Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and Classics (U03638)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-CLASS

For the Honours Programme in Modern European Languages and Classics, students are required to attend classics courses at a University in the appropriate country. These courses must be approved by the Head of Classics. In exceptional circumstances, if access to university courses is not possible, long essays based on independent study carried out while abroad may substitute for these courses, at the discretion of the Head of the Classics Subject Area.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Admission into the Modern European Languages and Classics Honours Programme.

? Co-requisites : Language Acquisition through residence/study.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : When access to university courses is not possible during the year abroad, long essays based on independent study carried out while abroad may substitute for these courses, at the discretion of the Head of the Classics Subject Area. The student will write two essays of approximately 4,000 words each. Each essay will count for 50% of the total mark for this course. The topic and title of each essay must be agreed between the student and a supervisor before the start of the academic year in which the work is to be carried out. One essay will be sent to the Classics office by a set date early in Semester 2. The second essay will be submitted to the Classics office by the first day of the first semester of the following year, the student's fourth year.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Classics General, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Determined by the particular academic activities selected by students, with the approval of the Head of the Classics Subject Area.

Assessment Information

Courses at the host institution totalling 20 ECTS.
In exceptional circumstances, as outlined above, two essays of 4,000 words each may substitute for the 20 ECTS in courses.
Essay 1 worth 50% of the total. Essay 2 worth 50% of the total.