BA Italian and Film Studies
About this course
BA in Italian and Film Studies, a School of European Languages, Culture and Society degree focusing on Italian language acquisition combined with the critical study of cinema and media. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory third-year period spent abroad. The first year builds foundational competencies through Manufacturing Consent: Media and the Making of the Modern World, Theories and Methods in Film and Media Studies, Film and Media History and Analysis, and First Year Italian Language. The second year advances linguistic proficiency and disciplinary study with Introduction to Film Genre, Topics in Popular Film and Media, Mediatising Dissent, and Second Year Italian Language, alongside optional modules such as French Film History and Dante and Petrarch. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year concludes the programme with Dissertation in Film and Media and Final Year Italian Language, alongside optional choices including Futurism in Italy, Low Countries Cinema, and Film and/as Philosophy.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Foreign language preferred.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
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What students say
Based on about 29 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 32 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 58%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 25 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 20%
- London: 50%
- South East: 15%
- Scotland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 65%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- A degree: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Manufacturing Consent: Media and the Making of the Modern World
- Theories and Methods in Film and Media Studies
- Film and Media History and Analysis
- First Year Italian Language
- Introduction to Italian Studies 1
- Introduction to Italian Studies 2
- Introduction to Film Genre
- Topics in Popular Film and Media
- Mediatising Dissent
- Directions in Contemporary Cinema
- Second Year Italian Language
- French Film History
- The New German Cinema
- Issues in Italian Syntax
- Italian Literature 1860-1925
- Writing Women in Renaissance Italy
- Dante and Petrarch
- Italians Abroad: A History of Italian Migration 1790-Today
- 20th Century Latin American Cinema: History, Politics, Aesthetics
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Dissertation in Film and Media
- Final Year Italian Language
- Low Countries Cinema
- The Cinema of Resistance: Second World War
- Manufacturing Consent: Media and the Making of the Modern World
- Film and/as Philosophy
- Bombay Cinema: Industry and History
- East Asian Cinema
- French Film Adaptations
- Weimar and Nazi Film
- Futurism in Italy
- Docudrama in Contemporary Italian Cinema
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Italian and Film Studies at University College London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £18,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £14,000 and £35,500. The £27,500 median after five years is £5,500 less than the UK median for Italian studies.
What do graduates of BA Italian and Film Studies at University College London do next?
77% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Italian and Film Studies at University College London?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Italian and Film Studies at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 168 UCAS points.
Does BA Italian and Film Studies at University College London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Italian and Film Studies at University College London?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.