BA German and Hispanic Studies (GERU06) ML

2019 - 2020

For students whose initial registration was prior to the 2019-20 session.

Year 1

This level is no longer running.

Year 2

A student will choose either the Post A Level German stream and take units listed at 2A, 2Bi and 2Bii or the Non A Level German stream and take units listed at 2Ci and 2Cii

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

Post A-level German Stream

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GER201 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: GER103 GER104 GER105 GER106 Is a pre-requisite for: GER202 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: GER240 GER241 GER242 GER243	German Language (Foundation)	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
GER202 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: GER201 Is a pre-requisite for: GER301 GER303 GER304 GER304 GER304 GER307 GER307 GER308 GER311 GER311 GER312 GER312 GER313 GER313 GER313 GER352 GER352 GER363 GER369 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: GER240 GER241 GER242 GER243	German Language (Continuation)	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from the following, not more than 20 credits being selected from 2Bii

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Bi

Post A Level German Stream

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from this group.

Semester 2
GER234 + EMPTY.	Germanic Languages in Social Context	SPR SEM	20 credits
MDL208 + Available to all but priority will be given to SLC students.	Analysing Evil: National Socialism as Ideology and Brand	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
GER235 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MDL3902 MDL3903 (when the module is running)	Introduction to Luxembourgish Language and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER263 + Proficiency in German (A-level or equivalent).	German Culture and Ideas from the Enlightenment to the Present Day	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL209 + The course is subject to a cap, with preference being given to SLC students.	Deutschland und Oesterreich heute	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

2Bii

A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GER217 + A-Level in a Modern Language.	Dutch Beginners A	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
GER218 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: GER239 GER239 (when the module is running)	Dutch Beginners B	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
GER232 CCo-requisites: GER239 GER239 + GER107/108 or demonstrated equivalent proficiency.	Dutch Intermediate	ACAD YR	20 credits

A student will take a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 80 credits from the following

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

2Ci

Non A level German stream

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GER240 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: GER241 GER243 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: GER201 GER202 + GER220 must normally be studied before GER221 can be taken, though there may be exceptions.. Successful completion of GER120/121 or attainment of equivalent level of German language by other means.	Intermediate German Language	AUT SEM	10 credits
GER242 ⇐PPre-requisites: GER121 + Normally GER120/121 or equivalent. Successful completion of GER120/121 or attainment of equivalent level of German language by other means.	Deutsche Politik und Medien (for Intermediate German)	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
GER241 ⇐PPre-requisites: GER240 XCannot be taken with: GER201 GER202 + GER240 must normally be studied before GER241can be taken, though there may be exceptions.. Successful completion of GER120/121 or attainment of equivalent level of German language by other means.	Intermediate German Language II	SPR SEM	10 credits
GER243 ⇐PPre-requisites: GER240 XCannot be taken with: GER201 GER202 + GER240 will normally have been studied.. Successful completion of GER120/121 or attainment of equivalent level of German language by other means.	Deutsche Kultur (for Intermediate German)	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

2Cii

Non A level German stream

A student will take up to 40 credits from this group.

Semester 2
GER234 + EMPTY.	Germanic Languages in Social Context	SPR SEM	20 credits
MDL208 + Available to all but priority will be given to SLC students.	Analysing Evil: National Socialism as Ideology and Brand	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
GER235 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MDL3902 MDL3903 (when the module is running)	Introduction to Luxembourgish Language and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER263 + Proficiency in German (A-level or equivalent).	German Culture and Ideas from the Enlightenment to the Present Day	ACAD YR	20 credits

A student will take either 2Di or 2Dii

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Di

Post A Level Spanish stream

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS230 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS231 HSS3017 HSS3018 HSS335 HSS6803 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 HSS267 HSS267 + HSS130 and HSS131. This module is linked to HSS231.	Advanced Spanish Language I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS231 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: HSS230 Is a pre-requisite for: HSS3018 HSS335 HSS357 HSS6803 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 HSS260 HSS266 + HSS130 and HSS131. This module is linked to HSS231.	Advanced Spanish Language II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Dii

Non A Level Spanish stream

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS270 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS3018 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 + HSS140 and HSS141. This module is linked to HSS271.	Advanced Spanish Language	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS271 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS3018 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 + HSS140 and HSS141. This module is linked to HSS271.	Advanced Spanish Language II	SPR SEM	10 credits

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from the following, not more than 20 credits from one of 2Eii, 2Eiii or 2Eiv

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Ei

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
HSS227	Tradition, Transition and Modernity	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS228 + HSS130 and HSS131 or HSS140 and HSS141 and/or HSS190 and HSS191. HSS230 and HSS231 or HSS270 and HSS271 and/or HSS290 and HSS291.	Promised Lands	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS236 + HSS130 and HSS131 or HSS140 and HSS141. HSS230 and HSS231.	Hispanic Film	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS237 + HSS130 and HSS131, or HSS140 and HSS141, and/or HSS180 and HSS 181.. HSS230 and HSS231 or HSS270 and HSS271 and/or HSS280 and HSS281 and/or HSS282 and HSS283.	Nation and Identity in the Lusophone World	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS251 + HSS 130 and HSS 131 or HSS 140 and HSS 141.. HSS230 and HSS231 or HSS270 and HSS271.	Hispanic Fiction	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS252	Nation and Identities in Latin America	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS253	The Spanish Language: Structure and Use	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS254	Dictatorship, Revolution and Resistance	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Eii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS280C P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS281C (when the module is running) + HSS130 and HSS131 or HSS140 and HSS141.	Intensive Portuguese I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS281C ⇐PPre-requisites: HSS280C	Intensive Portuguese II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Eiii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS282H P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS283H (when the module is running)	Further Portuguese: Language and Culture I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS283H ⇐PPre-requisites: HSS282H	Further Portuguese: Language and Culture II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Eiv

