Italian

Major Study

A major in Italian for beginners or near beginners consists of 66 credit points, and must include 18 cp at 100-level, 24 cp at 200-level and 24 cp 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 54 cp major comprising 6 cp (civilisation) at 100-level, 24 cp at 200-level and 24 cp at 300-level, as set out below. All students wishing to enter the Italian major at the level of ITAL251 or ITAL152 must obtain approval from the Italian co-ordinator.

Native or near-native speakers, whose major also consists of 54cp, may be granted waivers for ITAL251 and ITAL252. 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 co-ordinator or the Convenor of Program. Replacement subjects, to make up the 54cp 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.

Subject to the pre-requisites listed in the subject database, language and literature/civilization subjects may be taken independently of one another, eg Italian 1A Language may be taken without also taking ITAL110. However students wishing to major in Italian must complete the sequence set out below.

Note: The subject LING210 is counted towards majors in French, Italian, Japanese and English Language Studies. The subject LANG305 may be counted towards majors in French, Italian and English.

Assessment

In all subjects, assessment may include essays, seminar papers, projects, periodic tests and field work, as well as final examinations. The precise weighting given to each component will be discussed with classes at the beginning of each session.

Entry To Honours

Students wishing to enter the Honours program should have completed a major in Italian. At 300-level an average of credit performance or better is required. Joint Honours candidates must have satisfied the requirements for admission to Honours in both languages. Students in Italian Honours enrol in the following subject:

Combined French and Italian Honours

Students wishing to undertake a combined Honours year in French and Italian enrol in the following subject:

Other Relevant Subjects

Students are advised that any of the following subjects, while not approved for inclusion in the major, would act as useful companion subjects: