access; audio-visual facilities; computer-aided language learning software; and course-related books, materials and periodicals. This ensures that you will have a broad range of options to help you increase your language understanding.
Take a year abroad
The year abroad option will allow you to increase your foreign language fluency and understanding of other cultures. You will come away with an experience that will give you a real advantage when competing for the best jobs.
In Year Three you can spend time working or studying in Italy. Our partner universities are found in Cagliari, Cassino, Perugia, Urbino and Verona.
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Please note the following information for applicants
What will I study?
Year One
- Accelerated Italian Language for Beginners
Year Two
- Italian Language Intermediate
- Italian Cinema and Identity
Year Three (Year Four if you study abroad)
- Italian Language
- Interpreting
- Contemporary Italy
- Dissertation
For full details of the modules available and details of what you will be able to study please download our module booklet
Degree options and UCAS codes
Italian is taken in combination with one or two of the following subjects as part of the BA Joint Honours programme. The numbers in brackets is the UCAS code for a Joint Honours degree in Italian alongside the listed subject:
- Chinese (Mandarin) (RT31)
- English (RQ33)
- European Studies (RL32)
- Film and TV(PR33)
- French (RR13)
- German (RR23)
- Global Studies (LR93)
- History (RV31)
- International Relations (RL3F)
- Linguistics (RQ31)
- Media (RP33)
- Philosophy (RV35)
- Spanish (RR43)
- TESOL (RX31).
How do you study?
In the first year of the degree you will study Italian alongside one or two other subjects. The third subject may be taken to degree level or dropped at the end of the first year.
Italian language classes focus on the rapid development of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. In addition to language course books, classes make use of authentic materials from the press and television. They also make increasing use of eLearning both within the classroom and in directed learning. Knowledge and understanding of the major syntactical and structural features of the language is addressed in grammar workshops. You will develop your oral conversation skills in small group sessions with the language assistant.
Your future career
Language graduates are extremely sought after and go onto a wide range of careers with the European Parliament, the United Nations, international charities and many blue-chip companies.
A degree in Italian will also open the door to further vocational study in translation, interpreting and language teaching.
Year Abroad
All students completing the four year BA (Hons) Modern Languages are able to spend their third year overseas engaging with the languages they are studying. NTU structures this overseas year around the innovative Placement Diploma in Language Study Abroad. This great opportunity allows students to:
- work and learn in their chosen language
- further develop their communication skills
- enhance their cultural understanding.
How will I gain work experience?
One distinctive feature of modern languages at NTU is the work we do with local businesses and charities. For example, we have a close relationship with the Nottingham-based charity Education for the Children. EFTC works in Central America offering educational opportunities to children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Increasingly, these links are offering opportunities, either on a voluntary or paid basis, for our students to gain the type of work experience in international organisations that graduate employers are looking for.
You can apply for this course through the UCAS website.
Find out more about applying for an undergraduate course at NTU.
