| Modern European Languages and Politics
(MA) |
| Degree Type: Combined Honours |
| NYT |
Course |
S |
L |
CT |
| 1 |
MEL Language 1 |
G |
8 |
40 |
|
Introduction to Politics and International Relations and
Democracy in Comparative Perspective |
J |
8 |
40 |
|
Further Courses |
A-Q |
8 |
40 |
| 2 |
MEL Language 2 |
G |
8 |
40 |
|
International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond |
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 |
|
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
Politics and the relevant language in an approved establishment † |
|
Language acquisition through residence/study |
|
10 |
60 |
|
MEL dissertation preparation
OR SOCRATES marks |
|
10 |
20 |
|
Year Abroad marks for Politics |
|
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 |
|
Politics Option |
J |
10 |
20 |
|
Dissertation in Politics |
J |
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 marks for Politics |
| 6. Year abroad marks for Politics |
| 7. MEL Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8) or SOCRATES
marks |
| 8. MEL Dissertation Completion or Long Essay |
| 9. Dissertation in Politics |
10. Dissertation in Politics
|
| 11. MEL option |
| 12. Politics 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 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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