Programme Specification for the 2018/9 academic year
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Modern Languages
1. Programme Details
Programme name | BA (Hons) Philosophy and Modern Languages | Programme code | UFA4HPSSML34 |
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Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2018/9 |
Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
Programme start date | 09/2016 |
NQF Level | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
This programme will give you a thorough grounding in the main themes and methods of two progressive disciplines, Philosophy and Modern Languages. This Combined Honours degree enables you to divide your time equally between these related subject areas. While at the University of Exeter, you will study half of your modules from the BA Modern Languages programme and the other half from Philosophy.
While studying Philosophy you will discuss and explore long-standing questions on the nature of many topics: knowledge, science, reality, ethics, art and beauty, the mind-body relationship, the meaning of life and more. Studying a modern language will enable you to develop strong skills in spoken and written language, and analytical thought, and gain a deeper understanding of another culture and people.
The Modern Languages side of the programme offers choice between the study of one of seven major languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish), taught by experienced language specialists including native speakers and academic staff at the cutting edge of research in their particular discipline. Progression through the programme will combine the acquisition of language with the study of the literature, history, film and linguistics of the language disciplines as well as advanced translation practice. You will develop a high level of proficiency in reading, writing, understanding and speaking your selected language, providing you with valued skills for future careers. A carefully arranged choice of modules enables you to focus more towards language skills or to learn about the society in which a particular language is spoken. These cultural modules cover topics as broad as history, politics, philosophy, literature and cinema; they complement the language study within the programme and further ground your understanding of the language of your choice.
As a whole, BA Philosophy & Modern Languages offers you a coherent programme of study, balancing core elements with a choice of specialist topics to suit your individual aspirations and requirements.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
This programme aims to develop your competence in the subject-specific and research skills required in both Philosophy and Modern Languages, through extended engagement with your chosen languages and through relevant methodological, critical and theoretical contexts. As you progress through the programme, you will acquire a thorough grounding in the core principles of Philosophy and Modern Languages through study which engages you imaginatively in the process of understanding and analyzing language, culture and Philosophy. In Modern Languages modules, you will train towards a high level of proficiency in reading, speaking, writing and listening, with the aim of enabling you to communicate readily in personal and professional arenas. Philosophy and Modern Languages offer detailed subject knowledge, broad coverage and a wide range of choice.
You will also acquire advanced competence in core academic, personal and key skills, providing a basis for career progression in the academic and professional worlds. You will be exposed to a variety of teaching and assessment methods within appropriate learning environments, supported by feedback and monitoring of your progress. You will also be able to develop your independent study skills through individual research.
The programme provides an intellectually stimulating, satisfying experience of learning and studying, and forms a sound basis for further study in these or in related disciplines. It aims to develop a range of subject-specific, academic and transferable skills, including high order conceptual literacy and communication skills of value in graduate employment. Philosophy and Modern Languages encourage you to become a global citizen, a questioning member of society, and provides thorough training for further study or a specialist career. You may utilise the skills you develop in a range of sectors, including Translation, Museums, Consultancy, Market Research, the Civil Service, Education, Teaching, New Media Industries, Journalism and Publishing, Research, Charities, Information Science, Advertising and Public Relations.
4. Programme Structure
The BA Philosophy and Modern Languages programme is a four year full time programme when studied at National Qualification Framework level 6 (as confirmed against the FHEQ) which is divided into ‘stages’. Each Stage is normally equivalent to an academic year. You will be allocated to the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter for the duration of your studies.
Your programme is divided into units of study called ‘modules’ which are assigned a number of ‘credits’. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work. You will get on average six to eight contact hours per week with tutors; you are also expected to invest a considerable amount of time in independent study outside of these teaching hours.
The programme is normally studied in four stages, one for each year of study; the third year is spent abroad in the language of your studies. Exceptionally it is possible to transfer onto an alternative 3 stage programme should you be unable to spend a year abroad; this is subject to the agreement of the relevant Director of Education. Both the 4- and 3- stage versions of the programme are identical at Stages 1,and 2 and at the final level of study (Stage 3 in the 3-year programme, Stage 4 in the 4-Year Programme), with a compulsory 30-credit core language module at Stages 1, 2 and 3 or 4.
