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Programme Requirements for 2024/25 Session


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B.A. English Language and Philosophy with Year in Computer Science Full-time

Year: 2
2024/25 Session

The University’s Enhanced Curriculum Framework permits students registered to Joint degrees to vary their credit weighting in their second and final year. A minimum of 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits must be taken in each discipline in both years (subject to a total number of 120 credits in each year). Students who complete less than 160 credits in one of their disciplines will graduate with a major/minor degree.

Students must take the following:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI The Structure of English 09 40000 20 Semester 1

Students choose 100-credits of optional modules.

Students must take a minimum of 40-credits in Philosophy and a minimum of 40-credits in English Language.

Students taking 60 or 80-credits in either department may replace 20-credits with ONE 20-credit Skills module. Only one Skills module may be taken.

Students must take 60-credits in each semester.

Students taking 80 credits in Philosophy and 40 credits in English Language
Philosophy: Students choose TWO 20-credit options in Semester 1 and TWO 20-credit options in Semester 2
English Language: Students choose ONE 20- credit option in Semester 2

Students taking 60 credits in Philosophy and 60 credits in English Language
Philosophy: Students choose TWO 20-credit options in Semester 1 and ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2
English Language: Students choose TWO 20-credit options in Semester 2

OR

Philosophy: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 and TWO 20-credit options in Semester 2
English Language: Students choose ONE 20-credit options in Semester 1 and ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2.

Students taking 40 credits in Philosophy and 80 credits in English Language
Philosophy: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 and ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2
English Language: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 and TWO 20-credit options in Semester 2

English Language optional modules:

Students choose between 20 and 60 credits:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Corpus Linguistics 09 29974 20 Semester 2
LI Discourse Analysis 09 27753 20 Semester 1
LI History of the English Language 09 22445 20 Semester 1
LI Language Acquisition and Literacy 09 26651 20 Semester 1
LI Professional Research Skills for Linguists 09 39999 20 Semester 2
LI Psycholinguistics 09 27523 20 Semester 2
LI Sociolinguistics 09 26680 20 Semester 2

Philosophy optional modules:

Students choose between 20 and 60 credits

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Aesthetics through History 09 30872 20 Semester 1
LI Climate and Environmental Ethics 08 38929 20 Semester 2
LI Elements of Metaphysics 09 30074 20 Semester 1
LI Experience and Reason: Early Modern Philosophy 08 26781 20 Semester 1
LI Feminist Philosophy 08 26782 20 Semester 2
LI Logic 09 40218 20 Semester 2
LI Philosophy of Mental Health 09 30841 20 Semester 1
LI Science and Nature 09 30886 20 Semester 1
LI Sex, Ethics & Philosophy 09 23955 20 Semester 2
LI The Ethics of Killing 08 26826 20 Semester 2

Students may also apply to undertake a Professional Skills module at level I. If successful this will be taken in place of 20 credits of taught modules. The credits to be dropped will be discussed with the programme convenor. The placement can be taken either during the summer vacation (part-time or full-time) or during semester 1 (part-time only). The placement must be completed prior to the Christmas vacation. Students undertaking a Professional Skills module at level I will not be able to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Professional Skills 09 36839 20 Semester 1
LI Professional Skills – Freelance 09 37012 20 Semester 1
LI Sustainable Development: Climate, Culture, Society and Policy 09 37673 20 Semester 1