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Modern European Languages and Social Policy (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
NYT Course S L CT
1 MEL Language 1 G 8 40

Social Policy and Society 1 and Politics of the Welfare State

J 8 40
Further Courses A-Q 7/8 40
2 MEL Language 2 G 8 40
European Social Policy 2 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 Social Policy 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 Social Policy   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
Welfare, Justice and the State J 10 20
Social Policy Dissertation 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 Social Policy
6. Year abroad marks for Social Policy
7. MEL Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8) or SOCRATES marks
8. MEL Dissertation Completion or Long Essay
9. MEL option
10. Welfare, Justice & the State
11. Social Policy Dissertation
12. Social Policy Dissertation
* 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.
Students may substitute Health Policy Analysis and Globalisation and Public Health for one 20 credit Social Policy Honours course.
** Pre-requisite - A Scandinavian language in Year 1
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