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Modern European Languages and European Union Studies (Curriculum B) (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
NYT Course S L CT
1 MEL Language A 1 or 1A or 1B G 8 40
MEL Language B 1 or 1A or 1B G 8 40
Introduction to the European Union F 8 40
2 MEL Language A 2 G 8 40
MEL Language B 2 or G 8 40
Portuguese Language and G 8 20
Culture and Society in the Portuguese-speaking World G 8 20
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING      
  European Community Law/ F 8 20
  European Social Policy J 8 20
AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING      
   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
Scandinavian Historical and Cultural Topics 2 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 European Studies and the relevant language in an approved establishment*
Language acquisition through residence/study G 10 60
MEL Year abroad work G 10 40
EUS dissertation preparation F 10 20
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
1 Social Policy option or 1 further MEL option J/G 10 20
EUS dissertation completion F 10 20
European Institutions F 10 40
Final Assessment
One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. MEL Language Paper 1
2. MEL Language Paper 1
3. MEL Language Paper 2
4. MEL Oral
5. Year Abroad Work (Socrates Marks or Long Essay)
6. Year Abroad Work (Socrates Marks or Long Essay)
7. EUS Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8)
8. EUS Dissertation Completion
9. European Institutions
10. European Institutions
11. MEL option
12. 1 Social Policy option or 1 further MEL Option
† 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.
‡ Portuguese may be continued into Honours as the second language in Curriculum A, but not as the sole language in Curriculum B.
* 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.
** Pre-requisite - A Scandinavian language in Year 1
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