BA Philosophy and Modern Languages & Cultures (MDLU11) ML

2019 - 2020

For students whose initial registration is for the 2019-20 session or later.

Year 1

A student will take 40 credits from one of the following groups

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)

1Ai

French Post A Level

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1010 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: FRE21001 (when the module is running) + A Level or equivalent in the target language. EMPTY.	French Language (Post A Level)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL107	Understanding Modern France	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 (40 credits)

1Aii

French Beginners

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1003 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: FRE21001 (when the module is running) + EMPTY.	French Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL110 + EMPTY.	An Introduction to French History & Culture	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 (40 credits)

1Aiii

German Post A Level

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1011 + A Level or equivalent in the target language. EMPTY.	German Language (Post A Level)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL108	Understanding German History and Culture	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 (40 credits)

1Aiv

German Beginners

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1004 + EMPTY.	German Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL108	Understanding German History and Culture	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 (40 credits)

1Av

Russian Post A Level

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1012 + A Level or equivalent in the target language. EMPTY.	Russian Language (Post A Level)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL112 + EMPTY.	An Introduction to Russian Culture	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 (40 credits)

1Avi

Russian Beginners

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1007 + EMPTY.	Russian Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL112 + EMPTY.	An Introduction to Russian Culture	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 (40 credits)

1Avii

Spanish Post A Level

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1013 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running) + A Level or equivalent in the target language. EMPTY.	Spanish Language (Post A Level)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL106 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running)	Understanding Spanish and Latin American Culture	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 (40 credits)

1Avii

Spanish Beginners

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1008 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running) + EMPTY.	Spanish Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL106 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running)	Understanding Spanish and Latin American Culture	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)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
RUS117	The Soviet Union 1917-1991	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
MDL1000 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running) + EMPTY.	Catalan Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1001 + EMPTY.	Czech Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1002 + EMPTY.	Dutch Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1003 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: FRE21001 (when the module is running) + EMPTY.	French Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1004 + EMPTY.	German Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1006 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running) + EMPTY.	Portuguese Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1007 + EMPTY.	Russian Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1008 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running) + EMPTY.	Spanish Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1010 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: FRE21001 (when the module is running) + A Level or equivalent in the target language. EMPTY.	French Language (Post A Level)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1011 + A Level or equivalent in the target language. EMPTY.	German Language (Post A Level)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1012 + A Level or equivalent in the target language. EMPTY.	Russian Language (Post A Level)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1013 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running) + A Level or equivalent in the target language. EMPTY.	Spanish Language (Post A Level)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL103	Introduction to European Cinema	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL105 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running)	An Introduction to the Social and Political History of Iberia and Latin America	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL106 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running)	Understanding Spanish and Latin American Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL107	Understanding Modern France	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL108	Understanding German History and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL109 + EMPTY.	The Czechs in Central European History	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL110 + EMPTY.	An Introduction to French History & Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL111 + EMPTY.	Born out of Revolt & Consensus: the making of contemporary Netherlands & Belgium	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL112 + EMPTY.	An Introduction to Russian Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL115	French Critical Contexts	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL116 + EMPTY.	Visions of Germany	ACAD YR	20 credits

a student can take unrestricted F4 units units to the value of 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 (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHI107 + No. No. No. No.	Philosophy of Religion	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHI115 + No. No. No. No.	Reason and Argument	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHI123	Philosophy of Science	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHI125 + No. No. No. No.	Matters of Life and Death	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI126 + No. No. No. None.	Mind, Brain and Personal Identity	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI134 + No. No. No. No.	History of Philosophical Ideas	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHI135	Writing Philosophy	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
PHI103 + No. No. No. No.	Self and Society	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI116 + No. No. No. No.	Elementary Logic	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHI118	History of Ethics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHI121	Knowledge, Justification and Doubt	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHI132	Death	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHI133 + No. No. No. No.	Film and Philosophy	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHI158 + No. No. No. No.	Philosophy of Sex	SPR SEM	10 credits

Unrestricted Some degrees allow students to take unrestricted modules. These modules may be offered by your home department(s) but are often offered by other departments. You will need to choose unrestricted module(s) during Intro Week. Please check your Registration Timetable for details of your module enrolment event. units (20 credits)

A student will take unrestricted F4 units to the value of 20 credits.

Year 2

This level is not yet running.

Students should contact the School of Languages & Cultures directly for details of typical optional modules at Level 2.