At Stages 1, 2 and 4 you will take modules which at each Stage amount to 120 credits in total. The availability of all modules as options during these stages is subject to timetable and staffing constraints, and to permission from the relevant Director of Education. At Stage 3, you will spend a year abroad in one of the following ways: (a) on an Erasmus/Socrates exchange or other approved programme of study; (b) as an Assistant in a school under the scheme arranged by the British Council; (c) in approved paid or voluntary employment. The year is spent in the country where the language of study is spoken. Exceptionally, other arrangements may be approved by the relevant Director of Education. On the year abroad all students are required either to take a core module which tests language acquisition, intercultural competence and develops employability skills and environmental awareness, or, if you study at a University on an Erasmus exchange, you will be assessed on the basis of marks obtained at the host university and an oral exam held on your return to the University of Exeter.
In each stage excepting the year abroad your study will be split equally between the two sides of the degree programme, with 60 credits taken from Philosophy and 60 credits from Modern Languages.
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme. Details of the modules currently offered may be obtained from the College web site
For Philosophy:
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme. Details of the modules currently offered may be obtained from the College web site.
You may take Option Modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module. Descriptions of the individual modules are given in full on the College web site:
http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/sociology/current/undergraduatemodules/
For Modern Languages:
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme. Details of the modules currently offered may be obtained from the College web site.
You may take Option Modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module. Descriptions of the individual modules are given in full on the College web site:
http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/modules/
You may take elective modules up to 30 credits outside the programme as along as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have already taken the module in question or an equivalent module. The College of Humanities, however, takes the view that Combined Honours students would be incapable of reaching a satisfactory standard in the chosen language if they took fewer than 60 credits per year in it. Accordingly students may not exercise the modularity option in Modern languages. However, it would be possible for them, in certain cases, to exercise the right from the Philosophy side of their programme alone.
Stage 1: 60 credits of Philosophy; 60 credits of Modern Languages
Stage 2: 60 credits of Philosophy; 60 credits of Modern Languages
Stage 3: Spent abroad
Please note that for China and Russia more particular programmes are in place.
Stage 4: 60 credits of Philosophy; 60 credits of Modern Languages
*Students must take a dissertation in either Philosophy or Modern Languages but not in both
Stage 1
Compulsory Modules
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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PHL1006 | Introduction to Philosophical Analysis | 15 | Yes |
PHL1002A | Knowledge and Reality 1 | 15 | Yes |
PHL1005A | Evidence and Argument 1 | 15 | Yes |
MLF1001 | French Language OR | 30 | Yes |
MLF1052 | French Language for Beginners OR | 30 | Yes |
MLG1001 | German Language OR | 30 | Yes |
MLG1052 | German Language for Beginners OR | 30 | Yes |
MLI1001 | Italian Language OR | 30 | Yes |
MLI1052 | Italian Language for Beginners OR | 30 | Yes |
MLM1052 | Beginners Chinese OR | 30 | Yes |
MLP1052 | Portuguese Language for Beginners OR | 30 | No |
MLR1001 | Contemporary Russian Written and Oral OR | 30 | Yes |
MLR1030 | Russian Language for Beginners OR | 30 | Yes |
