Romance Studies - Italian

The following table shows you an example of a possible study structure for the supplementary subject »Romance Studies - focus on Italian«:

Abbreviations: CP = credit points (ECTS)|ECTS credits

You can find more detailed information in the module catalogue for the degree programmeExternal link.

• Familiar atmosphere and individual support: The balanced relationship between students and teaching staff at the institute ensures a familiar study atmosphere. Working in well-organised seminar groups also ensures excellent supervision. This benefits your language practice in particular. Everyone finds a place in a seminar and has their say in discussions on the course. Many course|classes are accompanied by tutorials, which provide additional help with exam preparation.
• Special features: Jena and Weimar have a centuries-old and prestigious tradition of Italian studies. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Italian classics were edited and annotated in the original language in the Thuringian "double city" (e.g. Petrarch and Ariosto by Frommann in Jena). Writers and philosophers such as Jagemann, Goethe, Schelling and the Schlegel brothers researched and translated the Italian classics, especially Dante. In 2015, the German Dante Society moved its headquarters to Weimar. The Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar offers valuable, often unexplored source material and has a very modern study centre in its historic building.
• Plenty of opportunity to practise Italian: Language lessons are taught exclusively in Italian by native speakers. Authentic Italian materials are used in the academic course|classes so that you are constantly in contact with the Italian language. International conferences, readings and talks by authors and lectures by Italian guest lecturers are organised regularly. There is also a wide tender of creative and educational activities where you can practise and deepen your knowledge of Italian in a variety of ways.
• Learn other languages: In addition to Italian, you can also acquire language skills in four other Romance languages at the Institute of Romance Studies de: French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian.
• Digital media skills: Digitalisation is increasingly shaping everyday life and will be a constant companion in your professional life. For this reason, we organise various projects at the Institute of Romance Studies de so that you not only acquire expertise|specialist knowledge, but can also use digital media professionally and reflectively in your everyday professional life.
• CELI certificate: One of the special features of our institute is that you can obtain the "Italian for Foreigners" certificate (CELI examination), with which you can prove your language competence in Italian and also apply to the Italian labour market.
• Adventures abroad: You can easily fulfil your dream of a semester abroad de. Our university has a worldwide network of partner universities. Every foreign language is best perfected directly in the target language country. Not only will you get to know the Spanish language and culture at first hand, but you will also gain an insight into the Spanish-speaking university and education system.

Career opportunities:

Your career prospects are varied. Your expertise and specialist knowledge will enable you to work in all subject areas|qualification and in many sectors related to the Romance language and culture area. Your fields of activity can be found

• in companies,
• institutions and organisations,
• in libraries and publishing houses,
• in human resources and
• in the digital sector.

The methodological skills you have acquired, as well as your practical and social skills, are in demand, especially in the education, culture and media sectors, as well as in tourism and other related areas.