Programme Specification for the 2021/2 academic year

BA (Hons) Philosophy and Modern Languages

1. Programme Details

Programme name	BA (Hons) Philosophy and Modern Languages	Programme code	UFA4HPSSML34
Study mode(s)	Full Time Part Time	Academic year	2021/2
Campus(es)	Streatham (Exeter)	NQF Level of the Final Award	6 (Honours)

2. Description of the Programme

This programme will give you a thorough grounding in the main themes and methods of two progressive disciplines, Philosophy and Modern Languages. This Combined Honours degree enables you to divide your time equally between these related subject areas. While at the University of Exeter, you will study half of your modules from the BA Modern Languages programme and the other half from Philosophy.

While studying Philosophy you will discuss and explore long-standing questions on the nature of many topics: knowledge, science, reality, ethics, art and beauty, the mind-body relationship, the meaning of life and more. Studying a modern language will enable you to develop strong skills in spoken and written language, and analytical thought, and gain a deeper understanding of another culture and people.

The Modern Languages side of the programme offers choice between the study of one of seven major languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish), taught by experienced language specialists including native speakers and academic staff at the cutting edge of research in their particular discipline. Progression through the programme will combine the acquisition of language with the study of the literature, history, film and linguistics of the language disciplines as well as advanced translation practice. You will develop a high level of proficiency in reading, writing, understanding and speaking your selected language, providing you with valued skills for future careers. A carefully arranged choice of modules enables you to focus more towards language skills or to learn about the society in which a particular language is spoken. These cultural modules cover topics as broad as history, politics, philosophy, literature and cinema; they complement the language study within the programme and further ground your understanding of the language of your choice.

As a whole, BA Philosophy & Modern Languages offers you a coherent programme of study, balancing core elements with a choice of specialist topics to suit your individual aspirations and requirements.

Advice and guidance on your programme can be sought from your personal tutor and programme director. All staff offer regular office hours that you can drop into without a prior appointment for this purpose.

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

This programme aims to develop your competence in the subject-specific and research skills required in both Philosophy and Modern Languages, through extended engagement with your chosen languages and through relevant methodological, critical and theoretical contexts. As you progress through the programme, you will acquire a thorough grounding in the core principles of Philosophy and Modern Languages through study which engages you imaginatively in the process of understanding and analysing language, culture and Philosophy. In Modern Languages modules, you will train towards a high level of proficiency in reading, speaking, writing and listening, with the aim of enabling you to communicate readily in personal and professional arenas. Philosophy and Modern Languages offer detailed subject knowledge, broad coverage and a wide range of choice.

You will also acquire advanced competence in core academic, personal and key skills, providing a basis for career progression in the academic and professional worlds. You will be exposed to a variety of teaching and assessment methods within appropriate learning environments, supported by feedback and monitoring of your progress. You will also be able to develop your independent study skills through individual research.

The programme provides an intellectually stimulating, satisfying experience of learning and studying, and forms a sound basis for further study in these or in related disciplines. It aims to develop a range of subject-specific, academic and transferable skills, including high order conceptual literacy and communication skills of value in graduate employment. Philosophy and Modern Languages encourage you to become a global citizen, a questioning member of society, and provides thorough training for further study or a specialist career. You may utilise the skills you develop in a range of sectors, including Translation, Museums, Consultancy, Market Research, the Civil Service, Education, Teaching, New Media Industries, Journalism and Publishing, Research, Charities, Information Science, Advertising and Public Relations.

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.

You may take optional modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module. You are expected to balance your credits in each stage of the programme, taking 60 credits from Philosophy, and 60 credits from Modern Languages.

The College of Humanities, however, takes the view that in Combined Honours programmes you would be incapable of reaching a satisfactory standard in the chosen language if you took fewer than 60 credits per year in it. Accordingly you may not exercise the modularity option in Modern Languages (modularity is where you are permitted to take elective modules from other disciplines that are not included in the programme specification). However, it would be possible for you in certain cases, to exercise the right from the Philosophy side of your programme alone.

At stages 1, 2 and 4, you will take one compulsory language module amounting to 30 credits in total. At stage 3, you will spend a year abroad. Please note that you are registered on the 4-year programme unless you have explicitly applied for, and been admitted to, the 3-year version. If you register for the 4-year programme but are subsequently unable to meet the requirements for study abroad you may apply to transfer to a 3-year version of your programme. Transfer from a 3-year to a 4-year programme is also possible up to the end of stage 2. All such transfers are subject to approval by the Director of Education. Where you have completed the degree programme in three years, the words ‘Three-Year Programme' will appear on your degree certificate; otherwise the titles of the 3-year and 4-year versions of a degree programme are identical.

