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Programme code | 1DRAM019U |
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Programme type | Joint Honours (UG) |
Programme director(s) |
Alex Clayton
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Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of Film and Television |
Second School/department | Department of Italian |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups |
Communication, media, film and cultural studies (2019) (benchmark statement)
Languages, Cultures and Societies (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 4 years (full time) |
Film and Italian are complementary subjects that are mutually reinforcing. The Joint Honours programme allows students to enrich their understanding of Film and Television through the study of Italian culture and language, and vice versa. This programme provides an opportunity for those students who wish to pursue studies in both subjects. Students spend half of their time in each Department, and are taught separately in each subject. In Film, students follow a comparable developmental path to Single Honours students but take fewer practical options (some practical units are still available to Joint Honours students). Students spend their third year studying Italian abroad, enriching their cultural knowledge and exposing them to diverse learning opportunities. Students conclude their Film studies in their fourth year.
The Film component of the programme is constructed to provide students with a deep understanding of film and television, and to equip them to use the critical, theoretical and practical skills central to the disciplines. Through historical and conceptual study, the curriculum enables students to analyse, research, interpret and understand film and television from a critically and contextually informed perspective. In addition to detailed and rigorous academic enquiry into film and television, the students also acquire practical filmmaking skills. A set of options that focus on some of the most significant historical, cultural, artistic and technological forms of film and television promote a more detailed exploration of these media and their creative realisation. Final-year students select independent study options, in which they can gain experience working in the creative industries, develop a practical project of their own devising, or produce an extended piece of academic writing. Having gained a combination of specialised and transferable skills, students are well-equipped to pursue a range of careers relating to contemporary media and arts-related professions, and within academic, professional and managerial sectors.
The Italian component is designed to allow students to achieve of a command of spoken and written Italian at a high level of fluency and accuracy. It also offers students the opportunity to study aspects of Italian Culture that will provide an understanding of Italy's rich diversity from the Middle Ages to the present day. The curriculum offers a multidisciplinary approach to cultural study through which students develop skills in interpreting a range of texts. Attention to the importance of historical context in understanding issues of cultural production and reception provides students with a thorough understanding of Italy's complicated heritage. The curriculum offers an excellent multidisciplinary training and equips students with advanced practical language skills. Graduates enter employment in a wide variety of contexts making use of their language skills and of the skills and values characteristic of a Humanities degree.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-10) Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-10) Set and directed viewings, and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-10) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-13) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (1-4, 11-13) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1-4, 11-13) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-5, 9-10) Italian component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through seminars (some lectures in Year 1) 1, 9-10, 13-14, 17-18 Directed reading with strong emphasis on primary material in Italian 1-4, 9-12, 14-18, 20 Independent learning is achieved through selective reading for coursework assignments 9-12, 16-20 Incorporation of student seminar presentations to promote responsibility for group learning 1-2, 9-11, 16-18 Feedback on work given through written comments and meetings with tutor: 1-2, 8-10, 17-19 Use of authentic language material for all written and oral classes and exercises: 1-6 Formal grammar teaching: 1-3, 5 , 7 Use of variety of Italian language media: 1-4, 8 Availability of self-access resources: 1-4, 7-8 Study of texts in target language: 1-2, 4, 7 Marking of weekly language exercises: 1-3, 6 Prepared plan of language study (written and oral) 1-3, 5-6 Specialist Language units in Year 4: 1-7, 11-14, 16 Compulsory period of residence in Italy: 1-3, 7-8, 11-15 |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-10) Individual and group presentations (1-10) Practice-based productions (1-4, 11-13) Reflexive accounts of practical work (1-4, 11-13) Italian component Weekly formative assessment to support all aspects of language learning: 1-8 |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-5, 7-8, 10) Set and directed viewings (including student work), and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-4, 8, 11) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-8, 11) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (2, 4, 6-7, 9-11) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1, 3-4, 6-11) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-8, 11) Italian component Intellectual skills are developed through seminars, class discussion, oral presentation and essay writing Units are structured to promote skills of analysis, synthesis and the evaluation of secondary literature Specific units (Project/ Dissertation) focus on skills of problem solving and research |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-8) Individual and group presentations (1-8) Practice-based productions (2-4, 6, 8-11) Reflexive accounts of practical work (3-6, 8-11) Italian component Intellectual skills are developed through seminars, class discussion, oral presentation and essay writing Units are structured to promote skills of analysis, synthesis and the evaluation of secondary literature Specific units (Project/ Dissertation) focus on skills of problem solving