Programme specification: Liberal Arts (MLibArts) in 2021/22

Programme code	1ARTF009U
Programme type	Single Honours
Programme director(s)	Karen Skinazi
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
School/department	Arts Faculty Office
Teaching institution	University of Bristol
Awarding institution	University of Bristol
Mode of study	Full Time
Programme length	4 years (full time)

The programme combines in-depth study in a discipline with a broader exploration of the arts and humanities. Mandatory units introduce students to overarching themes of fundamental importance in the academy and society. In the discipline pathway, the programme delivers a core competence and advanced knowledge and understanding in selected areas. In the broader curriculum the student will gain an understanding of the connections between his or her pathway and cognate disciplines while developing advanced knowledge and understanding in selected areas. The programme stresses both the historical and contemporary relevance of the arts and humanities, and provides opportunities for engaged learning or knowledge transfer with partners outside the university. All students will take at least one unit in a foreign language, and a unit in quantitative skills. Skills in writing, critical thinking and analysis are inculcated at all levels. The third year is spent abroad and will broaden educational horizons while developing independence, self-awareness and maturity as scholars. The final year of the programme (level M/7) will deliver advanced critical awareness of research contexts and techniques informed by work at the forefront of the discipline.

Knowledge and Understanding

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes	Learning and Teaching Methods
Knowledge and understanding of the range and nature, and aspects of the history, of subjects in the arts and humanities Understanding of the ways in which the past has been and can be apprehended and interpreted; knowledge of methods and tools of historical analysis and ways of treating evidence; knowledge of different types of historical evidence and sources Knowledge and understanding of the links between critical writing and critical thinking, and of the social contexts of writing; knowledge of the principles of good writing Knowledge and understanding of elements of philosophical analysis; knowledge and understanding of the links between ideas and society, and of aspects of the history of ideas Knowledge of the nature of expressive forms of art; knowledge and understanding of elements of aesthetic analysis; knowledge and understanding of the social contexts of art Introductory knowledge of a modern or ancient language. For students pursuing a language pathway, more advanced knowledge of a modern or ancient language. Basic knowledge and understanding of elements of quantitative analysis and reasoning as it pertains to the arts and humanities Knowledge and understanding of the public role of the humanities In the subject pathway, advanced and systematic knowledge and understanding of selected aspects of the subject; a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights informed by work at the forefront of the discipline; originality in the application of knowledge; conceptual understanding enabling the critical evaluation of research and advanced scholarship in the discipline, and the development of methodology appropriate to a project of one’s own design Familiarity with and significant understanding of the culture and/or language of another country	1 is acquired through mandatory units at Levels 4 and 5 and through the structure of the programme, combining a subject pathway with options in other subjects. 2–5 are acquired through mandatory units at Levels 4 and 5. 6 is acquired either by choice of a language pathway or by doing a unit in an ancient or modern language. 7 is acquired through a mandatory unit at Level 4. 8 is acquired through some aspects of mandatory units at Levels 4 and 5 and through an optional unit The Public Role of the Humanities at Level 7. 9 is acquired through mandatory and optional units in the subject pathway through to Level 7, including the Year Abroad (level 6), in which students will be exposed to sometimes radically different ways of approaching their subject, and required to undertake a formative assessment reflecting on their learning mid-year which will inform their remaining study abroad, and preparation for the final year. Level 7, which is worth 75% of the final result, consists entirely in level 7 units which naturally conform to the national framework. 10 is acquired through the Year Abroad. Mandatory Liberal Arts units are taught by means of one or more of the following: lectures, small classes (seminars), group discussion, student presentations, engaged learning with partners outside the University, peer-assisted learning, VLE tools (Blackboard), dissertation preparation tutorials. Directed reading and independent learning are important strategies, through weekly assignments, written coursework and, in the final year, an advanced piece of research (the dissertation) on a subject of the student’s choosing. Feedback on assessments is given through tutorials and written comments. Within the subject pathway additional teaching methods and strategies may be deployed such as fieldwork, practical sessions (e.g. archaeology, music, film) or language classes. Within the subject pathway additional teaching methods and strategies may be deployed such as fieldwork, practical sessions (e.g. archaeology, music, film) or language classes.
	Methods of Assessment
	In the mandatory Liberal Arts units forms of assessment include: formative and summative essays testing understanding of a single topic within a unit in detail. Oral presentations provide diagnostic and formative assessment. Shorter exercises in core skills units, designed to assess research and communication skills, analysis and interpretation of evidence etc. In the fourth year, an extended project (the dissertation). In language units, regular tests and assignments. In subject pathway units additional forms of assessment will include some of: examinations, projects, portfolios, critical diaries and online contributions.