On the Modern Languages side of your programme, you will normally take optional content modules appropriate to your degree stage and corresponding to your compulsory language module.

Stage 1

45 credits of compulsory Philosophy modules, 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language and 45 credits of optional modules (including 15 credits of Philosophy modules, and 30 consisting of content related to your chosen language.

Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:

^aselect 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.

^bselect 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; on the Modern Languages side of your programme, you may select a maximum of 15 credits of either the SML- or HUM-coded modules for the year. Please note that certain modules may only be available to students on Single Honours programmes, or to students who have taken a particular language module. This information will be given in the pre-requisites or co-requisites section of the relevant module descriptor. Please note for students of Modern Languages Portuguese (Single Honours or Combined Honours) MLP1002 is compulsory. For FLC students or other non-Modern Language students, it remains optional.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
PHL1002A	Knowledge and Reality 1	15	Yes
PHL1005A	Evidence and Argument 1	15	Yes
PHL1006	Introduction to Philosophical Analysis	15	Yes
MLX S1 BA comp language 2021-2
MLF1001	French Language	30	No
MLF1052	French Language for Beginners	30	No
MLG1001	German Language	30	No
MLG1052	German Language for Beginners	30	No
MLI1001	Italian Language	30	No
MLI1052	Italian Language for Beginners	30	No
MLM1052	Beginners Chinese	30	No
MLP1052	Portuguese Language for Beginners	30	No
MLR1001	Contemporary Russian Written and Oral	30	No
MLR1030	Russian Language for Beginners	30	No
MLS1001	Spanish Language	30	No
MLS1056	Spanish Language for Beginners	30	No

Optional Modules

Philosophy

View option modules here

Please note that modules are subject to change and not all modules are available across all programmes, this is due to timetable, module size constraints and availability.

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
MLX S1 BA French opt 2021-2 [See note b above]
MLF1017	The Making of Modern France	15	No
MLF1105	An Introduction to French Thought	15	No
MLF1103	The French Language, Present and Past	15	No
MLF1121	French Visual History	15	No
MLF1015	War and Conflict in French Literature	15	No
SML1015	War And Conflict In French Literature	15	No
SML1017	The Making of Modern France	15	No
SML1105	Reason and Existence: An Introduction to French Thought	15	No
MLX S1 BA German opt 2021-2 [See note b above]
MLG1014	A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory	15	No
MLG1020	Made in Germany: the History and Culture of a Global Brand	15	No
MLG1021	Outside In: An Introduction to Outcasts and Outsiders in German-language Literature and Film	15	No
MLG1017	Turning Points in German History 1200 - 2000	15	No
SML1014	A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory	15	No
MLX S1 BA Italian opt 2021-2 [See note b above]
MLI1121	A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy	15	No
MLI1016	Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy	15	No
MLI1055	Introduction to Italian Linguistics	15	No
MLX S1 BA Chinese opt 2021-2 [See note b above]
MLM1010	China of the Senses: Approaching Chinese Culture and Environments	15	No
MLM1012	Modern China, a Brief History: 18th to 20th Century	15	No
MLX S1 BA Portuguese opt 2021-2 [See note b above]
MLP1002	Introduction to the Lusophone World	15	No
MLX S1 BA Russian opt 2021-2 [See note b above]
MLR1023	Russia: Empire and Identity	15	No
MLR1005	Chekhov's Major Plays	15	No
MLX S1 BA CH Spanish opt 2021-2 [See note b above]
MLS1064	An Introduction to the Hispanic World: Texts in Context	15	No
MLS1065	The Making of Modern Spain	15	No
MLS1066	The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture	15	No
MLX S1 BA ML opt 2021-2 [See note b above]
SML1208	Language, Culture, and International Relations	15	No
SML1207	Introduction to Film	15	No

Stage 2

30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language, 60 credits of optional modules in Philosophy and 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language.

Subject to selecting 120 credits in the stage overall, you must:

^c select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.

^d select 60 credits of optional modules in Philosophy.

View option modules here

Please note that modules are subject to change and not all modules are available across all programmes, this is due to timetable, module size constraints and availability.

