Italian Studies: Language, Culture and History (MA)  Italian Studies: Language, Culture and History (MA) University College London ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1563944035University-London-1.jpg

The Italian Studies MA is a pathway in the faculty-wide MA in Language, Culture and History, offering an extensive range of courses in Italian literature, history and literary theory. Students can take this flexible, interdisciplinary programme as self-contained study or as preparation for a research degree. What and how will I learn? The programme introduces students to literary texts from a variety of periods in Italian history and places them within a historical, philosophical and theological framework. Students develop subject-specific, professional skills necessary for the pursuit of their chosen options, including sourcing material, field-work techniques, bibliographic skills and linguistic skills. Degree Structure Students undertake courses to the value of 180 credits. The programme offers two pathways: taught and research. Taught: Three optional courses (120 credits), dissertation (60 credits). Research: Two optional courses (80 credits), dissertation (100 credits). Core Modules All courses are optional. Dissertationreport All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 12,000 words (taught pathway) or 25,000 words (research pathway). Options Renaissance Texts: Resources and Research Techniques Divina Commedia Marsilio Ficino, De Amore Giordano Bruno Italy: A Difficult Modernity Contemporary Italian Histories Contemporary Italian Cultures Further details available on subject website: http:www.ucl.ac.ukitalianpostgradMAdegreesitalianstudies The programme is delivered through a combination of seminars, tutorials, seminar-presentations, film screenings, and visits to research libraries including the British Library, the Warburg Institute, Institute of Historical Research and Senate House. Students are assessed by a variety of methods: unseen examinations, long essays, course work and the dissertation. Why should I study this degree at UCL? The Department of Italian at UCL is the original home of Italian studies in Britain, and has a distinguished record in the field of graduate studies and research. Students benefit from UCL s excellent Italian resources, including the Rotton and Ogden collections and the Castiglione and Dante collections. UCL s central location enables easy access to London s exceptional resources including the specialist collections of Italian material in the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. The British Film Institute Library holds major Italian film periodicals and numerous books on Italian cinema, and the nearby British Library houses the largest collection of early printed books in the world. Your future career The programme will be of interest both to those who wish to enhance their knowledge of Italian culture for professional purposes - in the fields, for example, of education, media, commerce and tourism - as well as to students wishing to pursue their studies to a doctoral level. Recent first destinations of MA graduates from the department of Italian at UCL include: The Royal Armouries, Tower of London: Education Officer University of Naples: Language Coordinator International House: Teacher Trainer University of Trento: Doctoral Research in Italian Studies Warburg Institute: Doctoral Research in Renaissance Studies UCL University: Doctoral Research in Renaissance Studies Entry Requirements A minimum of a second-class Bachelor s degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants must demonstrate proven competence in the Italian language, including good reading knowledge and aural comprehension. Applicants whose first degree is not in Italian, or whose first language is not Italian will normally be required to pass a test of their knowledge of the language before they can be admitted. How to apply The closing date for applications is the beginning of the academic year. Applicants intending to apply for scholarships will, however, need to complete the application process befor

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