Overview

Key Features

The Bachelor of Arts in the field of Italian Studies (Honours) is offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Italian is one of the most studied languages in the world. Besides Italy, it is also an official language in, San Marino, Vatican City, some parts of Switzerland, Istria County in Croatia and Slovene Istria in Slovenia.

The European Union uses Italian as one of its 24 official and working languages. It is a recognized minority language in even more countries, including Bosnia/Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, and Romania.

Additionally, Italian is the second most common language in Argentina. In certain parts of Brazil, it is a regional language and schools are required to teach it. Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia… and of course South Africa. The bigger Italian community in the African continent resides in South Africa.

Great poets like Dante and Petrarch wrote in Italian, and great thinkers like Michelangelo and Machiavelli thought in Italian.

An Italian-speaking ability offers opportunities in almost every sphere of activity such as: Diplomatic Services, International Relations, Journalism, Professional Translation, Education (Teaching), and Arts.

Careers

The Italian Embassy
The Italian Consulate General
The Italian South-African Chamber of Trade and Industry
ICE (Istituto Commercio Estero)
Dante Alighieri Society (as L2 and LS teachers for adult certification courses or L2 elementary classes)
Local Italian companies and Legal firms specialising in International Law
International companies as commercial translators

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Basic Italian Language and Culture
Intermediate Italian Language and Culture
Italian Language and Text Production
Advanced Italian Composition and Stylistics
Italian: Negotiating Language
Italian Neo-Realism

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00

More details

Please check with School for the closing dates

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Disciplines

Italian studies

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelors degree or equivalent with 65% course mark aggregate in a third year major.
At least an upper second class pass in the final undergraduate course in the subject.
Medical Aid
English language proficiency
Study Visa
International Clearance to Register
Fee Structure
Passport
Matriculation exemption

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

41950 ZAR / year

≈ 41950 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

41950 ZAR / year

≈ 41950 ZAR / year

Additional Details

R41950 - 62000

Living costs

Johannesburg

South Africa

8434 - 12036 ZAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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