| Modern European Languages and Philosophy (MA) | ||||
| Degree Type: Combined Honours | ||||
| NYT | Course | S | L | CT |
| 1 | MEL Language 1 | G | 8 | 40 |
| Introduction to Philosophy 1 | I | 8 | 40 | |
| Logic 1 and Philosophy of Science 1 or |
I | 8 | 40 | |
| Further Courses | A-Q | 7/8 | 40 | |
| 2 | MEL Language 2 | G | 8 | 40 |
Philosophy 2A or |
I | 8 | 40 | |
| Philosophy 2B | I | 8 | 40 | |
| EITHER ONE OF: | ||||
| Logic 1 and Philosophy of Science 1 or |
I | 8 | 40 | |
| Philosophy 2A or |
I | 8 | 40 | |
| Philosophy 2B or |
I | 8 | 40 | |
| OR 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 | |
| A second literature course in Italian and/or German | G | 8 | 20 | |
| The Golden and Silver Ages of Russian Literature | G | 8 | 20 | |
| Linguistics 1a/ | I | 7 | 20 | |
| Linguistics 2Lh: Structure and History of the Western European Languages | I | 8 | 20 | |
| Scandinavian Historical and Cultural Topics 2 | G | 8 | 20 | |
| 3 | At least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in Philosophy and the relevant language in an approved establishment † | |||
| Language acquisition through residence/study | 10 | 60 | ||
| MEL dissertation preparation OR SOCRATES marks | 10 | 20 | ||
| Philosophy Work (Year Abroad, MEL) | 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 OR Long Essay | G | 10 | 20 | |
| Courses in Philosophy | I | 10 | 60 | |
| 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 |
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| 2. MEL Language Paper 1 | ||||
| 3. MEL Language Paper 2 | ||||
| 4. MEL Oral | ||||
| 5. Philosophy Work (Year Abroad, MEL) | ||||
| 6. Philosophy Work (Year Abroad, MEL) | ||||
| 7. MEL Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8) or SOCRATES marks | ||||
| 8. MEL Dissertation Completion or Long Essay | ||||
| 9. MEL option | ||||
| 10. Course in Philosophy | ||||
| 11. Course in Philosophy | ||||
| 12. Course in Philosophy | ||||
| * 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 to Honours normally requires (i) passes in all six subjects taken in the first two years, (ii) a mark of 50% or above in the second year of the relevant Modern European Language, (iii) a mark of 50% or above, at the first attempt, in Philosophy 2A or Philosophy 2B. | ||||
| *No previous knowledge of Portuguese is necessary | ||||
| ** Pre-requisite - A Scandinavian language in Year 1 | ||||
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