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Spanish and Portuguese with European Union Studies (MA)
Degree Type: Single Honours
UCAS Code: TL72
The following programme applies to students entering the Honours cycle from session 2005-06.
NYT Course S L CT
1 ONE OF:    
Spanish 1A      
Spanish 1B G 8 40
(These include an Introduction to Portuguese Studies*)      
Introduction to the European Union G 8 40
Further Course A-Q 7/8 40
2 Spanish 2 G 8 40
Portuguese Language for Beginners* G 8 20
Culture and Society in the Portuguese-Speaking World G 8 20
European Community Law OR European Social Policy F, J 8 20
ONE OF:      
  Introduction to European Cinema/ G 8 20
  Literature and Culture in Medieval Europe/ 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 Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking country as appropriate. †‡      
Language acquisition through residence/study A G 10 60
Language acquisition through residence/study B G 10 40
EUS dissertation preparation F 10 20
4 Spanish Language Paper 1 G 10 10
Portuguese Language Paper 1 G 10 10
Oral for language A G 10 0
Oral for Language B G 10 0
2 Honours Option courses in Hispanic Studies, as explained in the Course Handbook G 10 40
European Institutions G 10 40
EUS dissertation completion F 10 20
Final Assessment
1 Unit of Assessment is allocated to every 20-credits of courses. Language Paper 1 counts as a 40-credit course.
* 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.
† Students are required to attend approved courses in European Studies at an institution of higher learning in Spain and Portugal and to begin to prepare a dissertation upon an approved topic in European Studies (between 6,000 and 8,000 words).
** a pass in at least one modern foreign or classical language on the Higher Grade (SCE) or evidence of linguistic proficiency.
‡ Spanish Higher Grade (SCE) or equivalent. Entrants with SCE qualifications should hold at least a "B" pass.
‡ 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.
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