Expertise in modern languages has never been more important as the United Kingdom forges a new relationship with its European partners and seeks to develop its trading and cultural ties throughout the world. The University of Bristol is a major centre for the study of modern languages, with high-quality teaching and research.

This course will give you a high level of proficiency in one of Europe's most important and beautiful languages. In addition, you will gain a thorough understanding of Italy's remarkable contribution to Western culture.

If you are a beginner in Italian, you will spend much of your first year developing your language skills. You will also learn about modern Italian culture and history.

Post A-level students consolidate and enhance their existing knowledge of Italian in the first year. As well as learning about modern Italy, they will also be introduced to the art, literature and history of medieval and renaissance Italy.

For the rest of the degree all students follow the same language course and choose from a wide range of culture options, ranging from Dante to contemporary cinema. All these are taught by experts in their fields of Italian culture.

Language is taught by native speakers who use a range of approaches and excellent multimedia facilities to develop your fluency and accuracy.

The third year abroad offers an invaluable opportunity to develop your Italian further and acquire added transferable skills. During this period you can either study at a partner university in Italy, gain experience as a teaching assistant, or undertake a work placement.

Find out more about the course structure and units available for Italian

A-level Standard offer	ABB
A-level Contextual offer What is a contextual offer?	BBC
International Baccalaureate Diploma Standard offer	32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level
International Baccalaureate Diploma Contextual offer What is a contextual offer?	29 points overall with 14 at Higher Level
Cambridge Pre-U offer	Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, M3 is C
Access to HE Diploma offer	Pass Access to HE Diploma (Humanities) with at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit. Mature students can contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.
BTEC offer	DDM
Scottish Qualifications Authority offer	Advanced Higher: AB and Standard Higher: AABBB
Welsh Baccalaureate offer	Requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade
European Baccalaureate offer	77% overall
UK qualifications	Further information about UK qualifications
International qualifications	Accepted international qualifications

Applicants must also meet these requirements

GCSE profile requirements	Profile: No specific subjects required. Further information about GCSE requirements and profile levels.
English language requirements	If English is not your first language, you need to meet this profile level: Profile B Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.