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Degree Programme Table: Portuguese and Linguistics (MA Hons) (UTMAHPORLI1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

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


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCH08012 Portuguese 1 As available 40
    LASC08015 Linguistics & English Language 1 As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 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.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCH08013 Portuguese Language 2 As available 20
    ELCH08007 Culture and Society in the Portuguese Speaking World As available 20
    LASC08017 LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English As available 20




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


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    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  
    ELCH08015    Catalan language for beginners   20  
    ELCC08002    Literature and Culture in Medieval Europe   20  
    ELCC08003    Introduction to European Cinema   20  
    ELCS08037    Scandinavian Civilisation A: Vikings, Sagas and the Road to Enlightenment   20  
    ELCH08017    Basque Language for beginners   20  
    ELCS08038    Scandinavian Civilisation B: From National Romanticism to the Nordic Model   20  
    ELCH08014    Culture and Society in the Catalan World   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 a further 20 credits of LEL2 courses.
     
    OR   

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

     



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


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

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    LASC08021     LEL2E: Structure and History of European Languages     (20 credits)

     




    Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, 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.

    3rd year: At least 30 weeks to be spent in a relevant country and prescribed work in Linguistics and the relevant language.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ELCC10001 Language Acquisition through residence/study As available 60




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 7 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    LASC10059     Third-year Project in Language Sciences     (40 credits)

     
    AND   

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

     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    LASC10073     Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and Linguistics or English Language     (40 credits)

     
    AND   

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

     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    LASC10099     Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and Linguistics or English Language with dissertation     (20 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    LASC10060     Dissertation Preparation Abroad     (20 credits)

     
    AND   

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

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, 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. (Oral for Portuguese). 5. (Year abroad work for MEl/LEL degrees). 6. (Year abroad work for MEL/LEL degrees). 7. (MEL Dissertation Preparation OR LEL Preparation Abroad OR MEL Year Abroad Assessment(same mark as 8)). 8. (MEL Dissertation or Dissertation completion following study abroad (Language Sciences)OR MEL Long Essay). 9. (Honours option course in Portuguese). 10. (Honours course option in Language Sciences). 11. (Honours course option in Language Sciences). 12. (Honours course option in Language Sciences).


    • 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 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  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ELCH10062    BRAZILIAN CULTURE   20  
    ELCH10061    Dictatorship, Resistance and Revolution in 20th Century Portuguese Literature   20  
    ELCH10064    POSTCOLONIAL AFRICAN LITERATURE IN PORTUGUESE   20  
    ELCH10056    Literary Translation in Practice (Portuguese to English)   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 60 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:The LEL Honours 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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