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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Programme Catalogue 2019/0


UHPL-AYB22: BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MODERN LANGUAGES AND EUROPEAN STUDIES (SPANISH AND RUSSIAN)

Mode of attendance: Full-time with Year Abroad

Normal programme duration: 4 years


Click here for further information Possible DAPs for this programme:

Please see your programme handbook for circumstances where transfer to DAP may be permitted/required.

  

Click here for further informationPossible exit awards for this programme:



Years 1 & 2

This programme is currently suspended to new applicants. Years 1 and 2 are not available in 2019/20.

Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2019/20 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2020/21 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 3

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 8% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL20300 Year abroad 60 credits       [equivalent to 120 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2019/20 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2020/21 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 4

Students must select at least one (and a maximum of two) national options in each language during this programme year

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 27 (Section B)PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 28 (Section B)PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 3 Stage 4 of this programme contributes 68% towards the final award classification


Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4
Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL31001 Russian written and spoken language 3 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL31004 Spanish written and spoken language 3 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30965 MLES dissertation 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30107 Culture & national identity 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30468 Transitions to democracy 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30732 The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30891 European film 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL31007 Translation and intercultural communication 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
SP30210 Conflict, security and international development 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30568 The politics of democracy & development in Latin America 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30569 The post-Franco party political system in Spain 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30099 Russian national option R2: Literature & society in modern Russia 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30101 Russian national option R4: Gorbachev & Perestroika 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL20416 Totalitarian politics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL20724 European Union politics 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30108 Politically committed European culture 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30744 Anti-politics and direct action 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30880 The rise of the far right: from the margins to the mainstream 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30903 Politics and religion in contemporary Europe 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30971 Language, power and society 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30728 The international relations of Latin America 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30876 Mujeres y hombres en la España contemporánea: del siglo XX hasta nuestros días 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30888 Rebellion and utopia in Latin American popular struggles 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30964 Applied translation studies 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30102 Russian national option R5: Politics in post-communist Russia 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits
PL30384 Russian national option R3: modern Russian cinema 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] Further information on credits


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2019/20 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2020/21 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.