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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2005/2006
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Linguistics or English Language and  Modern European Languages (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
UCAS Code:
NYT Course S L CT
1 ONE OF
  Linguistics 1 I 8 40
  English Language 1 I 8 40
MEL Language 1  G 8 40
Further courses A-Q 7/8 40
2 ONE OF  
  Linguistics 2 I 8 40
  English Language 2 I 8 40
MEL Language 2 G 8 40
Further courses* A-Q 7/8 40
3 † Courses under Language Sciences  ‡ I 10 60
Language acquisition through residence/study  (second semester spent abroad) G 10 40
Dissertation in Language Sciences: preparation and drafting (assessed in Year 4) I 10 20
4 Courses under Language Sciences‡ I 10 40
MEL Language Paper 1 G 10 10
Oral G 10 10
MEL options or Special Subject G 10 40
Dissertation in Language Sciences: completion I 10   20
* Normally these courses will include one or two of the 20 credit courses listed in Year 2 of Modern European Languages and Linguistics or English Language (MA) and/or Linguistics 2Lh: Structure and History of the Western European Languages.
†  Criteria for entry to Year 3
•  Normally a pass at 55% or above, at the first attempt, in Linguistics 2 or English Language 2 and in the relevant Modern European Language 2nd year course.
‡  A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning.
Units of Assessment (Students entering the Honours cycle in 2004)
Language Paper 1 (weighted 20)
Oral (weighted 20)
MEL Options or equivalent (weighted 40)
Dissertation in Language Sciences (weighted 40)
Language Sciences courses (weighted 100)
Units of Assessment (Students entering the Honours cycle in 2005)
Language Paper 1 (weighted 40)
Oral (weighted 20)
MEL Options or equivalent (weighted 40)
Dissertation in Language Sciences (weighted 40)
Language Sciences courses (weighted 100)
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