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Programme structure: European Literatures (MA) - what's running in 2012/13

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Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
The Rise of the Novel in 19th-Century Europe MODLM2035 20 Mandatory TB-1
Tradition and Experimentation in Twentieth-Century European Fiction MODLM2034 20 Mandatory TB-2
Dissertation (MA European Literatures) MODLM2039 60 Mandatory TB-4
Research Skills (Modern Languages) MODLM2045 20 Mandatory TB-4
Students should choose 60 credit points of optional units:
European Literature of Ideas MODLM2044 20 Optional TB-4
European Society MODLM2046 20 Optional TB-4
Concepts of Europe MODLM2041 20 Optional TB-1
Constructing Identities MODLM2042 20 Optional TB-1
Culture and Conflict: Theoretical Approaches MODLM2043 20 Optional TB-2
Reading Old and Middle French MODLM2011 20 Optional TB-1
British Poetry 1900-1945 ENGLM3005 20 Optional TB-1
Romantic Poetry and Poetics ENGLM3009 20 Optional TB-1
Shakespeare and Literary Relations ENGLM3011 20 Optional TB-1
Critical Theory DRAMM0013 20 Optional TB-1
Reception: Theories & Approaches CLASM0044 20 Optional TB-1
Theories of Visual Culture: Text and Image MODLM2048 20 Optional TB-2
French Literature and the Crusades MODLM2012 20 Optional TB-2
Constructing German Identity since 1800 MODLM2054 20 Optional TB-1
Dostoevsky and Native-Soil Conservatism RUSSM0002 20 Optional TB-2
British Poetry 1945 - Present ENGLM3006 20 Optional TB-2
Twentieth Century American Poetry ENGLM3007 20 Optional TB-2
Intertextual Shakespeare ENGLM3013 20 Optional TB-2
French Comic Drama 1639-1789 FRENM2004 20 Optional TB-2
Supervised Individual Study 2 MODLM2066 20 Optional TB-2
Supervised Individual Study MODLM2014 20 Optional TB-1
Intertextual Shakespeare ENGLM3013 20 Optional TB-2
MA European Literatures   180    

Progression/award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Exit awards

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

Degree classifications:

An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.

Diploma/certificate stages:

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

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