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Modern European Languages and History of Art (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

History of Art 1 A 8 40
Further Courses A-Q 7/8 40
2 MEL Language 2 G 8 40
History of Art 2 A 8 40
EITHER TWO 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
  Scandinavian Historical and Cultural Topics 2 G 8 20
  A second literature course in Italian and/or German/ G 8 20
  The Golden and Silver Ages of Russian Literature G 8 20
  Classical Art 2a (semester 1)/ E 8 20
  Linguistics 1a/ I 7 20
  Linguistics 2Lh: Structure and History of the Western European Languages I 8 20
  History of Architecture 2b (semester 2) A 8 20
OR      
Further Courses A-Q 8 40
3 At least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in History of Art and in the relevant language in an approved establishment †
Language acquisition through residence/study G 10 60
MEL dissertation preparation OR SOCRATES marks G 10 20
  History of Art Analytical Report A and B A 10 40
4 MEL Language Paper 1 G 10 10
MEL Language paper 2 G 10 10
MEL option G 10 20
MEL dissertation completion OR Long Essay G 10 20
MEL Oral G 10 0
Two History of Art 3 or 4 Honours Options A 10 40
History of Art Analytical Report A 10 20
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. History of Art Analytical Report A and B
6. History of Art Analytical Report A and B
7. MEL Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8) or SOCRATES marks
8. MEL Dissertation Completion or Long Essay
9. History of Art 3 or 4 Honours option
10. History of Art 3 or 4 Honours option
11. History of Art Analytical Report (Year 4)
12. 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
† Entry into Honours normally requires (i) passes in all six subjects taken in the first two years, and (ii) a pass (40%) or above in History of Art 2 at the first attempt and a mark of 50% or above in the second year of the relevant Modern European Language course.
** Pre-requisite - A Scandinavian language in Year 1
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