Intellectual Skills and Attributes

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes	Learning and Teaching Methods
The ability to think critically (abstract an argument, judge its strengths and weaknesses, expose assumptions and invalid reasoning, distinguish relevant from irrelevant considerations, move from specific to general and vice-versa) The ability to construct coherent, rigorous, relevant and persuasive arguments The ability to present ideas clearly in both oral and written form The ability to acquire and assimilate information from lectures and seminars and through independent research The ability to organise and impose order on complex and diverse material The ability to develop ideas, theories and concepts with reference to a wide range of evidence The ability to select and evaluate relevant information to prove an analytical point An awareness of variation in the quality and reliability of evidence and of the distinctive qualities of particular sources The ability to present arguments that are clear, structured and sustained with appropriate references and attention to academic protocol The development of intellectual integrity, self-awareness and maturity The ability to learn through participation in discussion An appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge Ability to deploy accurately subject-specific techniques of analysis and enquiry The ability to cross traditional subject boundaries, comparing and contrasting their limitations and virtues, and drawing productive links between them	Intellectual skills are developed through seminars, tutorials, class discussions, oral presentations and essay writing. Units are structured in such a way as to promote the development of skills of research, analysis, synthesis and critical evaluation. 13 is delivered by the mandatory and optional units in the subject pathway. 14 is delivered by the mandatory units at levels 4, 5 and 6, by the structure of the programme which combines a subject pathway with options from other subjects, and from the level 7 dissertation which will draw upon what has been learned in the pathway and other units. 14 will be further enhanced by the Year Abroad (level 6) which will expose students to new and different ways of approaching their subjects, and to optional units not available at Bristol.
	Methods of Assessment
	Essays and other forms of written assignment test the students' ability to analyse, evaluate and organise information, and to present reasoned arguments based on appropriate selection of evidence; research skills are also assessed through written coursework and the final year dissertation (1–10, 12). Oral presentations provide diagnostic and formative assessment of this skill (3). Accompanying written reports after oral feedback, seminar discussion and/or peer review assess 11. 13 is assessed by methods appropriate to the discipline in mandatory and optional units at all levels but especially 7. 14 is assessed by assignments in the mandatory units and by the level 7 dissertation. 14 is assessed by assignments in the mandatory units and by the level 6 dissertation.

Other Skills and Attributes

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes	Learning and Teaching Methods
The ability to be self-motivated and self-reliant The ability to research, identify and make discriminating use of primary and secondary data The ability to communicate information, ideas and conclusions in writing in clear, lucid and structured way using a grammatically correct prose that demonstrates command of a wide vocabulary The ability to communicate information, ideas and views clearly, succinctly and persuasively to others orally The ability to learn from and contribute to the learning process of others through participation in class/group discussion; the ability to listen, express strong disagreements while respecting the views of others; the ability to sustain debate The ability to access relevant information and to communicate electronically to and with others The ability to work without constant supervision and reach independent judgements The ability to modify views in the light of fresh ideas and information A propensity to think laterally, seeing the broader picture and making connections A familiarity with, and an ability to organise, a range of word processing and IT skills The ability to think and write quickly and coherently under pressure The ability to manage time (punctuality, meeting of deadlines, etc.)	Written assignments of various kinds in the mandatory and optional units impart skills in research, analysis and communication. Seminars are used to develop oral communication by requiring students to engage in class discussions and to give short presentations. IT skills are developed when researching work (many e-resources) and submitting essay assignments, through training sessions at level 4 and for the dissertation, and in the mandatory level 4 numeracy unit. All units now make use of Blackboard; tutors in the Liberal Arts mandatory units will make use of its various functions (e.g. discussion board, wikis). Independent learning is required in all units. 9 is delivered by the mandatory units at levels 4, 5 and 6, by the structure of the programme which combines a subject pathway with options from other subjects, and from the level 6 dissertation which will draw upon what has been learned in the pathway and other units.
	Methods of Assessment
	Essays and other forms of written assignment test the students' ability to analyse, evaluate and organise information, and to present reasoned arguments based on appropriate selection of evidence; research skills are also assessed through written coursework and the final year dissertation (2–4, 8). Oral presentations provide diagnostic and formative assessment of this skill (4). Accompanying written reports after oral feedback, seminar discussion and/or peer review assess 5 and 8. 6 is formatively assessed by the TEL element of mandatory units and 10 by the use of e-resources and online submission in completing various assignments in mandatory and optional units. 9 is assessed by assignments in the mandatory units and by the level 6 dissertation. 11 is assessed in units in the subject pathways that have examinations. Independent learning is necessary in most assignments, whose assessment reflects 1, 7, 12.

