| Modern European Languages and European Union Studies (Curriculum A) (MA) | ||||
| Degree Type: Combined Honours | ||||
| NYT | Course | S | L | CT |
| 1 | MEL Language A 1 or 1A or 1B | G | 8 | 40 |
| MEL Language B 1 or 1A or 1B | G | 8 | 40 | |
| Introduction to the European Union | F | 8 | 40 |
|
| 2 | MEL Language A 2 | G | 8 | 40 |
| MEL Language B 2 or | G | 8 | 40 | |
| Portuguese Language for Beginners * and | G | 8 | 20 | |
| Culture and Society in the Portuguese-speaking World † | G | 8 | 20 | |
| ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: | ||||
| European Community Law/ | F | 8 | 20 | |
| European Social Policy | J | 8 | 20 | |
| AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: | G | 8 | 20 | |
| 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 | |
| Scandinavian Historical and Cultural Topics 2 | G | 8 |
20 | |
| Linguistics 1a/ | I | 7 | 20 | |
| Linguistics 2Lh: Structure and History of the Western European Languages | I | 8 |
20 | |
| 3 | At least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and Prescribed work in European Union Studies and the relevant language in an approved establishment ** | |||
| Language acquisition through residence/study A | G | 10 | 60 | |
| Language acquisition through residence/study B | G | 10 | 40 | |
| EUS dissertation preparation | F | 10 | 20 | |
| 4 | MEL Language A Paper 1 | G | 10 | 10 |
| MEL Language B Paper 1 | G | 10 | 10 | |
| MEL Oral for language A | G | 10 | 0 | |
| MEL Oral for Language B | G | 10 | 0 | |
| MEL option for Language A | G | 10 | 20 | |
| MEL option for Language B | G | 10 | 20 | |
| European Institutions | F | 10 | 40 | |
| EUS dissertation completion | F | 10 | 20 | |
| 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 A Paper 1 |
||||
| 2. MEL Language A Paper 1 | ||||
| 3. MEL Language B Paper 1 | ||||
| 4. MEL Language A Paper 1 | ||||
| 5. Oral for Language A | ||||
| 6. Oral for Language B | ||||
| 7. EUS Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8) | ||||
| 8. EUS Dissertation Completion | ||||
| 9. European Institutions | ||||
| 10. European Institutions | ||||
| 11. MEL option for Language A | ||||
| 12. MEL option for Language A | ||||
| * 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. | ||||
| †Portuguese may be continued into Honours as the second language in Curriculum A, but not as the sole language in Curriculum B. | ||||
| ** 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. | ||||
| *** Pre-requisite - A Scandinavian Language in Year 1 | ||||
THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH
DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2008/2009
- ARCHIVE for reference only
THIS PAGE IS OUT OF DATE
 University HomepageDRPS HomepageDRPS SearchDRPS Contact |