MLS1001 | Spanish Language OR | 30 | Yes |
MLS2156 | Spanish Language (ex-beginners) | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
15 credits of optional modules to be chosen from:
One 15 credit level 1 module. The full list of Philosophy modules can be accessed at: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/socialsciences/student/undergraduate/modules/
Two 15-credit modules related to your chosen language (e.g., for French, two 15-credit MLF1xxx-coded modules). The full list of Modern Languages optional modules can be accessed at: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/modules/
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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Philosophy Stage 1 modules 2018-9 | |||
PHL1003 | Philosophical Readings 5 | 15 | No |
PHL1004 | Philosophical Problems 1 | 15 | No |
PHL1009 | Philosophies of Art | 15 | No |
PHL1013 | Philosophy of Morality | 15 | No |
PHL1007 | Philosophical Reading 1 | 15 | No |
PHL1008 | Philosophical Reading 2 | 15 | No |
PHL1002A | Knowledge and Reality 1 | 15 | No |
PHL1002B | Knowledge and Reality 2 | 15 | No |
PHL1005A | Evidence and Argument 1 | 15 | No |
PHL1006 | Introduction to Philosophical Analysis | 15 | No |
Chinese Modules S1 2019/20 | |||
MLM1010 | China of the Senses: Approaching Chinese Culture and Environments | 15 | No |
MLM1012 | Modern China, a Brief History: 18th to 20th Century | 15 | No |
French Modules S1 2019/20 | |||
MLF1119 | French Cinema from the New Wave to the Present Day | 15 | No |
MLF1121 | French Visual History | 15 | No |
MLF1014 | Love and Death in French Culture | 15 | No |
MLF1103 | The French Language, Present and Past | 15 | No |
MLF1015 | War and Conflict in French Literature | 15 | No |
MLF1105 | An Introduction to French Thought | 15 | No |
German Modules S1 2019/20 | |||
MLG1014 | A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory | 15 | No |
MLG1016 | War, Passion and Possibly Love: Approaches to Genre in German Literature | 15 | No |
MLG1017 | Turning Points in German History 1200 - 2000 | 15 | No |
MLG1015 | Representations of Education in German Literature and Film: Satire, Trauma, Melodrama | 15 | No |
Italian Modules S1 2019/20 | |||
MLI1055 | Introduction to Italian Linguistics | 15 | No |
MLI1121 | A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy | 15 | No |
MLI1056 | Italian Cinema: an Introduction | 15 | No |
Portuguese Modules S1 2019/20 | |||
MLP1002 | Introduction to the Lusophone World | 15 | No |
Russian Modules S1 2019/20 | |||
MLR1005 | Chekhov's Major Plays | 15 | No |
MLR1023 | Russia: Empire and Identity | 15 | No |
Spanish Modules S1 2019/20 | |||
MLS1021 | The Generation of 1898: Imagining Spain | 15 | No |
MLS1016 | Gender Perspectives | 15 | No |
MLS1064 | An Introduction to the Hispanic World: Texts in Context | 15 | No |
MLS1027 | Spanish History and Culture: Crisis and Change | 15 | No |
MLS1026 | The Making of Modern Latin America: History, Culture and Society | 15 | No |
Total Credits for Stage 1 | 120 |
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Stage 2
Compulsory Modules
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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MLF2001 | French Language, Written and Oral OR | 30 | No |
MLG2001 | German Language, Written and Oral OR | 30 | No |
MLI2001 | Italian Language, Written and Oral OR | 30 | No |
MLR2001 | Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I OR | 30 | No |
MLS2001 | Spanish Language, Written and Oral OR | 30 | No |
MLM2052 | Intermediate Chinese (One) OR | 30 | No |
MLP2052 | Intermediate Portuguese | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
45 credits of optional modules to be chosen from:
Three 15 credit level 2 modules. The full list of Philosophy modules can be accessed at: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/socialsciences/student/undergraduate/modules/
15 credits of optional modules to be chosen from:
One 15 credit level 2 module. The full list of Philosophy modules can be accessed at: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/socialsciences/student/undergraduate/modules/
30 credits of optional modules to be chosen from:
Two 15-credit modules related to your chosen language (e.g., for French, two 15-credit MLF2xxx-coded modules). The full list of Modern Languages optional modules can be accessed at: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/modules/
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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Philosophy Stage 2 modules 2018-9 | |||
PHL2001 | Phenomenology | 15 | No |
PHL2002 | Existentialism | 15 | No |
PHL2021 | Symbolic Logic | 15 | No |
PHL2022 | Sex and Death: Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology | 15 | No |
PHL2024A | Philosophical Readings 3 | 15 | No |
PHL2025A | Philosophical Readings 4 | 15 | No |
PHL2026 | Philosophy of Science | 15 | No |
PHL2027 | Feminist Philosophy | 15 | No |
PHL2035 | Critical Bioethics | 15 | No |
PHL2038 | The Self | 15 | No |
PHL2045 | Aesthetics | 15 | No |
PHL2046 | The Holocaust and Society | 15 | No |
PHL2051 | The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology | 15 | No |
PHL2052 | Epistemology | 15 | No |
PHL2053 | History of Philosophy | 15 | No |
PHL2054 | Philosophy of Psychiatry | 15 | No |
PHL2060 | Philosophy of Emotion | 15 | No |
PHL2061 | Philosophy of Law | 15 | No |
PHL2096 | Cyborg Studies | 15 | No |
PHL2100 | Knowledge and History: Theories of Scientific Change | 15 | No |
PHL2105 | Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance | 15 | No |
PHL2108 | Fundamental Ontology | 15 | No |
PHL2109 | Philosophy with Children | 15 | No |
PHL2111 | The Deep Past, History and Humanity | 15 | No |
Chinese Modules S2 2019/20 | |||
MLM2010 | Reading China: from Mandarins to Revolutionists | 15 | No |
MLM2011 | Encounters and Entanglements: Chinese Art in Global Perspective | 15 | No |
French Modules S2 2019/20 | |||
MLF2012 | Evolution of the French Language | 15 | No |
MLF2029 | Varieties of French | 15 | No |
MLF2056 | Provoking Thoughts - French Literature and Philosophy from the Renaissance to the 20th Century | 15 | No |
MLF2063 | Crime and Punishment in French Fiction | 15 | No |
MLF2065 | Contemporary French Film: Issues and Debates | 15 | No |
MLF2066 | Intimate Spaces of the French Enlightenment | 15 | No |
MLF2069 | East is East? Cross-Cultural Encounters in Medieval French Literature | 15 | No |
MLF2068 | Telling Stories: Narrative Strategies in 19th and 20th Century Fiction in French | 15 | No |
MLF2003 | Freedom and French Realism | 15 | No |
MLF2004 | Dread and Delight: Portraying Passions in Early Modern French Literature | 15 | No |
German Modules S2 2019/20 | |||
MLG2018 | Berlin - Culture, History and Politics | 15 | No |
MLG2047 | Language in the Goethezeit | 15 | No |
MLG2002 | Reformation and Rupture, the Sinner and the Saved: An Introduction to Germany in the Early Modern Period | 15 | No |
MLG2038 | Comic Perspectives on German History in Literature and Film | 15 | No |
Italian Modules S2 2019/20 | |||
MLI2024 | Love (and Marriage?) | 15 | No |
MLI2207 | Narratives of Child Sexual Abuse | 15 | No |
MLI2220 | Politics and Religion in Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed | 15 | No |
Portuguese Modules S2 2019/20 | |||
MLP2002 | Portuguese as a Global Language | 15 | No |
MLP2004 | How to Talk about Africa? Literature, Photography and Film from Portuguese-Speaking Africa | 15 | No |
Russian Modules S2 2019/20 | |||
MLR2022 | Soviet History from the Revolution to the Death of Stalin | 15 | No |
MLR2021 | Understanding Russia | 15 | No |
Spanish Modules S2 2019/20 | |||
MLS2045 | Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry | 15 | No |
MLS2053 | Franco's Spain: Narratives under Dictatorship | 15 | No |
MLS2060 | Love and Death in Spanish Drama | 15 | No |
MLS2067 | Spain from Democracy to Dictatorship: Republic, Civil War and Francoism, 1931-1953 | 15 | No |
MLS2157 | The Short Story of the Spanish Golden Age | 15 | No |
MLS2070 | Catalonia Is Not Spain? Modern Catalan Culture in Context | 15 | No |