Intellectual Development

Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.

Level C/4 - Certificate	Year 1 has been designed to lay the foundations which will enable the student to fulfil the programme's objectives. Mandatory units provide both knowledge and skills while optional units start students on a pathway and allow the exploration of other subject areas. It is expected that students' work may require considerable direction and guidance from staff at this stage.
Level I/5 - Intermediate	Year 2 is intended to complete the foundations of skills and knowledge though the two mandatory units, while the optional units expand knowledge and understanding in the subject pathway. Students will be expected to grasp and apply the underlying concepts, principles and methods appropriate to their area of study, to show a greater degree of independence in the interpretation of evidence and construction of arguments, and to present their work effectively.
Level H/6 - Honours	At this level students are expected to make use of the knowledge and skills acquired in the first two years in researching and discussing topics in much greater depth. 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 relevant evidence. Particularly in the context of the Year Abroad there is a strong emphasis on self-directed study and taking responsibility for one’s learning. In the same context there is an emphasis on developing awareness of research contexts and overarching themes in preparation for the final, M-level year.
Level M/7 - Masters	Much of the study undertaken at Masters level will have been at, or informed by, work at the forefront of the subject pathway. Students will have shown originality in the application of knowledge, and they will understand how the boundaries of knowledge are advanced through research. They will have advanced knowledge of research techniques. The cross-disciplinarity of their work will enhance creativity and intellectual self-awareness. They will be able to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, and they will show originality in tackling and solving problems. They will develop qualities of judgement, personal responsibility and initiative.

Intended Learning Outcome Mapping

Intended Learning Outcomes Map MLibArts.docx

The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.

Admissions Information

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.

Faculty Workload Statement

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:

• Dental Surgery (BDS)
• Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSc)
• Gateway to Dentistry/Medicine/Veterinary Science
• Medicine and Surgery (MB ChB)
• Veterinary Nursing and Companion Animal Behaviour (BSc)
• Veterinary Science (BVSc) and accelerated graduate entry programme

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.

Additional Information

The option of doing an integrated Master of Liberal Arts (MLibArts), a four-year programme with third year abroad (whose first two years are identical to the BA) instead of the three-year BA, is nearly unique (Exeter is similar in this respect, but the first two years are differently constructed). Students can leave their options open in this regard until the end of the second year (though if they are minded to go abroad they will need to have made an application in November of the second year).

Source For Further Information

Robert.Fowler@bristol.ac.uk

Year 1 (2021/22 entry cohort)

