Overview of possible program streams
- Overview
- First year Italian: Which unit should I enrol in?
- Introductory stream
- Intermediate stream
- Advanced stream
- A major in Italian Studies
- Combined programs of study
- Cross-listed units
- Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) students
- Bachelor of Liberal Studies students
The Italian Studies program is designed to bring both beginners and advanced students to a high level of linguistic competence combined with a sound knowledge of Italian literature and culture. All units are language based and deal with material in Italian. Language acquisition classes are conducted in Italian from Week 1; for other specialist units, the individual lecturers indicate in the unit outline the language that will be used in class.
The range of specialist units rotates from year to year. The topics presently covered range from Dante to Cyberspace: poetry, drama, fiction, film and philosophy, translating and writing, sociolinguistics and dialects.
There are three entry levels: complete beginners; students who have completed Italian Beginners at HSC; and students who have completed Italian Continuers at HSC.
Students from all streams can qualify for Study Abroad, complete a major in Italian, or enter the honours program by completing the appropriate sequence of units.
A major in Italian consists of 36 Senior credit points of Italian.
Introductory stream: Complete beginners, or students who have completed less than 2 years of high school Italian, enrol in ITLN1611 Introductory Italian 1
Intermediate stream: Students who have completed Italian Beginners at HSC enrol directly into the senior unit, ITLN2611 Intermediate Italian 3.
Advanced stream: Students who have completed Italian Continuers at HSC enrol directly into the senior unit ITLN2631 Senior Italian 3.
Students who do not fall easily into one of the above categories, including advanced and native speakers of Italian, should contact the coordinators of the relevant units and may be asked to take a placement test.
For students intending to specialise in Italian Studies and who enter at an introductory level, a typical program would consist of:
First year
- ITLN1611 Introductory Italian 1
- ITLN1612 Introductory Italian 2
Second year
- ITLN2611 Intermediate Italian 3
- ITLN2612 Intermediate Italian 4
together with one of:
- ITLN3668 Issues of Language and Society in Italy
- ITLN3670 Italian Theatre: Masks and Faces
- ITLN3677 Contemporary Italian Poetry
- ITLN3678 Contemporary Italian Fiction
- ITLN3679 Filming Fiction: The Italian Experience
and, for intending honours students, one of:
- ITLN3691 Italian Literature 1220-1860
- ITLN3692 Italian Research Methodologies
Third year
- ITLN3611 Senior Italian 5
- ITLN3612 Senior Italian 6
together with one of:
- ITLN3668 Issues of Language and Society in Italy
- ITLN3670 Italian Theatre: Masks and Faces
- ITLN3671 Dante: Inferno
- ITLN3675 Renaissance Florence
- ITLN3677 Contemporary Italian Poetry
- ITLN3678 Contemporary Italian Fiction
- ITLN3679 Filming Fiction: The Italian Experience
- ITLN3681 Representations of Southern Italy
- ITLN3682 Fiction of Youth
- ITLN3683 Debates on Contemporary Italy
- ITLN3684 Italian Sociolinguistics
- ITLN3685 Linguistic Issues in Migration
- ITLN3687 Focus on Writing in Italian
- ITLN3688 Advanced Italian: Translation
- ITLN3689 Italian Today: From Print to Cyberspace
- ITLN3691 Italian Literature 1220-1860
- ITLN3692 Italian Research Methodologies
and, for intending Honours students, one of:
- ITLN3691 Italian Literature 1200-1860
- ITLN3692 Italian Research Methodologies
First year
- ITLN2611 Intermediate Italian 3
- ITLN2612 Intermediate Italian 4
Second year
- ITLN3611 Senior Italian 5
- ITLN3612 Senior Italian 6
and, for intending Honours or exchange students:
- ITLN3691 Italian Literature 1220-1860
Third year
Any two of the following:
- ITLN3668 Issues of Language and Society in Italy
- ITLN3670 Italian Theatre: Masks and Faces
- ITLN3671 Dante: Inferno
- ITLN3675 Renaissance Florence
- ITLN3677 Contemporary Italian Poetry
- ITLN3678 Contemporary Italian Fiction
- ITLN3679 Filming Fiction: The Italian Experience
- ITLN3681 Representations of Southern Italy
- ITLN3682 Fiction of Youth
- ITLN3683 Debates on Contemporary Italy
- ITLN3684 Italian Sociolinguistics
- ITLN3685 Linguistic Issues in Migration
- ITLN3687 Focus on Writing in Italian
- ITLN3688 Advanced Italian: Translation
- ITLN3689 Italian Today: From Print to Cyberspace
and, for intending Honours students:
- ITLN3692 Italian Research Methodologies
First year
- ITLN2631 Senior Italian 3
- ITLN2632 Senior Italian 4
Second year
- ITLN3631 Senior Italian 5
and one of the following:
- ITLN3668 Issues of Language and Society in Italy
- ITLN3670 Italian Theatre: Masks and Faces
- ITLN3671 Dante: Inferno
- ITLN3675 Renaissance Florence
- TLN3677 Contemporary Italian Poetry
- ITLN3678 Contemporary Italian Fiction
- ITLN3679 Filming Fiction: The Italian Experience
- ITLN3681 Representations of Southern Italy
- ITLN3682 Fiction of Youth
- ITLN3683 Debates on Contemporary Italy
- ITLN3684 Italian Sociolinguistics
- ITLN3685 Linguistic Issues in Migration
- ITLN3687 Focus on Writing in Italian
- ITLN3688 Advanced Italian: Translation
- ITLN3689 Italian Today: From Print to Cyberspace
and, for intending Honours or exchange students:
- ITLN3691 Italian Literature 1200-1860
Third year
Any two of the following:
- ITLN3668 Issues of Language and Society in Italy
- ITLN3670 Italian Theatre: Masks and Faces
- ITLN3671 Dante: Inferno
- ITLN3675 Renaissance Florence
- ITLN3677 Contemporary Italian Poetry
- ITLN3678 Contemporary Italian Fiction
- ITLN3679 Filming Fiction: The Italian Experience
- ITLN3681 Representations of Southern Italy
- ITLN3682 Fiction of Youth
- ITLN3683 Debates on Contemporary Italy
- ITLN3684 Italian Sociolinguistics
- ITLN3685 Linguistic Issues in Migration
- ITLN3687 Focus on Writing in Italian
- ITLN3688 Advanced Italian: Translation
- ITLN3689 Italian Today: From Print to Cyberspace
and, for intending Honours students:
- ITLN3692 Italian Research Methodologies
A major in Italian (introductory stream) will normally include at least ITLN3611.
A major in Italian (intermediate stream) will normally include at least ITLN3611 or ITLN2632.
A major in Italian (advanced stream) will normally include at least ITLN2632.
Under Faculty regulations, students can cross-list up to 18 credit points towards their major. However, the Italian Studies department recommends a maximum of two cross-listed units (12 credit points).
Click here for cross-listed units.
BA (Advanced) students should identify themselves to the chair of department as early as possible. If you already have advanced Italian language skills, it may be appropriate to enter senior thematic units in your first year.
Students in the BLibStuds are required to complete 18 senior credit points of language study. Any senior ITLN unit meets the 'language study' requirement, not only the language acquisition units.