BA Italian

Programme overview

Entry requirements

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Programme specification

Our Italian course will give you an in-depth knowledge of both Italy’s language and culture, helping you better
understand a leading economy steeped in cultural heritage. We welcome both beginners and advanced learners.
You will take core modules to build up your language skills and start a journey into Italian culture and society.
Optional modules allow you to explore Italian history and culture, via material such as opera, pop music, film, art,
literature, fashion, and advertising.

Other topics covered in optional modules include Dante and the Renaissance, the mafia, migration, ethnic and
gender identities, and language varieties. Your third year will see you travel to Italy itself, letting you further
develop your knowledge.

Finally, you will take more advanced language and optional modules that cover feminism, food, design, and Italian for business. A Final Year Project will allow you to work on a topic of your choice, with one of our expert tutors guiding your efforts. Our Italian tutors at Leeds are all specialists in their fields and dedicated teachers. You will be supported and receive guidance throughout your degree. At Leeds, we put emphasis on language learning and understanding today’s Italy in all its regional, social, gender, and ethnic diversity. You will explore Italian culture and society by engaging with authentic material such as books and the visual arts, films and TV series, photography, music, social media and websites, advertising, fashion, design, and much more. By doing so, you will understand how Italy as a nation has been changing and how Italian communities living in Italy and abroad express diverse cultural, ethnic, regional, social, and gender identities.

Year 1

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Compulsory Modules

Students are required to take the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ITAL1025	Exploring Italy: Introduction to Italian Culture and Society	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ITAL1034	Art and Literature in Medieval and Renaissance Italy: An Introduction	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ITAL1040	Italy from Fascism to the Present	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional Modules

Students with prior knowledge of Italian will be required to study the following module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ITAL1170	Lower Intermediate Italian (A2+ B1)	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Students with no prior knowledge of Italian will be required to study the following modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ITAL1160	Beginners Italian (A1)	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ITAL1165	Pre-Intermediate Italian (A2)	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP

Students will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL1050	Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1070	World Histories	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1090	Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1100	Politics, Culture and Society	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1150	Worlds of Literature	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1401	Discourse, Culture and Identity	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.

Discovery Modules

Students with prior knowledge of Italian will be required to study 40 of discovery modules.

Students with no prior knowledge of Italian will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year 2

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Optional Modules

Route A
Students who started with prior knowledge of Italian will be required to study the following module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ITAL2028	Advanced Italian (B2 of the CEFR)	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Route B
Students who started with no prior knowledge of Italian will be required to study the following module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ITAL2027	Upper Intermediate Italian (B1/B2 of the CEFR)	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Students will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
FILM2202	Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ITAL2025	Linguistic Variety in Modern Italy	20	Not running in 202627
ITAL2500	Modern Italian Identities Across Cultures	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2045	From Inferno to the world. Reading Dante’s Divine Comedy in a global context	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.

Students will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL2003	Global Queer Politics and Cultures	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL2006	Social Class across Cultures	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2015	Black Europe	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2070	Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2075	Global Environmental Humanities	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL2090	Languages in Action: from Theory to Practice	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2250	Digital Communications Across Cultures	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.

Discovery Modules

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Students will be required to study a minimum of 20 and may take up to 40 credits of discovery modules

Year 3

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Compulsory Modules

All students will be required to study the following compulsory module

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL9500	LCS Year Abroad	120	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Year 4

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Compulsory Modules

All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ITAL3410	Proficiency Italian (C1/C2 of the CEFR)	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MODL3050	Final Year Project	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study a minimum of 20 and may take up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ITAL3451	Made in Italy and Italian Creativity	20	Not running in 202627
ITAL3452	Modern Italian Identities across Cultures	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.

Students may take up to 20 credits of the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
FOAH3230	Transnational Feminism and Creative Practice	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3045	From Inferno to the world. Reading Dante’s Divine Comedy in a global context	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3130	Languages in Action: from Theory to Practice	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3200	Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3410	Contemporary World Literature	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3620	Decolonial Approaches	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3650	Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.

Discovery Modules

Students may study 20 credits of discovery modules.

Last updated: 08/05/2026 16:49:22

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