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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

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

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Spanish language options - Year 1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Greek 1A and Greek 1B

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Greek 1C and Greek 1D

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Latin 1A and Latin 1B

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Latin 1C and Latin 1D

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Greek World and Roman World Courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

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

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; if Latin or Greek is chosen, an average mark of 50% or above in Greek 2A and Greek 2B combined, or Latin 2A and Latin 2B combined is required, achieved no later than June of the second year
(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
(4) 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.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School of History, Classics and Archaeology- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Courses from School of History, Classics and Archaeology- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Classics Year 2 Courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures and Philosophy, Psychology and Language G - I Level(s) 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
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.

OR

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Selected courses must be passed

Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
At least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in Classics and the relevant language in an approved establishment.

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. Spanish 4 Honours Language Paper 1.
2. Spanish 4 Honours Language Paper 1.
3. Spanish 4 Honours Language Paper 2.
4. Spanish Oral.
5. Year Abroad Work for degrees in Modern Languages & Classics.
6. Year Abroad Work for degrees in Modern Languages & Classics.
7. Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8) OR MEL Year Abroad Assessment.
8. Dissertation Completion OR MEL Long Essay.
9. Honours course option in Hispanic Studies.
10. Classics options or equivalent.
11. Classics options or equivalent.
12. Classics options or equivalent.

Compulsory courses

Course options

DELC Year Abroad Options

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Classics Dissertation (combined degree with MEL)Part 1: preparation

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: 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. Spanish 4 Honours Language Paper 1.
2. Spanish 4 Honours Language Paper 1.
3. Spanish 4 Honours Language Paper 2.
4. Spanish Oral.
5. Year Abroad Work for degrees in Modern Languages & Classics.
6. Year Abroad Work for degrees in Modern Languages & Classics.
7. Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8) OR MEL Year Abroad Assessment.
8. Dissertation Completion OR MEL Long Essay.
9. Honours course option in Hispanic Studies.
10. Classics options or equivalent.
11. Classics options or equivalent.
12. Classics options or equivalent.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies Level 10 courses

AND

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

DELC Dissertation or Long Essay

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Classics Dissertation (combined degree with MEL)Part 2: completion

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

LLC and Classics - Honours HCA collection

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The Greek and Latin language beginners courses at Honours level (GREE10017, GRE10018, GRE10027, GRE20028; LATI10017, LATI10018, LATI10030, LATI10031) can only be taken if the language has not been studied previously.
OR

LLC and Classics - Honours Latin collection

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
1. Latin Language (B) MUST be taken if Latin Language (A) was not completed in Year 3, unless exemption has been given by the Head of Classics.
2. Latin Language (B) cannot be taken if Latin Language (A) has already been studied in Year 3.
OR

Greek Honours Courses Year 4

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
1. Greek Language (B) MUST be taken if Greek Language (A) was not completed in Year 3, unless exemption has been given by the Head of Classics.
2. Greek Language (B) cannot be taken if Greek Language (A) has already been studied in Year 3.

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