Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year
BA (Hons) Art History and Visual Culture and Global Cultural Studies (4-year)
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) Art History and Visual Culture and Global Cultural Studies (4-year) | Programme code | UFA4SMLSML46 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Part Time Full Time |
Academic year | 2024/5 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
The BA (Hons) Art History & Visual Culture and Global Cultural Studies (4-year) programme is not available for direct application. It is available as an exit route from the BA Art History & Visual Culture and Modern Languages following failure of one of the non-condonable Study or Work Abroad modules, SML3010, SML3020, or SML3025 at stage 3, or if you no longer want to study a language after completing a year abroad.
Please see the description of BA Art History & Visual Culture and Modern Languages for further details. The difference between the programmes is that on BA Art History & Visual Culture Global Cultural Studies (4 year), stage 3 (the year abroad) is condonable and the stage 4 core language module is optional and condonable.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
Please see the programme specifications for BA Art History & Visual Culture and Modern Languages. As final year language is optional and condonable, you may not reach the same level of proficiency in your language as on BA Art History & Visual Culture and Modern Languages.
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.
Art History & Visual Culture modules https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/modules/?prog=arthistory
Modern Languages Modules https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/modules/?prog=mod-lang
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual 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 Art History & Visual Culture, and 60 credits from Modern Languages and Cultures.
The first two stages of the course follow BA Art History & Visual Culture and Modern Languages.
Stage 1
As per BA Art History & Visual Culture and Modern Languages.
30 credits of compulsory Art History & Visual Culture modules, 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language, 30 credits of optional Art History & Visual Culture modules, and 30 credits of Modern Languages modules.
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
a - select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.
b - select either AHV1005 and AHV1009, or AHV1012, selecting 30 credits in total.
c - select 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.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHV1011 | Questions and Methods in Art History and Visual Culture | 30 | No |
| Modern Languages Stage 1 Compulsory Language Modules [See note a above] | |||
| MLF1001 | French Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLF1052 | French Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLG1001 | German Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLG1052 | German Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLI1001 | Italian Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLI1052 | Italian Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLM1052 | Beginners Chinese | 30 | Yes |
| MLP1052 | Portuguese Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLR1001 | Contemporary Russian Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLR1030 | Russian Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLS1001 | Spanish Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLS1056 | Spanish Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHVC Stage 1 Combined Hons Option Modules 2024-5 [See note b above] | |||
| AHV1006 | Visual Media | 15 | No |
| AHV1008 | Topics in Art History and Visual Culture I | 15 | No |
| MLM1014 | Chinese Art and the Art of Living | 15 | No |
| AHV1012 | Approaches to Art History and Visual Culture | 30 | No |
| AHV1005 | Inside the Museum | 15 | No |
| AHV1009 | Topics in Art History and Visual Culture II | 15 | No |
| MLF1121 | French Visual History | 15 | No |
| Chinese Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note c above] | |||
| MLM1010 | China of the Senses: Approaching Chinese Culture and Environments | 15 | No |
| PHL1010 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| French Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note c above] | |||
| MLF1017 | The Making of Modern France | 15 | No |
| MLF1018 | The Devil is in the Detail: An Introduction to the Short Story in French | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLF1103 | The French Language, Present and Past | 15 | No |
| MLF1121 | French Visual History | 15 | No |
| MLF1105 | An Introduction to French Thought | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| German Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note c above] | |||
| MLG1017 | Turning Points in German History 1200 - 2000 | 15 | No |
| MLG1021 | Outside In: An Introduction to Outcasts and Outsiders in German-language Literature and Film | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLG1014 | A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory | 15 | No |
| MLG1022 | Divided Germany in Film and Visual Culture 1949-1990 | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| Italian Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note c above] | |||
| MLI1016 | Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLI1121 | A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy | 15 | No |
| Portuguese Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note c above] | |||
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLP1002 | Introduction to the Lusophone World | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| Russian Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note c above] | |||
| MLR1023 | Russia: Empire and Identity | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLR1006 | An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling | 15 | No |
| Spanish Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note c above] | |||
| MLS1067 | Ideology in the Hispanic World | 15 | No |
| MLS1068 | An Introduction to the Literature and Film of Spain | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLS1066 | The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture | 15 | No |
| MLS1164 | A Journey of Discovery: Hispanic Global Culture | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
Stage 2
As per BA Art History & Visual Culture and Modern Languages.