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)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL2003 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	French Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2004 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	German Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2007 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	Russian Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2008 CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	Spanish Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2010 + Successful completion of a Level 1 Post A Level module in the relevant language. EMPTY.	French Language (Higher Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2011 + Successful completion of a Level 1 Post A Level module in the relevant language. EMPTY.	German Language (Higher Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2012 + Successful completion of a Level 1 Post A Level module in the relevant language. EMPTY.	Russian Language (Higher Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2013 CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 + Successful completion of a Level 1 Post A Level module in the relevant language. EMPTY.	Spanish Language (Higher Intermediate)	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

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

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
MDL1000 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running) + EMPTY.	Catalan Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1001 + EMPTY.	Czech Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1002 + EMPTY.	Dutch Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL1006 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: HSS253 HSS253 (when the module is running) + EMPTY.	Portuguese Language (Beginners)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2000 CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	Catalan Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2001 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	Czech Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2002 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	Dutch Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2006 CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	Portuguese Language (Intermediate)	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 (40 credits)

A student will take a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 80 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHI202 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHI373 PHI373 (when the module is running)	Philosophy of Mind	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI211 XCannot be taken with: PHI228	Theory of Knowledge	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI217 + No. No. No.	Plato	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI218 + No. No. No. No.	The Rationalists	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI219	Ethics: Theoretical and Practical	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI225 + No. No. No. No.	Metaphysics	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI227	Religion and the Good Life	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
PHI203 + No. No. No. No.	Formal Logic	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI212	Philosophy of the Arts	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI216 + No. No. No.	Feminism	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI220 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHI373 PHI373 (when the module is running)	Political Philosophy	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI226 + Yes: restricted to students doing single or dual honours philosophy degrees..	Philosophy of Education	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI230	Philosophy of Science	SPR SEM	20 credits

2Ci

A student taking 60 or more credits from 2C may choose to take 20 of these credits from unrestricted F5 units.

Year 3

This level is not yet running.

Before proceeding to the final year a student will spend a half session in each of the countries appropriate to the Major Subjects studied, 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)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
FRE3900 ⇐PPre-requisites: FRE201 FRE202	French Year Abroad	AUT SEM	40 credits
GER3900	Germanic Studies Year Abroad	AUT SEM	40 credits
HSS3900	Hispanic Studies Year Abroad	AUT SEM	40 credits
MDL3900	Luxembourg Studies Year Abroad (Residency)	AUT SEM	40 credits
RUS3900 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: RUS3100 (when the module is running)	Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad	AUT 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 2
FRE3901 ⇐PPre-requisites: FRE201 FRE202	French Year Abroad	SPR SEM	40 credits
GER3901	Germanic Studies Year Abroad	SPR SEM	40 credits
HSS3901	Hispanic Studies Year Abroad	SPR SEM	40 credits
MDL3901	Luxembourg Studies Year Abroad (Residency)	SPR SEM	40 credits
RUS3901 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: RUS3100 (when the module is running)	Russian and Slavonic 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

Year 4

This level is not yet running.

Students should contact the School of Languages & Cultures directly for details of typical optional modules at Level 4.

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)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL3003 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. EMPTY.	French Language Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3004 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. Priority will be given to students of the School of Languages & Cultures.	German Language Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3007 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. Priority will be given to students of the School of Languages & Cultures.	Russian Language Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3008 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. Priority will be given to students of the School of Languages & Cultures.	Spanish Language Advanced	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

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

Full academic year
GER323	Introduction to Luxembourgish Language and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER324 + EMPTY.	Advanced Luxembourgish Language and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2000 CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	Catalan Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2001 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	Czech Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2002 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	Dutch Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL2006 CCo-requisites: HSS253 HSS253 + Beginners Language at L1 or equivalent. EMPTY.	Portuguese Language (Intermediate)	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3000 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. Priority will be given to students of the School of Languages & Cultures.	Catalan Language Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3001 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. EMPTY.	Czech Language Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3002 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. Priority will be given to students of the School of Languages & Cultures.	Dutch Language Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3003 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. EMPTY.	French Language Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3004 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. Priority will be given to students of the School of Languages & Cultures.	German Language Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3006 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. Priority will be given to students of the School of Languages & Cultures.	Portuguese Language Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3007 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. Priority will be given to students of the School of Languages & Cultures.	Russian Language Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL3008 + Successful completion of a Level 2 Intermediate or Higher Intermediate module in the relevant language; successful completion of a Year Abroad semester in a country where the language is spoken, if taken for this language. Priority will be given to students of the School of Languages & Cultures.	Spanish Language Advanced	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 (40 credits)

A student will take a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 80 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHI302	Metaphysics	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI325	Phenomenology	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI332 + No. No. No. No.	Philosophy of Psychology	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI335 + No. No. No. No.	Philosophical Problems 1	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI355	Philosophical Project 1	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI364	Philosophy of Law	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI374 + No. No. No. No.	The Radical Demand in Logstrup's Ethics	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI375 + No. No. No. No.	Philosophy of Medicine	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI379	The Political Philosophy of Climate Change	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI383 + EMPTY.	The Rationalists	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI385	Sources of Normativity	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
PHI324 + No. No. No. Not available to students who have already taken PHI216.	Feminism	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI330	Philosophical Problems II	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI340 + No. No. No. EMPTY.	Aristotle	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI350	Global Justice	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI356	Philosophical Project 2	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI370 + no. no. no. no.	Free Will & Religion	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI377	Work Place Learning	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI381	Moral Theory and Moral Psychology	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI382	For the Love of Knowledge: Topics in Analytic and Social Epistemology	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI384 + EMPTY.	Hegel and the Phenomenology of Spirit	SPR SEM	20 credits

a student can take unrestricted F6 units to the value of 20 credits.

4Ci

A student taking 60 or more credits from 4C may choose to take 20 of these credits from unrestricted F6 units.

⇐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.