Honours in Italian

An Honours degree is rapidly becoming the norm rather than the exception in the Faculty of Arts. Students who perform at a consistently high level in first year are encouraged to take Honours Preparation units (ITLN3691 and ITLN3692) in their second or third year, and to take advantage of opportunities to study overseas.

When you have completed your Pass degree (144 credit points in Arts), you can apply to enrol in Italian IV Honours (ITLN4001). This opportunity is also open to graduates in Italian from other universities who have performed at an appropriate standard and to students who have completed prerequisites in the Diploma of Language Studies.

In Italian IV (Honours), students complete four honours level options and undertake a program of supervised research that is written up as a 12-15,000 extended essay. They meet with their supervisors once a fortnight, as well as attending the department's weekly research seminar.

You can also enrol for Joint Honours. We have had successful candidates in Italian & French, Italian & English, Italian & Art History and Theory, Italian & Government, and other combinations could be proposed (History, Linguistics, Archaeology). It is also possible to count honours-level units from other departments towards Honours in Italian.

Applications are normally due at the end of October (but may be considered until the beginning of Semester 1) and you should discuss your proposed thesis topic with the Honours Coordinator as soon as possible.

Honours is a full-time load for one year, or a half-time load for two-years. You can also apply to the Faculty of Arts to combine one full-time semester with two half-time semesters.