MA Italian
About this course
MA in Italian, an Italian and Classics degree focusing on Italian language, literature, and cultural history. Core topics include Research Methods. Students spend the third year abroad on an assistantship, study placement, or work placement. The first year introduces foundational language and culture through modules such as Italian Language 1 (Beginners) and Italian Culture 1 (Non-Beginners). The second year builds proficiency through Italian Language 2 and Italian Culture 2. The third year consists of the compulsory year abroad options: ITALIAN YEAR ABROAD ASSISTANTSHIP, ITALIAN YEAR ABROAD STUDY, and ITALIAN YEAR ABROAD WORK PLACEMENT. The final years advance linguistic skills and allow deep specialisation through optional modules such as Italian Modernism: Svevo And Pirandello, Italian Resistance To Fascism 1943-45, and Translation Studies: An introduction to key topics in theory and practice. Students also complete an independent research project through options such as Italian Dissertation or Applied Dissertation with Placement in Italian.
Written by AI from the university's course page and module list. It can get details wrong, so check the official course page before you rely on it.
Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB (Additional requirements: A-level English or another Humanities subject.) IB: 34 (6,5,5) (Additional requirements: English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6.) Scottish Higher: BBBB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5 Typically offers will be made at AAAAB by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. (AB or BA may be considered). Scottish Higher (widening access): MD20 : BBBB (also other target groups*) MD40 : AABB* Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
See the highest paying Languages & English degrees in the UK →
See the highest paying History, Philosophy & Religion degrees in the UK →
What students say
Based on about 25 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 285 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 14%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 65%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- Italian Culture 1 (Non-Beginners)
- Italian Language 1 (Beginners)
- Italian Language 1 (Non-Beginners)
- Italian Culture 2
- Italian Language 2
- ITALIAN YEAR ABROAD ASSISTANTSHIP
- ITALIAN YEAR ABROAD STUDY
- ITALIAN YEAR ABROAD WORK PLACEMENT
- Italian Junior Honours Language Project: Region And Culture
- Italian Modernism: Svevo And Pirandello
- Italian Resistance To Fascism 1943-45
- Italian Senior Honours Language Project: Contemporary Society
- Modern Italian Poetry
- Women In Modern Italy
- Italian Honours Spoken Language (Junior)
- Italian Honours Spoken Language (Senior)
- Italian Honours Written Language (Junior)
- Italian Honours Written Language (Senior)
- Honour and Shame in Italian Culture: Emotions and Performance
- Italian Dissertation
- Applied Dissertation with Placement in Italian
- Translation Studies: An introduction to key topics in theory and practice
- The Brothers Grimm and the European Fairy Tale
- Narrating the City: Representation of Urban Space in Literature and Film
- Classic European Cinema East and West
- Myths and Modern Imagination
- Transcultural Connections: 'Classic' Texts and their Adaptations across Cultures
- Bestsellers in the Pre-Industrial Age
- Cervantes in Hollywood
- Czech Cinema: A case study of a country in Europe through the history of film
- Czech, Polish And Russian Women's Writing In English Translation
- Subsidiary Czech Language (Beginners)
- Subsidiary Czech Language (Intermediate)
- Milan Kundera, a French writer? A study in intercultural literary discourse
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Hons)
- European Political Thought: A View from Germany
- Brecht
- Catalan 1
- Catalan 2
- The Lost Empire: Byzantium And The Slavs, 800-1600
- The Medievalists: the Middle Ages in 20th century Eastern and Central Europe
- Czechoslovakia: A case study of a country in Europe through the history of film
- History through film and literature: Crisis situations
- Text/Image Cultures: Theory and Practice
- Subsidiary Chinese (Mandarin) Language (Beginners)
- Subsidiary Chinese (Mandarin) Language (Intermediate)
- Latin American Cinema
- Censorship In Western Culture
- Multilingualism in Context
- Language Policy and Planning for European Minority Languages
- Subsidiary Polish Language (Beginners)
- Subsidiary Polish Language (Intermediate)
- Subsidiary Portuguese Language (Beginners)
- Subsidiary Portuguese Language (Intermediate)
- Subsidiary Russian Language (Beginners)
- Subsidiary Russian Language (Intermediate)
- Russian Literature and State Power
- Brave New Worlds: Russian Culture in the Age of Revolution
- Existentialism: Atheism, Reason, and Faith
- Feminist Encounters
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Italian at University of Glasgow earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £35,500. The £29,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Italian studies.
What do graduates of MA Italian at University of Glasgow do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Italian at University of Glasgow?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Italian at University of Glasgow?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 172 UCAS points.
Does MA Italian at University of Glasgow include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on MA Italian at University of Glasgow?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.