and research |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1, 5) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1, 5) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (1, 5-6) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1-6) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-4) Italian component Seminars are used to develop oral communication by requiring students to give oral presentations and engage in class discussion Independent learning required in all language and non-language units IT skills are developed when researching and producing course work Compulsory period of residence in Italy |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-4) Individual and group presentations (1-5) Practice-based productions (1-6) Reflexive accounts of practical work (1-4, 6) Italian component All non-language units are assessed through written coursework and oral presentations requiring a detailed and expansive handling of literature and extensive reading to support conclusions. Oral presentations are assessed according to criteria that test the effectiveness of delivery and presentation skills Language units require extensive independent use of reference tools |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Film component: The first year is introductory, providing a foundation for second and final year work. Students gain familiarity with the forms and aesthetics of film and television, and acquire practical skills in filmmaking, including editing and cinematography. In addition, students develop presentation and writing skills in small-group tutorials, and expand their understanding of film and television in a broader cultural context by examining them in dialogue with theatre and music on the Criticism in the Arts unit (SART10001). Italian component: Year 1 of the course is designed to lay the foundations which will allow students to fulfil the curriculum's aims and objectives. Students take the language unit appropriate to their level of entry. Language units address the development of key language skills. Mandatory units in twentieth-century literature, film and contemporary society introduce students to all the key areas of study offered in the curriculum. Students will gain a broad grounding in the discipline and its methodological concerns. This will also allow them to make informed choices about which units to select in future years. It is expected that students' work may require considerable direction from staff at this stage. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
Film component: In the second year, students deepen their contextual knowledge of film and television, as well as developing their appreciation of the variety and diversity of these media, on two mandatory historical units. Students also consolidate their understanding of forms, genres and contexts in film and television, and develop filmmaking skills in new areas, through optional units. Second-year optional units typically draw upon research-led teaching. Italian component: Students are expected to be able to demonstrate that they have expanded the range and depth of their knowledge of the discipline in both mandatory and optional units. They will develop analytical skills, and expand their ability to structure and present work effectively. Language work will be of a higher level of complexity and students will advance their ability to work creatively with Italian and improve mediation skills. Active participation in seminars and responsibility for group learning is required. There is an enhanced degree of self-directed learning (for example in the researching and writing of course work assignments) The Year Abroad is designed to enable students to use, reinforce and expand the language structures learnt in the first two years of the degree scheme. Written work in Italian undertaken during the Year Abroad furthers students' capacity to carry out research on primary sources. Students will develop their knowledge of Italian culture and society through first-hand experience and extend their range of key transferable skills. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Film component: Students choose one or two supervised independent project options, through which they develop their particular areas of interest and gain further experience in researching and formulating academic arguments, conceptually-informed creative practice, and related transferable skills for future employment. Students also deepen their critical and analytical expertise, and extend their skills in filmmaking, through further optional units. Optional units are more specialized than in the first and second years, focused around specific case studies. These units make further use of research-led teaching. Italian component: Students will be expected to have expanded their knowledge of the subject area through the study of optional units that allow them to follow more closely their particular area of interest. They will work at a higher level of methodological and conceptual complexity. They will be expected to work more independently in gathering and assimilating information, synthesising it in an appropriate way and engaging in the sophisticated analysis of primary texts. There is an emphasis on self-directed study and the development of research skills. Language work draws on the knowledge of Italian culture and society that students will have developed in the course of their compulsory residence in Italy. Students will be expected to be able to use Italian creatively and accurately for a range of purposes and audiences. The receptive and productive skills that students develop in the fourth year are designed to be useful in circumstances that students may encounter in the workplace. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
UG Workload Statement
Success as an undergraduate student depends on you being able to make the transition to self-motivated, independent learning. Programmes are designed to assist you in this development, in many cases by starting with units in which timetabled teaching, such as lectures and practical classes, provides the foundations of knowledge and skills in a subject, moving on to individual research-based work. Over time you will be expected to take increasing responsibility for your own learning, guided by the feedback on your work that you will receive. At the heart of your studies at every level there must be regular and disciplined individual reading, reflection and writing and it is this skill of independent studies, above all others, that will serve you best when you leave the University.
