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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2021/2022

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

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Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry to 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 the first attempt, in Persian 2.
(3) Students must achieve 50% or more, at the first attempt, in English Literature 2.

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
During 3rd year, when study in a Persian-speaking country or at an approved institution elsewhere is permitted, at least 30 weeks of approved residence must be spent in a relevant country.

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, etc.)

Group A - With Persian study abroad in 3rd year:

1. Advanced Persian
2. Advanced Persian
3. Advanced Persian
4. Persian Coursework Essay
5. English Literature Long Essay
6. English Literature Long Essay
7. IMES Honours Option (Persian Language)
8. IMES Dissertation Part 1 (same mark as 9)
9. IMES Dissertation Part 2
10. English Literature Critical Practice Courses x 2 (10 credits each)
11. English Literature Honours Option
12. English Literature Honours Option

Group B - Without Persian study abroad in 3rd year:

In the list above two Advanced Persian papers are replaced by Intensive Persian (40 credits); the Persian Coursework Essay is replaced by one IMES honours option (20 credits); and the English Literature Long Essay is replaced by two Critical Practice courses (10 credits each) plus one English Literature honours option (20 credits). (NB This option (Group B) is only available to students when study in a Persian-speaking country or at an approved institution elsewhere is not permitted.)

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

IMES Dissertation (Part 1)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study B

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Persian Coursework Essay

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

English Literature Long Essay (Modern European Languages)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Group B

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

IMES Dissertation (Part 1)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Intensive Persian

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses

AND

Critical Practice 1: Criticism

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
AND

Critical Practice 3: Poetry

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
AND

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2021/22, 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, etc.)

Group A - With Persian study abroad in 3rd year:

1. Advanced Persian
2. Advanced Persian
3. Advanced Persian
4. Persian Coursework Essay
5. English Literature Long Essay
6. English Literature Long Essay
7. IMES Honours Option (Persian Language)
8. IMES Dissertation Part 1 (same mark as 9)
9. IMES Dissertation Part 2
10. English Literature Critical Practice Courses x 2 (10 credits each)
11. English Literature Honours Option
12. English Literature Honours Option

Group B - Without Persian study abroad in 3rd year:

In the list above two Advanced Persian papers are replaced by Intensive Persian (40 credits); the Persian Coursework Essay is replaced by one IMES honours option (20 credits); and the English Literature Long Essay is replaced by two Critical Practice courses (10 credits each) plus one English Literature honours option (20 credits). (NB This option (Group B) is only available to students when study in a Persian-speaking country or at an approved institution elsewhere is not permitted.)

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Persian Language Options Year 4

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please be aware that all courses may not be available every year.
AND

Courses from School(s) G - English Literature Critical Practice (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Choose one course in semester 1 and one course in semester 2. If Critical Practice courses were taken in year 3, you should choose the remaining two courses from the options below.
AND

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses

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