Undergraduate Course: Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and Classics (CLGE10006)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Year Abroad |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Admission into the Modern European Languages and Classics Honours Programme. Students on this Programme MUST take Language Acquisition through residence/study (ELCC10001) |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Placement Study Abroad Hours 400,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| Determined by the particular academic activities selected by students, with the approval of the Head of the Classics Subject Area.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
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. |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Erskine
Tel: (0131 6)50 3591
Email: Andrew.Erskine@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Elaine Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk |
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