BA Italian and English

Year One

Throughout the course you will divide your time equally between Italian and English. In Italian you will be introduced to a range of historical periods and texts. Beginners in Italian receive an intensive language course which brings them, in a year, to the level of post-A Level students. Students also study Introduction to Pre-Modern Italy and Post-war Italian Culture. In English you will do a number of modules such as Reading English and Literary Genre: the Novel.

At the end of the year students attend a Summer School in Italy, with the trip being fully funded by the University of Leicester.

Year Two

In addition to the development of language skills, you will choose from optional modules on a range of cultural, linguistic and literary topics such as History and Identity in Twentieth-Century Literature, History of Italian Cinema, Italian Linguistics, Pre-Modern Italy, European Cinema, and European Texts in Translation. In English you will take modules such as Critical Theory, and From Satire to Sensibility: Literature 1660 to 1789.

Year Three - Year Abroad

The third year abroad is spent in Italy, attending approved courses in Italian language and culture and in English literature and/or language at selected universities.

Year Four

In the final year a wide range of options in Italian allows you to specialise in areas of studies which particular appeal to you. These could include: Contemporary Fiction; Post-war Directors; Women’s Writing in Italy; Dante: Purgatorio and Paradiso. In English, you will chose from a wide range of specialised options.

For more information about available modules please see the Italian page and the School of English site