^eselect 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; on the Modern Languages side of your programme, you may select a maximum of 15 credits of either the SML- or HUM-coded modules listed below for the year. It is your responsibility to ensure that credit for SML modules can be counted towards the language of your study, where this is necessary for your credit count.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
MLX S2 BA comp language 2022-3 [See note c above]
MLF2001	French Language, Written and Oral	30	Yes
MLF2152	Intermediate French	30	Yes
MLG2001	German Language, Written and Oral	30	Yes
MLG2052	Intermediate German	30	Yes
MLI2001	Italian Language, Written and Oral	30	Yes
MLI2051	Italian Language	30	Yes
MLM2052	Intermediate Chinese (One)	30	Yes
MLP2052	Intermediate Portuguese	30	Yes
MLR2001	Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I	30	Yes
MLR2030	Intermediate Russian	30	Yes
MLS2001	Spanish Language, Written and Oral	30	Yes
MLS2156	Spanish Language (ex-beginners)	30	Yes

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
MLX S2 BA French opt 2021-2 [See note e above]
MLF2012	Evolution of the French Language	15	No
MLF2074	Translating Exile: Contemporary Francophone Women Writers	15	No
MLF2076	Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde	15	No
MLF2029	Varieties of French	15	No
MLF2056	Provoking Thoughts - French Literature and Philosophy from the Renaissance to the 20th Century	15	No
MLF2063	Crime and Punishment in French Fiction	15	No
MLF2065	Contemporary French Film: Issues and Debates	15	No
MLF2066	Intimate Spaces of the French Enlightenment	15	No
MLF2071	'Paris je t'aime': Writing the City	15	No
MLX S2 BA German opt 2021-2 [See note e above]
MLG2003	Youth and Age: Generations in German Fiction and Film	15	No
MLG2018	Berlin - Culture, History and Politics	15	No
MLG2019	Gender, Race and Migration in 20th and 21st-century German Literature	15	No
MLX S2 BA Italian opt 2021-2 [See note e above]
AHV2208	Ideal Cities? Urban Cultures of Renaissance Italy	15	No
MLI2019	Italian(s) in the World	15	No
MLX S2 BA Chinese opt 2021-2 [See note e above]
MLM2010	Reading China: from Mandarins to Revolutionists	15	No
MLM2011	Encounters and Entanglements: Chinese Art in Global Perspective	15	No
MLM2012	Politics of Art: a Cultural Studies Perspective on Modern China	15	No
MLX S2 BA Portuguese opt 2021-2 [See note e above]
MLP2002	Portuguese as a Global Language	15	No
MLX S2 BA Russian opt 2021-2 [See note e above]
MLR2024	Exploring Revolution: The Making of Soviet Society and Culture in the 1920s	15	No
MLR2021	Understanding Russia	15	No
MLX S2 BA Spanish opt 2021-2 [See note e above]
MLS2060	Love and Death in Spanish Drama	15	No
MLS2061	The Latin American Short Story	15	No
MLS2070	Catalonia Is Not Spain? Modern Catalan Culture in Context	15	No
MLS2045	Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry	15	No
MLS2072	Place and Identity in Contemporary Venezuelan Culture	15	No
MLS2159	Key Modern Poets from Spain and Latin America	15	No
MLS2160	Fiction in Post-War Spain: Voices of Conformity and Subversion	15	No
MLX S2 BA ML opt 2021-2 [See note e above]
SML2244	Multilingualism in Society	15	No
SML2246	Intercultural Communication	15	No
HUM2005	Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence	15	No
SML2209	Music in Medieval Europe	15	No
HUM2004	Making a Career in Publishing	15	No

Stage 3

120 credits of compulsory modules

^f You must take one of these modules.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
MLX S3 BA comp year abroad 2021-2 [See note f above]
SML3010	Work and Study Abroad	120	Yes
SML3020	Study Abroad at a Partner University (with Assessment in the Foreign Language)	120	Yes
SML3025	Internship Abroad Combined with Study at a Partner University Abroad	120	Yes

Stage 4

60 credits of optional Philosophy modules, 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language and 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language.

Subject to selecting 120 credits in the stage you must:

^g select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.

^hselect 60 credits of option modules in Philosophy.

View option modules here

Please note that modules are subject to change and not all modules are available across all programmes, this is due to timetable, module size constraints and availability.

