Programme Specification for the 2025/6 academic year
BA (Hons) Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages | Programme code | UFA3MLXMLX03 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time Part Time |
Academic year | 2025/6 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages at Exeter introduces you to languages, literature, film and art from around the world, from the ancient to the contemporary. You will be taught by world-leading scholars with expertise in literature and culture from Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. You will develop the key intercultural understanding and communication skills necessary to be a global citizen. You will study texts and films in your chosen language and in English translation and develop your translation literacy, understanding the cultural, political, social and economic forces that shape how material travels from one language and context to another. The programme offers a comparative lens on pressing issues such as migration, the environment and gender and sexuality. There is a strong decolonial focus to the course, both in terms of theory and its commitment to considering literature beyond the Western canon.
This programme will prepare you for a range of careers around the world. It includes a compulsory element of either an employability module (e.g. Humanities in the Workplace) or a module preparing you for further study and research.
The Modern Languages side of the programme offers 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 discipline 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 learn about the society in which a particular language is spoken.
As a student on this programme, you will be part of a vibrant research community, home to the Centre for Translating Cultures, the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, the Global China Research Centre, Exeter Centre for Latin America, the Centre for Classical Reception, and many more. You will be studying in a UNESCO City of Literature and benefit from relationships with cultural institutions from the local to the global.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
This programme aims to develop your competence in the subject specific and research skills required in Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages, through extended engagement with literary and cultural primary sources from across the globe, relevant critical material, and both theoretical and historical contexts. You will acquire a thorough grounding in the core methodologies of Comparative Literatures and Cultures, through a programme which engages you imaginatively in the process of understanding and analysing literature, film, and the visual, through study of both broad and detailed focus.
You will train towards a high level of proficiency in your chosen language and in intercultural understanding, with the aim of enabling you to communicate readily in personal and professional arenas. Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages offers detailed subject knowledge, broad coverage and a wide range of choice. Alongside core comparative modules and a core language module, you balance study of the cultures related to your chosen language with modules from across a broad spectrum of global cultures. Your progress and decisions along this journey towards a unique degree programme will be carefully supported and monitored by your academic tutor, with whom you will have regular meetings to monitor your academic progress and degree structure.
In order for you to progress through the levels, you must complete the compulsory language modules successfully. You may choose at any stage to drop a language and change to single honours Comparative Literatures and Cultures.
The programme aims are to:
- Offer a range of options in the literature and cultures of multiple parts of the world, as well as in the language, literature, history and cultures of the parts of the world where your chosen language is spoken. This will enable you, within the boundaries of a coherent degree programme, to develop your own particular interests;
- Provide you with a variety of approaches (both traditional and innovative) to teaching and learning, and a lively and supportive studying environment which stimulates enjoyment and independent study;
- Provide a broad and challenging intellectual education and a foundation of personal and key skills for entering the world of work on graduation, together with a suitable basis for the pursuit of further research;
- Train you to a high level of proficiency in reading, speaking, writing and listening to your chosen language, which will enable you to communicate readily on a personal and professional basis;
- Use the research expertise of staff to promote a stimulating interaction of teaching and research within a flexible modular programme structure;
- Enable you to become a reflective and autonomous independent learner.
Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages, like other programmes offered within the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, encourages 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 heritage management, museums and galleries, 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
The BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages is a 3-year full-time programme of study at Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) level 6 (as confirmed against the FHEQ). The programme may also be taken part-time in up to six years. This programme is divided into 3 stages. Each stage is normally equivalent to an academic year.
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.
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. Details of the modules currently offered may be obtained from the Faculty website:
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/
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.
Stage 1
Stage 1: 60 credits of compulsory modules, 60 credits of optional modules
30 credits of compulsory Comparative Literatures and Cultures modules, 30 credits of compulsory language module.