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit Name	Unit Code	Credit Points	Status
History of the Present	AFAC10011	20	Mandatory		TB-2
The Art of Writing	AFAC10016	20	Mandatory		TB-1
Language requirement
20 credit points in an ancient or modern language at appropriate level. Students beginning a language pathway in Year 1, or entering Year 2 from an overseas institution automatically meet this requirement.
Students then take a minimum of 40 credit points in their prospective pathway (see below):
ANTHROPOLOGY PATHWAY - must take:
Peoples, Culture and Language	ARCH10017	20	Optional		TB-1
Evolution in Action	ARCH10014	20	Optional		TB-1
ANTHROPOLOGY OPTIONS - choose from defined list
ARCHAEOLOGY PATHWAY - must take both of the following:
Discovering the Past	ARCH10015	20	Optional		TB-1
Archaeological Practice	ARCH10016	20	Optional		TB-2
ARCHAEOLOGY OPTIONS - choose from defined list
CLASSICS & ANCIENT HISTORY PATHWAY - must take:
Epic	CLAS12361	20	Optional		TB-2
Classics and Ancient History Options - choose 20 CP from:
Historical Survey: Ancient Greece	CLAS10035	20	Optional		TB-1
Historical Survey: Ancient Rome	CLAS10036	20	Optional		TB-2
Sculpture	CLAS10037	20	Optional	A	TB-1
Thought	CLAS10040	20	Optional	D	TB-2
Greek Language Level A1	CLAS12311	20	Optional		TB-1
Greek Language Level A2	CLAS12312	20	Optional		TB-2
Greek Language Level B1	CLAS12315	20	Optional	B,C	TB-1
Greek Language Level B2	CLAS12316	20	Optional		TB-2
Latin Language Level A1	CLAS12303	20	Optional		TB-1
Latin Language Level B2	CLAS12308	20	Optional		TB-2
Latin Language Level A2	CLAS12304	20	Optional	F	TB-2
Latin Language Level B1	CLAS12307	20	Optional		TB-1
Historical Topic: The Hellenistic World	CLAS10034	20	Optional		TB-2
ENGLISH PATHWAY - students take:
One of:
Literature 1550-1740	ENGL10043	20	Optional	E	TB-2
Literature 1150-1550	ENGL10042	20	Optional	A	TB-1
You can choose to take both of the Literature units above, or take only one and choose 20 CP from this list:
Critical Issues	ENGL10017	20	Optional		TB-1
Approaches to Poetry	ENGL10039	20	Optional	D	TB-2
English Options - choose from above or from:
Transformations	ENGL10046	20	Optional	C	TB-1
FILM PATHWAY - must take:
Introduction to Film and Television Studies	FATV10005	20	Optional		TB-1
FILM OPTIONS - choose from defined list.
HISTORICAL STUDIES PATHWAY - must take at least two from the following:
The Early Modern World: Europe and the Wider World	HIST10065	20	Optional		TB-1
The Early Modern World: The British Isles	HIST10063	20	Optional		TB-1
The Medieval World: The British Isles	HIST10064	20	Optional		TB-2
The Medieval World: Europe and the Wider World	HIST10066	20	Optional		TB-2
Introduction to Early-Modern Art	HART10216	20	Optional		TB-2
Introduction to Medieval Art	HART10215	20	Optional		TB-1
Introduction to Modern Art	HART10217	20	Optional		TB-1
Historical Studies Options - choose from the list above or from:
Approaching the Object	HART10007	20	Optional	C	TB-1
Approaching the Past	HIST13015	20	Optional		TB-1
The American Century	HIST10044	20	Optional		TB-1
Slavery	HIST10046	20	Optional		TB-2
War and Society	HIST10045	20	Optional		TB-1
Modern Revolutions	HIST10067	20	Optional	B	TB-1
Gender in the Modern World	HIST10069	20	Optional		TB-2
‘Fight the Power’: Democracy and Protest	HIST10068	20	Optional		TB-2
Landscape (Level C Special Topic)	HART10208	20	Optional		TB-2
The Artist (Level C Special Topic)	HART10209	20	Optional		TB-2
The City (Level C Special Topic)	HART10210	20	Optional		TB-2
MEDIEVAL STUDIES PATHWAY - must take:
