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University College London

Bachelor Degree , Italian Studies

  • Start Date September, 2025

  • Duration 4 years

  • Study Mode Full Time

  • Course Fees

  • UK/EU Fees£9,250.00

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Course Description

The unique UCL-Venice Double Degree in Italian Studies integrates two different learning experiences, teaching methods, and modes of assessment, spanning two different countries and cultures. This challenging programme, taught between London and Venice, represents a new model for the teaching of language and literature in higher education. As the first two years of this programme are taught in Italy, prior knowledge of Italian is essential.

  • You will gain an enhanced linguistic competence and the ability to mediate between different cultural contexts. These are qualities that are sought after by global employers. 

  • Venice, one of the most important cities of the medieval world, offers unparalleled cultural experiences in the form of history, art, architecture, and literature. 

  • Exceptional resources for Italian studies are available in the UCL Library, including five special collections on Italian studies. UCL also hosts a substantial video library of Italian films. The Warburg Institute Library is within short walking distance of the Italian department.

  • The department regularly welcomes distinguished visitors, including academics, critics, and writers. These visitors conduct seminars and workshops and otherwise contribute to the academic environment. You will be able to make the most of a partnership with FilmItalia.

Course Content

An indicative guide to the structure of this programme, year by year.

Year 1

Core or compulsory module(s)

  • Letteratura italiana
  • Istituzioni di filologia
  • Linguistica italiana I
  • Storia della lingua italiana

Optional modules

You will choose one History module, subject to availability, from:

  • Storia Romana
  • Storia Contemporanea
  • Storia Greca
  • Storia Mediovale
  • Storia Moderna

and two Performing Arts modules, subject to availability, from:

  • Critica musicale
  • Fondamenti di storia della fotografia
  • Storia del cinema europeo
  • Storia del teatro e dello spettacolo

Year 2

Core or compulsory module(s)

  • Critica e Teoria Letteraria
  • Letteratura Italiana Contemporanea
  • Italiano professionale
  • Analisi del film e del linguaggio audiovisivo
  • Co-tutoring of the final project

Optional modules

You will choose two Italian Literature modules, subject to availaibility from:

  • Letteratura italiana 1 (Mediavale)
  • Letteratura italiana 2 (Umanistica)
  • Letteratura italiana 3 (Rinascimentale e Barocca)
  • Letteratura italiana 4 (Illuministica e Romantica)

and one Latin or Classical Culture subject from: 

  • Lingua e letteratura latina
  • Introduzione alla cultura classica

Year 3

Core or compulsory module(s)

You will take a linguistics module offered by UCL, and either English Academic Writing and Translation Skills or Second-Year Italian Language.

Optional modules

You will choose modules in Italian Literature, History, Sociology, and Culture from a selection that may include:

  • Dante, Purgatorio
  • Renaissance Authors
  • Italian Literature 1860-1925
  • The Italian Novel

(*at least two Italian Literature modules must be taken over Year 3 and Final Year)

  • Fascist anti-Semitism and the Race Laws of 1938
  • Docudrama in Contemporary Italian Cinema
  • Futurism in Italy

(*at least three Cultural/History/Sociology modules must be taken over Year 3 and Final Year)

Please note that these will be subject to availability.

Year 4

Core or compulsory module(s)

You will take a Final Year linguistics module offered by UCL and Final Year Italian Language. You will also complete a Final Year dissertation.

Optional modules

You will choose modules in Italian Literature, History, Sociology, and Culture from a selection that may include:

  • Dante: Divina Commedia
  • Dante and Petrarch
  • Italian Poetry in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century
  • The Italian Novel
  • Michelangelo: Painter, Sculptor and Poet

(*at least two Italian Literature modules must be taken over Year 3 and Final Year)

  • Marriage and Divorce Italian Style (1861-1975)
  • Nation, Culture and Society
  • Cultures of Tradition and Modernity

(*at least three History/Sociology modules must be taken over Year 3 and Final Year)

Please note these are subject to availability

Course Intakes

Location Start Date Fees Duration  

Classroom

Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury, London, UK

September, 2025

UK/EU:

£9250.00

4 years,

Full Time

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Entry Requirements

A Levels

Grades

AAB

Subjects

Italian required.

GCSEs

English Language at grade B or 6, plus Mathematics at grade C or 5. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs

Contextual offer

Grades

BBB (more about contextual offers)

Subjects

Italian required.

GCSEs

English Language at grade B or 6, plus Mathematics at grade C or 5. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs

IB Diploma

Points

36

Subjects

A score of 17 points in three higher level subjects including Italian, with no score lower than 5.

Contextual offer

Points

32 (more about contextual offers)

Subjects

A score of 15 points in three higher level subjects including Italian, with no score lower than 5.

English language requirements

If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency. Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and test providers can be found on our English language requirements page.

The English language level for this programme is: Advanced

A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.

Assessment Methods

You will be examined through continuous assessment, take-home essays, presentations and oral and unseen examinations. For some modules, you may choose between an extended essay and a formal examination. The final dissertation is optional; and if selected, it is written in English.

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