30 credits of compulsory Art History & Visual Culture modules, 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language, 60 credits of optional modules (including 30 credits of Art History & Visual Culture modules, and 30 credits of Modern Languages modules).
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
d - select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.
e - select 30 credits from this list of optional Art History & Visual Culture modules; we recommend selecting at least one module from AHV2002 and AHV2007.
f - select 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? |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHV2015 | Art History and Visual Culture Field Study for Blended Learning | 30 | No |
| Modern Languages Stage 2 Compulsory Language Modules [See note d 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? |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHVC Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note e above] | |||
| AHV2012 | Revolutions: Art and Society in France, 1770-1848 | 30 | No |
| AHV2016 | Contemporary Art and Curation | 15 | No |
| AHV2018 | Comics Studies: Histories, Methodologies, Genres | 30 | No |
| AHV2021 | American Photographs | 15 | No |
| AHV2022 | Animals in Nineteenth-Century Art and Visual Culture | 15 | No |
| AHV2023 | Global Impressionisms | 15 | No |
| AHV2208 | Ideal Cities? Urban Cultures of Renaissance Italy | 15 | No |
| AHV2013 | Photography and Evidence | 15 | No |
| AHV2019 | Common Threads: Art, Craft and Activism | 15 | No |
| AHV2020 | Deconstructing the Dutch Golden Age: Nationalism, Exceptionalism and Decline | 15 | No |
| AHV2024 | Renaissances North and South: Italy and the Netherlands | 15 | No |
| MLM2003 | Chinoiserie and Europeenerie: Artistic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe | 15 | No |
| EAS2089 | Creative Industries: Their Past, Our Future | 30 | No |
| AHV2002 | Debates and Contestations in Art History [See note e above] | 15 | No |
| AHV2007 | Contemporary Visual Practices [See note e above] | 15 | No |
| Chinese Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note f above] | |||
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 | No |
| MLM2003 | Chinoiserie and Europeenerie: Artistic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe | 15 | No |
| MLM2008 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| French Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note f above] | |||
| MLF2012 | Evolution of the French Language | 15 | No |
| MLF2069 | East is East? Cross-Cultural Encounters in Medieval French Literature | 15 | No |
| MLF2076 | Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde | 15 | No |
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 | No |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 | No |
| MLF2070 | Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre | 15 | No |
| MLF2029 | Varieties of French | 15 | No |
| MLF2006 | French-language Road Movies: Space, Place and Identity | 15 | No |
| HIH2591 | Philip Augustus and the Making of France, 1180-1223 | 30 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| German Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note f 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 |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| Italian Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note f above] | |||
| MLI2019 | Italian(s) in the World | 15 | No |
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 | No |
| MLI2004 | From Page to Screen: The Italian Female Detective in Literature, Film and Television | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| Portuguese Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note f above] | |||
| SML2004 | Contemporary Latin American Cinema | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| Russian Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note f above] | |||
| MLR2023 | A Russian Carnival of the Animals | 15 | No |
| MLR2026 | The Deceptive City: the Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 | No |
| MLR2021 | Understanding Russia | 15 | No |
| MLR2025 | Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| Spanish Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note f above] | |||
| MLS2044 | How to be a Knight: Political Lessons from 14th-Century Spain | 15 | No |
| MLS2072 | Place and Identity in Contemporary Venezuelan Culture | 15 | No |
| SML2004 | Contemporary Latin American Cinema | 15 | No |
| HIH2145A | Spain from Absolutism to Democracy | 30 | No |
| MLS2045 | Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry | 15 | No |
| MLS2061 | The Latin American Short Story | 15 | No |
| MLS2073 | Literary Non-Fiction in Argentina: When Writing Meets the Real | 15 | No |
| MLS2158 | "What is Love? And Do I Need It?" An Introduction to Spanish Renaissance Love Poetry | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
Stage 3
120 credit compulsory placement module
g - You must take one of these modules.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SML3010 | Work and Study Abroad [See note g above] | 120 | No |
| SML3020 | Study Abroad at a Partner University (with Assessment in the Foreign Language) [See note g above] | 120 | No |
| SML3025 | Internship Abroad Combined with Study at a Partner University Abroad [See note g above] | 120 | No |
Stage 4
Subject to selecting 120 credits in the stage you must:
h - select 30 credits of modules in your chosen language if viable.
i - select 60 credits from this list of optional Art History & Visual Culture modules.
j - EITHER 30 credits of core language module in your chosen language (see h) and 30 credits of optional modules from Modern Languages and Cultures.
OR 60 credits of optional modules from Modern Languages and Cultures, including SML and HUM-coded modules Please note you may only select one dissertation module across the two disciplines.
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Languages Final Stage Compulsory Language Modules [See note h above] | |||
| MLM3111 | Advanced Chinese Language Skills | 30 | No |
| MLF3111 | Advanced French Language Skills | 30 | No |
| MLG3111 | Advanced German Language Skills | 30 | No |
| MLI3111 | Advanced Italian Language Skills | 30 | No |
| MLP3111 | Advanced Portuguese Language Skills | 30 | No |
| MLR3111 | Advanced Russian Language Skills | 30 | No |
| MLS3111 | Advanced Spanish Language Skills | 30 | No |
| Chinese Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note j above] | |||
| HUM3015 | The Place of Meaning: Gardens in Britain and China | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLM3008 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| French Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note j above] | |||
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLF3034 | Sociolinguistics of French | 15 | No |
| MLF3079 | Sex, Subversion and Censorship: Libertine Literature in Seventeenth-Century France | 15 | No |
| MLF3007 | Multilingualism, Audiovisual Translation and Power in Cinema-monde | 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 |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3044 | Migration in World Cinema | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| German Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note j above] | |||
| MLG3040 | Sex, Sciences and the Arts | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3034 | Contemporary French Visual Culture | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLG3036 | Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| Italian Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note j above] | |||
| MLI3199 | Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLI3033 | Multicultural Italy | 15 | No |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| Portuguese Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note j above] | |||
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| SML3044 | Migration in World Cinema | 15 | No |
| SML3014 | Socialist Thought and Practice in Latin America and Africa | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| Russian Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note j above] | |||
| MLR3026 | The Deceptive City: The Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 | No |
| MLR3123 | A Russian Carnival of the Animals | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLR3021 | Women Writers in Twentieth - century Russian Literure | 30 | No |
| MLR3025 | Apocalypse/Utopia: The Russian Roots of Revolution | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| Spanish Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note j above] | |||
| MLS3037 | Women and Feminism in 20th Century Spain | 15 | No |
| MLS3057 | Cross Currents: Memory, Myth and Modernity in Latin America | 15 | No |
| MLS3071 | The Chilean Road to Socialism (1970-1973): What Happened and Why? Elements for a Debate | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLS3072 | Unlawful Sex: Sexualities on Trial in Medieval Spain | 15 | No |
| SML3031 | Advanced Translation Skills | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3014 | Socialist Thought and Practice in Latin America and Africa | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3044 | Migration in World Cinema | 15 | No |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| AHVC Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | |||
| AHV3002 | Understanding Space in Renaissance Italy | 15 | No |
| AHV3007 | Global Modernisms | 15 | No |
| AHV3008 | Performance Art | 15 | No |
| AHV3009 | Paris to the World: Modelling the Modern City | 15 | No |
| AHV3012 | Installation Art | 15 | No |
| AHV3017 | 'Queen City of Europe': Art, Culture and Society in Renaissance Antwerp, c.1500-70 | 15 | No |
| EAF3515 | Something to See: War and Visual Media | 30 | No |
| EAS3245 | The 21st Century Museum | 30 | No |
| EAS3421 | Picturing the Global City: Literature and Visual Culture in the 21st Century | 30 | No |
| EAS3504 | Surrealism and its Legacies | 30 | No |
| HUM3015 | The Place of Meaning: Gardens in Britain and China | 15 | No |
| MLG3036 | Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria | 15 | No |
| AHV3013 | Art, Industry and the Modern, 1840-1900 | 15 | No |
