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Modern European Languages and History (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
UCAS Code:
POS Code: A1501
NYT Course S L T
1 MEL Language 1 G 8 40
  First-year history course(s) in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology E 8 40
  Further Course(s) A-Q 7/8 40
2 MEL Language 2 G 8 40
  Second-year history course(s) in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology E 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
    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
  OR      
  Further course(s) A-Q 8 40
3 # At least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in History and the relevant language in an approved establishment
  Language acquisition through residence/study G 10 60
  MEL dissertation preparation OR SOCRATES marks G 10 20
  Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and history E 10 40
4 MEL Language Paper 1 G 10 10
  MEL Language Paper 2 G 10 10
  MEL options G 10 40
  MEL Oral G 10 0
  MEL dissertation completion OR Long Essay G 10 20
  Course in history E 10 40
* No previous knowledge of Portuguese is necessary.
# Entry into Honours normally requires (i) passes in all subjects taken in the first two years, and (ii) a mark of 50% or above in 40 credits worth of history courses and a mark of 50% or above in the second year of the relevant Modern European Language.
**Pre-requisite - A Scandinavian language in Year 1
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 for degrees in MEL & History
6. Year abroad work for degrees in MEL & History
7. MEL Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8)
8. MEL Dissertation Completion
9. MEL option
10. MEL option
11. Course in History
12. Course in History
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