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Programme Requirements for 2023/24 Session


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B.A. Modern Languages and History of Art Full-time

Year: 1
2023/24 Session

One language with History of Art 1: LIST Students must take a minimum of 40 credits in History of Art and 40 credits in one modern foreign language. 1: LIST Two languages with History of Art 1: LIST If students opt to study two modern foreign languages they will be required to study 40 credits in each language. 1: LIST Beginners French can only be taken to a maximum of 80 credits if combined with 20 credits of Modern Languages departmental modules.

History of Art

Students taking 40 credits in History of Art must take:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Debates and Methods in the History of Art 10 25149 20 Semester 2
LC Historical Concepts in the History of Art 10 25340 20 Semester 1

Students taking 60 credits in History of Art must take:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Writing Art's Histories I 10 38735 10 Semester 1
LC Writing Art's Histories II 10 38736 10 Semester 2
LC Debates and Methods in the History of Art 10 25149 20 Semester 2
LC Historical Concepts in the History of Art 10 25340 20 Semester 1

Students taking 80 credits in History of Art must take:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Object + Medium 1: Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Sculptures 10 27106 20 Semester 2
LC Object and Medium 2: Photography, Film, Performance and Installation 10 27109 20 Semester 1
LC Debates and Methods in the History of Art 10 25149 20 Semester 2
LC Historical Concepts in the History of Art 10 25340 20 Semester 1

Modern Languages The following core language modules - 40 credits for Advanced and 40 credits for beginners are compulsory at Stage I.

French (choose either Beginners or Advanced modules):

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC French Core I - Advanced: French Cultures and Identities 09 29742 20 Semester 1
LC French Core I - Beginners: French Cultures and Identities 09 29753 20 Semester 1
LC French Core II - Advanced: French Cultures and Identities 09 29743 20 Semester 2
LC French Core II - Beginners: French Cultures and Identities 09 29754 20 Semester 2

Italian (choose either Beginners or Advanced modules):

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Italian Core I - Advanced: Icons of Italy 09 29746 20 Semester 1
LC Italian Core I - Beginners: Icons of Italy 09 29757 20 Semester 1
LC Italian Core II - Advanced: Icons of Italy 09 29747 20 Semester 2
LC Italian Core II - Beginners: Icons of Italy 09 29758 20 Semester 2

Russian (choose either Beginners or Advanced modules):

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Russian Core I - Advanced: Beyond the Basics. Russian Language in Context 09 29748 20 Semester 1
LC Russian Core I - Beginners: Cracking the Code: Russian Language, Russian Life 09 29761 20 Semester 1
LC Russian Core II - Advanced: Beyond the Basics. Russian Language in Context 09 29749 20 Semester 2
LC Russian Core II - Beginners: Cracking the Code: Russian Language, Russian Life 09 29762 20 Semester 2

Spanish (choose either Beginners or Advanced modules):

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Spanish Core I - Advanced: Hispanic Cultures in Global Contexts 09 29750 20 Semester 1
LC Spanish Core I - Beginners: Hispanic Cultures in Global Contexts 09 29763 20 Semester 1
LC Spanish Core II - Advanced: Hispanic Cultures in Global Contexts 09 29751 20 Semester 2
LC Spanish Core II - Beginners: Hispanic Cultures in Global Contexts 09 29764 20 Semester 2

