Programme structure: Music and Italian (BA) - what's running in 2026/27

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience, occasionally this includes not running units if they are not viable.

Mandatory Unit ITAL20001 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Approaches to Music History I MUSI20142 20 Mandatory TB-1
Italian Language and Cultures 2 ITAL20048 20 Mandatory TB-4
The Idea of Italy ITAL20049 20 Mandatory TB-2
Select 20 credit points from:
The Film Musical MUSI20144 20 Optional TB-1
Performance MUSI20058 20 Optional TB-4
General Linguistics MODL20016 20 Optional TB-1
Introduction to teaching Modern Languages as Foreign Languages MODL20021 20 Optional TB-1
Dante's Inferno ITAL20047 20 Optional TB-1
Destination Italy: Cultural Responses to Migration ITAL20032 20 Optional TB-1
World Cinemas: from national to transnational MODL23016 20 Optional TB-1
Catalan Language (Elementary) MODL23014 20 Optional TB-4
Beginners Portuguese MODL20022 20 Optional TB-4
Select 40 credit points from:
If you have not selected a Music unit from the list above, you must select a Music unit from this list.
Music and Sex MUSI20111 20 Optional TB-2
Music recording and production MUSI20124 20 Optional TB-2
Historical Linguistics MODL20017 20 Optional TB-2
Fairy Tales Across Borders MODL20029 20 Optional TB-2
Diploma of Higher Education   120    

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level 4, 5 & 6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level 7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 100 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).