Bachelor's Programme Italian Studies
Curriculum (2026W)
Bachelor of Arts
Duration/ECTS-Credits
6 semesters/180 ECTS-Credits
Mode of Study
Full-time
Language
German
Requirements
Secondary school completion certificate or equivalent and Language Certificates
Faculty
Faculty of Language, Literature and Culture
Level of Qualification
Bachelor (First Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 6, EQF/NQF: Level 6
ISCED-F
0231 Language Acquisition
Study code
C 033 648
Supplemental examination
Supplemental examination in Latin is required before completion of the bachelor's degree programme if this subject was not completed satisfactorily with at least 10 credit hours at a higher-level secondary school. Please note that this supplemental examination may not be the last examination of the degree programme.
The curriculum is the basis of a degree programme. A look at the curriculum for the Bachelor Italian Studies gives you a detailed overview of the structure, content, examination regulations and qualification profile of this Bachelor's degree.
The curriculum can clarify several important questions before you start your studies. For example, which criteria must be fulfilled for enrolment in the Bachelor Italian Studies, how long the programme lasts, which modules must be completed and much more.
The 2026W curriculum is currently valid for the Bachelor's programme Italian Studies.
Information on the Curriculum (2026W)
The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.
In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies,
available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
Section: Current Curriculum version.
Recommended Course Sequence (in progress)
The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.
The standard duration of the study programme is 6 semesters or 180 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Fundamentals of Philological and Cultural Studies
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Fundamentals of Cultural Studies
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Cultural History I
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Fundamentals of Media Studies
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Gender Studies
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Italian 1
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Cultural History II
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Linguistics and Analysis
5.0 ECTS-Credits: History of Italian Literature and Culture
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Interdisciplinary Skills
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Italian 2
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Advanced Topics in Italian Linguistics 1
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Countries and Cultures of the Italian-speaking area
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Interdisciplinary Skills
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Italian 3
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Advanced Topics in Italian Linguistics 2
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Italian Language Literatures and Cultures
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Italian 4
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Bachelor's Thesis I
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Linguistics: Independent Study
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Interdisciplinary Skills
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Italian 7
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Italian 5
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Bachelor's Thesis II
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Literature: Independent Study
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Italian 6
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module

Minor
As part of the Bachelor’s Programme, a Minor of 30 ECTS-Credits can be completed.
More information and a list of possible Minors can be found at:
https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/wahlpakete/
Extension Programme
Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Extension Programme corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Extension Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-informatik/
Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination regulations
The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.
The ECTS Grading Table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The ECTS Grading Table is updated in regular intervals.
| Austrian grading scheme | Definition | %-age | ||
| 1 | EXCELLENT | = 100% | ||
| 2 | GOOD | |||
| 3 | SATISFACTORY | |||
| 4 | SUFFICIENT | |||
| 5 | INSUFFICIENT |
will be updated
Overall classification of the qualification
Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study).
Forms (in German only)
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Location Innrain 52d
Associate Dean of Studies
Ass.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Mag. Mag. Dr. Julia Pröll
Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr. Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud