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Programme code | 1MUSI003U |
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Programme type | Joint Honours (UG) |
Programme director(s) |
Marianne Ailes (French)
Florian Scheding (Music) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of Music |
Second School/department | Department of French |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups |
Music (2019) (benchmark statement)
Languages, Cultures and Societies (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 4 years (full time) |
This section sets out why studying this programme is important, both in terms of inspiring you as an individual and in considering the challenges we face. It describes how this degree programme contributes to:
Music:
The programme aims to give a wide understanding of the European musical tradition from medieval times to the present day.
The programme provides an intellectual training through study of the historical, technical, analytical, compositional and performance aspects of music, examines contemporary cultural and social settings for music and provides opportunities for the acquisition of a broad range of intellectual, critical and creative skills in preparation for:
a career in the musical professions (including performance)
employment in a wide range of other musical and non-musical contexts
further study at postgraduate level.
French:
This programme is designed to allow students to achieve a command of modern spoken and written French to a high level of fluency and accuracy. It also gives students the opportunity to study aspects of French society, cultural production and linguistic history so as to provide a deeper understanding of the rich diversity of the culture in France and elsewhere in the French-speaking world. Programmes which involve the study of French and another modern language enable students to develop a strong intercultural competence. All programmes foster wider intellectual and experiential horizons thorough the mutual enrichment provided by the two components of the programme. In addition to introducing students to a wide range of areas of knowledge, all the programmes offer a training which develops skills in seeking out, analysing and critically interpreting information. Graduates enter employment in a broad variety of contexts, building on their practical language skills and on the training provided by a degree in the Humanities.
Faculty Workload Statement
Student workloads in the Arts Faculty are calculated on the basis of an average of 40 hours per week over the 30 weeks of the academic year. 10 credits therefore represents roughly 100 hours of student work. Part of this workload is made up of lectures, classes and other formal contact time, typically around 6-8 hours per week during each Teaching Block; it will be more for those studying languages or practice-based subjects, and tends to be less in the later years of the programme as students are expected to be doing more independent work. The bulk of the workload is made up of preparation for class (normally around 3-4 hours per contact hour) and work on assessment tasks (e.g. researching and writing coursework, revising for exams).
The learning outcome statements shown below for your programme have been developed with reference to relevant national subject benchmarks (where they exist), national qualification descriptors (see the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) and professional body requirements.
Teaching, learning and assessment strategies are listed to show how you will be able to achieve and demonstrate the learning outcomes.
This programme provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Acquisition of knowledge through lectures, seminars, tutorials and directed reading with emphasis, where appropriate, on primary materials and their interpretation. Independent learning is pursued through written coursework, supervised research projects and individual practice/rehearsal, as appropriate, for Performance units. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Examination (Level C/4 'Historical Studies'; Level I/5 'Approaches to Music History I' & Approaches to Music History II'; Level I/5 & H/6 split-level music-history options Coursework (Level C/4 'Historical Studies'; Level C/4 'Technical Studies I' & 'Technical Studies II'; Level C/4 'Practical Studies: Instrumentation and Conducting' (instrumentation coursework); Level C/4 'Composition'; Level I/5 and Level H/6 'Further Technical Studies' and 'Advanced Technical Studies'; Level I/5 'Compositional Strategy', 'Studio Composition Live' and 'Writing for Orchestra'; Lecel I/5 'Performance' (logbook); Level I/5 'Transcription and Editing'; Level I/5 & H/6 split-level music-history and analysis options; Level H/6 Extended Study Performance' (programme notes) The following units are wholly assessed by coursework submissions (written exercises, dissertation or portfolio): Level C/4 'Criticism and the Arts'; Level I/5 & H/6 options 'The Film Musical' and 'Discourses of Cultural Degeneration'; Level H/6 option 'Aesthetics and Criticism'; Level H/6 'Extended Study' (in 'Musicology', 'Composition' or 'Studio Composition'); Level H/6 'Musicology Project', 'Composition Project', 'Studio Project' and 'Editing Project' Recital or other demonstration of practical skill (Level C/4 'Practical Studies'; Level C/4 'Composition' (participation in workshops); Levels I/5 and H/6 'Performance' options) |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Intellectual skills are developed through seminars, tutorials, oral presentations and written assignments (essays and supervised research projects). All units are structured so as to develop the skills of analysis, bibliographical control, synthesis and critical evaluation (points 1-4). Additionally, specific units at all levels focus on other intellectual skills such as planning, problem-solving and research methods (5, 6). At all levels of the programme there are seminar settings in which students have the opportunity to develop oral presentation skills (7). Formative feedback on these seminar presentations, and tutorially in relation to written exercises provide occasions for contextual reflection (8). |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