The Medieval World	HIST10042	20	Optional		TB-2
MEDIEVAL STUDIES OPTIONS - choose from defined list
LANGUAGE: CZECH PATHWAY - must take:
Czech Language 1	RUSS10015	20	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGE: CZECH OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGE: FRENCH PATHWAY - must take:
French Language	FREN10029	20	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGE: FRENCH OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGE: GERMAN PATHWAY - must take one of:
German Language 1 (Post A-level)	GERM10009	20	Optional		TB-4
German Language 1 (ab initio)	GERM19003	40	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGE: GERMAN OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGE: ITALIAN PATHWAY - must take one of:
Italian Language 1A (Post A-level)	ITAL10001	20	Optional		TB-4
Italian Language 1B (ab initio students)	ITAL10002	40	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGE: ITALIAN OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGE: RUSSIAN PATHWAY - must take one of:
Russian Language (for qualified entrants)	RUSS10036	20	Optional		TB-4
Russian Language (ab initio)	RUSS10001	40	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGE: RUSSIAN OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGE: SPANISH PATHWAY - must take one of the following:
Spanish Language (Post A level)	HISP10001	20	Optional		TB-4
Spanish Language (Ab-initio)	HISP10116	40	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGE: SPANISH OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGE: PORTUGUESE PATHWAY - must take:
Portuguese Language	HISP10302	40	Optional		TB-4
Portuguese Language - Post A Level	HISP10307	20	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGE: PORTUGUESE OPTIONS - students may additionally choose the following unit (and/or optional units from a defined list.)
Key Moments in Lusophone History and Culture	HISP10015	20	Optional		TB-4
MUSIC PATHWAY - must take one of:
Technical Studies I: Harmony and Harmonic Analysis	MUSI10047	20	Optional		TB-4
Music and Society 1	MUSI10061	20	Optional		TB-1
Music and Society 2	MUSI10060	20	Optional		TB-2
Plus 20CP from:
Practical studies: Performance	MUSI10058	20	Optional		TB-4
Composition	MUSI10059	20	Optional		TB-4
MUSIC OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
PHILOSOPHY PATHWAY - must take:
One of:
Introduction to Philosophy A	PHIL10005	20	Optional		TB-1
Introduction to Philosophy B	PHIL10006	20	Optional		TB-2
And:
Logic and Critical Thinking	PHIL10032	20	Optional		TB-1
PHILOSOPHY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
RELIGION & THEOLOGY PATHWAY - must take:
Approaches to the Study of Religion	THRS10030	20	Optional		TB-1
Living Religions East	THRS10065	20	Optional	D	TB-2
Living Religions West	THRS10064	20	Optional		TB-1
RELIGION & THEOLOGY PATHWAY - choose optional units from a defined list (which may include Sanskrit or Hebrew units which fulfil the language requirement of the Liberal Arts programme.)
THEATRE PATHWAY - students must take:
Introduction to Performance Practices	THTR10011	20	Optional		TB-1
And one of:
Staging the Text	THTR10006	20	Optional		TB-2
THEATRE OPTIONS - choose from defined list
Should students have credit points available once they have selected their pathway units, then they may use these remaining credits to take optional units (within the Faculty of Arts) or may take Open Units (not totalling more than 20 credits) outside the Faculty of Arts.
Certificate of Higher Education		120

