English Literature and Italian Studies BA (Hons)
Course Overview - English Literature and Italian Studies BA (Hons)
On the English Literature half of your programme, in year one, you will take modules aimed at developing the skills necessary for advanced literary study. In years two and three, you will choose from a range of literature modules that focus on specific periods, genres or themes. In each year, you will take half of your credits in English and half from your other subject.
The Italian component allows students to develop Italian language skills (whether from beginner or A level standard) to becoming a proficient user, as well as introducing them to a range of aspects of Itali...
On the English Literature half of your programme, in year one, you will take modules aimed at developing the skills necessary for advanced literary study. In years two and three, you will choose from a range of literature modules that focus on specific periods, genres or themes. In each year, you will take half of your credits in English and half from your other subject.<br/><br/>The Italian component allows students to develop Italian language skills (whether from beginner or A level standard) to becoming a proficient user, as well as introducing them to a range of aspects of Italian studies from linguistics through historical, cultural and transnational study (including literature and film) to practical, digital and mediation skills such as translation and interpreting. Students taking 50% Italian also have the option of completing a dissertation which builds language and subject-related, research and cognitive skills and offers the chance to conduct original research. <br/><br/>Students taking 50% Italian with the year abroad will also enhance their understanding of aspects of life and culture in an Italian-speaking country as well as developing their proficiency in the language, their intercultural and transnational awareness and communication abilities, and their practical and interpersonal employability skills. <br/><br/>Combined Degrees<br/>Most Combined Degrees allow you to adapt the weighting of each by 25% after the first year, helping you to keep your options open. Please note, however, students studying either a Business or Economics pathway in combination with another subject cannot increase from 25% to 50% or from 50% to 75% and it is not possible to transfer from a 50% to 75% Law. To find out more about your programme choice, please go first to our Combined Degrees webpages: liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/combined-degrees.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
28/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
Q3R3
Institution Code
L41
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,B,B,B
with A at Advanced Higher in English and Advanced Higher B in MFL (for advanced)
Access to HE Diploma
D:33,M:12
Pass relevant Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits with 33 at Distinction (including all English credits) and 12 at Merit. Relevant Diploma is Humanities/Social Sciences based. A level in the relevant language at grade B for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32
32 points overall with no score less than 4 and including 6 in HL English (either Language or Literature) or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects including 6 in HL English (either Language or Literature)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD
DDD and A level English at grade A. A level in the relevant language at grade B for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1,H2,H2,H2,H3,H3
including English at H1 and the relevant language at H2 for entry to advanced language;(no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Mathematics and English at grade 4/C required. Applicants with equivalent qualifications or who do not meet these GCSE requirements will be considered on an individual basis according to their circumstances.
Scottish Advanced Higher
A,B,B
with A in English and B in MFL (for advanced)
Extended Project
A
Applicants who offer the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and meet our offer criteria will be made the standard offer, plus an alternative offer. This will be at one A Level grade lower plus a grade B in the EPQ, for example the offer would be ABB with a grade A in English or ABC with a grade A in English, plus B in the EPQ.
A level
A,B,B
including A level English (Language, Literature or Language and Literature) at grade A and A level in the relevant language at grade B for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).
T Level
Not Accepted
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
B
B in the Welsh Baccalaureate, plus AB at A level to include English at grade A.
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