All assessment tasks (written examinations, assessed coursework and supervised research projects) test powers of analysis, bibliographical control, synthesis and evaluation (points 1-4). Problem-solving (point 5) is assessed both by written examinations and coursework (written and oral). Research skills are assessed through written coursework and supervised research projects, which also provide opportunities for self-directed work (point 6). Common to the assessment of all these is the requirement for accuracy and clarity of expression (7). |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Seminars and tutorials are used to develop oral communication by requiring students to engage in group discussions, make convincing individual oral presentations and act as a respondent to the presentations of others. Team-working exercises (eg seminar presentations) are integrated into specific units in each of the last two years of the programme. Written communication is developed through project assignments, regular coursework and supervised research projects, typically within the various historical options but also in Level H Aesthetics and Criticism. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Assessment is primarily through written media (examinations, assessed coursework, and supervised research projects) providing evidence of a variety of essential communication skills (1, 2, 4). Assessed coursework and dissertations are also used to test key skills in the following units: Level C Historical Studies I and II; Level I Core Units; Levels I and H List C options; Level H Extended Studies (3, 6,7,8). Performance skills are tested by ensemble work and solo recitals at all levels (4, 5, 6). A programme of lessons and rehearsals documented in a log book tests the ability to sustain development over time and to write reflectively about the experience (1, 4, 5, 6, 8). |
This section describes what is expected from you at each level of your programme. This illustrates increasing intellectual standards as you progress through the programme. These levels are mapped against the national level descriptors published by the Quality Assurance Agency.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
By the end of their studies at level C, students are expected to be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of the fundamental principles of musicology (including a grasp of appropriate repertoires and texts and a satisfactory level of competence in the relevant bibliographic skills) as well as an ability to apply these in written texts of different kinds; confidence in handling elements of musical notation and language (for example, intervals, rhythms, modes, metres and sonorities); competence in the memorising of musical materials sufficient to enable accurate realisation of notation in sound; where appropriate, demonstrate a degree of personal expression and creativity in practical music-making; foundational knowledge of composition (whether acoustic or studio), and including the basics of sound recording and manipulation, MIDI and notation software. The expectation is that their work may require substantial direction from members of staff at this stage (supplied tutorially and in dedicated support seminars). |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
At level I students are expected to be able to demonstrate that they have expanded the range and depth of their knowledge of the various sub-disciplines and their capacity to evaluate these using a variety of critical perspectives. They should also have developed a higher level of competence in the relevant technical and/or practical skills. At this stage, students should be developing a capacity for mature reflection on specific aspects of the subject and for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of approved seminar projects). It is expected that at least a part of this gradual process of absorption will occur in seminars, in which second-year students are taught together with third-years and have the opportunity to gain insight and confidence from observing the contribution of more experienced students. Composers are expected to develop a critical relationship to their evolving musical language such that a personal 'voice' can be recognized intuitively and rationalized in the specific handling of and inter-relation between musical elements. Analytical studies may play a part in the acquisition of this skill. Performers are expected to refine the technical and interpretative aspects of their craft both as soloists and in an ensemble situation. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
At level H students are expected to expand the breadth of their knowledge through their study of optional subjects and to develop further their ability to gather and assimilate information. They are expected to synthesise material in an appropriate way, engage in sophisticated critical evaluation of texts about music, construct effective and detailed arguments (both orally and in writing) that display competence in the practices, processes, techniques and methodologies that underpin musicological practice. As composers, they are expected to refine the creative imagination, lateral thinking skills, and disciplined objectification of original ideas in a practical form. As performers, they are expected to develop a sensitivity to the musical demands of pieces in a variety of styles, and/or an affinity with the relevant performance practices of one particular style, and to communicate their interpretations with confidence in a performance setting. At this level students are expected to be able to demonstrate their capacity for self-directed study using the skills acquired and developed at level C and I. |
The learning outcome statements shown below for your programme have been developed with reference to relevant national subject benchmarks (where they exist), national qualification descriptors (see the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) and professional body requirements.
Teaching, learning and assessment strategies are listed to show how you will be able to achieve and demonstrate the learning outcomes.