ⁱselect 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; you may select a maximum of 15 credits of the SML- or HUM-coded modules listed below for the year, these are additional to SML3015. You may, alternatively, take SML3030. Please note you may only select one dissertation module across the two programmes. It is your responsibility to ensure that credit for SML modules can be counted towards the language of your study, where this is necessary for your credit count.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
MLX SF BA comp language 2021-2 [See note g above]
MLF3111	Advanced French Language Skills	30	Yes
MLG3111	Advanced German Language Skills	30	Yes
MLI3111	Advanced Italian Language Skills	30	Yes
MLM3111	Advanced Chinese Language Skills	30	Yes
MLP3111	Advanced Portuguese Language Skills	30	Yes
MLR3111	Advanced Russian Language Skills	30	Yes
MLS3111	Advanced Spanish Language Skills	30	Yes

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
MLX SF BA French opt 2021-2 [See note i above]
MLF3034	Sociolinguistics of French	15	No
MLF3078	Philosophers, Prophets, and Mystics in French Culture	15	No
MLF3080	Les Miserables from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day	15	No
MLF3006	The Invention of Modern Love	15	No
MLF3046	Dialectology in France	15	No
MLF3075	First-Person Outsiders in Modern French Literature	15	No
MLF3081	Sexual Politics: Gender Dynamics in Early Modern France	15	No
MLF3073	Proust's a la Recherche du Temps Perdu	15	No
MLX SF BA German opt 2021-2 [See note i above]
MLG3037	Coping with Catastrophe: German Culture, Literature and Politics in the Interwar Years	15	No
MLG3036	Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria	15	No
MLG3040	Sex, Sciences and the Arts	15	No
MLX SF BA Italian opt 2021-2 [See note i above]
AHV3002	Understanding Space in Renaissance Italy	15	No
MLI3199	Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend	15	No
MLI3028	Italian Varieties and Dialects	15	No
MLX SF BA Chinese opt 2021-2 [See note i above]
MLM3009	China through the Lens: Cultural Translation and Self-Presentation	15	No
MLM3011	China and the Third World: Foreign Relations and Nation Building in China in the Cold War Era	15	No
MLX SF BA Portuguese opt 2021-2 [See note i above]
MLP3007	Portuguese Literature	15	No
MLP3008	The Postcolonial in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa	15	No
MLX SF BA Russian opt 2021-2 [See note i above]
MLR3027	The Making of Underground Russia, 1825-1917	15	No
MLR3026	The Deceptive City: The Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature	15	No
MLX SF BA Spanish opt 2021-2 [See note i above]
MLS3037	Women and Feminism in 20th Century Spain	15	No
MLS3112	Spanish Modernists: Narratives of Identity, Gender and Nation	15	No
MLS3057	Cross Currents: Memory, Myth and Modernity in Latin America	15	No
MLS3068	Staging Conflicts: Spanish Romantic Drama	15	No
MLS3069	Mediated Lives: Intermedial Fiction from Latin America	15	No
MLX SF BA ML opt 2021-2 [See note i above]
SML3041	Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures	15	No
SML3009	Intercultural Communication in a Global World	15	No
SML3013	Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind	15	No
SML3040	Women in Translation: Gender and Publishing in the 21st Century	15	No
SML3015	Dissertation	15	No
SML3030	Extended Dissertation	30	No
HUM3002	Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature	15	No
HUM3015	The Place of Meaning: Gardens in Britain and China	15	No
SML3031	Advanced Translation Skills	15	No
SML3042	Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration	15	No
SML3043	Migration and Multilingualism	15	No
SML3050	Music, Poetry, and Society at the Late Medieval French Court	15	No

