General information
| Study programme title | Bachelor’s degree (BA) programme in Italian Language and Literature (Joint Honours) |
| Type of study programme | University |
| Duration | 6 semesters / 3 years |
| ECTS points | 90 ECTS |
| Academic qualification | Bachelor of Arts in Italian Language and Literature (univ. bacc. philol. ital.) |
| Title and qualification code in the C.Q.F. Register | – |
| Method of completing studies | Passing all the exams and successfully completing the undergraduate dissertation. During the course on Dissertation Writing, students choose a research problem (topic) for their undergraduate dissertation, which they work on with their supervisor. |
| Possibilities of continuing education | After completing the undergraduate programme, students can continue their studies at the graduate level. For students who choose to continue their education at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, they can enrol on the M.A. programme in Italian Language and Literature (Joint Honours) Tracks: General and Teaching, or on the M.A. programme in Translation Studies. |
| Employment possibilities | Students can work in the Croatian and European labour markets in the fields of journalism, publishing, editorial work, cultural management, cultural policy, and cultural resource management. This also includes other jobs that require the possession of appropriate knowledge in a broader range of humanities and social science disciplines, economic institutions, diplomatic and consular missions, as well as the possibility of language mediation. |
| Enrolment conditions | Further details about enrolment can be found at: Postani student |
Course list
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| Italian Language 1 | 4 ECTS | Phonetics and Phonology of the Italian Language | 4 ECTS |
| Italian Literature 1 | 4 ECTS | Italian Language 2 | 4 ECTS |
| Proofreading Exercises 1 | 4 ECTS | Italian Literature 2 | 4 ECTS |
| Physical Education 1 | 1 ECTS | Proofreading Exercises 2 | 3 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 3 ECTS | Physical Education 2 | 1 ECTS |
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester III | Semester IV | ||
| Morphology in Contemporary Italian | 4 ECTS | Italian Language 4 | 4 ECTS |
| Italian Language 3 | 4 ECTS | Italian Literature 4 | 4 ECTS |
| Italian Literature 3 | 4 ECTS | Syntax in Contemporary Italian | 4 ECTS |
| Physical Education 3 | 1 ECTS | Physical Education 4 | 1 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 3 ECTS | Elective Course | 3 ECTS |
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester V | Semester VI | ||
| Philosophy of literature | 3 ECTS | Philology and Criticism of Dante | 4 ECTS |
| Italian Language 5 | 4 ECTS | Italian Language 6 | 4 ECTS |
| Contemporary Italian literature | 5 ECTS | Dissertation Work | 3 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 3 ECTS | Elective Course | 4 ECTS |
| Elective courses (The offer of elective courses will be decided and specified in the syllabus for each academic year) | |
| Italian History and Culture | 3 ECTS |
| Work Placement | 3 ECTS |
| Language Exercises 1 | 3 ECTS |
| Rhetoric | 3 ECTS |
| Conversation Exercises 1 | 3 ECTS |
| Language Exercises 2 | 3 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 1 | 3 ECTS |
| Reading Contemporary Literature in the Italian Language | 3 ECTS |
| Communication Styles of the Italian Language 1 | 3 ECTS |
| Communication Styles of the Italian Language 2 | 4 ECTS |
| Conversation Exercises 2 | 4 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 2 | 4 ECTS |
| Italian-Croatian Cultural Relations | 4 ECTS |
| Communis Elective Courses | |
| Italian Language 1 (A1 level) – Semester I | 2 ECTS |
| Italian Language 2 (A2 level) – Semester II | 2 ECTS |
| Italian Language 3 (B1 level) – Semester III | 2 ECTS |
| Italian Language 4 (B1 level) – Semester IV | 2 ECTS |
| Italian Language 5 (B2 level) – Semester V | 2 ECTS |
| Italian Language 6 (C1 level) – Semester VI | 2 ECTS |
Learning outcomes
Core learning outcomes
| Collective learning outcomes | Individual learning outcomes |
|---|---|
| ITALIAN LITERATURE | 1. Correctly use the metalanguage of literary theory. 2. Correctly use the metalanguage of literary theory. 3. Explain Italian literature through its historical development. 4. Interpret the historical development of Italian literature through text. 5. Explain the significance of individual authors and their works in the context of Italian and global literature. 6. Connect literature with other arts from the same period. 7. Analyse and critically interpret literary texts. 8. Explain different critical approaches to the text. 9. Develop reading skills. 10. Outline possible issues related to philological analyses of the manuscripts. 11. Independently research literature in literary fields and interpret the data. |
| LINGUISTIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE | 1. Differentiate between basic language units. 2. Correctly employ linguistic metalanguage. 3. Define and explain grammar rules. 4. Recognise and explain types of words. 5. Recognise and explain different verb forms and tenses. 6. Analyse language at the morphosyntactic level. 7. Recognise different sentence structures. 8. Explain possible relationships between main and subordinate clauses. 9. Explain phonological phenomena by applying general linguistic knowledge. 10. Independently research Italian literature and interpret the data. |
| CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LANGUAGE | 1. Pronounce words correctly and emphasize words and sentences. 2. Correctly use different types of words. 3. Correctly use different verb forms and tenses. 4. Correctly apply grammatical structures in oral and written communication. 5. Write a text in the Italian language using the acquired knowledge. 6. Paraphrase a given text. 7. Make a linguistic analysis of a selected text. 8. Interpret a selected text. 9. Understand different subject areas. 10. Express opinions, ideas, and attitudes in a linguistically correct way. 11. Develop communication skills. 12. Recognise language registers and style in written texts. 13. Develop translation skills. 14. Translate professional and thematic texts from Croatian to Italian and from Italian to Croatian in the correct way. |
Elective learning outcomes
| Collective learning outcomes | Individual learning outcomes |
|---|---|
| ITALIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE | 1. Define and interpret the basic features of Italian culture and society in the 19th and 20th centuries. 2. Explain cultural, social, and political changes in Italy in the 19th and 20th centuries. |