MLS2064 | Modern Spanish Poetry: The Search for Meaning | 15 | No |
SML2209 | Music in Medieval Europe | 15 | No |
SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
Total Credits for Stage 2 | 120 |
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Stage 3
Compulsory Modules
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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SML3010 | Work and Study Abroad or | 120 | No |
SML3020 | Study Abroad at a Partner University (with Assessment in the Foreign Language) or | 120 | No |
SML3025 | Internship Abroad Combined with Study at a Partner University Abroad | 120 | No |
Total Credits for Stage 3 | 120 |
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Stage 4
Compulsory Modules
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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PHL3040 | Philosophy Dissertation OR | 30 | No |
MLF3111 | Advanced French Language Skills OR | 30 | No |
MLG3111 | Advanced German Language Skills OR | 30 | No |
MLI3111 | Advanced Italian Language Skills OR | 30 | No |
MLR3111 | Advanced Russian Language Skills OR | 30 | No |
MLS3111 | Advanced Spanish Language Skills OR | 30 | No |
MLP3111 | Advanced Portuguese Language Skills OR | 30 | No |
MLM3111 | Advanced Chinese Language Skills | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
30 credits of optional modules to be chosen from:
One 30 or two 15-credit level 3 modules. The full list of Philosophy modules can be accessed at: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/socialsciences/student/undergraduate/modules/
OR
60 credits of optional modules to be chosen from:
Any combination of 30 and 15-credit level 3 modules. The full list of Philosophy modules can be accessed at: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/socialsciences/student/undergraduate/modules/
30 credits of optional modules to be chosen from:
Two 15-credit modules related to your chosen language (e.g., for French, two 15-credit MLF3xxx-coded modules). The full list of Modern Languages optional modules can be accessed at: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/modules/
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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Philosophy Stage 3 modules 2018-9 | |||
PHL3001 | Phenomenology | 15 | No |
PHL3002 | Existentialism | 15 | No |
PHL3014 | Symbolic Logic | 15 | No |
PHL3018 | Sex and Death: Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology | 15 | No |
PHL3024A | Philosophical Readings 3 | 15 | No |
PHL3025A | Philosophical Readings 4 | 15 | No |
PHL3026 | Philosophy of Science | 15 | No |
PHL3035 | Critical Bioethics | 15 | No |
PHL3038 | The Self | 15 | No |
PHL3041 | Feminist Philosophy | 15 | No |
PHL3045 | Aesthetics | 15 | No |
PHL3046 | The Holocaust and Society | 15 | No |
PHL3051 | The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology | 15 | No |
PHL3052 | Epistemology | 15 | No |
PHL3053 | History of Philosophy | 15 | No |
PHL3054 | Philosophy of Psychiatry | 15 | No |
PHL3060 | Philosophy of Emotion | 15 | No |
PHL3061 | Philosophy of Law | 15 | No |
PHL3096 | Cyborg Studies | 15 | No |
PHL3100 | Knowledge and History: Theories of Scientific Change | 15 | No |
PHL3108 | Fundamental Ontology | 15 | No |
PHL3109 | Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance | 15 | No |
PHL3111 | The Deep Past, History and Humanity | 15 | No |
Chinese Modules S3 2019/20 | |||
MLM3011 | China and the Third World: Foreign Relations and Nation Building in China in the Cold War Era | 15 | No |
MLM3010 | Ritual and Power: Text and Image of Chinese Landscapes | 15 | No |
French Modules S3 2019/20 | |||
MLF3034 | Sociolinguistics of French | 15 | No |
MLF3046 | Dialectology in France | 15 | No |
MLF3053 | Looking Awry: Exploring the Unorthodox in Early Modern France | 15 | No |
MLF3069 | Writing Women and Strange Monsters | 15 | No |
MLF3070 | Diasporic Cinemas | 15 | No |
MLF3072 | Sex and the Text: Gender and Authority in Late Medieval France | 15 | No |