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS290C P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS291C (when the module is running) + HSS130 and HSS131 or HSS140 and HSS141.	Intensive Catalan I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS291C ⇐PPre-requisites: HSS290C	Intensive Catalan II	SPR SEM	10 credits

Year 3

Before proceeding to the final year a student will spend one session in an appropriate country, as an English assistant in a school, in attendance as a full-time student at a university or other approved institution, or gaining appropriate academic or professional experience, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of School.

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

In respect of attendance for which no grades will be awarded

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GER3900	Germanic Studies Year Abroad	AUT SEM	40 credits
Semester 2
GER3901	Germanic Studies Year Abroad	SPR SEM	40 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

In respect of attendance for which no grades will be awarded

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS3900	Hispanic Studies Year Abroad	AUT SEM	40 credits
Semester 2
HSS3901	Hispanic Studies Year Abroad	SPR SEM	40 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MDL306 + SLC students only.	SLC Year Abroad	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
MDL307 + SLC students only.	SLC Year Abroad	SPR SEM	20 credits

Grades awarded in respect of units listed at 3C above will carry the same weight as grades awarded at Level 2.

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (30 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
HSS330 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS331 HSS335 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: HSS3018 HSS355 HSS379	Advanced Spanish Language III	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS331 ⇐PPre-requisites: HSS330 CCo-requisites: HSS3017 HSS335 HSS341 HSS378 + This module is linked to HSS330.	Advanced Spanish Language IV	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
GER335	German Core Language	ACAD YR	10 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Full academic year
GER336	German Translation	ACAD YR	10 credits
GER337	Presenting and Debating in German	ACAD YR	10 credits

A student will take a minimum of 20 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from the following, with not more than 20 credits being selected from 4Cii.

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Ci

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MDL309	Luxury and Liberty: Germany and Britain	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
GER374	Modern German Thought	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
GER339 + Advanced proficiency in German (CEFR Level B2). Yes: Normally for L3 students who have completed residence abroad in a German-speaking country..	German for Enterprise	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER379 + German at CEFR B2 level, but it does NOT presuppose any previous knowledge of German-language literature or literary studies. All students with a B2 level of German are welcome, regardless of their L1and L2 module choice..	The Self and Other: Twentieth Century German Fiction	ACAD YR	20 credits

units in accordance with Regulation 4E below

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

4Cii

A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
GER321	Dutch Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER322	Dutch Language and Culture for Specialists	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER323	Introduction to Luxembourgish Language and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER324 + EMPTY.	Advanced Luxembourgish Language and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER333 CCo-requisites: GER239 GER239 + GER217/218 or demonstrated equivalent proficiency.	Dutch Intermediate	ACAD YR	20 credits

A student will take a minimum of 20 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from the following, with not more than 20 credits being selected from one of 4Dii, 4Diii or 4Div

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Di

A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from this group.

Full academic year
HSS3001 + HSS130, HSS131, HSS230 and HSS231 Or HSS140, HSS141, HSS270 and HSS271.	Civilisation and Barbarism in Latin America	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3005 + Students need to have completed Spanish language at Levels 1 and 2.	The Idea of the Modern in Latin American Fiction	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3007	Barcelona: Culture of the City	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3008	Cultural Crosscurrents in the Lusophone World	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3013 + HSS130, HSS131, HSS230 and HSS231 Or HSS140, HSS141, HSS270 and HSS271.	Political Culture in the Hispanic World	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3014 + Students will normally have studied Spanish language at Level 2 and are studying Spanish language at Level 3..	Questioning Spain	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3017 ⇐PPre-requisites: HSS230 CCo-requisites: HSS331 + HSS130, HSS131, HSS230 and HSS231 Or HSS140, HSS141, HSS270 and HSS271.	History of the Spanish Language	ACAD YR	20 credits
HSS3018	Popular Music in the Hispanic World	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL313 + Core Level 1 & core Level 2 courses i.e. HSS 130 and HSS 131 or HSS 140 and HSS 141. HSS 230 and HSS 231. Core Level 3 language course HSS 330 and HSS 331. Yes, the students would need an advanced knowledge of Spanish as English translations are not available for vast majority of material..	Spanish Colonialism in North Africa and its Legacy	ACAD YR	20 credits

units in accordance with Regulation 4E below

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Dii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS380	Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS381 XCannot be taken with: MLT133C MLT133H MLT133I MLT133M	Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Diii

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS382 XCannot be taken with: MLT272C MLT272H MLT272I MLT272M	Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture III	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS383 XCannot be taken with: MLT273C MLT273H MLT273I MLT273M	Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture IV	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

4Div

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HSS390 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS391 (when the module is running)	Catalan Advanced: Language and Culture I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
HSS391	Catalan Advanced: Language and Culture II	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

NOTE: A student may take a unit to the value of not more than 20 credits in respect of either 4Ci or 4Di above

A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MDL301	Social Approaches to Multilingualism	AUT SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
MDL304	Dissertation	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL305	Learning and Teaching Foreign Languages	ACAD YR	20 credits

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2019/20 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.