Year Abroad
TJH only: YEAR WORKING / LIVING IN ITALY (off books)
Many students in Italian take a full year in Italy before starting the fourth year. They work or live there. This is a year off books. With careful planning it can be a fantastic experience
year for improving your Italian and immersing yourself in the Italian life and culture. It provides a perfect opportunity for a total and leisurely revision of your literature course. It helps you to be more independent. It may kick-start a career, for those who use it to work in Italy. How to go off books: https://www.tcd.ie/seniortutor/tutors/offbooks/
1c. TJH only: BURSARY TO STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA (OFF BOOKS EXCHANGE, NON-ERASMUS)
JS and PGs interested in this exchange for the academic year 2023-2024 are invited to apply to the Italian Erasmus Co-ordinator by the start of March 2024. You must have minimum an upper II.2 in both Italian JS and the second subject and intend to take a year off books before proceeding to SS in Italian. According to the terms of this bursary, you will have fees waived and will have free accommodation in a college of the University of Pavia. You will spend the year working on Italian language, attending literary and cultural courses relevant to the TCD Italian programme, and preparing the Senior Sophister Italian dissertation. The University of Pavia may require that some examinations be taken at the end of the year. Interested candidates should apply in writing to the Italian Erasmus Co-ordinator, stating their name, address, e-mail, phone number, first and second subject, marks obtained, and a short passage about why they would like to intercalate a year of study in Italy under this exchange.