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Italian Studies

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Italian Studies

The rules below are for the introductory language acquisition pathway. Please see the Subject Area page on the left for information on how to achieve the major at a higher level.

Major

A major in Italian Studies requires 48 credit points from this table, including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level language units of study *
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level language units of study
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level culture units of study
(iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level language units of study
(v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units

Minor

A minor in Italian Studies requires 36 credit points from this table, including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level language units of study *
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level language units of study
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level culture units of study
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level language unit of study
* Appropriate language units are assessed either by language level and grade therein achieved in Higher School Certificate or International Baccalaureate, and/or by one-on-one interviews prior to commencement.

1000 level units of study

ITLN1611
Italian 1
6    N ITLN1201 or ITLN1301 or ITLN1401 or ITLN1621 or ITLN1631 or ITLN1101, or HSC Italian Beginners, or HSC Italian Continuers, or HSC Italian Extension

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
A student who is qualified to enter a higher level course may not enrol in a lower level course. Students who have taken Beginners HSC Italian proceed to ITLN2611; students who have taken Continuers and / or Extension HSC Italian proceed to ITLN2631. Students who have any formal training or previous knowledge of Italian from other sources are required to identify themselves to the department as soon as possible.
Intensive July
Semester 1
ITLN1612
Italian 2
6    P ITLN1611 or ITLN1101
N ITLN1202 or ITLN1302 or ITLN1402 or ITLN1632 or ITLN1102
Semester 2

2000 level units of study

Language
ITLN2611
Italian 3
6    P ITLN1612 or ITLN1102 or HSC Italian Beginners or IB Ab Initio
N ITLN2101 or ITLN2201 or ITLN2301 or ITLN2631
Semester 1
ITLN2612
Italian 4
6    P ITLN2101 or ITLN2611
N ITLN2202 or ITLN2302 or ITLN2632
Semester 2
ITLN2631
Italian 5
6    P ITLN1632 or ITLN1202 or ITLN1302 or HSC Italian Continuers
N ITLN2611 or ITLN2201 or ITLN2101 or ITLN2301
Semester 1
ITLN2632
Italian 6
6    P ITLN2631 or ITLN2201 or ITLN2301
N ITLN2612 or ITLN2202 or ITLN2302
Semester 2
Culture
ITLN2001
Introduction to Italian Culture (Online)
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Italian Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in European Studies
Semester 1
ITLN2002
Love in Italian Culture
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Italian Studies
Semester 2
ICLS2626
Words and Pictures across Cultures
6    P At least 12 Junior credit points in any of the following: Arabic Studies, Chinese Studies, English, European Studies, French Studies, Germanic Studies, Modern Hebrew, Indonesian Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Modern Greek & Byzantine Studies, Spanish & Latin American Studies, Art History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in ICLS or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Italian Studies
N ICLS2002
Semester 1

3000 level units of study

Language
ITLN3611
Italian 7
6    P ITLN2612 or ITLN2202
N ITLN3631 or ITLN3201 or ITLN3301
Semester 1
ITLN3612
Italian 8
6    P ITLN3611 or ITLN3201
N ITLN3202 or ITLN3302
Semester 2
ITLN3631
Italian 9
6    P ITLN2632 or ITLN2302
N ITLN3611 or ITLN3301 or ITLN3201
Semester 1
Culture
ITLN3403
19th-century Italy: Writers and Society
6    P 12 Senior credit points in Italian Studies
Semester 2
ITLN3601
Made in Italy: Language at Work

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P ITLN3631 or ITLN3612 or ITLN3687 or ITLN3688
Semester 2
ITLN3662
Machiavelli and Renaissance Italy
6    P 6 Senior credit points in any of European Studies, European or Middle Eastern or Classical Languages or Studies or Asian Studies or Government or History or Ancient History or Philosophy or Studies in Religion or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Italian Studies or History
Semester 1
ITLN3667
Images of Contemporary Italy

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P ITLN1612 or ITLN1632 or ITLN1102 or ITLN1202 or ITLN1302 or HSC Italian Continuers or Beginners
Semester 1
ITLN3668
Issues of Language and Society in Italy

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P ITLN1612 or ITLN1632 or ITLN1202 or ITLN1302 or ITLN2611 or ITLN2631
Semester 1
ITLN3679
Filming Fiction: The Italian Experience

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P ITLN1612, or HSC Italian Beginners, HSC Italian Continuers
N ITLN3706
Semester 2
ITLN3685
Linguistic Issues in Migration
6    P ITLN2611 or ITLN2612 or ITLN2631 or ITLN2632 or ITLN3611 or ITLN3612 or ITLN3631
N ITLN3754
Semester 1
ITLN3688
Advanced Italian: Translation
6    P ITLN3612 or ITLN3631 or ITLN3202 or ITLN3301
N ITLN3402
Semester 1
ITLN3691
Italian Literature: 1200-1860

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P ITLN1612 or ITLN2611 or ITLN2612 or ITLN2631 or ITLN2632 or ITLN3611 or ITLN3612 or ITLN3631
N ITLN2902


This unit is strongly recommended for intending Exchange students.
Semester 2
ITLN3694
Dante and the Middle Ages

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 6 Senior credit points in at least one of the following: European Studies or European or Middle Eastern or Classical Languages or Studies or Asian Studies or History or Ancient History or Philosophy or Studies in Religion.
Semester 1

Interdisciplinary unit

FASS3999
Interdisciplinary Impact
6    P 18 credit points at 2000 level

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2

Honours

Honours in Italian Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 4000-level seminar units
(ii) 36 credit points of 4000-level thesis units

Honours seminar units

ITLN4113
Research Methodologies in Italian Studies
6      Semester 1
ITLN4114
Tradition and Innovation in Italy
6      Semester 2

Honours thesis units

ITLN4111
Italian Studies Honours Thesis 1
18      Semester 1
Semester 2
ITLN4112
Italian Studies Honours Thesis 2
18      Semester 1
Semester 2

Advanced coursework

The requirements for advanced coursework in Italian Studies are described in the degree resolutions for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies
24-36 credit points of advanced study will be included in the table for 2019.