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Degree Programme Table: Portuguese and Politics (MA Hons) (UTPORPOMAH)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT08004 Introduction to Politics and International Relations As available 20
    ELCH08012 Portuguese 1 As available 40
    PLIT08011 Political Thinkers As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT08006 International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond As available 20
    ELCH08013 Portuguese Language 2 As available 20
    ELCH08007 Culture and Society in the Portuguese Speaking World As available 20
    PLIT08008 Comparative Politics in a Globalized World As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ELCF08003    Literature and Culture in Medieval Europe   20  
    ELCF08007    Introduction to European Cinema 2   20  
    CLLC08002    Introduction to European Theatre   20  
    CLLC08001    Prose Fiction in Comparative Perspective   20  
    ELCF08009    Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France A   20  
    ELCS08010    Scandinavian Languages 2   20  
    LASC08018    LEL2B: Phonetic Analysis and Empirical Methods   20  
    LASC08019    LEL2C: English in Time and Space   20  
    LASC08020    LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories   20  
    LASC08021    LEL2E: Structure and History of European Languages   20  
    ELCR08006    The Golden and Silver Ages of Russian Literature (1820-1920s)   20  
    ELCS08034    Scandinavian Historical and Cultural Topics: From Runes to Rock Music   20  

    Notes:Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France is only available to students who have passed French 1A or French 1B.
    Scandinavian Languages 2 is available to students who have taken a Scandinavian Studies language in year one.
    For LEL2 courses students must have passed: Linguistics and English Language 1 or A Brief Introduction to Language.


     


    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into Honours: (1)students must pass courses to the required value of 240 credits in the first two years; (2)students must achieve 50% or more at first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree; (3)students must achieve at least 50% overall in the relevant second-year language course(s), including at least 50% in the language component of that course.

    3rd year: at least 30 weeks to be spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in Politics and the relevant language in an approved establishment.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCC10001 Language Acquisition through residence/study As available 60
    PLIT10052 Politics Year Abroad Assessment As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    ELCC10005     MEL dissertation preparation     (20 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    ELCC10002     Modern European Languages Year Abroad Assessment     (20 credits)

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: 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. (Portuguese 4 Honours Language Paper 1). 2. (Portuguese 4 Honours Language Paper 1). 3. (Portuguese 4 Honours Language Paper 2). 4. (Portuguese Oral). 5. (Year abroad marks for Politics). 6. (Year abroad marks for Politics). 7. (MEL Dissertation Preparation OR Year Abroad Assessment (same mark as 8)). 8. (MEL Dissertation Completion OR MEL Long Essay). 9. (Dissertation in Politics OR Politics Option). 10. (Dissertation in Politics OR Politics Option). 11. (Honours option course in Portuguese). 12. (Politics option).


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCH10022 Portuguese Language for Combined Honours Degrees with Portuguese as a Named Component As available 10
    ELCH10055 Portuguese 4 Language Paper 2 As available 10
    ELCC10016 Oral for Portuguese As available 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ELCH10038    Portuguese Literature   20  
    ELCH10037    Brazilian Literature   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ELCC10011    MEL Long Essay   20  
    ELCC10006    MEL dissertation completion   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10092    Egypt: Political Dynamics in a Changing Middle East   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    PLIT10097    Referendums in Comparative Perspective   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  

     
    AND   


    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    PLIT10030     Dissertation (MA Politics)     (40 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10092    Egypt: Political Dynamics in a Changing Middle East   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    PLIT10097    Referendums in Comparative Perspective   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  

     



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