This programme provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Knowledge and understanding are acquired through: lectures, seminars, tutorials, intensive language classes, directed reading, regular written coursework and practical language work (supported by the facilities of the Multimedia Centre), and a compulsory period of residence in the country to countries where the language is spoken. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Essay writing, formal presentations and examinations test the students' ability to analyse information and present reasoned arguments. Problem solving is assessed on the basis of the ability shown in addressing and responding to direct questions. Research skills are assessed through coursework and dissertations. Language development skills are tested through formative and summative modes of assessment (translations, language essays, oral presentations and aural comprehension exercises). |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Intellectual skills are developed through group work in seminars, tutorials, oral presentations, essay writing and practical language work. Units are structured in such a way that the skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation of data are developed. Specific units focus on other intellectual skills: problem solving and research techniques. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Essay writing, formal presentations and examinations test the students' ability to analyse information and present reasoned arguments. Problem solving is assessed on the basis of the ability shown in addressing and responding to direct questions. Research skills are assessed through coursework and dissertations. Language development skills are tested through formative and summative modes of assessment (translations, language essays, oral presentations and aural comprehension exercises). |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Seminars and tutorials are used to develop oral communication by requiring students to engage in class discussions and to give short presentations to initiate discussion, including defending their interpretations in debate with other students and staff. (1, 4, 5, 6) Oral skills are further developed in the language classes. (8, 11) Research and written communication skills are developed through the writing of essays and tutors' feedback on these. (3, 7, 9, 13) Independent learning is required in all language and non-language units. (1, 13, 14) IT skills are developed when researching and producing course work. (5, 12, 15) Students are given guidance on how to manage their time and work independently. (1, 17) Students are given guidance on the use of electronic resources, and are informed of opportunities for C&IT training. (15) |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Non-language units are assessed through, written examination, written coursework and oral presentations requiring detailed and informed handling of the primary literature and extensive background reading in support of the argumentation advanced. In language, oral presentations are assessed according to criteria testing the effectiveness and accuracy of delivery and the command of information. Some units require oral class presentations of a satisfactory standard in order to gain CPs. The knowledge base is also tested through traditional unseen written examinations and through dissertations. Research and IT skills are assessed through coursework and dissertations |
This section describes what is expected from you at each level of your programme. This illustrates increasing intellectual standards as you progress through the programme. These levels are mapped against the national level descriptors published by the Quality Assurance Agency.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Year 1 of the course has been expressly designed to lay the foundations, both in terms of subject-specific knowledge and skills and in terms of more general skills and abilities, which will allow students to fulfil the programme's aims and objectives. Core units in language are geared to help students progress in the consolidation and development of their A-level (or equivalent) language skills. Mandatory non-language units cover some of the main themes and concepts of French culture, familiarising students with the literature and political/social backcloth of France and thereby introducing them to the key areas of study offered in the programme. This will enable students to make informed choices between the optional units available in future years and provide a sound basis for study in Level I. The expectation is that their work will require considerable direction from members of staff at this stage. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
In Year 2, students are expected to be able to demonstrate that, in both mandatory and optional units, they have expanded the range and depth of their knowledge and also their capacity to evaluate their work. The topics explored and source materials consulted will be of greater depth and substance. Students will develop their analytical skills, their ability to structure their work and to expound it effectively with the increased requirement for seminar presentation. Language work will be of a higher level of complexity and students will develop their capacity to work accurately and creatively with French. They will be encouraged in group-work skills through active participation in seminars. They will be acquiring a heightened capacity for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of coursework assignments). |
Level H/6 - Honours |
In Year 4, students are expected to expand the breadth of their knowledge through the study of optional units that allow them to pursue more closely their particular areas of interest. These units are more directly linked to staff research specialisms. Students are thereby able to benefit from a wide range of expertise at the cutting-edge of research that not only enhances their intellectual development but also serves actively to foster in them a research culture. Students will be expected to develop their ability to gather and assimilate information, synthesise it in an appropriately informed way, and engage in sophisticated evaluation of primary texts. These skills will have been enhanced through the heightened command of the French language acquired during the mandatory period of residence in a French-speaking country. |
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.
Music:
The BA Joint Honours programme in Music and French is a full-time (4 year) programme. It requires 480 credit points including 240 from levels I and H and 120 from the year abroad. All students take 60 credits at Level C, 20 of which are Mandatory (see Section 18). The remainder of the programme (240 credit points) is made up of optional units at Levels I and H (though there are certain limitations on the combination of these). The particular permutations of credits obtainable from the Music Units are shown in Section 18 above. Credit points are awarded for satisfactory completion of each unit (ie. attendance, undertaking the prescribed exercises and passing the assessments, in accordance with current Arts Faculty regulations and ordinances). The study of a 10 credit point unit should involve 100 hours of learning effort (including contact teaching hours); the study of a 20 credit point unit should involve 200 hours of learning effort (including contact teaching hours). Virtually all aspects of the BA (Hons) programme in Music taken by Joint Honours students offer the opportunity to acquire and develop transferable skills much valued by employers, and reflected in the encouraging employment statistics relating to recent graduates.
