BA Italian Studies (Mono) at Freie Universität Berlin

Programme overview

Italian Studies is a bachelor programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Department of Philosophy and Humanities (Institute of Romance Languages and Literatures) and leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). It is studied as: Mono bachelor. It has a standard duration of 7 semesters, German as the language of instruction, a start in the winter semester. The bachelor Italian Studies gives students a contemporary command of Italy and basic language training in a transdisciplinary context; students take a core subject (Italian philology) and three supplementary areas (economics and/or law, plus history and/or art history and/or theatre studies).

Faculty: Department of Philosophy and Humanities | Department: Department of Philosophy and Humanities Institute of Romance Languages and Literatures | Duration: 7 semesters | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

The programme has three study phases: phase I (semesters 1 to 4) at Freie Universität Berlin, phase II (semesters 5 and 6) at an Italian partner university.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First-semester admission: Unrestricted admission. Higher semesters: Unrestricted admission (application open for 3rd, 5th and 7th semester in winter semester, for 2nd, 4th and 6th semester in summer semester). If you have little or no prior language proficiency in Italian, a two-semester pre-study language course will precede your regular course of study. If you apply with only little or no prior language knowledge, you will be enrolled directly in the pre-study language course ( Vorstudiensprachkurs ). In case of existing previous knowledge on the level B1 CEFR in Italian, this can be proven by appropriate certificates ( Nachweise ). Otherwise, the language test for university applicants ( Sprachtest für Studienbewerber*innen ) held at the Language Center of the FU can be taken to prove the language level. Language requirements: Italian (Level B1 CEFR)

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 7 semesters

Apply through the official page: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/bewerbung/index.html

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