Most programmes use credits and a 20 credit unit broadly equates to about 200 hours of student input. This includes all activities related to the teaching, learning and assessment of taught units.
A component of this is the time that you spend in class, in contact with the teaching staff, which includes activities such as lectures, laboratories, tutorials and fieldwork. Some of this activity may be online and could consist of activity that is synchronous (using real-time environments such as Blackboard Collaborate) or asynchronous (using tools such as tutor moderated discussion forums, blogs or wikis).
In some programmes there are field courses and/or placements that will take place in concentrated periods of time.
Outside scheduled activities you are expected to pursue your own independent learning to build your knowledge and understanding of the subjects you are studying. Such independent activities include, reviewing lecture material, reading textbooks, working on examples sheets, completing coursework, writing up laboratory notes, preparing for in-class progress tests and revising for examinations.
We recognise that many students undertake paid employment. To achieve a sensible balance between work and study, you are advised to undertake paid work for no more than 15 hours per week in term-time.
Professional Programmes
Many undergraduates in the Faculty of Health Sciences will be following the professional programmes of:
For these professional programmes, full time attendance is compulsory unless absence is formally approved. Academic activities are timetabled throughout the 5-day week and student workload is around 40 hours per week on average. Where possible, students in the early years are permitted Wednesday afternoons for sport and extra-curriculum activities. This may not be available in later years of professional programmes as when a student progresses through the curricula there is an increasing exposure to clinical and professional activities. Students in clinic or on placements may need to stay later than core times of 08.00 – 18.00 or even overnight to observe out-of-hours activities. This increasing exposure to clinical activities means that students on these professional programmes often have longer term dates than the University standard. Individual years within programmes are likely to vary in length (for example because of the timings of placements) and further information on this will be found in individual programme regulations. Another important point to note is that many of the assessments sit outside of the standard University examination timetable and are likely to be more frequent meaning that students will more oftentimes be engaged in revision activities and self-directed learning.
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty Assessment and Feedback Statement for Undergraduate Students. University of Bristol access only.
The film and television curriculum has developed a balance of historical and aesthetic enquiry with creative and practical work in a way that is distinctive to the University of Bristol. This combination has emerged out of the University’s long-standing tradition of film-related teaching (previously as part of the Drama programme). The undergraduate curriculum outlined in this document provides an in-depth investigation of film and television aesthetics and history alongside the acquisition and development of filmmaking skills. These points of emphasis, and this overall trajectory, develop and extend the successful approaches that already characterise the teaching of film and television at Bristol.
In addition to its Single Honours Italian degree, the Department also offers joint programmes in which Italian is combined with either a second language (any one of the following: Czech, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, or Russian), or with one of Drama, History of Art, Music, Philosophy or Politics.The Department currently has ERASMUS exchange links with the universities of Milan, Turin, Bologna, Siena, Palermo, Forlì, Pavia, Verona, Genoa, Venice and Naples, but other arrangements are also possible.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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List A - Take 40 CP or 60 CP if taking ab initio | |||||
Italian Language 1A (Post A-level) | ITAL10001 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Italian Language 1B (ab initio students) | ITAL10002 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Filmmaking Fundamentals | FATV10001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List B - Take FATV10005. If you take ITAL10001 in list A, also take ITAL10034 | |||||
Medieval and Renaissance Italy | ITAL10034 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Introduction to Film and Television Studies | FATV10005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List D | |||||
Close-Up on Film | FATV10002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
List E | |||||
Modern Italy | ITAL10033 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Mandatory Language unit ITAL20001 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Students must take 40 CP Film units and 40 CP Italian units | |||||
List A - Students take 20 CP or 40 CP including optional Film & Television unit | |||||
Film History to 1960 | FATV20011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
British Cinema and Television | FATV20001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Italian Language 2 | ITAL20001 | 20 | Mandatory | A | TB-4 |
List B - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Destination Italy: Cultural Responses to Migration | ITAL20032 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Italian Cinema: Genre and Social Change | ITAL29007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film Genre | FATV20002 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
The Film Director's Vision | FATV20006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film Adaptation Across Borders | FATV20025 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
World Cinemas: from national to transnational | MODL23016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