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
1. Demonstrate a high level of accuracy and fluency in the production and comprehension of the chosen language, both orally and in writing. 2. Communicate effectively and appropriately with native and other competent speakers of the chosen language, both orally and in writing. 3. Demonstrate understanding of and ability to analyse the structures and registers of the chosen language. 4. Show detailed knowledge of chosen aspects of the history and cultures of the relevant country/countries, and ability to evaluate them critically, using appropriate methodologies. 5. Analyse and interpret texts in the chosen language (including non-literary texts and other media, e.g. film) in relation to their cultural, historical and generic contexts, and articulate his/her understanding orally and in writing. 6. 4-year programme only: Show ability to use the target language to undertake and present the results of an extended project, while living and working in the target-language environment. 7. Show familiarity with philosophical ideas about the nature of society and the social sciences. 8. Reflect upon the conditions of human social life. 9. Show familiarity with the history of modern philosophy 10. Demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophies of mind and nature 11. Analyse concepts in ethics 12. Analyse and criticise substantial works by important historical and contemporary moral and political philosophers 13. Engage in logical and conceptual analysis and abstract reasoning 14. Apply a reflective and sophisticated analytic understanding to a range of complex issues and subject matters.	1-3: Core language modules at Stage 1 include an introduction to language-learning strategies, with subsequent stages requiring you to make systematic use of the self-access material available in the library, in the Language Centre, and via web-based resources. Language modules at each stage use authentic materials in the chosen language/s, both written (texts in a variety of styles and registers) and spoken (oral classes with native speakers, together with use of TV and the electronic media). These forms of target-language material are used in a variety of ways, including reading or listening comprehension, translation, and production of related material in the chosen language/s through exercises such as summarising, essay-writing and oral presentations. Instruction is reinforced by regular formative assessment. Formal grammar is usually taught, both in seminars and through guided study of a textbook, at a level appropriate to each stage of the programmes and to level of achievement at the outset of the programme. 4 & 5: The level 1 cultural modules give students a foundation knowledge on which to base their choice of options at higher levels, enabling them to explore and develop their interest in particular areas of their chosen language discipline. Knowledge of the relevant aspects of culture is acquired through lectures and seminars, guided reading of primary and secondary texts (including literature, film, visual culture and linguistics), and directed independent study. Students learn to use the critical methodologies appropriate to the options chosen (literary criticism, linguistic or philological study, political or social history, film studies, etc) through writing exams and essays and preparing seminar presentations, following initial guidance from lecturers, and through feedback on work submitted. 6 is developed through the year abroad. In explicit terms, skills 7-8 are developed through lectures, seminars and essay work on Social Philosophy; 9-10 through similar methods and strategies on Knowledge and Reality, Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Nature; 11-12 through similar methods on Ethics, and 13 through practical exercises on Evidence and Argument. However, depending on the student's chosen portfolio of modules, they will be developed, further in the modules chosen at level 3. 14 is developed especially through the optional modules taken at level 3.	1 and 2 are assessed explicitly, and 3 implicitly, by coursework marked throughout the year at stage 1, and by end-of-year written and oral exams at stages 2 and 4. 4 and 5 are assessed by a combination of essays written during the module and end-of-year written examinations. 6 is assessed through the year abroad. The assessment of skills 7-14 is made through a combination of course essays, oral presentations, examinations; also, where appropriate, Research Methods Project or dissertation.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...

...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):

...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:

1. Demonstrate a high level of accuracy and fluency in the production and comprehension of the chosen language, both orally and in writing.
2. Communicate effectively and appropriately with native and other competent speakers of the chosen language, both orally and in writing.
3. Demonstrate understanding of and ability to analyse the structures and registers of the chosen language.
4. Show detailed knowledge of chosen aspects of the history and cultures of the relevant country/countries, and ability to evaluate them critically, using appropriate methodologies.
5. Analyse and interpret texts in the chosen language (including non-literary texts and other media, e.g. film) in relation to their cultural, historical and generic contexts, and articulate his/her understanding orally and in writing.
6. 4-year programme only: Show ability to use the target language to undertake and present the results of an extended project, while living and working in the target-language environment.
7. Show familiarity with philosophical ideas about the nature of society and the social sciences.
8. Reflect upon the conditions of human social life.
9. Show familiarity with the history of modern philosophy
10. Demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophies of mind and nature
11. Analyse concepts in ethics
12. Analyse and criticise substantial works by important historical and contemporary moral and political philosophers
13. Engage in logical and conceptual analysis and abstract reasoning
14. Apply a reflective and sophisticated analytic understanding to a range of complex issues and subject matters.

1-3:
Core language modules at Stage 1 include an introduction to language-learning strategies, with subsequent stages requiring you to make systematic use of the self-access material available in the library, in the Language Centre, and via web-based resources. Language modules at each stage use authentic materials in the chosen language/s, both written (texts in a variety of styles and registers) and spoken (oral classes with native speakers, together with use of TV and the electronic media). These forms of target-language material are used in a variety of ways, including reading or listening comprehension, translation, and production of related material in the chosen language/s through exercises such as summarising, essay-writing and oral presentations. Instruction is reinforced by regular formative assessment. Formal grammar is usually taught, both in seminars and through guided study of a textbook, at a level appropriate to each stage of the programmes and to level of achievement at the outset of the programme.