[Note a] select one compulsory language module for 30 credits.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SML1003 | Comparative Literatures and Cultures: Theories and Approaches | 15 | No |
| SML1004 | Reading Comparatively | 15 | No |
| Modern Languages Stage 1 Compulsory Language Modules Please 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
Please select 30 credits of optional modules related to your chosen language, and 30 credits of Comparative Literatures and Cultures options. Your chosen CLC options should not be related to your chosen language.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative Literature and Cultures Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 | |||
| CLA1006 | Greek and Roman Drama | 30 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLF1018 | The Devil is in the Detail: An Introduction to the Short Story in French | 15 | No |
| MLM1014 | Chinese Art and the Art of Living | 15 | No |
| MLP1002 | Introduction to the Lusophone World | 15 | No |
| MLS1064 | An Introduction to the Hispanic World: Texts in Context | 15 | No |
| HAS1002 | Introduction to Black British Studies | 15 | No |
| THE1101 | The Bible: Past and Present | 15 | No |
| SML1002 | Constructing Nature: Stories we Live By | 15 | No |
| MLG1014 | A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory | 15 | No |
| MLI1016 | Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy | 15 | No |
| MLR1006 | An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling | 15 | No |
| MLS1164 | A Journey of Discovery: Hispanic Global Culture | 15 | No |
| AHV1005 | Inside the Museum | 15 | No |
| ARA1021 | Introduction to Persian History and Culture | 15 | No |
| EAS1037 | The Novel | 15 | No |
| EAS1041 | Rethinking Shakespeare | 15 | No |
| French Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 | |||
| 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 |
| MLF1105 | An Introduction to French Thought | 15 | No |
| MLF1121 | French Visual History | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| German Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 | |||
| MLG1020 | Made in Germany: the History and Culture of a Global Brand | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLG1014 | A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| Italian Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 | |||
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLI1016 | Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy | 15 | No |
| MLI1121 | A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| Chinese Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 | |||
| PHL1010 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | 15 | No |
| MLM1014 | Chinese Art and the Art of Living | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| Portuguese Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 | |||
| MLP1002 | Introduction to the Lusophone World | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| Russian Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 | |||
| MLR1006 | An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLR1023 | Russia: Empire and Identity | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| Spanish Stage 1 Option Modules 2025-6 | |||
| MLS1064 | An Introduction to the Hispanic World: Texts in Context | 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 |
Stage 2
Stage 2: 60 credits of compulsory modules, 60 credits of optional modules
Alongside the compulsory SML2001 Migrating Texts, students should choose at least one of HUM2001 or SML2003.
Note b - select one compulsory 30-credit language module
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SML2001 | Migrating Texts: Classical Reception, Adaptation, Translation | 15 | No |
| HAS2010 | Work Experience: Building Skills and Unlocking Opportunities | 15 | No |
| SML2003 | Research Skills in Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| Modern Languages Stage 2 Compulsory Language Modules Please see Note b 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
Optional modules are subject to change each year based on staff availability. Please select 30 credits of optional modules related to your chosen language, and 30 credits of Comparative Literatures and Cultures options. Your chosen CLC options should not be related to your chosen language.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative Literature and Cultures Stage 2 Option Modules 2025-6 | |||
| CLA2006 | Greek and Roman Drama | 30 | No |
| SML2004 | Contemporary Latin American Cinema | 15 | No |
| MLF2005 | Classical myth in French and francophone cinema | 15 | No |
| MLG2003 | Youth and Age: Generations in German Fiction and Film | 15 | No |
| MLI2004 | From Page to Screen: The Italian Female Detective in Literature, Film and Television | 15 | No |
| MLR2026 | The Deceptive City: the Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 | No |
| AHV2023 | Global Impressionisms | 15 | No |
| EAS2103 | Modernism and Modernity: Literature 1900-1960 | 30 | No |
| SML2003 | Research Skills in Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| SML2247 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 | No |
| MLM2008 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 15 | No |
