ITALIAN LANGUAGE

The Italian language program at the University of Notre Dame offers a practical introduction to the Italian language for people of all skill levels, including those students who have no previous experience in the language to others who may have previously studied Italian or may speak it at home. The Italian language finds its roots in classical Latin and has a rich linguistic and literary heritage. By studying the language, students can discover the treasures of Italian culture: Italian literature, art, fashion, music, cinema, architecture and design, which have been consistently at the forefront of Western culture. The Italian Studies program at Notre Dame is designed to provide students with skills in the four key language skills areas: reading, writing, listening and speaking.  The program is available to students of all degree areas at Notre Dame and is often completed as a major or minor in such Bachelor degrees as Arts, Behavioural Science, Communications and Education.		Back to Arts and Sciences Fremantle
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		Double Degrees available

ITALIAN LANGUAGE UNITS

Italian units are offered in a sequential order.  Students are required to complete one unit before enrolling in another.  There are multiple entry points to the program, accommodating those who:

• have no prior experience in the Italian language,
• studied it at TEE level; or
• may be native Italian speakers.

Eight approved units are required for a major in Italian; six approved units are required for a minor.

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS, UNITS ON OFFER and DEGREE PLANNERS

The following resources are published on the School’s homepage and provide information regarding unit availability, unit content and program requirements:

• Units on Offer
• Majors, Minors and Specialisations lists
• Degree Planners
• Unit Descriptions

STUDY ABROAD

The Study Abroad program allows Notre Dame’s Italian students to spend one semester of their degree at an overseas university in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe or Asia while gaining full credit in their degree at home.  Some students may be eligible for a Student Exchange Scholarship to help reduce the cost of airfares, accommodation and other expenses.

Italian Language students may be particularly interested in spending a semester with our partner, St Mary’s College, whose Italian program is positioned conveniently in Rome.

For more information please contact Notre Dame’s Study Abroad office.

EXPERIENCE THE WORLD

A variety of opportunities for extended scholarly and service learning exist for those students conducting a degree in Notre Dame’s School of Arts and Sciences.  Participation in these programs will provide students with additional professional and life skills that will not only enrich their learning experience at University, but will make their degree more marketable and attractive on completion.

East Kimberley Community Immersion
Students of such Arts and Sciences majors as Social Justice, Politics, History, Communications, English Literature, Legal Studies, Sociology and Theatre Studies may be eligible to participate in our East Kimberley immersion program.  This unique and often life-changing educational experience sees small teams of students travel to remote communities of Australia’s north-west twice a year.  In such towns as Wyndham and communities as Oombulgurri, Notre Dame students spend four weeks living and working with local young people in a project designed to achieve meaningful reconciliation and greater engagement between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia.

This program is normally available as an elective within a degree program and may, on approval of the Dean, be eligible to be counted towards a major or minor.

Caritas Australia development program
We believe that university education should be about more than training for a profession.  Rather, we want Notre Dame students to be ready to change the world.

Students of Arts and Sciences at Notre Dame are eligible to participate in an overseas program we conduct each year in partnership with the aid organisation, Caritas Australia.  Teams of Notre Dame staff and students visit an overseas location such as Cambodia, Uganda or India. In an immersion experience of up to four weeks, the team explores the development work conducted by Caritas and studies, among other things, the intersection of poverty, development, politics and globalisation.

The Caritas program may be available as an elective within a degree program and may, on approval of the Dean, be counted towards a major or minor.

DEGREE PLANNERS

To review the content of a Bachelor of Arts, Behavioural Science, Communications, Counselling or Science, or to download the official course planner for your degree, please click here.

HONOURS

Students who have completed an Arts, Behavioural Science, Communications or Science degree, with at least a distinction average in their major, may be eligible to undertake a fourth year in the School’s Honours program.

Honours in Italian provides a professional finish to your undergraduate degree and should make your educational qualifications more competitive in the industry in which you hope to building your career. 

Because of the unique nature of Notre Dame’s School of Arts and Sciences, students completing an Honours degree in Italian have the opportunity to develop an inter-disciplinary research project which may combine their work in the language with such other disciplines as History or Politics.

Students completing an Honours program in Italian will undertake a major research project under supervision, complete coursework in related units, participate in a regular interdisciplinary seminar series and contribute to a conference program regarding their research activities.

For further information on Honours please speak with any academic member of staff or contact the Honours coordinators.

DOUBLE DEGREES

Italian combines well with the study of other degrees at Notre Dame, including a Bachelor of Communications or Education.  A Bachelor of Arts, Arts (Politics and Journalism), Behavioural Science or Communications is often studied in combination with such professional degrees as Law, Education or Business.

Adding an Italian major, or other Arts and Sciences discipline areas, to your professional degree will add to your graduate employment opportunities, increase your learning experience at university and provide you with enhanced writing and research skills.