MLF3050 | Music, Poetry, and Society at the Late Medieval French Court | 15 | No |
MLF3073 | Proust's a la Recherche du Temps Perdu | 15 | No |
MLF3005 | Evolution and Revolutions in Nineteenth-Century Painting in France: From Jacques-Louis David to Claude Monet | 15 | No |
MLF3075 | First-Person Outsiders in Modern French Literature | 15 | No |
MLF3004 | The Invention of Modern Love in the Middle Ages | 15 | No |
MLF3077 | Unhappy Families? Deviance and Order in Early Modern French Literature | 15 | No |
MLF3066 | Contemporary French Visual Culture | 15 | No |
Italian Modules S3 2019/20 | |||
MLI3028 | Italian Varieties and Dialects | 15 | No |
MLI3029 | Italian Film Through Stardom | 15 | No |
Russian Modules S3 2019/20 | |||
MLR3017 | St Petersburg | 30 | No |
MLR3025 | Apocalypse/Utopia: The Russian Roots of Revolution | 15 | No |
Spanish Modules S3 2019/20 | |||
MLS3037 | Women and Feminism in 20th Century Spain | 15 | No |
MLS3045 | Spanish Romantic Drama | 15 | No |
MLS3057 | Cross Currents: Memory, Myth and Modernity in Latin America | 15 | No |
MLS3066 | Almodovar's Spain: Cinema and Society | 15 | No |
MLS3065 | Spain and 1898: from Disaster to Modernity | 15 | No |
MLS3064 | Varieties of Love in Golden Age Spanish Poetry | 15 | No |
Portuguese Modules S3 2019/20 | |||
MLP3002 | Afro-Brazil: Ideas of Africa in Brazilian Fiction | 15 | No |
MLP3004 | Portuguese through Time | 15 | No |
MLP3003 | What is Brazil? Reading Brazilian Popular Culture | 15 | No |
German Modules S3 2019/20 | |||
MLG3036 | Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria | 15 | No |
MLG3037 | Coping with Catastrophe: German Culture, Literature and Politics in the Interwar Years | 15 | No |
MLG3039 | What Did the German Kaiserreich Do for Us? Questions to a New Nation (1870-1914) | 15 | No |
SML3012 | Law in Fiction | 15 | No |
SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
SML3017 | Language Contact | 15 | No |
SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
SML3031 | Advanced Translation Skills | 15 | No |
SML3035 | The Fantastic in 19th and 20th Century Literature | 15 | No |
SML3036 | Beyond Sex and the City: Becoming a Woman in Contemporary Western Cinema | 15 | No |
SML3037 | Longing for an Audience: Medieval Troubadour Lyric | 15 | No |
Total Credits for Stage 4 | 120 |
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6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
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...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Demonstrate a high level of accuracy and fluency in the production and comprehension of the chosen language, both orally and in writing. | 1-3: Core language modules at Stage 1 include an introduction to language-learning strategies, with subsequent stages requiring you to make systematic use of the self-access material available in the library, in the Foreign Language Centre, and via web-based resources. Language modules at each stage use authentic materials in the chosen language/s, both written (texts in a variety of styles and registers) and spoken (oral classes with native speakers, together with use of TV and the electronic media). These forms of target-language material are used in a variety of ways, including reading or listening comprehension, translation, and production of related material in the chosen language/s through exercises such as summarising, essay-writing and oral presentations. Instruction is reinforced by regular formative assessment. Formal grammar is usually taught, both in seminars and through guided study of a textbook, at a level appropriate to each stage of the programmes and to level of achievement at the outset of the programme.
4 & 5:
6 is developed through the year abroad.
| Assessment Methods
1 and 2 are assessed explicitly, and 3 implicitly, by coursework marked throughout the year at stage 1, and by end-of-year written and oral exams at stages 2 and 4. 4 and 5 are assessed by a combination of essays written during the module and end-of-year written examinations.
