Italian

A major in Italian provides a course of study which allows any student, regardless of their background in the discipline, to specialise in Italian so that they are able to:

• comprehend normal spoken and written Italian in any situation;

• express themselves clearly and accurately in spoken and written Italian in a wide range of situations;

• develop their knowledge of the foreign language to move from dependence on formal instruction to ongoing independent acquisition of linguistic proficiency;

• gather and synthesise information on topics of current interest from different Italian language texts and in different media;

• recognise and respond personally to differences between Italian culture and their own cultural heritage by analysing film, poetry and other cultural products;

• take advantage of the opportunity to include a period of study abroad at an exchange university in Italy as part of their Wollongong undergraduate degree.

Students may commence their studies as beginners or advanced learners. Students who enter the major at post-HSC or advanced levels will be exempted from some language subjects.

Major Study

A major in Italian for beginners or near beginners consists of 60 credit points, and must include 12 credit points at 100-level, 24 credit points at 200-level and 24 credit points at 300-level, as set out below. Students who have achieved a strong 2 Unit HSC pass or equivalent may choose to enter the language sequence at the level of ITAL251 and complete a 56 credit points major comprising 24 credit points at 200-level and 32 credit points at 300-level, as set out below.

All students entering the Italian major at the level of ITAL152 or ITAL251 must obtain approval from the Convenor of the Italian Program.

Subject to the pre-requisites listed in the subject database, language and literature/civilisation subjects may not be taken independently of one another, e.g. Italian IIB language may not be taken without taking Italian IIA or its equivalent without the permission of the Convenor of the Italian Program. However, students wishing to complete a major in Italian must complete the sequence set out below.

Native or near-native speakers, whose major also consists of 56 credit points, will be granted waivers for ITAL151 and ITAL152. Such waivers will be granted only at the time of first enrolment in Italian, in accordance with the Program's policy and with the formal approval of the Italian Convenor and the Language Centre Director. Replacement subjects, to make up the 56 credit points for the major are to be chosen from the additional subjects listed below. Credit may be granted for language courses taken at university level in accordance with established University of Wollongong guidelines.

Students may include ELL 110 or ELL 210 as part of their Language Major with the permission of the Convenor of the Italian Program and the Language Centre Director.

Minor Study

A minor study in Italian consists of four sequential language subjects in Italian. Students beginning at 100-level will take 28 credit points and students beginning at upper levels will take 32 credit points. Students may not cross-count any subjects from the minor in any other minor or major study.

Example: A student beginner could take a minor by studying ITAL151, ITAL152, ITAL251 and ITAL252.

A student who had studied Italian to HSC level and was commencing university Italian at second year level could take a minor by studying ITAL251, ITAL252, ITAL351 and ITAL352.

Whilst the minor will not be stipulated on the student's testamur at graduation, it will be recorded on the academic transcript.

Diploma in Languages (Italian)

To qualify for award of the Diploma in Languages (course code 1002) a student must complete a total of at least 48 credit points from subjects listed from the Italian study program below.

Students will complete a minimum of 6 subjects. These subjects will predominantly be language acquisition subjects and may include study abroad in Italian as part of an exchange program or study abroad program with a partner University. Other subjects may be included with the permission of the Convenor of the Italian program and the Director of the Language Centre.

Students entering at 100 level may include one culture subject; students entering at 200 level may include 2 culture subjects and students entering at 300 level may include up to 4 culture subjects.

Example: A student beginner could take the Diploma by studying ITAL151, ITAL152, ITAL251, ITAL252, ITAL351, ITAL352 and LANG305.

A student who had studied Italian to HSC level and was commencing university Italian at 200 level could complete the Diploma in Languages in Italian by studying ITAL251, ITAL252, ITAL220, ITAL351 ITAL352 and ITAL215 or LANG305.

Subjects can be counted only in one course, that is, subjects counted towards the Diploma cannot be counted towards another degree. Students who complete the Diploma will not receive a testamur or attend a graduation ceremony specifically for the Diploma. However, when students do the Diploma concurrently with a Bachelors Degree course, they will have the Diploma listed in their Bachelors degree subject transcript upon graduating.

Honours

See Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Other Information

Further information is available at:
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