This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
What do the Faculty of Arts Categories mean?
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 | Faculty of Arts Category | Teaching Block |
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History of the Present | AFAC10011 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
The Art of Writing | AFAC10016 | 20 | Mandatory | B | 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 40-60 credit points in their prospective pathway (see below): | |||||
ANTHROPOLOGY PATHWAY - must take: | |||||
Peoples, Culture and Language | ARCH10017 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-1 |
Evolution in Action | ARCH10014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Anthropology Options: | |||||
Archaeological Practice | ARCH10016 | 20 | Optional | E | TB-2 |
Big Ideas in Anthropology | ARCH10012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Discovering the Past | ARCH10015 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Kin, Friends, Lovers and Others | ARCH10019 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Material Culture (C) | ARCH10013 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
ARCHAEOLOGY PATHWAY - Must Take | |||||
Discovering the Past | ARCH10015 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Archaeological Practice | ARCH10016 | 20 | Optional | E | TB-2 |
Archaeology Options | |||||
Peoples, Culture and Language | ARCH10017 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-1 |
Big Ideas in Anthropology | ARCH10012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Evolution in Action | ARCH10014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Kin, Friends, Lovers and Others | ARCH10019 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Material Culture (C) | ARCH10013 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
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 | TB-1 | |
Thought | CLAS10040 | 20 | Optional | 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 | 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 | 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 | TB-2 | |
Literature 1150-1550 | ENGL10042 | 20 | Optional | 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 | TB-2 | |
English Options - choose from above or from: | |||||
Texts in a Global Context | ENGL10052 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Transformations | ENGL10046 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
HISTORICAL STUDIES PATHWAY - must take at least two from the following: | |||||
The Early Modern World: Europe and the Wider World | HIST10065 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-1 |
The Early Modern World: The British Isles | HIST10063 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-1 |
The Medieval World: The British Isles | HIST10064 | 20 | Optional | D | TB-2 |
The Medieval World: Europe and the Wider World | HIST10066 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Historical Studies Options - choose from the list above or from: | |||||
Approaching the Object | HART10007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Approaching the Past | HIST13015 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The American Century | HIST10044 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Slavery | HIST10046 | 20 | Optional | E | 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 | E | TB-2 |
FILM PATHWAY - must take: | |||||
Filmmaking Fundamentals | FATV10001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Introduction to Film and Television Studies | FATV10005 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film Options: | |||||
Close-Up on Film | FATV10002 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Close-Up on Television | FATV10004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
FRENCH PATHWAY - Must Take; | |||||
French Language | FREN10029 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
French Options | |||||
Representations of Francophone Cultures | FREN10013 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Shaping France | FREN10032 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
GERMAN PATHWAY - Mandatory for students with German A-Level | |||||
German Language 1 (Post A-level) | GERM10009 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-4 |
German Pathway- Mandatory for students without German A-Level | |||||
German Language 1 (ab initio) | GERM19003 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
German Options: | |||||
German Literature and Film: Genres, Texts, Contexts | GERM10035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Modern German Thought and Thinkers | GERM10038 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Language and Power: Introductions to German History | GERM10039 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
ITALIAN PATHWAY - Mandatory for students with Italian A-Level | |||||
Italian Language 1A (Post A-level) | ITAL10001 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Italian Pathway- Mandatory for students without Italian A-Level | |||||
Italian Language 1B (ab initio students) | ITAL10002 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Italian Options | |||||
Medieval and Renaissance Italy | ITAL10034 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Modern Italy | ITAL10033 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
PORTUGUESE PATHWAY - Mandatory for students with Portuguese A-Level | |||||
Portuguese Pathway- Mandatory for students without Portuguese A-Level | |||||
Portuguese Language | HISP10302 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Portuguese Options | |||||
Key Moments in Lusophone History and Culture | HISP10015 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
RUSSIAN PATHWAY - Mandatory for students with Russian A-level | |||||
Russian Language (for qualified entrants) | RUSS10036 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-4 |
Russian Pathway- Mandatory for students without Russian A-level | |||||
Russian Language (ab initio) | RUSS10001 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Russian Options | |||||
Understanding Russia: History & Identity | RUSS10041 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Understanding Russia: Literature & Visual Culture | RUSS10042 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
SPANISH PATHWAY - Mandatory for students with Spanish A-level | |||||
Spanish Language (Post A level) | HISP10001 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Spanish Pathway- Mandatory for students without Spanish A-level | |||||
Spanish Language (Ab-initio) | HISP10116 | 40 | Optional | A | TB-4 |
Spanish Options | |||||
The Making of the Hispanic World, from 1492 to the present day | HISP10014 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Critical Concepts in the Study of the Hispanic World | HISP10010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
MUSIC PATHWAY - Must Take: | |||||
Technical Studies I: Harmony and Harmonic Analysis | MUSI10047 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
And one of: | |||||
Music and Society 1 | MUSI10061 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Music and Society 2 | MUSI10060 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Music Options | |||||
Practical studies: Performance | MUSI10058 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Composition | MUSI10059 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
RELIGION & THEOLOGY PATHWAY - must take: | |||||
Approaches to the Study of Religion | THRS10030 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
And one of: | |||||
Living Religions East | THRS10065 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Living Religions West | THRS10064 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Religion & Theology Options - choose from above or from: | |||||
Issues in the Study of Religion | THRS10031 | 20 | Optional | E | TB-2 |
Introduction to Sanskrit I: Grammar | THRS10017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Note that Sanskrit fulfils the language requirement of the Liberal Arts programme | |||||
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 from above or from: | |||||
Readings in Value Theory | PHIL10033 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Knowledge and Reality | PHIL10034 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
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. | |||||
Students are also able to select one of the 20 credit point MODL units | |||||
Classics of European Cinema | MODL10010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Contemporary European Cinema | MODL10009 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Comparative Literature: What is it and how can we practise it? | MODL10016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Music Pathway- Must Take: | |||||
Technical Studies I: Harmony and Harmonic Analysis | MUSI10047 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
And one of: | |||||
Music and Society 1 | MUSI10061 | 20 | Optional | B | TB-1 |
Music and Society 2 | MUSI10060 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Music Options | |||||
Practical studies: Performance | MUSI10058 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Composition | MUSI10059 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Certificate of Higher Education | 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).
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.