Modern European Languages and Social Policy (MA) | ||||
Degree Type: Combined Honours | ||||
The following programme applies to students entering the Honours cycle from session 2005-06. | ||||
NYT | Course | S | L | CT |
1 | MEL Language 1 | G | 8 | 40 |
Social Policy and Society 1 and Politics of the Welfare State |
J | 8 | 40 | |
Further Courses | A-Q | 7/8 | 40 | |
2 | MEL Language 2 | G | 8 | 40 |
European Social Policy 2 | J | 8 | 20 | |
Social and Political Enquiry 2 and Social and Political Theory 2 | J | 8 | 40 | |
ONE OF: | ||||
Introduction to European Cinema/ | G | 8 | 20 | |
Literature and Culture in Medieval Europe/ | G | 8 | 20 | |
Culture and Society in the Portuguese-speaking World/ | G | 8 | 20 | |
Portuguese Language for Beginners */ | G | 8 | 20 | |
Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France/ | G | 8 | 20 | |
Scandinavian Languages/ | G | 8 | 20 | |
A second literature course in Italian and/or German/ | G | 8 | 20 | |
Linguistics 1a/ | I | 7 | 20 | |
Linguistics 2Lh: Structure and History of the Western European Languages | I | 8 | 20 | |
3 | At least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in Social Policy and the relevant language in an approved establishment | |||
Language acquisition through residence/study | 10 | 60 | ||
MEL dissertation preparation | 10 | 20 | ||
Year Abroad marks for Social Policy | 10 | 40 | ||
4 | MEL Language Paper 1 | G | 10 | 10 |
MEL Language Paper 2 | G | 10 | 10 | |
MEL Oral | G | 10 | 0 | |
MEL option | G | 10 | 20 | |
MEL dissertation completion | G | 10 | 20 | |
Welfare, Justice and the State | J | 10 | 20 | |
Social Policy Dissertation | J | 10 | 40 | |
Final Assessment | ||||
1 Unit of Assessment is allocated to every 20-credits of courses. Language Paper 1 counts as a 40-credit course. Language paper 2 and the oral are 20 credits each. | ||||
* No previous knowledge of Portuguese is necessary: a pass in a modern foreign language or a classical language at SCE Higher grade or equivalent evidence of linguistic proficiency is normally required | ||||
Entry into Honours normally requires (i) passes in all six subjects taken in the first two years, and (ii) a mark of 50% or above in the second year of the relevant Modern European Language. | ||||
Students may substitute Health Policy Analysis and Globalisation and Public Health for one 20 credit Social Policy Honours course. |