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ITALIAN STUDIES:LANGUAGE, CULTURE ANDHISTORY MA /2017/18 ENTRY

Italian Studies: Language, Culture and HistoryMA /

The Italian Studies MA is a pathway in thefaculty-wide MA in Language, Culture and History,offering an extensive range of courses in Italianliterature, history and literary theory. Students cantake this flexible, interdisciplinary programme asself-contained study or as preparation for aresearch degree.

 Degree summary 

The programme introduces students to texts from a variety of periods inItalian history and places them within a historical and philosophicalframework. Students develop subject-specific, professional skillsnecessary for the pursuit of their chosen options, including sourcingmaterial, field-work techniques, bibliographic skills and linguistic skills.

// UCL Italian is the original home of Italian studies in Britain, and has adistinguished record in the field of graduate studies and research.Students benefit from UCL's excellent Italian resources, including theRotton and Ogden collections, and the Castiglione and Dantecollections.

// UCL's central location enables easy access to London's exceptionalresources including the specialist collections of Italian material in theWarburg and Courtauld Institutes. The British Film Institute Libraryholds major Italian film periodicals and numerous books on Italiancinema, and the nearby British Library houses the largest collectionof early printed books in the world.

The programme is delivered through a combination of seminars,tutorials, seminar-presentations, film screenings, and visits to researchlibraries including the British Library, the Warburg Institute, Institute ofHistorical Research and Senate House. Students are assessed by avariety of methods: unseen examinations, long essays, course work andthe dissertation.

 Degree structure 

Mode: Full-time: 1 year; Part-time: 2 years

Location: London, Bloomsbury

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. The programmeoffers two pathways: taught and research. Taught: one core module (30credits), three optional modules (90 credits), dissertation (60 credits).Research: one core module (30 credits), two optional modules (60credits), dissertation (90 credits).

A Postgraduate Diploma, one core module (30 credits), three optionalmodules (90 credits) full-time nine months or part-time two years, isoffered.

A Postgraduate Certificate, one core module (30 credits), one optionalmodule (30 credits) full-time three months, part-time six months, isoffered.

CORE MODULE

// Language, Culture and History. This core module permits research into two areas ofmajor contemporary interest; for example, topics explored during the current yearinclude the following:

// Trauma

// Memory

// Visual Culture

// Queer(y)ing Sexuality

OPTIONAL MODULES

// Students take a choice of optional modules on topics such as the following:

// Medieval and Renaissance Italian

// Renaissance Texts: Resources and Research Techniques

// Dante: Divina Commedia

// Genre in Italian Cinema

// Italy: A Difficult Modernity

// Advanced Translation from and into Italian

// Contemporary Italian Cultures

DISSERTATION/REPORT

// All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in adissertation of 12,000 words (taught pathway) or 18,000 words (research pathway).

 Your career 

The programme will be of interest both to those who wish to enhancetheir knowledge of Italian culture for professional purposes - in the fields,for example, of education, media, commerce and tourism - as well as tostudents wishing to pursue their studies to a doctoral level.

Recent first destinations of MA graduates from the department of Italianat 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 an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevantdiscipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of anequivalent standard. Applicants must demonstrate proven competencein the Italian language, including good reading knowledge and auralcomprehension. Applicants whose first degree is not in Italian, or whosefirst language is not Italian will normally be required to pass a test of theirknowledge of the language before they can be admitted.

English language proficiency level

If your education has not been conducted in the English language, youwill be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level ofEnglish proficiency.

The level of English language proficiency for this programme is:Advanced.

Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications andtest providers is provided at:www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/english-requirements

 Your application 

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competitionfor places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseasapplicants) should take note of application deadlines.

When we assess your application we would like to learn:

// why you want to study Italian Studies at graduate level

// why you want to study Italian Studies at UCL

// what particularly attracts you to this programme

// how your personal, academic and professional background meetsthe demands of a challenging programme

// where you would like to go professionally with your degree

Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statementis your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to thisprogramme match what the programme will deliver.

FEES AND FUNDING 2017/18 ENTRY

// UK: £9,840 (FT), £4,970 (PT)

// EU: £9,840 (FT), £4,970 (PT)

// Overseas: £20,540 (FT), £10,430 (PT)

The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees forsubsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Furtherinformation on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can beviewed on the UCL Current Students website.

Funding from the Arts & Humanities Research council (AHRC) maybe possible with this degree.

For details of scholarships available to MA students in SELCS, pleaserefer to the MA Scholarships webpage.

Full details of funding opportunities can be found on the UCLScholarships website: www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships

APPLICATION DEADLINE

All applicants: 1 September 2017

Details on how to apply are available on the website at:www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/apply

CONTACT

Mrs Jo Wolff, Admissions Officer

Email: selcs.admissions@ucl.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7679 3096

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