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Degree Programme Table: German and Linguistics (MA Hons) (UTGERLI)

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 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    LASC08015 Linguistics & English Language 1 As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:Level 7 language courses cannot be taken for credits on this degree programme.
     


    Select exactly 40 credits course level 08, as available
    ELCG08001     German 1A     (40 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 08, as available
    ELCG08002     German 1B     (40 credits)

     



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


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCG08006 German 2 As available 40
    LASC08017 LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English Semester 1 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ELCS08023    Scandinavian Historical and Cultural Topics 2   20  
    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  

    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.
    It is recommended that students take at least 20 credits of further LEL2 courses.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, during Semester 2
    LASC08020     LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories     (20 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, during Semester 2
    LASC08021     LEL2E: Structure and History of European Languages     (20 credits)

     




    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.

    Progression to Linguistics Honours requires (1) an *average* of 50% across all obligatory LEL2 courses, achieved on the first sitting, (2) a minimum of 40% in each obligatory LEL2 course, achieved on the first or second sitting.

    All courses (including outside subjects) must be passed before embarking on the year abroad, an outside course passed at Resit in August will be acceptable.

    During 3rd year: at least 30 weeks must be spent in a relevant country and prescribed work completed in Linguistics and the relevant language.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCC10001 Language Acquisition through residence/study As available 60
    LASC10073 Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and Linguistics or English Language As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 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
    ELCC10005    MEL dissertation preparation   20  
    LASC10060    Dissertation Preparation Abroad   20  
    ELCC10002    Modern European Languages Year Abroad Assessment   20  

     


    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. (German 4 Honours Language Paper 1). 2. (German 4 Honours Language Paper 1). 3. (German 4 Honours Language Paper 2). 4. (German Oral). 5. (Year abroad work for MEl/LEL degrees). 6. (Year abroad work for MEL/LEL degrees). 7. (MEL Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8)OR LEL Preparation Abroad OR MEL Year Abroad Assessment). 8. (MEL Dissertation or Dissertation completion following study abroad (Language Sciences)OR MEL Long Essay). 9. (Honours option course in German). 10. (Course in Language Sciences). 11. (Course in Language Sciences). 12. (Course in Language Sciences).


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCG10016 German Language Paper 1 As available 10
    ELCG10017 German Language Paper 2 As available 10
    ELCC10014 Oral for German As available 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 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
    ELCC10006    MEL dissertation completion   20  
    LASC10063    Dissertation Completion following Study Abroad   20  
    ELCC10011    MEL Long Essay   20  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from European Languages and Cultures - German Level 10 courses, as available

     

    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10041    Honours Foundation: Phonology & Phonetics   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10002    Sociolinguistics   20  
    LASC10031    Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons)   20  
    LASC10061    Speech Processing (Hons)   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10035    Psycholinguistics   20  
    LASC10018    Simulating Language   20  
    LASC10079    Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing   20  
    LASC10077    Child Bilingualism: Language and Cognition   20  
    LASC10055    Corpus Linguistics   20  
    LASC10067    Pragmatics   20  
    LASC10078    The Sociolinguistics of Bilingualism   20  
    LASC10084    Syntax: Theory and Practice   20  
    LASC10029    First Language Acquisition (Honours)   20  
    LASC10021    Historical Linguistics   20  
    LASC10058    Advanced Topics in Phonetics: Speech Production and Perception (Honours)   20  
    LASC10081    Computational Phonology   20  
    LASC10070    Current Issues in Morphology   20  
    LASC10069    Current Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics   20  
    LASC10080    Early Germanic Dialects   20  

    Notes:"The LEL handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses."
     


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