| AHV3019 | Artists' Film and Video | 15 | No |
| AHV3018 | The Body in Art and Disability Studies | 15 | No |
| AHV3020 | Subjectivity and Storytelling: From Decorative Arts to Digital Futures | 15 | No |
| THE3229 | Syriac Christianity: Monks, Monasteries and Mimre | 30 | 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. Identify Art History & Visual Culture and Modern Languages as broad subject disciplines. | ILOs 1-8 are acquired through lectures, seminars, workshops, study groups, tutorials and other learning activities throughout the programme. The degree of specialisation of subject knowledge increases during the programme. Modules at Stage 4 are most closely related to the research specialism of the staff teaching the module. The precise method of teaching varies according to each module. On team-taught modules you will normally engage in both lectures and seminar groups. In smaller options you will normally spend most of your contact time in seminar groups and workshops. 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 Foreign 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 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. | The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, coursework, log-books, web-based assessments, essays, oral and written exams, other written reports/projects, and (if chosen) a dissertation. Essays, exams and presentations are especially significant within the programme because they assess each of the skills, ILOs 1-8. The assessment criteria pay full recognition to the importance of the various skills outlined. |
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: | |
9. Demonstrate understanding of the linguistic principles required to assimilate and analyse the structure of a foreign language. | These skills are developed throughout the programme in all modules, with the emphasis becoming more complex as you move from stage to stage. They are developed through lectures and seminars, written work, and oral work (both in presentation and seminar discussion), and reinforced through the range of modules across all four stages. They will culminate in the substantial and independent research skills demonstrated within the dissertation and special subject modules. | These skills are developed throughout the programme in all modules, with the emphasis becoming more complex as you move from stage to stage. They are developed through lectures and seminars, written work, and oral work (both in presentation and seminar discussion), and reinforced through the range of modules across all four stages. They will culminate in the substantial and independent research skills demonstrated within the dissertation and special subject modules. |
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: | |
16. Apply advanced literacy and communication skills in appropriate contexts including the ability to present sustained and persuasive written and oral arguments. | Personal and key skills are delivered through all modules, and developed in lectures, workshops, study groups, tutorials, work experience and other learning activities throughout the programme. | The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, log-books, web-based assessments, essays, oral and written exams, other written reports/projects, and a dissertation. |
7. Programme Regulations
Your degree classification will be calculated from the credit-weighted average marks for stages 2, 3 and 4 combined in the ratio 2:1:4 respectively.
Your degree title will be ‘BA Art History & Visual Culture and Global Cultural Studies’. If you have passed at least 60 credits of a language, you will get ‘with proficiency in [language]’. If you have passed at least 60 credits of a language at advanced level (MLx1001, MLx2001, MLx3111) you will get ‘with proficiency in advanced [language]’.
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
The marking criteria, which closely reflect the skills outlined in the Programme Outcomes section, and the Department’s expectations with regard to study groups, are available in the Student Handbook, which can be found on ELE.
All students within Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies 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 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.
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
0
18. Final Award
BA (Hons) Art History and Visual Culture and Global Cultural Studies (4-year)
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] History of art, architecture and design
[Honours] Languages and related studies
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 01/10/2015 |
Date of last revision | 23/04/2024 |
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