6 is assessed through the year abroad. |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
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...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
15. Demonstrate understanding of the linguistic principles required to assimilate and analyse the structure of a foreign language. | 15 is developed through the core language modules throughout the programme, in students' language work and in feedback from lecturers (in the form of both written comments and explanation in subsequent classes). 16-18 are developed through lectures and seminars in optional modules, with progression from a relatively high level of input from lecturers at stage 1, to greater student autonomy at later stages. Modules at stages 3 and 4 (and to a limited extent also at stage 2) are normally related to the research specialism of the staff teaching the module, giving students an insight into relevant research issues. 19 is implicit in all study of the language and cultures of another country, and all modules challenge students to reflect critically on their receptiveness to foreign cultures. | 15 is assessed by the strategies described for the core language modules under A above. 16-18 are assessed by course essays and end-of-year examinations, also as described under A above. Skills 17-26 are assessed though course essays, assessed oral presentations and examinations at stages 1-2 and through the dissertation. |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
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...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
28. Select, organise and analyse material for written work and oral presentations of different prescribed lengths. | 28, 29, 31 and 32 are developed through the preparation and delivery of oral presentations in most modules at all levels in both sides of the programme, and through the oral discussion of challenging material in all modules in the programme. | 28 and 29: In Philosophy, oral contribution to seminars and presentations are assessed formatively.
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7. Programme Regulations
University Regulations on the number of credits to be taken and at what level for each stage of the programme can be found in the Credit and Qualifications Framework.
Progression
Condonement is the process that allows you to be awarded credit (and so progress to the next stage or, in the final stage, receive an award), despite failing to achieve a pass mark at a first attempt. You are not entitled to reassessment in condoned credit. Regulations on condonement can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.
Assessment and Awards
For undergraduate degrees assessment at stage one does not contribute to the summative classification of the award. Details of the weightings for each year of all programme lengths can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes and the classification of awards can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.
You can also read details of Generic Marking Criteria.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
Personal and Academic Tutoring
It is University policy that all Colleges should have in place a system of academic and personal tutors. The role of academic tutors is to support you with individual modules; the role of personal tutors is to provide you with advice and support fo the duration of your programme, and this support extends to providing you with details of how to obtain support and guidance on personal difficulties such as accommodation, financial difficulties and sickness. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.
Information on the College Personal Tutoring system, library provision, ELE resources and access to College support services can be found on the College webpages for current students.
Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)
SSLCs enable students and staff to jointly participate in the management and review of the teaching and learning provision.
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Learning Resources
The University Library maintains its principal collections in the main library buildings on the Streatham and St Luke's campuses, together with a number of specialist collections in certain Colleges. The total Library collection comprises over a million volumes and 3000 current periodical subscriptions.
IT Services
A wide range of IT services are provided throughout the Exeter campuses, including open-access computer rooms, some of which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Helpdesks are maintained on the Streatham and St Luke's campuses, while most study bedrooms in halls and flats are linked to the University's campus network.
Student Support Services
The University provides many support services including health and wellbeing, multifaith chaplaincy, family support, the Students' Guild and international student support.
10. Admissions Criteria
All applications are considered individually on merit. The University is committed to an equal opportunities policy with respect to gender, age, race, sexual orientation and/or disability when dealing with applications. It is also committed to widening access to higher education to students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience.
Candidates for undergraduate programmes must satisfy the undergraduate admissions requirements of the University of Exeter.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
12. Indicators of Quality and Standards
Certain programmes are subject to accreditation and/or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).
13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
The University and its constituent Colleges draw on a range of data to review the quality of education provision. The College documents the performance in each of its tuaght programmes, against a range of criteria on an annual basis through the Annual Student Experience Review (ASER).
Subject areas are reviewed every five years through a College Academic Audit scheme that includes external contributions.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
College of Social Sciences and International Studies (CSSIS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
College of Humanities (CHUM)Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Modern Languages
19. UCAS Code
VR04
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] Languages and related studies
[Honours] Philosophy
23. Dates
Origin Date | 08/02/2016 |
Date of last revision | 29/08/2018 |
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