4 & 5: The level 1 cultural modules give students a foundation knowledge on which to base their choice of options at higher levels, enabling them to explore and develop their interest in particular areas of their chosen language discipline. Knowledge of the relevant aspects of culture is acquired through lectures and seminars, guided reading of primary and secondary texts (including literature, film, visual culture and linguistics), and directed independent study. Students learn to use the critical methodologies appropriate to the options chosen (literary criticism, linguistic or philological study, political or social history, film studies, etc) through writing exams and essays and preparing seminar presentations, following initial guidance from lecturers, and through feedback on work submitted.

6 is developed through the year abroad.
In explicit terms, skills 7-8 are developed through lectures, seminars and essay work on Social Philosophy; 9-10 through similar methods and strategies on Knowledge and Reality, Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Nature; 11-12 through similar methods on Ethics, and 13 through practical exercises on Evidence and Argument. However, depending on the student's chosen portfolio of modules, they will be developed, further in the modules chosen at level 3. 14 is developed especially through the optional modules taken at level 3.

1 and 2 are assessed explicitly, and 3 implicitly, by coursework marked throughout the year at stage 1, and by end-of-year written and oral exams at stages 2 and 4.

4 and 5 are assessed by a combination of essays written during the module and end-of-year written examinations.

6 is assessed through the year abroad.
The assessment of skills 7-14 is made through a combination of course essays, oral presentations, examinations; also, where appropriate, Research Methods Project or dissertation.

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
15. Demonstrate understanding of the linguistic principles required to assimilate and analyse the structure of a foreign language. 16. Examine critically any form of discourse arising from the close reading and analysis of texts. 17. Show understanding of the variety of approaches to research in the field of languages and related studies, and of the reasons why such approaches may change. 18. Demonstrate receptiveness to foreign cultures and ability to see the relativity of ones own cultural perspective. 19. 4-year programme only: Show ability to plan and manage his/her own language learning through an extended period of independent study. 20. Understand and demonstrate the different uses of qualitative and quantitative data, and evaluate their relative advantages and disadvantages 21. Show awareness of the basic philosophical questions arising from academic research. 22. Think and write broadly about large themes. 23. Develop and deploy argument, grounded in theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence 24. Identify problems of reliability and bias in, and more generally evaluate, empirical evidence 25. Identify problems of reliability and bias in, and more generally evaluate, empirical evidence 26. Deploy complex terminology in a comprehensible manner	15 is developed through the core language modules throughout the programme, in students' language work and in feedback from lecturers (in the form of both written comments and explanation in subsequent classes). 16-18 are developed through lectures and seminars in optional modules, with progression from a relatively high level of input from lecturers at stage 1, to greater student autonomy at later stages. Modules at stages 3 and 4 (and to a limited extent also at stage 2) are normally related to the research specialism of the staff teaching the module, giving students an insight into relevant research issues. 19 is implicit in all study of the language and cultures of another country, and all modules challenge students to reflect critically on their receptiveness to foreign cultures. Skills 20-26 are developed throughout the Philosophy degree programme by lectures and seminars, written work and oral work (both oral presentations and class discussion). A more sophisticated use of these skills is developed in the second and third stages; in the third stage, independent use of these skills is developed through the dissertation and level 3 optional modules selected by the student.	15 is assessed by the strategies described for the core language modules under A above. 16-18 are assessed by course essays and end-of year examinations, also as described under A above. Skills 17-26 are assessed though course essays, assessed oral presentations and examinations at stages 1-2 and through the dissertation.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...

...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):

...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:

15. Demonstrate understanding of the linguistic principles required to assimilate and analyse the structure of a foreign language.
16. Examine critically any form of discourse arising from the close reading and analysis of texts.
17. Show understanding of the variety of approaches to research in the field of languages and related studies, and of the reasons why such approaches may change.
18. Demonstrate receptiveness to foreign cultures and ability to see the relativity of ones own cultural perspective.
19. 4-year programme only: Show ability to plan and manage his/her own language learning through an extended period of independent study.
20. Understand and demonstrate the different uses of qualitative and quantitative data, and evaluate their relative advantages and disadvantages
21. Show awareness of the basic philosophical questions arising from academic research.
22. Think and write broadly about large themes.
23. Develop and deploy argument, grounded in theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence
24. Identify problems of reliability and bias in, and more generally evaluate, empirical evidence
25. Identify problems of reliability and bias in, and more generally evaluate, empirical evidence
26. Deploy complex terminology in a comprehensible manner

15 is developed through the core language modules throughout the programme, in students' language work and in feedback from lecturers (in the form of both written comments and explanation in subsequent classes).