Year 2 (2021/22 entry cohort)

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit Name	Unit Code	Credit Points	Status
Students take both of the following:
Ideas and Society	AFAC20002	20	Mandatory		TB-1
Experiencing the Aesthetic	AFAC20003	20	Mandatory		TB-2
Numeracy requirement - must take:
Arts in the Age of Data	AFAC20007	20	Mandatory		TB-1
Students take 40 to 60 credit points in their chosen pathway (see below) including 40 at level 5:
ANTHROPOLOGY PATHWAY - must take:
Social Theories	ARCH20057	20	Optional	E	TB-2
ANTHROPOLOGY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
ARCHAEOLOGY PATHWAY - must take:
Social Theories	ARCH20057	20	Optional	E	TB-2
ARCHAEOLOGY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
CLASSICS & ANCIENT HISTORY PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list (which includes Latin and Ancient Greek units which fulfil the language requirement of the Liberal Arts programme.)
ENGLISH PATHWAY - must take one of the Literature units below, plus one Special Subject unit selected from a defined list:
Literature 1740-1900	ENGL20063	20	Optional	A	TB-1
Literature 1900-present	ENGL20064	20	Optional	D	TB-2
ENGLISH OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
FILM PATHWAY - must take one of:
Film History to 1960	FATV20011	20	Optional	A	TB-1
Film and Television History, 1960 to the present	FATV20004	20	Optional	D	TB-2
FILM OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
HISTORICAL STUDIES PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
MEDIEVAL STUDIES PATHWAY - must take:
MEDIEVAL STUDIES OPTIONS - choose options from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - CZECH PATHWAY - must take:
LANGUAGES - CZECH PATHWAY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - FRENCH PATHWAY - must take
French Language 2	FREN20001	20	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGES - FRENCH PATHWAY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - GERMAN PATHWAY - must take
German Language 2 (Post A-Level)	GERM20001	20	Optional		TB-4
German Language post ab initio	GERM20032	20	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGES - GERMAN PATHWAY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - ITALIAN PATHWAY - must take
Italian Language 2	ITAL20001	20	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGES - ITALIAN PATHWAY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - RUSSIAN PATHWAY - must take
Russian Language 2	RUSS20008	20	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGES - RUSSIAN PATHWAY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - SPANISH PATHWAY - must take
Spanish Language	HISP20101	20	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGES - SPANISH PATHWAY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - PORTUGUESE PATHWAY - must take
Portuguese Lang for Joints/ML	HISP20302	20	Optional		TB-4
LANGUAGES - PORTUGUESE PATHWAY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
MUSIC PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
PHILOSOPHY PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
RELIGION & THEOLOGY PATHWAY - must take:
Religion: Contexts and Perspectives	THRS20214	20	Optional	A	TB-1
Religion: Practices and Ideas	THRS20215	20	Optional	D	TB-2
RELIGION & THEOLOGY OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
THEATRE PATHWAY - must take one of:
Performance Histories	THTR20010	20	Optional	A	TB-1
Politics of Performance	THTR20005	20	Optional	D	TB-2
THEATRE OPTIONS - choose optional units from a defined list.
Should students have credit points available once they have selected their pathway units, then they may use these remaining credits to take optional units (within the Faculty of the Arts) or may take Open Units (not totalling more than 20 credits) outside the Faculty of Arts.
Diploma of Higher Education		120

Year 3 (2021/22 entry cohort)

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit Name	Unit Code	Credit Points	Status
Students must take 120cp total units. Students are required to take at least 20 credits in their subject pathway at Level H/6 (Year 3) and at least 90 credits at Level H/6 (Year 3) overall:
ANTHROPOLOGY PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
ARCHAEOLOGY PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
ENGLISH PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
FILM PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
HISTORICAL STUDIES PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - FRENCH PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - GERMAN PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - ITALIAN PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - RUSSIAN PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - SPANISH PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES - PORTUGUESE PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
MUSIC PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
PHILOSOPHY PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
RELIGION & THEOLOGY PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
THEATRE PATHWAY - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
		120

Year 4 (2021/22 entry cohort)

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit Name	Unit Code	Credit Points	Status
Dissertation	AFACM0006	40	Mandatory		TB-4
Students take at least 40 cps in the subject pathway at level 7.
(As the Liberal Arts dissertation is expected to encompass aspects of the pathway subject, students' pathway units should not include dissertations from other departments.)
ANTHROPOLOGY PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
ARCHAEOLOGY PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
CLASSICS & ANCIENT HISTORY PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
ENGLISH PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
FILM PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
HISTORICAL STUDIES PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
MEDIEVAL STUDIES PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
LANGUAGES: ALL PATHWAYS - students must take:
LANGUAGES: ALL PATHWAYS - students can then choose any unit from the MA Modern languages or MA European Literatures programmes, except the Dissertation.
MUSIC PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
PHILOSOPHY PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
RELIGION & THEOLOGY PATHWAY OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
THEATRE OPTIONS - There are no specified mandatory units for this pathway. Students choose optional units from a defined list.
Students may take the following unit in place of 20cps in the subject pathway:
The Public Role of the Humanities	HUMSM0002	20	Optional		TB-2
Students may choose up to 40 credits from further options at level 7, or may use the following units to access units from the undergraduate curriculum (subject to permission from the relevant department)
Personal Option Unit	AFACM0007	20	Optional		TB-1,TB-2
Personal Option Unit 2	AFACM0018	20	Optional		TB-1,TB-2
Liberal Arts (MLibArts)		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

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.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

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).

Degree classifications:

• First Class Honours 70 and above
• Second Class Honours, First Division 60-69
• Second Class Honours, Second Division 50-59
• Third Class Honours 40-49
• Fail 39 and below

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.