Italian
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Introduction
On this page you will find out about the units we teach here at UNE, the possibility of including studies at an Italian university in your degree and what job openings there are for students of Italian. You may also get an idea of what a pleasant and enriching subject Italian is to study.
Why Study Italian at UNE?
Italian is the second most widely spoken language in Australia. This is partly due to the fact that Italians make up the largest single non-English speaking group of people who have migrated here. But it is also important here because it is the language of some of the most important aspects of Australian life: fashion (Versace, Dolce e Gabbana, Ermenegildo Zegna, to name just a few), cars and electronics and, of course, food.
It is also extremely important as a language of culture. In fact it is hard to imagine what the world today would be without Italian music and opera, the wonders of the Renaissance (Michelangelo, for example) and the writings of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio which form the basis of so much modern literature.
Being a Romance Language it is pleasant and not too hard to learn. It is very melodic and easy to pronounce. It is a vocalic language, which makes it good for singing, and which means you write it the way you say it. However it is also surprisingly close to English in much of its vocabulary (e.g. importante=important, università = university) though usually it’s much easier to spell!
At the University of New England we offer Italian studies at all levels, from elementary to Ph.D., both internally and externally. Our first semester beginners unit. Italian 101, which is followed in second semester by Italian 102, assumes no prior knowledge of Italian. We encourage first year students to take also our popular Italian 103 unit which introduces you to aspects of modern Italian culture: narrative, film, poetry and even Italian as it is used in Australia. More advanced units offer experience of such varied subjects as women’s literature, the modern detective novel as well as the more traditional areas of the Renaissance and medieval studies.
If you are enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Languages or the Bachelor of Languages and International business, you can spend part of your degree studying in Italy. The University of New England has an exchange agreement with the University of Macerata which allows students to spend one or two semesters studying there without having to pay local fees (you just pay your usual HECS) and to participate in Erasmus and Socrates programs normally limited only to European students.
Courses
Bachelor degrees
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of International Studies
Bachelor of International Studies (Advanced)
Bachelor of Languages
Bachelor of Languages and International Business
Bachelor Honours
Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Undergraduate Diploma awards
Diploma in Modern Languages
Advanced Diploma in Arts
Postgraduate
Graduate Certificate in Arts
Graduate Diploma in Humanities
Master of Arts
Postgraduate Research
Master of Arts with Honours
Doctor of Philosophy
Units
ITAL 101 Italian Language 1A
ITAL 102 Italian Language 1B
ITAL 103 Introduction to Modern Italian Literature and Culture
ITAL 201 Italian Language 2A
ITAL 202 Italian Language 2B
ITAL 301 Italian Language 3A
ITAL 302 Italian Language 3B
ITAL 304/ITAL 404 Modern Italian Novel
ITAL 307/ITAL 407 19th Century Italian Literature
ITAL 308/ITAL 408 20th Century Women Writers in Italy
ITAL 309/ITAL 409 Italian Renaissance Literature
ITAL 311/ITAL 411 14th Century Italian Literature
ITAL 313/ITAL 413 Italian Detective Novel
ITAL 401H Italian Hons Coursework
ITAL 402H Italian Hons Dissertation
FGIR 301/FGIR 401 European Reading Unit
Thinking about studying ARTS 301?
If you are interested in enrolling in ARTS 301 Research and Professional Practice (previously called ECTW 300), please read About ARTS 301 first. You will need to fill in a Project Proposal Form and have your project approved before enrolling.
Careers
As for career possibilities, students of Italian can have advantages in finding work in such different areas as teaching, business, foreign trade, government departments, the professions and the arts.
Partnerships, Networks and Industry Links
The Italian Section of The University of New England has an exchange agreement with the University of Macerata which allows students to spend one or two semesters studying there without having to pay local fees (students just pay their usual HECS) and to participate in Erasmus and Socrates programs normally limited only to European students. The Italian Section has moreover strong links with the Università La Sapienza (Rome) and L'Università degli Studi di Siena.
As for Networking, the Italian Section at UNE has been working in close collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney. Over the years, this cooperation has resulted in the organization of many conferences and courses for teachers of Italian and the staging of Italian Theatrical plays for the promotion and fostering of Italian language and culture in Australia.
The Italian Section at UNE teaches first and second-year language Units in the 'Blended Model' for the James Cook University in Cairns (QLD)
Contacts
Mr Brennan Wales
Convenor of Italian
Lecturer (Italian)
School of Arts
University of New England
ARMIDALE NSW 2351
Australia
Telephone (02) 6773 2515 International: +61 2 6773 2515
Facsimile (02) 6773 3735. International: +61 2 6773 3735.
email: bwales@une.edu.au
Administrative Assistant for European Languages
Joy Kirby
Telephone (02) 6773 2494
email: jkirby2@une.edu.au