BA Language and/with English
(Full-time mode, three-year programme, year of entry
2015-16)
Programme Structure:
The BA Language and/with English programme is taught jointly by the Department of
Cultures and Languages and the Department of English and Humanities.
All students on the programme must complete 360 credits to obtain a degree.
Students on the full-time programme are normally expected to complete this
following the pattern of 120 credits per year for THREE years. Students on this
programme must normally take 180 credits from the Department of Cultures and
Languages and 180 credits from the Department of English and Humanities; however
students are permitted to take a minimum of 150 credits and maximum of 210
credits on either side of the degree if they prefer to take more/fewer modules in
languages or English.
Students that exit the degree at *CEFR Level C2 (Language 5) will be awarded a BA
French (or German, Portuguese, Spanish) and English degree. Students that exit the
degree at CEFR Level B2 (Language 3) or CEFR Level C1 (Language 4) will be awarded
a BA English with French (or German, Portuguese, Spanish) degree. Students that
exit the degree at **JLPT Level N2 (Language 5) will be awarded a BA Japanese and
English degree. Students that exit the degree at JLPT Level N4-N3 (Language 3) or
JLPT Level N3-N2 (Language 4) will be awarded a BA English with Japanese degree.
* Common European Framework of Reference for languages
** Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Depending on your language level at time of entry (this is normally determined by
a language test before you start the degree) you will be following one of the
language pathways and programme structures specified below:
Language Pathway A
Pathway A for students taking French, Spanish, German Portuguese
Entry point: A2 (Elementary):
Year 1
Language 1
(Beginners -Elementary)
Year 2
Language 2
(Elementary - Intermediate)
Year 3
Language 3
(Intermediate - Upper Intermediate)
Note: You must pass each language module before proceeding to the next stage,
usually via a retake if an attempted module is failed
Required number of credits at each level:
120 Credits at Level 4
120 Credits at Level 5
120 Credits at Level 6
Pathway A for students taking Japanese
Entry point: N5 (Complete Beginner):
Year 1
Language 1
(Complete Beginner - Beginner)
Year 2
Language 2
(Beginner – Upper Beginner)
Year 3
Language 3
(Upper Beginner - Intermediate)
Note: You must pass each language module before proceeding to the next stage,
usually via a retake if an attempted module is failed.
Required number of credits at each level:
120 Credits at Level 4
120 Credits at Level 5
120 Credits at Level 6
Language Pathway B
Pathway B for students taking French, Spanish, German Portuguese
Entry point: A2 (Elementary):
Year 1
Language 2
(Elementary - Intermediate)
Year 2
Language 3
(Intermediate - Upper Intermediate)
Year 3
Language 4
(Upper Intermediate - Advanced)
Note: You must pass each language module before proceeding to the next stage,
usually via a retake if an attempted module is failed.
Required number of credits at each level:
120 Credits at Level 4
120 Credits at Level 5
120 Credits at Level 6
Pathway B for students taking Japanese
Entry point: N5 (Beginner):
Year 1
Language 2
(Beginner – Upper Beginner)
Year 2
Language 3
(Upper Beginner - Intermediate)
Year 3
Language 4
(Intermediate – Upper Intermediate)
Note: You must pass each language module before proceeding to the next stage,
usually via a retake if an attempted module is failed
Required number of credits at each level:
120 Credits at Level 4
120 Credits at Level 5
120 Credits at Level 6
Language Pathway C
Pathway C for students taking French, Spanish, German Portuguese
Entry point: B1 (Intermediate)
Year 1
Language 3
(Intermediate - Upper Intermediate)
Year 2
Language 4
(Upper Intermediate - Advanced)
Year 3
Language 5
(Advanced – Proficiency)
Note: You must pass each language module before proceeding to the next stage,
usually via a retake if an attempted module is failed.
Required number of credits at each level:
90 Credits at Level 4
120 Credits at Level 5
150 Credits at Level 6
Pathway C for students taking Japanese
Entry point: N5 (Upper Beginner)
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Language 3
(Upper Beginner - Intermediate)
Language 4
(Intermediate – Upper Intermediate)
Language 5
(Upper Intermediate -Advanced)
Note: You must pass each language module before proceeding to the next stage,
usually via a retake if an attempted module is failed
Required number of credits at each level:
90 Credits at Level 4
120 Credits at Level 5
150 Credits at Level 6
Language Pathway D
Pathway D for students taking French, Spanish, German Portuguese
Entry point: B2 (Upper Intermediate)
Year 1
Language 4
(Upper Intermediate - Advanced)
Year 2
Language 5
(Advanced - Proficiency)
Year 3
Note: You must pass each language module before proceeding to the next stage,
usually via a retake if an attempted module is failed
Required number of credits at each level:
90 Credits at Level 4
120 Credits at Level 5
150 Credits at Level 6
Pathway D for students taking Japanese
Entry point: N4-N3 (Intermediate)
Year 1
Language 4
(Intermediate – Upper Intermediate)
Year 2
Language 5
(Upper Intermediate - Advanced)
Year 3
Note: You must pass each language module before proceeding to the next stage,
usually via a retake if an attempted module is failed
Required number of credits at each level:
90 Credits at Level 4
120 Credits at Level 5
150 Credits at Level 6
Language Pathway E
Pathway E for students taking French, Spanish, German Portuguese
Entry point: C1 (Advanced)
Year 1
Year 2
Language 5
(Advanced - Proficiency)
Year 3
Note: You must pass each language module before proceeding to the next stage,
usually via a retake if an attempted module is failed.
