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
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:

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:

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?
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?
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

Stage 2

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
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?
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

Stage 3

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
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

Stage 4

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
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/

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?
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

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
	...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. 2. Communicate effectively and appropriately with native and other competent speakers of the chosen language, both orally and in writing. 3. Demonstrate understanding of and ability to analyse the structures and registers of the chosen language. 4. Show detailed knowledge of chosen aspects of the history and cultures of the relevant country/countries, and ability to evaluate them critically, using appropriate methodologies. 5. Analyse and interpret texts in the chosen language (including non-literary texts and other media, e.g. film) in relation to their cultural, historical and generic contexts, and articulate his/her understanding orally and in writing. 6. 4-year programme only: Show ability to use the target language to undertake and present the results of an extended project, while living and working in the target-language environment. 7. Show familiarity with philosophical ideas about the nature of society and the social sciences. 8. Reflect upon the conditions of human social life. 9. Show familiarity with the history of modern philosophy 10. Demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophies of mind and nature 11. Analyse concepts in ethics 12. Analyse and criticise substantial works by important historical and contemporary moral and political philosophers 13. Engage in logical and conceptual analysis and abstract reasoning 14. Apply a reflective and sophisticated analytic understanding to a range of complex issues and subject matters.	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: The level 1 cultural modules give students a foundation knowledge on which to base their choice of options at higher levels, enabling them to explore and develop their interest in particular areas of their chosen language discipline. Knowledge of the relevant aspects of culture is acquired through lectures and seminars, guided reading of primary and secondary texts (including literature, film, visual culture and linguistics), and directed independent study. Students learn to use the critical methodologies appropriate to the options chosen (literary criticism, linguistic or philological study, political or social history, film studies, etc) through writing exams and essays and preparing seminar presentations, following initial guidance from lecturers, and through feedback on work submitted. 6 is developed through the year abroad. In explicit terms, skills 7-8 are developed through lectures, seminars and essay work on Social Philosophy; 9-10 through similar methods and strategies on Knowledge and Reality, Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Nature; 11-12 through similar methods on Ethics, and 13 through practical exercises on Evidence and Argument. However, depending on the student's chosen portfolio of modules, they will be developed, further in the modules chosen at level 3. 14 is developed especially through the optional modules taken at level 3.	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. The assessment of skills 7-14 is made through a combination of course essays, oral presentations, examinations; also, where appropriate, Research Methods Project or dissertation.

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
	...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. 16. Examine critically any form of discourse arising from the close reading and analysis of texts. 17. Show understanding of the variety of approaches to research in the field of languages and related studies, and of the reasons why such approaches may change. 18. Demonstrate receptiveness to foreign cultures and ability to see the relativity of ones own cultural perspective. 19. 4-year programme only: Show ability to plan and manage his/her own language learning through an extended period of independent study. 20. Understand and demonstrate the different uses of qualitative and quantitative data, and evaluate their relative advantages and disadvantages 21. Show awareness of the basic philosophical questions arising from academic research. 22. Think and write broadly about large themes. 23. Develop and deploy argument, grounded in theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence 24. Identify problems of reliability and bias in, and more generally evaluate, empirical evidence 25. Identify problems of reliability and bias in, and more generally evaluate, empirical evidence 26. Deploy complex terminology in a comprehensible manner	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. Skills 20-26 are developed throughout the Philosophy degree programme by lectures and seminars, written work and oral work (both oral presentations and class discussion). A more sophisticated use of these skills is developed in the second and third stages; in the third stage, independent use of these skills is developed through the dissertation and level 3 optional modules selected by the student.	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
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
	...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. 29. Present an argument orally in a clear, organized and effective manner 30. Present an argument in a written form in a clear and organized manner, with appropriate use of correct English 31. Formulate and express ideas at different levels of abstraction 32. Undertake group work, including the presentation and discussion of challenging material in groups 33. Work creatively, flexibly and adaptably with others, both peers and academic staff 34. Demonstrate autonomy, manifested in self-direction and intellectual initiative, both in learning and study and in the management of time 35. Evaluate and reflect on your own work 36. Write and think under pressure and to meet deadlines 37. Plan the execution of demanding work based on individual research over a long time 38. 4-year programme only: Show ability to adapt to the working practices of a foreign country.	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. 33 is also developed through meetings with personal tutors, one-to-one tutorials giving feedback on written work and through discussion in seminars. 28, 30, 31, 34, and 36 are developed through written assignments (essays) and examinations in most modules at all levels. In Modern Languages, a standard essay feedback sheet provides for evaluation and comment on 28, 30 and 31, along with other aspects of the essay. 34-35 form essential parts of the successful completion of the programme but are encouraged especially through preparation for written and oral assignments and seminars. On the 4-year programme these skills are also the focus of the year-abroad modules; students on the 3-year programme are advised by the Programme Director on the most appropriate way of developing their independent learning skills. 37 is developed through the dissertation. 38 is developed through the requirement, in the core language modules at stages 1 and 2, for students to use specially created web sites; these are also used for a significant number of optional modules in Modern Languages.	28 and 29: In Philosophy, oral contribution to seminars and presentations are assessed formatively. 28, 30, 31, 34 and 36 are assessed through examinations and/or written work at all levels and in all modules. 32 Group presentations are assessed in some optional modules; in those where teamworking skills are not explicitly assessed, these skills nonetheless contribute to the successful outcome of oral and written presentations. Skill 37 is assessed by the dissertation. Sill 38 is developed through the successive stages of the year abroad, from preliminary briefing and induction, through submission of an interim report or essay plan, to completion of the essay and oral presentation, or alternatively by taking modules at a university in the host country and accredited under ECTS. They are assessed by means of the essay and supporting documentation, and the oral presentation, or through the assessment provided at the host institution for students taking credits under ECTS.

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

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

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