16-18 are developed through lectures and seminars in optional modules, with progression from a relatively high level of input from lecturers at stage 1, to greater student autonomy at later stages. Modules at stages 3 and 4 (and to a limited extent also at stage 2) are normally related to the research specialism of the staff teaching the module, giving students an insight
into relevant research issues.

19 is implicit in all study of the language and cultures of another country, and all modules challenge students to reflect critically on their receptiveness to foreign cultures.

Skills 20-26 are developed throughout the Philosophy degree programme by lectures and seminars, written work and oral work (both oral presentations and class discussion). A more sophisticated use of these skills is developed in the second and third stages; in the third stage, independent use of these skills is developed through the dissertation and level 3 optional modules selected by the student.

15 is assessed by the strategies described for the core language modules under A above.
16-18 are assessed by course essays and end-of year examinations, also as described under A above.
Skills 17-26 are assessed though course essays, assessed oral presentations and examinations at stages 1-2 and through the dissertation.

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
27. Select, organise and analyse material for written work and oral presentations of different prescribed lengths. 28. Present an argument orally in a clear, organized and effective manner 29. Present an argument in a written form in a clear and organized manner, with appropriate use of correct English 30. Formulate and express ideas at different levels of abstraction 31. Undertake group work, including the presentation and discussion of challenging material in groups 32. Work creatively, flexibly and adaptably with others, both peers and academic staff 33. Demonstrate autonomy, manifested in self-direction and intellectual initiative, both in learning and study and in the management of time 34. Evaluate and reflect on your own work 35. Write and think under pressure and to meet deadlines 36. Plan the execution of demanding work based on individual research over a long time 37. 4-year programme only: Show ability to adapt to the working practices of a foreign country. 38. 4-year programme only: Show ability to adapt to the working practices of a foreign country.	27, 28, 30 and 31 are developed through the preparation and delivery of oral presentations in most modules at all levels in both sides of the programme, and through the oral discussion of challenging material in all modules in the programme. 32 is also developed through meetings with personal tutors, one-to-one tutorials giving feedback on written work and through discussion in seminars. 27, 29, 30, 33, and 35 are developed through written assignments (essays) and examinations in most modules at all levels. In Modern Languages, a standard essay feedback sheet provides for evaluation and comment on 27, 29 and 30, along with other aspects of the essay. 33-34 form essential parts of the successful completion of the programme but are encouraged especially through preparation for written and oral assignments and seminars. On the 4-year programme these skills are also the focus of the year-abroad modules; students on the 3-year programme are advised by the Programme Director on the most appropriate way of developing their independent learning skills. 36 is developed through the dissertation. 37 is developed through the requirement, in the core language modules at stages 1 and 2, for students to use specially created web sites; these are also used for a significant number of optional modules in Modern Languages.	27 and 28: In Philosophy, oral contribution to seminars and presentations are assessed formatively. 27, 29, 30, 33 and 35 are assessed through examinations and/or written work at all levels and in all modules. 31 Group presentations are assessed in some optional modules; in those where team-working skills are not explicitly assessed, these skills nonetheless contribute to the successful outcome of oral and written presentations. Skill 36 is assessed by the dissertation. Skill 37 is developed through the successive stages of the year abroad, from preliminary briefing and induction, through submission of an interim report or essay plan, to completion of the essay and oral presentation, or alternatively by taking modules at a university in the host country and accredited under ECTS. They are assessed by means of the essay and supporting documentation, and the oral presentation, or through the assessment provided at the host institution for students taking credits under ECTS.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...

...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):

...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:

27. Select, organise and analyse material for written work and oral presentations of different prescribed lengths.
28. Present an argument orally in a clear, organized and effective manner
29. Present an argument in a written form in a clear and organized manner, with appropriate use of correct English
30. Formulate and express ideas at different levels of abstraction
31. Undertake group work, including the presentation and discussion of challenging material in groups
32. Work creatively, flexibly and adaptably with others, both peers and academic staff
33. Demonstrate autonomy, manifested in self-direction and intellectual initiative, both in learning and study and in the management of time
34. Evaluate and reflect on your own work
35. Write and think under pressure and to meet deadlines
36. Plan the execution of demanding work based on individual research over a long time
37. 4-year programme only: Show ability to adapt to the working practices of a foreign country.
38. 4-year programme only: Show ability to adapt to the working practices of a foreign country.

