MA in Italian Studies: Pathway under MA European Languages and Cultures
Coordinator: Dr David Laven (email: david.laven@manchester.ac.uk)
Areas of specialist study include: Medieval and Renaissance culture; Dante; Italian linguistics; twentieth-century Italian poetry; nineteenth- and twentieth-century Italian history; culture and dictatorship; censorship; translation; the history of Venice.
The MA in Italian Studies is a modular programme, with a free choice of course units from those offered within Italian. The MA in Italian Studies comprises the prescribed core courses in Research Methods and Critical Theory I and II (60 credits), a dissertation (60 credits) and two taught option courses (to a total of 60 credits) selected from the list below:
| Code(s) | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ELAN 60662 | Boccaccio's Decameron and Medieval Meaning Making | 15 |
| ELAN 60832 | Culture and Society in Fascist Italy | 15 |
| ELAN 60911 | Topics in the Linguistic History of Italy up to the 15th century | 15 |
| ELAN 62012 | National Identity in Europe 1945 to the Present | 150or 30 |
| ELAN 70271 | Twentieth Century Italian Poetry (I) | 30 |
| ELAN 70282 | Twentieth Century Italian Poetry (II) | 30 |
| ELAN 70711/70712 | Dante: Morality, Politics, Justice | 15 |
| HIST 60701 | Key Concepts in Modern European History | 30 |
| LELA 60032 | Language Evolution | 15 |
| LELA 60042 | Sociolinguistics | 15 |
| LELA 60052 | Language Change | 15 |