Programme structure: Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Spanish (BA) - what's running in 2024/25

Mandatory Unit Spanish Language HISP10001 Post A Level or HISP10116 ab initio 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	Faculty of Arts Category	Teaching Block
List A: In addition to the mandatory MODL unit, you should choose the appropriate level Spanish unit
Spanish Language and Cultures 1b	HISP10020	40	Optional	A	TB-4
Spanish Language and Cultures 1a	HISP10019	20	Mandatory	A	TB-4
Comparative Literature: What is it and how can we practise it?	MODL10016	20	Mandatory	A,C	TB-1
List B: If you select HISP10019 you choose 60CP optional units from lists B, D, E or if you select HISP10020 you choose 40CP optional units from lists B, D, E, (max. of 20 credits from any one list).
French Cultures in Context	FREN10030	20	Optional	B	TB-1
Medieval and Renaissance Italy	ITAL10034	20	Optional	B	TB-1
Understanding Russia: Literature & Visual Culture	RUSS10042	20	Optional	B	TB-1
Contemporary European Cinema	MODL10009	20	Optional	B,F	TB-1
List C:
Introduction to Visual Cultures Not available in this year	MODL10018	20	Mandatory
List D:
Living Religions East	THRS10065	20	Optional		TB-2
List E:
Representations of Francophone Cultures	FREN10013	20	Optional	E	TB-2
Language and Power: Introductions to German History	GERM10039	20	Optional	C,D	TB-2
Understanding Russia: History & Identity	RUSS10041	20	Optional		TB-2
Critical Concepts in the Study of the Hispanic World	HISP10010	20	Optional	E	TB-2
Certificate of Higher Education		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level 4, 5 & 6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level 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 100 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 100 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).

Additional progress information

Students are permitted to conditionally progress to the next year of study and make up a credit deficit where they have failed a particular unit or units provided this meets the conditions in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.