General Linguistics | MODL20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Woman and Nation | MODL23017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List C - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Destination Italy: Cultural Responses to Migration | ITAL20032 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Dante's Inferno (TB2) | ITAL20035 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Italian Fascism | ITAL20045 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Italian Cinema: Genre and Social Change | ITAL29007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film and TV Comedy | FATV20005 | 20 | Optional | C | TB-1 |
Short Fiction Film | FATV20022 | 20 | Optional | C | TB-2 |
Screen Performance | FATV20003 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Fantasy Film | FATV20017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Catalan Language (Elementary) | MODL23014 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (Elementary) | MODL23015 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Introduction to teaching Modern Languages as Foreign Languages | MODL20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Beginners Portuguese | MODL20022 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Migrations of Culture | MODL20024 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List D - Students must select FATV20004 unless they chose FATV20011 in list A, otherwise students should move on to list E | |||||
Italian Fascism | ITAL20045 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Film and Television History, 1960 to the present | FATV20004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Hollywood Cinema History | FATV20007 | 20 | Optional | D | TB-2 |
List E - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Dante's Inferno (TB2) | ITAL20035 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Documentary Histories and Practices | FATV20009 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Animated Film | FATV20010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Creative Technologies | FATV20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Film Adaptation Across Borders | FATV20025 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
World Cinemas: from national to transnational | MODL23016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List F | |||||
Take 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units – OR choose an additional 20 CP from lists B-E above | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Year Abroad TB-1 | MODL20014 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
Year Abroad TB-2 | MODL20015 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
120 |
Mandatory Unit ITAL30001 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Students must take 40 CP Film units and 40 CP Italian units | |||||
List A – Take 40 CP from this list, including 20CP Film units and 20 CP Language units | |||||
Television: Ideas and Industry | FATV30020 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-1 |
Contemporary World Cinemas | FATV30010 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-1 |
Film Festivals | FATV30023 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-1 |
Italian Language 3 | ITAL30001 | 20 | Mandatory | A | TB-4 |
List B – Choose one unit | |||||
Film Criticism | FATV30006 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Contemporary Hollywood Cinema | FATV30011 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Approaching Video Games | FATV30024 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Screening the Past: Representing History in Contemporary Italian Cinema | ITAL30046 | 20 | Optional | B,C | TB-1 |
Dante: Purgatorio and Paradiso | ITAL30059 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List C – Choose 20 CP | |||||
Global Cinemas / Local Stories | FATV30005 | 20 | Optional | C | TB-1 |
Political Film | FATV30018 | 20 | Optional | C | TB-1 |
Character Animation | FATV30021 | 20 | Optional | C | TB-1 |
Industrial Placement | FATV30008 | 20 | Optional | D | TB-2 |
Contemporary Television Drama | FATV30022 | 20 | Optional | C | TB-2 |
Screening the Past: Representing History in Contemporary Italian Cinema | ITAL30046 | 20 | Optional | B,C | TB-1 |
Institutions and Anti-Institutions in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s (TB2) | ITAL30055 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Dante: Purgatorio and Paradiso | ITAL30059 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Translating in a Professional Context | MODL30010 | 20 | Optional | C | TB-1 |
Catalan Language (follow-on) | MODL30011 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (follow-on) | MODL30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Follow-on Portuguese | MODL30037 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Liaison Interpreting | MODL30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
List D - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Practical Project | FATV30009 | 20 | Optional | D | TB-2 |
Screenwriting: From Idea to Pitch | FATV30025 | 20 | Optional | D | TB-2 |
Institutions and Anti-Institutions in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s (TB2) | ITAL30055 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Theoretical Approaches to Language Teaching | MODL30036 | 20 | Optional | D | TB-2 |
Studying and Making Early Printed Books | MODL30040 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Transnational Narrative in pre-modern cultures | MODL30041 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List E – Choose 20 CP | |||||
Written Dissertation | FATV30012 | 20 | Optional | E | TB-2 |
Industry Study | FATV30004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Communism in Europe | MODL30001 | 20 | Optional | E | TB-2 |
Independent Study 1 | MODL30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
MODL30005 is mandatory for Single Honours Students | |||||
Sociolinguistics: Language Variation and Change | MODL30015 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Gender, Sexuality and Cinema | MODL30018 | 20 | Optional | E | TB-2 |
List F | |||||
Choose 20 CP from Bristol Futures/UWLP/Faculty-wide units or another Modern Languages unit from List B or C, or another unit of any type from List D | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Film and Italian (BA) | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
An oral distinction may be awarded.
The alternative classified honours degree of Arts (Modern Language Studies) may be awarded on this programme. For further details please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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