Course Summary

The four-year BA Italian and Swedish 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.... As well as learning Swedish language (reading, writing, listening, speaking and translation) you will also take modules in linguistics and from a range of cultural options from the Scandinavian Studies Department. As the oldest Department of Scandinavian Studies in the UK, we offer a wide range of modules related to the Nordic world, from Scandinavian crime fiction to Viking poetry, from film and media studies to Nordic politics. 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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Course Details – Assessment Method

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How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: R3R6

Institution code: U80

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

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 about our Access UCL scheme

Pass in Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 28 credits at Merit, all from 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.

ABB at Advanced Higher (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.

A score of 16 points in three higher level subjects to include a foreign language (not necessarily one of the named languages) with no 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.

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.

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.

English Language at grade B or 6, plus Mathematics at grade C or 5.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs

Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 79%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 66%

Go onto work and study: 88%

Fees and funding

England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 9250.0 Year 1
Republic of Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
EU 23300.0 Year 1
International 23300.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

For information about tuition fees please visit or dedicated webpage for more details: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate/fees-and-funding. The fees indicated above are for undergraduate entry in the 2021/22 academic year. Fees will be higher for those commencing study in the academic year 2022/23 or later. UCL reserves the right to increase its UK fees in line with the government policy (including on and annual basis for each year of study during a programme). Overseas fees are fixed at the rate of entry, so the published fees will be charged to 2021/22 entrants for each year of study on the programme.

Provider information

Gower Street
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London
WC1E 6BT

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