French:
Honours Degree programmes involving French and another subject require mandatorily that one year Students can opt to take an assistantship in a French school under a scheme organised by the French government if they are spending the entire academic session in France. The French Department also has Erasmus exchanges with universities in Aix-en Provence, Paris, Bordeaux, La Réunion, and Poitiers among others. Students can also take up work placements; some placements are recurrently available to Bristol students while others are arranged anew each year. The French Department offers a rich array of internal pathways for students to follow. All the pathways place an emphasis on the development of language skills and the enhancement of the students' knowledge and expertise in a variety of aspects of culture (including film, literature and visual cultures), history, and politics. Students may also opt to take a School of Modern Languages unit; these are usually interdisciplinary or allow students to take an additional language (for example, Czech or Catalan). Students of French are therefore integrated into the broader community of the School of Modern Languages while retaining a distinct departmental identity. The Department’s teaching is informed by its dynamic research agenda, resulting in the creation and development of a vibrant learning environment for students within the Department and the School, as staff continuously upgrade existing teaching materials. The School offers a wide variety of joint programmes involving the study of any two of the following languages: Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. There are also joint programmes combining French with Theatre, Film, History of Art, Music, Philosophy, Politics, and Law. Such students serve to enrich the intellectual environment within which teaching and learning take place within the French Department.
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Music or e mail to m.e.peirson@bris.ac.ukand see relevant websites for Language departments.
The following units are must pass: FREN10029 French Language 1 (post A Level) and FREN10031 French Language 1 (ab initio). 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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List A -Take 40CP or 60 CP if taking ab initio, (if taking FREN10031 you may select either FREN unit from list B or E) | |||||
French Language 1 (ab initio) | FREN10031 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
French Language | FREN10029 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Technical Studies I: Harmony and Harmonic Analysis | MUSI10047 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List B - Take FREN10032 and either MUSI10061, or MUSI10060 in list D | |||||
Shaping France | FREN10032 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Music and Society 1 | MUSI10061 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
List D - Choose 20CP from this list – or choose 40 CP to include MUSI10060 if you did not choose MUSI10061 in list B | |||||
Practical studies: Performance | MUSI10058 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Music and Society 2 | MUSI10060 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Composition | MUSI10059 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
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Representations of Francophone Cultures | FREN10013 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Mandatory Unit FREN20001 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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You must take at least 40 CP or FREN-coded units and at least 40 CP of MUSI-coded units | |||||
List A - Take FREN20001 and the Music unit from either list A or list D | |||||
Approaches to Music History I | MUSI20142 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
French Language 2 | FREN20001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List B - Choose 20 CP from this list. Across Lists B, C and E, you must choose at least one of MUSI20099, MUSI20141, MUSI20058, MUSI20126, MUSI20056, MUSI20124 and MUSI20047. | |||||
Further Technical Studies | MUSI20099 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Writing for Orchestra | MUSI20141 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Composing Live Electronics | MUSI20126 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Music and Sex | MUSI20111 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
20th-Century Opera | MUSI20130 | 20 | Optional | C,E | TB-2 |
Introduction to Composing for Screen Media | MUSI20131 | 20 | Optional | B,E | TB-2 |
The Romantic Imagination | MUSI20121 | 20 | Optional | B,C | TB-2 |
French Drama | FREN20026 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Algeria and France: Memory and Migration in Text and Image | FREN20059 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Race, Gender, and Intersectionality in Twenty-First Century France: Cultural Production, Politics, and Identity | FREN20072 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
General Linguistics | MODL20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Woman and Nation | MODL23017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List C - Choose 20 CP from this list. Across Lists B, C and E, you must choose at least one of MUSI20099, MUSI20141, MUSI20058, MUSI20126, MUSI20056, MUSI20124 and MUSI20047. | |||||
Performance | MUSI20058 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Composing Live Electronics | MUSI20126 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Hip-hop Music and Culture | MUSI20071 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Music and Sex | MUSI20111 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Romantic Imagination | MUSI20121 | 20 | Optional | B,C | TB-2 |
Introduction to French Cinema | FREN20056 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
French Thought | FREN20068 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Women and Gender in Medieval French Literature (1150-1450) | FREN20071 | 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 - You must choose MUSI20143 from this list if you did not choose MUSI20142 in list A | |||||
Approaches to Music History II | MUSI20143 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
20th-Century Opera | MUSI20130 | 20 | Optional | C,E | TB-2 |
