Italian Language and Literature (Joint honours)

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 19^th and 20^th centuries. 2. Explain cultural, social, and political changes in Italy in the 19th and 20th centuries.