27, 28, 30 and 31 are developed through the preparation and delivery of oral presentations in most modules at all levels in both sides of the programme, and through the oral discussion of challenging material in all modules in the programme.
32 is also developed through meetings with personal tutors, one-to-one tutorials giving feedback on written work and through discussion in seminars.
27, 29, 30, 33, and 35 are developed through written assignments (essays) and examinations in most modules at all levels. In Modern Languages, a standard essay feedback sheet provides for evaluation and comment on 27, 29 and 30, along with other aspects of the essay.
33-34 form essential parts of the successful completion of the programme but are encouraged especially through preparation for written and oral assignments and seminars. On the 4-year programme these skills are also the focus of the year-abroad modules; students on the 3-year programme are advised by the Programme Director on the most appropriate way of developing their independent learning skills.
36 is developed through the dissertation.
37 is developed through the requirement, in the core language modules at stages 1 and 2, for students to use specially created web sites; these are also used for a significant number of optional modules in Modern Languages.

27 and 28: In Philosophy, oral contribution to seminars and presentations are assessed formatively.

27, 29, 30, 33 and 35 are assessed through examinations and/or written work at all levels and in all modules.

31 Group presentations are assessed in some optional modules; in those where team-working skills are not explicitly assessed, these skills nonetheless contribute to the successful outcome of oral and written presentations.

Skill 36 is assessed by the dissertation.

Skill 37 is developed through the successive stages of the year abroad, from preliminary briefing and induction, through submission of an interim report or essay plan, to completion of the essay and oral presentation, or alternatively by taking modules at a university in the host country and accredited under ECTS. They are assessed by means of the essay and supporting documentation, and the oral presentation, or through the assessment provided at the host institution for students taking credits under ECTS.

7. Programme Regulations

Programme-specific Progression Rules

To progress to Stage 4 of the BA Philosophy and Modern Languages you must pass one of the non-condonable Study or Work Abroad modules, SML3010, SML3020, or SML3025. If you fail one of these modules you will be transferred to the 4-year BA Philosophy and Global Cultural Studies programme. The BA Philosophy and Global Cultural Studies programme is only available as an exit route from the BA Philosophy and Modern Languages following failure in stage 3. If you are transferred to the BA Philosophy and Global Cultural Studies, your degree classification will be calculated from the credit-weighted average marks for stages 2 and 4 combined in the ratio 1:2 respectively.

Programme-specific Award Rules

You will enter initially to study the BA (Hons) Philosophy and Modern Languages, but your final degree title will reflect the language you have studied.

Classification

Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

All students within Philosophy and Modern Languages have a personal tutor for their entire programme of study and who is available at advertised ‘office hours’. There are induction sessions to orientate you at the start of your programme. A personal tutoring system will operate with regular communication throughout the programme. Academic support will be also be provided by module leaders. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.

10. Admissions Criteria

Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.

Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.

Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.

The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.

(http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/admin/staff/qualityassuranceandmonitoring/tqamanual/fullcontents/)

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

The University and its constituent Colleges review the quality and standard of teaching and learning in all taught programmes against a range of criteria through the procedures outlined in the Teaching Quality Assurance (TQA) Manual Quality Review Framework.

14. Awarding Institution

University of Exeter

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Not applicable to this programme

Partner Institution

Not applicable to this programme.

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

18. Final Award

BA (Hons) Philosophy and Modern Languages

19. UCAS Code

VR04

20. NQF Level of Final Award

6 (Honours)

21. Credit

CATS credits		ECTS credits

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

[Honours] Languages and related studies
[Honours] Philosophy

23. Dates

Origin Date	08/02/2016	Date of last revision	23/07/2021

Programme Specification for the 2021/2 academic year

BA (Hons) Philosophy and Modern Languages

1. Programme Details

2. Description of the Programme

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

Stage 1

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

Stage 2

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

Stage 3

Compulsory Modules

Stage 4

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge

7. Programme Regulations

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

10. Admissions Criteria

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

14. Awarding Institution

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Partner Institution

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

18. Final Award

19. UCAS Code

20. NQF Level of Final Award

21. Credit

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

23. Dates

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge