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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Programme Catalogue 2023/4


UHPL-AYB34: BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French and Italian)

Route: BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad


Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MODERN LANGUAGES (FRENCH AND ITALIAN)


Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Year Abroad


Normal course duration: 4 Years

[Page last updated: 27 October 2023]


This course is for students who will be in Year 2 or later in 2023/24


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 No
DACS and exit awards:
 UHPL-AYL34: Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
UHPL-AYC34: Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: No; Year 2: No; Year 3: No; Year 4: No;
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 24%
Stage 3: 8%
Final Stage: 68%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


Jump to:

Year 1

This course is being replaced by a new version so Year 1 of this version is not available in 2023/24.

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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 2

Academic Year: Stage 2

Must Pass Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL20988 French written and spoken language 2 12 Credits
PL21024 Introduction to Italian: language in context 24 Credits
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL20961 Continuity and change in contemporary French politics and society, 1969 to today 12 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 2

Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL20424 Introduction to English language teaching 6 Credits
PL20724 European Union politics 6 Credits
PL20878 Research design and methods 6 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL21058 Intercultural awareness and the year abroad 6 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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

Academic Year: Stage 3

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL20300 Year abroad 60 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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

Academic Year: Final Stage

Must Pass Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30989 French written and spoken language 3 12 Credits
PL30999 Italian written and spoken language 3 12 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

Semester 1: Final Stage

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
PL20724 European Union politics 6 Credits
PL30107 Culture & national identity 6 Credits
PL30468 Transitions to democracy 6 Credits
PL30732 The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism 6 Credits
PL30744 Anti-politics and direct action 6 Credits
PL31007 Translation and intercultural communication 6 Credits
SP30210 Conflict, security and international development 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30873 Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité - perception(s) et réalité(s) dans la société française 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30548 Italian national option IT9: organised crime & democracy in Italy 6 Credits

Semester 2: Final Stage

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
PL30108 Art and politics 6 Credits
PL30880 The resurgence of reactionary politics: from the margins to the mainstream 6 Credits
PL30971 Language, power and society 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30027 French national option F11: La persuasion et la propagande 6 Credits
PL30900 Les banlieues de la République 6 Credits
PL30964 Applied translation studies 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PL30964 Applied translation studies 6 Credits
PL31061 Identity and culture in postcolonial Italy 6 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course 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.