2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and International Relations (Italian)

Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Languages, Cultures and Societies outlined here:

https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/sbs/sbs-languages-cultures-and-societies-23.pdf?sfvrsn=3c71a881_10
The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Politics and International Relations outlined here:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-politics-and-international-relations

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme:

BA Modern Languages and International Relations (Italian)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

The BA in Modern Languages and International Relations will give you the opportunity to understand how states interact and co-operate in an increasingly globalised and interdependent world. At the same time, you will develop the language skills and cultural competence that will enable you to engage with and understand the interaction between different peoples and societies.

Studying for a Joint Honours degree allows you to gain an in-depth knowledge of two subjects, through first-class teaching and including a period of residence abroad.

This particular programme offers you the chance to learn about how states interact with each other, as well as the impacts and contributions of organisations such as the UN. You will combine core modules on key topics such as security and the concepts, theories and research methods of international relations with a range of optional modules. You can explore topics that interest them, from the politics of aid to the complexities of Middle Eastern politics and the rise of extreme right parties in Europe. This will be complemented by the study of a cultural and linguistic context outside the United Kingdom. You will gain an additional perspective on the United Kingdom’s position on the world stage by both the academic study of another culture and by the experience of living and working/studying elsewhere. This will enrich your understanding of the global context.

Having begun your studies with anything from beginner to post-A-level competence in their language of choice, you will graduate with the ability to communicate and defend their views clearly in this language, either orally or in writing. In addition, you will have strong research and organisational skills and be confident working independently or in a team. You will also have a strong understanding of cultural diversity, allowing you to work effectively with people whose backgrounds differ from your own. In the third and final year, you undertake a dissertation on an in-depth and specialised topic with advice from tutors.

The programme gives you a diverse skillset, useful for career development in a broad range of fields and professions, including journalism, research, advocacy, the civil service, and roles in local and national government. Other language-based careers such as translating or interpreting or training in these, will also be open to you.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

At Level 1, students must study 120 credits.

Students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 40 credits in International Relations (IR) and 60 credits in Italian. Students may take the remaining 20 credits as discovery modules or as further options with Italian.

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules: 

Optional modules:

Route A

Students with prior knowledge of Italian (B1 of the CEFR or equivalent) will be required to study the following module:

Route B
Students with no prior knowledge of Italian will be required to study the following modules:

Route A
Students with prior knowledge of Italian (taking ITAL1015) may take up to 20 credits of the following list of optional modules:

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in International Relations and a minimum of either 40 or 60 credits in Italian depending on whether they have prior knowledge of the language. Of the remaining credits, these should be taken as further optional modules in International Relations and/or Italian, or as Discovery modules.
Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students who took ITAL1010 and ITAL1020 in level 1 will be required to study the following module:

Students who took ITAL1025, ITAL1030 and ITAL1032 at level 1 will be required to study the following module:

Students may choose to study between 0-40 credits of further optional in International Relations.

Students taking ITAL2015 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules; Students taking ITAL2016 will be required to study a minimum of 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their Italian options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Italian in Level 2 including ITAL2015 or ITAL2016.

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules (or take further optional modules in International Relations or Italian).

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you. Where you are able to choose locations, you must have these approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to study the following core residence abroad module. Please note that the appropriate Level 2 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.

Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in International Relations and a minimum of 40 credits in Italian. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects.


All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER International Relations or Italian).

In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at Level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at Level 3).

Compulsory modules:

All students will be required to study the following compulsory module:

Optional modules:

All students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project (FYP) modules.

Students who take their FYP in Italian are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in option list A and may take a further 20 credits from Option list B.


Students who take their FYP in International Relation may take up to 40 credits from Option list A and/or Option list B.

Optional List A:

Option List B:

Students who take their FYP in International Relations are required to take a minimum of 20 credits from the following Italian optional modules and may take a further 20 credits from this list.

Students who take their FYP in Italian may take up to 20 credits from the list of Italian optional modules.

Discovery modules:

All students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in International Relations or their chosen language.
Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Discovery Skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.

Last updated: 29/04/2024 16:09:35

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