Italian Studies
The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in the field of Italian Studies (BA(Hons)) is a 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time degree.
Overview
Italian is one of the most studied languages in the world. Besides Italy, it is also an official language in, San Marino, Vatican City, some parts of Switzerland, Istria County in Croatia and Slovene Istria in Slovenia.
The European Union uses Italian as one of its 24 official and working languages. It is a recognized minority language in even more countries, including Bosnia/Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, and Romania.
Additionally, Italian is the second most common language in Argentina. In certain parts of Brazil, it is a regional language and schools are required to teach it. Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia… and of course South Africa. The bigger Italian community in the African continent resides in South Africa.
Great poets like Dante and Petrarch wrote in Italian, and great thinkers like Michelangelo and Machiavelli thought in Italian.
An Italian-speaking ability offers opportunities in almost every sphere of activity such as: Diplomatic Services, International Relations, Journalism, Professional Translation, Education (Teaching), and Arts.
Entry Requirements
- A bachelors degree or equivalent with 65% course mark aggregate in a third year major.
- At least an upper second class pass in the final undergraduate course in the subject.
University Application Process
- Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre (SEnC). Once your application is complete in terms of requested documentation, your application will be referred to the relevant School for assessment. Click here to see an overview of the Wits applications process. Refer to Wits Postgraduate Online Applications Guide for detailed guidelines.
- Please apply online. Upload your supporting documents at the time of application, or via the Self Service Portal.
- Applicants can monitor the progress of their applications via the Self Service Portal.
- Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalise the application at the end of the application cycle.
Please note that the Entry Requirements are a guide. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee a place. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.
International students, please check this section.
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University Fees and Funding
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For information about postgraduate funding opportunities, including the postgraduate merit award, click here. Please also check your School website for bursary opportunities. NRF bursaries: The National Research Foundation (NRF) offers a wide range of opportunities in terms of bursaries and fellowships to students pursuing postgraduate studies. External bursaries portal: The Bursaries South Africa website provides a comprehensive list of bursaries in South Africa.