Bulgarian and Italian BA (Hons)

The four-year BA Bulgarian and Italian is a joint honours programme split equally between your two languages. You will take modules not only in language (speaking, listening, reading, writing and translation) but also in cultural topics including literature, history, film, linguistics, politics and other relevant field designed to complement your language learning. With a wide variety of modules on offer, you will be able to tailor your modern languages degree to your areas of interest.<br/>You will spend a Year Abroad in the third year, split between two countries where your languages are spoken. <br/><br/>Bulgaria has a rich cultural heritage and a strongly developing economy where specialists in Bulgarian are needed. Studying Bulgarian at SSEES (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) provides an opportunity to develop excellent language skills and a profound knowledge of Bulgarias literature, history and culture – combined with an in-depth understanding of the region of central and Eastern Europe.<br/><br/>Studying Italian at UCL you will experience innovative teaching in every area of study. Examples include language projects using e-learning, historical Italian cookery, dedicated visits to museums and galleries in London, hands-on access to UCL rare books collections (for example Dante incunables) and extra-curricular activities such as film club screenings.<br/>We are one of the biggest Italian departments in the UK. We have leading experts in all periods of Italian literature, from Dante to the present day. But were also famous in the world of Italian studies for the broad range of other courses we offer. Our students can explore interests as diverse and fascinating as Renaissance art, Italian history, modern and contemporary Italian art, linguistics and the structure of human language, cinema and documentary films, graphic novels, the Mafia....<br/><br/>UCL Is ranked 3rd in the UK for Modern Languages in the 2018 QS World Rankings and offers outstanding opportunities to language students and graduates.