French Fiction: from Realism to the 21st Century | FREN20048 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Francophone African Literature | FREN20069 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
France during the Second World War: culture, politics and society | FREN20070 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List E - Choose 20 CP from this list. Across Lists B, C and E, you must choose at least one of MUSI20099, MUSI20141, MUSI20058, MUSI20126, MUSI20056, MUSI20124 and MUSI20047. | |||||
Performance | MUSI20058 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Compositional Strategy | MUSI20047 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Music recording and production | MUSI20124 | 20 | Optional | E | TB-2 |
Hip-hop Music and Culture | MUSI20071 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Further Technical Studies | MUSI20099 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Writing for Orchestra | MUSI20141 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Introduction to Composing for Screen Media | MUSI20131 | 20 | Optional | B,E | TB-2 |
French Fiction: from Realism to the 21st Century | FREN20048 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
France in Ferment 1870-1940 | FREN20063 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
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Choose 20 CP unit from the Bristol Futures list, the UWLP list or the faculty-wide list - OR choose one additional unit from lists A-E | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
Mandatory Year Abroad units MODL20014 and MODL 20015 are 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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Year Abroad TB-1 | MODL20014 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
Year Abroad TB-2 | MODL20015 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
120 |
Mandatory Unit FREN30001 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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You must take at least 40 CP FREN-coded units and at least 40 CP of MUSI-coded units You may not choose both units of any of the following pairs in any combination: a) MUSI30059 and MUSI30064; b) MUSI30060 and MUSI30065; c) MUSI30066 and MUSI30061 | |||||
List A - Take FREN30001. You may also choose one Music unit from this list | |||||
Extended Study: Composition Portfolio | MUSI30059 | 40 | Optional | A,E | TB-4 |
Extended Study: Performance | MUSI30061 | 40 | Optional | A,E | TB-4 |
Extended Study: Musicology | MUSI30058 | 40 | Optional | A,E | TB-4 |
Extended Study: Studio | MUSI30060 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Aesthetics and Criticism | MUSI30029 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Performance | MUSI30066 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Chamber Music Duos in Practice | MUSI30148 | 20 | Optional | A,D | TB-4 |
French Language 3 | FREN30001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List B - Choose one unit from this list, unless you take 60 CP in list A | |||||
Aesthetics and Criticism | MUSI30029 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Composition Project | MUSI30064 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Studio Project | MUSI30065 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Les Miserables: Readings and Receptions | FREN30030 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Political Cultures of Early Twentieth-Century France | FREN30044 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Intellectuals and the Media in France | FREN30108 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Culture, soft power and diplomatie d'influence: Exporting French culture from the 1870s to the present | FREN30138 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
List C - Choose 20 CP from this list or from list F | |||||
Music, Technology and Cultural Change, 1900 - present day | MUSI30124 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Music and Migration in the 20th Century | MUSI30111 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
French for Business and Enterprise | FREN30047 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Intellectuals and the Media in France | FREN30108 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Me, Myself, and I: The Essais of Michel de Montaigne | FREN30114 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
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 from this list, unless you choose a 40 CP unit in list E | |||||
Performance | MUSI30066 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Advanced Technical Studies | MUSI30113 | 20 | Optional | D | TB-2 |
Chamber Music Duos in Practice | MUSI30148 | 20 | Optional | A,D | TB-4 |
Surrealism: Pleasure and Provocation in 1920s Textual and Visual Culture | FREN30040 | 20 | Optional | D | TB-2 |
Francophone Women Directors: Documentary Filmmaking | FREN30111 | 20 | Optional | D | 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 one unit from this list | |||||
Extended Study: Musicology | MUSI30058 | 40 | Optional | A,E | TB-4 |
Extended Study: Composition Portfolio | MUSI30059 | 40 | Optional | A,E | TB-4 |
Extended Study: Studio | MUSI30060 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Extended Study: Performance | MUSI30061 | 40 | Optional | A,E | TB-4 |
Music, Technology and Cultural Change, 1900 - present day | MUSI30124 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Music and Migration in the 20th Century | MUSI30111 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Communism in Europe | MODL30001 | 20 | Optional | E | TB-2 |
Sociolinguistics: Language Variation and Change | MODL30015 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Gender, Sexuality and Cinema | MODL30018 | 20 | Optional | E | TB-2 |
MODL30005 is available on programmes of German, Italian and Russian only. | |||||
Independent Study 1 | MODL30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
List F - Choose 20 CP from this list or from list C | |||||
Choose either 20 CP from Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide units, or choose an additional 20 CP unit from lists A-E above | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Music and French (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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