Study Italian
Love Italy and the Italian language? As a romance language, Italian is beautiful to speak and not too hard to learn. It's a very melodic language and easy to pronounce.
Italian is one of the most widely spoken languages in Australia: Italians make up one of the largest non-English speaking groups of people who have migrated here. It is the language of some important aspects of Australian life: fashion, cars, electronics and, of course, food.
We offer Italian studies at all levels, from elementary to PhD.
Undergraduate and postgraduate courses
Our first trimester beginners' unit, ITAL101, is followed in second trimester by ITAL102, and assumes no prior knowledge of Italian. We encourage first year students to also take our popular ITAL203 unit, which introduces you to aspects of modern Italian culture; narrative, film and poetry. More advanced units offer experience of such varied subjects as Italian women's literature and the modern detective novel, as well as the more traditional areas of the Renaissance and medieval studies.
Study Italian on campus in Armidale or fully online in your own home, or abroad.
Italian can be studied as a major in the following courses. You can also study Italian as an elective in almost any bachelor's course offered at UNE; check the course rules from the links to see how many electives you are permitted to include. If you enrol in the Italian major in the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business, the Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws, the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, the Bachelor of Education (Secondary Studies), or the Bachelor of International Studies, you can choose to spend If you enrol in the Bachelor of Languages, it is compulsory to undertake in-country study. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Education (Secondary Teaching) Bachelor of International Studies For Bachelor Honours see under postgraduate courses. in which you can study Italian Italian can also be studied at postgraduate level in coursework or research programs. See the list of Italian units in the Course and Unit Catalogue. Study Italian as a Major in one of our Arts Degrees. To contact an academic or find a research supervisor, view our staff page.
one or two trimesters studying a language in-country 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.Bachelor degrees
Undergraduate diplomas
Bachelor honours
Postgraduate coursework
Postgraduate research
Opportunities
You can also choose to spend a trimester or two in Italy. In-country study is compulsory in the Bachelor of Languages, the Bachelor of Languages and International Business, and the Bachelor of International and Language Studies.
In-country language study
UNE has an exchange agreement with Università degli Studi Di Macerata (in Macerata, Italy) for in-country study, which can be credited to UNE degrees.
Career options for Italian graduates
Career areas welcoming graduates with Italian language skills include:
- Teaching: primary, secondary, tertiary
- Business
- Marketing
- Tourism
- the Arts
- Hospitality
- Translation and interpreting
- Customs
- Immigration
- Foreign Affairs
- Defence
- Intelligence
- Foreign aid
- NGOs
- Trade
- Banking
- Research
- Community services.
Partnerships and networks
In addition to its exchange agreement with the Università degli Studi Di Macerata, Macerata, Italy, the Italian discipline has strong links with the Università La Sapienza (Rome) and L'Università degli Studi di Siena.
The Italian discipline at UNE has been working in close collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Consulate General in Sydney. Over the years this cooperation has resulted in the organisation of many conferences and courses for teachers of Italian, and cultural events for the promotion and fostering of Italian language and culture in Australia.
Further information
For more information about our courses and studying at UNE, please contact AskUNE.