| MLM2003 | Chinoiserie and Europeenerie: Artistic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe | 15 | No |
| MLR2025 | Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment | 15 | No |
| EAS2113 | Culture, Crisis and Ecology in a Postcolonial World | 30 | No |
| CLC Op French Stage 2 2025-6 | |||
| MLF2006 | French-language Road Movies: Space, Place and Identity | 15 | No |
| MLF2012 | Evolution of the French Language | 15 | No |
| MLF2029 | Varieties of French | 15 | No |
| MLF2069 | East is East? Cross-Cultural Encounters in Medieval French Literature | 15 | No |
| MLF2070 | Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre | 15 | No |
| MLF2076 | Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde | 15 | No |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 | No |
| HIH2591 | Philip Augustus and the Making of France, 1180-1223 | 30 | No |
| CLC Op German Stage 2 2025-6 | |||
| 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 |
| CLC Op Italian Stage 2 2025-6 | |||
| AHV2208 | Ideal Cities? Urban Cultures of Renaissance Italy | 15 | No |
| MLI2004 | From Page to Screen: The Italian Female Detective in Literature, Film and Television | 15 | No |
| MLI2019 | Italian(s) in the World | 15 | No |
| CLC Op Chinese Stage 2 2025-6 | |||
| MLM2008 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 15 | No |
| CLC Op Russian Stage 2 2025-6 | |||
| MLR2021 | Understanding Russia | 15 | No |
| MLR2023 | A Russian Carnival of the Animals | 15 | No |
| MLR2025 | Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment | 15 | No |
| MLR2026 | The Deceptive City: the Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 | No |
| CLC Op Spanish Stage 2 2025-6 | |||
| MLS2044 | How to be a Knight: Political Lessons from 14th-Century Spain | 15 | No |
| MLS2045 | Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry | 15 | No |
| MLS2061 | The Latin American Short Story | 15 | No |
| MLS2072 | Place and Identity in Contemporary Venezuelan Culture | 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 |
| HIH2145A | Spain from Absolutism to Democracy | 30 | No |
Stage 3
Stage 3: 30 credits of compulsory Dissertation, 30 credits of compulsory language
Note C - You must select 30 credits in your chosen language modules, 60 credits of optional modules
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| Modern Languages Final Stage Compulsory Language Modules Please see Note C above | |||
| MLM3111 | Advanced Chinese Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLF3111 | Advanced French Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLG3111 | Advanced German Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLI3111 | Advanced Italian 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? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative Literature and Cultures Final Stage Option Modules 2025-6 | |||
| CLA3265 | Art and Visual Culture in the Roman World | 15 | No |
| EAS3194 | Resource Fictions: Oil, Water and Conflict in the World-System | 30 | No |
| EAS3195 | Acts of Writing: From Decolonisation to Globalisation | 30 | No |
| EAS3421 | Picturing the Global City: Literature and Visual Culture in the 21st Century | 30 | No |
| HAS3006 | The Legend of King Arthur | 30 | No |
| MLG3037 | Coping with Catastrophe: German Culture, Literature and Politics in the Interwar Years | 15 | No |
| MLM3009 | China through the Lens: Cultural Translation and Self-Presentation | 15 | No |
| MLR3026 | The Deceptive City: The Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3052 | The Place of Meaning: Gardens in Europe and Asia | 15 | No |
| AHV3007 | Global Modernisms | 15 | No |
| ARA3197 | The Arabian Nights: Perception and Reception | 15 | No |
| CLA3275 | Women Writing Classics | 15 | No |
| MLG3036 | Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria | 15 | No |
| MLM3008 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 15 | No |
| MLR3125 | Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment | 15 | No |
| SML3040 | Women in Translation: Gender and Publishing in the 21st Century | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| SML3044 | Migration in World Cinema | 15 | No |
| CLC Op Final Stage French 2025-26 | |||
| MLF3007 | Multilingualism, Audiovisual Translation and Power in Cinema-monde | 15 | No |
| MLF3034 | Sociolinguistics of French | 15 | No |
| MLF3075 | First-Person Outsiders in Modern French Literature | 15 | No |
| MLF3079 | Sex, Subversion and Censorship: Libertine Literature in Seventeenth-Century France | 15 | No |
| MLF3080 | Les Miserables from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day | 15 | No |
| CLC Op Final Stage German 2025-26 | |||
| MLG3036 | Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria | 15 | No |
| MLG3040 | Sex, Sciences and the Arts | 15 | No |
| CLC Op Final Stage Chinese 2025-26 | |||
| MLM3008 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 15 | No |
| CLC Op Final Stage Italian 2025-26 | |||
| MLI3033 | Multicultural Italy | 15 | No |
| MLI3199 | Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend | 15 | No |
| CLC Op Final Stage Portuguese 2025-26 | |||
| SML3014 | Socialist Thought and Practice in Latin America and Africa | 15 | No |
| MLP3005 | Changing voices: tracing the development of Portuguese over time | 15 | No |