Optional Modules 4: OPTION Students taking one language with History of Art 4: OPTION Students taking 40 credits in language A: [Advanced French, Italian, Russian, Spanish or Beginners French, Italian, Russian, Spanish] You do not take any optional modules. 4: OPTION And 80 credits in History of Art: You must take the compulsory modules LC Historical Concepts, LC Writing Arts Histories I and LC Object + Medium 1 in Semester 1 and LC Debates and Methods, LC Writing Arts Histories II and LC Object + Medium 2 in Semester 2. 4: OPTION OR 4: OPTION Students taking 60 credits in language A: [Advanced French, Italian, Russian, Spanish or Beginners French, Italian, Russian, Spanish] Choose one optional module in language A (includes departmental options) 4: OPTION And 60 credits in History of Art: You must take the compulsory modules LC Historical Concepts and LC Writing Arts Histories I in Semester 1 and LC Debates and Methods and LC Writing Arts Histories II in Semester 2. 4: OPTION OR 4: OPTION Students taking 80 credits in language A: [Advanced French, Italian, Russian, Spanish or Beginners French, Italian, Russian, Spanish] Choose two optional modules in language A (includes departmental options) 4: OPTION And 40 credits in History of Art: You must take the compulsory modules LC Historical Concepts in Semester 1 and LC Debates and Methods in Semester 2. 4: OPTION Students taking two languages with History of Art 4: OPTION Students taking 40 credits in language A: [Advanced French, Italian, Russian, Spanish or Beginners French, Italian, Russian, Spanish] You do not choose any optional modules. 4: OPTION Students taking 40 credits in language B: [Advanced French, Italian, Russian, Spanish or Beginners French, Italian, Russian, Spanish] You do not choose any optional modules. 4: OPTION And 40 credits in History of Art: You must take the compulsory modules LC Historical Concepts in Semester 1 and LC Debates and Methods in Semester 2. 4: OPTION In addition to the core modules listed above, students choose additional Level C modules provided annually by the School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music up to the relevant credit value for their respective route, to a combined total of 120 credits. Depending on the number of credits students opt to take in each subject, optional module choices may be restricted. Availability of particular modules varies from year to year and is subject to timetabling constraints. 4: OPTION Optional modules offered by the Department of Modern Languages. The following is an indicative list

Portuguese Optional Module [available to all students]:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Roots of Inequality: Race, Gender and the Legacies of Colonialism in the Global North 09 37019 10 Semester 2
LC Roots of Inequality: Race, Gender and the Legacies of Colonialism in the Global South 09 37018 10 Semester 1

Departmental Modules [available to all students]:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Introduction to Linguistics A: Science of Language 09 37020 10 Semester 1
LC Introduction to Linguistics B: language change and variation 09 37021 10 Semester 2
LC Landmarks in European Literature A 09 35103 10 Semester 1
LC Landmarks in European Literature B 09 35104 10 Semester 2

French Optional Modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC La France Moderne A 09 35101 10 Semester 1
LC La France Moderne B 09 35102 10 Semester 2
LC Occupation, Liberation, Innovation: France and its people in film and writing A 09 35105 10 Semester 1
LC Occupation, Liberation, Innovation: France and its people in film and writing B 09 35106 10 Semester 2
LC Translation in Practice I (Adv French) 09 31442 10 Semester 1
LC Translation in Practice II (Adv French) 09 31443 10 Semester 2

Italian Optional Modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Translation in Practice I (Adv Italian) 09 31446 10 Semester 1
LC Translation in Practice II (Adv Italian) 09 31447 10 Semester 2
LC Visions of Italy: Modern Italy in the Making A 09 35112 10 Semester 1
LC Visions of Italy: Modern Italy in the Making B 09 35113 10 Semester 2

Russian Optional Modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Russia Unwrapped: Cultures, Contexts, Identities A 09 35109 10 Semester 1
LC Russia Unwrapped: Cultures, Contexts, Identities B 09 35110 10 Semester 2

Spanish Optional Modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Between the National and the Global: Peninsular Spanish History, 1936 to the Present Day A 09 34909 10 Semester 1
LC Between the National and the Global: Peninsular Spanish History, 1936 to the Present Day B 09 35987 10 Semester 2
LC Translation in Practice I (Adv Spanish) 09 31448 10 Semester 1
LC Translation in Practice II (Adv Spanish) 09 31449 10 Semester 2
LC Unity, Diversity and the Re-shaping of the New World: Latin America since 1800 09 34907 10 Semester 1
LC Unity, Diversity and the Re-shaping of the New World: Latin America since 1900 09 34908 10 Semester 2

Catalan Optional Modules [available to all students]:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Beginners Catalan Language A 09 33694 10 Semester 1
LC Beginners Catalan Language B 09 33696 10 Semester 2
LC Catalan Culture Project A 09 33734 10 Semester 1
LC Catalan Culture Project B 09 33735 10 Semester 2

Optional modules offered by History of Art:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Object + Medium 1: Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Sculptures 10 27106 20 Semester 2
LC Object and Medium 2: Photography, Film, Performance and Installation 10 27109 20 Semester 1
LC Writing Art's Histories I 10 38735 10 Semester 1
LC Writing Art's Histories II 10 38736 10 Semester 2