Italian and Portuguese
UCL (University College London)
UCAS Code: R3R5 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
UCL (University College London)
UCAS Code: R3R5 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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A level
ABB to include a foreign language (not necessarily one of the named languages). Applicants seeking to study two languages at beginner level should seek advice from the departments concerned.. Contextual Offers: please visit the course webpage for further details bout our Access UCL scheme
Access to HE Diploma
Pass in Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 30 credits at Distinction, 12 credits at Merit and 3 credits at Pass in the Level 3 units. Please note, where subject specific requirements are stipulated at A level we may review your Access to HE syllabus to ensure you meet the subject specific requirements prior to a final decision being communicated.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3,M1,M1 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects to include a foreign language (not necessarily one of the named languages). Applicants seeking to study two languages at beginner level should seek advice from the departments concerned.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
A score of 16 points in three higher level subjects to include a foreign language (not necessarily one of the named languages), with no higher level score lower than 5. Applicants seeking to study two languages at beginner level should seek advice from the departments concerned. Contextual Offers: please visit the course webpage for further details about our Access UCL scheme
Scottish Advanced Higher
ABB at Advanced Highers (or AB at Advanced Higher and BBB at Higher) to include a foreign language at Advanced Higher (not necessarily one of the named languages). Applicants seeking to study two languages at beginner level should seek advice from the departments concerned.
Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A-Levels at grades ABB, to include a foreign language (not necessarily one of the named languages). Applicants seeking to study two languages at beginner level should seek advice from the departments concerned.
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About this course
The four-year BA Italian and Portuguese is a joint honours programme split equally between your two languages. You will take modules not only in language (speaking, listening, reading, writing and translation) but also in cultural topics including literature, history, film, linguistics, politics and other relevant field designed to complement your language learning. With a wide variety of modules on offer, you will be able to tailor your modern languages degree to your areas of interest.
You will spend a Year Abroad in the third year, split between two countries where your languages are spoken.
Studying Italian at UCL you will experience innovative teaching in every area of study. Examples include language projects using e-learning, historical Italian cookery, dedicated visits to museums and galleries in London, hands-on access to UCL rare books collections (for example Dante incunables) and extra-curricular activities such as film club screenings.
We are one of the biggest Italian departments in the UK. We have leading experts in all periods of Italian literature, from Dante to the present day. But we're also famous in the world of Italian studies for the broad range of other courses we offer. Our students can explore interests as diverse and fascinating as Renaissance art, Italian history, modern and contemporary Italian art, linguistics and the structure of human language, cinema and documentary films, graphic novels, the Mafia....
Portuguese is taught in the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at UCL, allowing the study of Portuguese language and culture beyond Europe, with expertise ranging from Renaissance Portugal to Modernist Brazil and Lusophone Africa. Modules will include the study of literature, history and film.
UCL is ranked 3rd in the UK for Modern Languages in the 2018 QS World Rankings and offers outstanding opportunities to language students and graduates.
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This is one of the less common modern languages for students to take, but graduates from Italian courses have a lot of options available to them when they complete their degrees. About one in five graduates from 2015 got jobs overseas — often as English teachers — which is much higher than for most subjects, and higher than previous years. Nearly half of the rest went to work in London. Those who want to stay at home to work usually find jobs anywhere where good communication skills are a must — and in 2015, that included education, marketing and finance. But remember — whilst employers say they rate graduates who have more than one language, you need to have them as part of a whole package of good skills.
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