| CLC Op Final Stage Russian 2025-26 | |||
| MLR3121 | Understanding Russia | 15 | No |
| MLR3123 | A Russian Carnival of the Animals | 15 | No |
| MLR3125 | Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment | 15 | No |
| MLR3026 | The Deceptive City: The Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 | No |
| CLC Op Final Stage Spanish 2025-26 | |||
| 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 |
| MLS3072 | Unlawful Sex: Sexualities on Trial in Medieval Spain | 15 | No |
| SML3014 | Socialist Thought and Practice in Latin America and Africa | 15 | No |
| SML3031 | Advanced Translation Skills | 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. Identify and evaluate the variety of approaches taken within the study of comparative literatures and cultures. | ILOs 1-7: The core modules give you a foundation knowledge on which to base your choice of options at higher levels, enabling you to develop skills in comparison and to explore your interest in particular literatures and cultures. Knowledge of the relevant aspects of literatures and cultures is acquired through lectures and seminars, guided reading of primary and secondary texts (including those in non-printed media, e.g. film and visual art), and directed independent study. You learn to use the critical methodologies appropriate to the options chosen (literary criticism, film studies, etc) through writing essays, preparing seminar presentations and other forms of assessment, following initial guidance from lecturers, and through feedback on work submitted. 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, 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 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. | ILOs 1-4 are assessed by a combination of presentations, essays, portfolios, creative pieces and other tasks during the modules (collectively described as coursework). Some optional modules may also involve written examinations. ILOs 5-7 are assessed by coursework and written and oral exams. 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: | |
8. Critically examine forms of discourse through close reading of written, visual and audio-visual texts. | ILOs 8-12 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 2 and 3 (NQF level 5 and 6) are related to the research specialisms of the staff teaching the module, giving you an insight into relevant research issues. ILO 11 is implicit in all study of the cultures of another country, and all modules challenge you to reflect critically on your receptiveness to foreign cultures. | ILOs 8-12 are assessed primarily by coursework and potentially some examinations, as described under A above. |
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: | |
13. Identify and analyse problems and appropriate strategies for resolving them. | ILOs 13 and 17 are essential elements in all academic study, and are developed by teaching strategies which require progressively more initiative from you as you progress through the programme, at each stage building on the skills which you have acquired at earlier stages. Typically, stage 1 (RQF level 4) modules are largely lecture-based while those at the final stage are based predominantly on seminar-style teaching. ILO 18 is similarly developed throughout the programme. ILOs 14 and 19, communication and interpersonal skills, are developed in seminars, in both giving and responding to presentations. Skills of written communication are developed in essays and other exercises such as book reviews and the dissertation. ILOs 15-16 and 20 are organisational skills which are developed through the experience of preparing essays, presentations and other coursework. Feedback on assessments provides evaluation and comment on these skills, along with other aspects of the work. ILO 21 is developed through word-processing essays, using websites for research and completing forms of coursework such as blog posts or podcasts. Guidance on responsible use of the internet is given in the Undergraduate Student Handbook and is reinforced in feedback given on essays. | ILOs 13 and 17 are skills which underpin successful performance in virtually all academic assessments, whether written or oral. ILO 14, 15 and 20 are assessed by oral presentations, written exams, essays and other forms of coursework. ILO 16 is assessed by the requirement to meet deadlines and observe word lengths or time limits in submitting work for assessment, with penalties if these are not met. ILO 18 is assessed though the increasingly independent coursework undertaken by you as you progress through the programme. ILO 19 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. ILO 21 is reflected in the marks awarded for presentation in coursework and the dissertation |
7. Programme Regulations
Programme-specific Award Rules
You will enter initially to study the BA (Hons) Comparative Literatures and Cultures 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
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) Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Modern Languages
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
|---|
22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
23. Dates
| Origin Date | Date of last revision |
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