Required number of credits at each level:
90 Credits at Level 4
120 Credits at Level 5
150 Credits at Level 6
Pathway E for students taking Japanese
Entry point: N3-N2 (Upper Intermediate)
Year 1
Year 2
Language 5
(Upper Intermediate - Advanced)
Year 3
Note: You must pass each language module before proceeding to the next stage,
usually via a retake if an attempted module is failed
Required number of credits at each level:
90 Credits at Level 4
120 Credits at Level 5
150 Credits at Level 6
Sample progression routes by language pathway:
See grids on the next few pages. Each grid will give you an idea of what your
studies will look like from year to year depending on your language pathway.
Note: ‘Content modules in language area’ includes the comparative ‘Culture’
modules (focusing on the culture of more than one language area) taught
within the Cultures and Languages Department.
Language Pathway A
The overall programme structure for this language pathway is
120 credits at Level 4, 120 credits at Level 5 and 120 credits at Level 6
Note: in this case, the programme will be English with Language.
Year One
Core module:
Language 1
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Year Two
Year
Three
Core module
(English):
Reading Literature
(Level 4, 30 credits)
Core module
(English):
Critical Methods
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Option module:
Content module
in language area
Core module:
Option module:
Option module:
(Level 5, 30
credits)
Option module:
Language 2
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Content module in
language area
English module
English module
(Level 5, 30 credits)
(Level 5, 30
credits)
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
Core module:
Option module:
Option module:
Option module:
Language 3
(Level 5, 30
credits)
Content module in
language area
(including ‘Culture
modules’) OR
English module
Content module
in language area
(including
‘Culture
modules’) OR
English module
English module
or Project BA
English
(Level 6, 30 credits
– or two half units
of 15 credits each)
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
Note: this grid shows what your degree structure would look like if you take
either: 180 credits in Languages + 180 credits in English over THREE years
OR 210 credits in Languages + 150 credits in English over THREE years
OR 150 credits in Languages + 210 credits in English over THREE years.
Language Pathway B
The overall programme structure for this language pathway is
120 credits at Level 4, 120 credits at Level 5 and 120 credits at Level 6
Note: in this case, the programme will be English with Language.
Year One
Core module:
Core module
(English):
Core module
(English):
Reading
Literature (Level
4, 30 credits)
Option module:
Critical Methods
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Option module:
Content module
in language area
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Option module:
Language 3
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Content module
in language area
(Level 5, 30
credits)
English module
English module
(Level 5, 30
credits)
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
Core module:
Option module:
Option module:
Option module:
Language 4
(Level 5, 30
credits)
Content module
in language area
OR English
module
Content module
in language area
OR English
module
English module
or Project BA
English
Language 2
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Year Two
Year Three
Core module:
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each
Option module:
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
Note: this grid shows what your degree structure would look like if you take
either: 180 credits in Languages + 180 credits in English over THREE years
OR 210 credits in Languages + 150 credits in English over THREE years
OR 150 credits in Languages + 210 credits in English over THREE years.
Language Pathway C
The overall programme structure for this language pathway is
90 credits at Level 4, 120 credits at Level 5 and 150 credits at Level 6
Year One
Core module:
Language 3
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Year Two
Year Three
Core module
(English):
Core module
(English):
Option module:
Reading
Literature (Level
4, 30 credits)
Critical Methods
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Content module
in language area
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Option module:
Option module:
Option module:
Language 4 (Level Content module
5, 30 credits)
in language area
(Level 5, 30
credits)
English module
(Level 5, 30
credits)
English module
Core module:
Option module:
Option module:
Option module:
Language 5
(Level 6, 30
credits)
Content module
in language area
OR English
module
Content module
in language area
OR English
module
English module
or Project BA
English
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each
Core module:
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
Note: this grid shows what your degree structure would look like if you take
either: 180 credits in Languages + 180 credits in English over THREE years
OR 210 credits in Languages + 150 credits in English over THREE years
OR 150 credits in Languages + 210 credits in English over THREE years.
Language Pathway D
The overall programme structure for this language pathway is
90 credits at Level 4, 120 credits at Level 5 and 150 credits at Level 6
Year One
Core module:
Language 4
(Level 5, 30
credits)
Year Two
Core module
(English):
Option module:
Reading
Literature (Level
4, 30 credits)
Option module:
Critical Methods
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Option module:
Content module
in language area
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Option module:
English module
(Level 5, 30
credits)
English module
(Level 5, 30
credits)
Option module:
Content module
in language area
(Level 5, 30
credits)
Option module:
Option module:
Option module:
Content module
in language area
(Level 6, 30
credits)
Content module
in language area
OR English
module
Content module
in language area
OR English
module
English module
or Project BA
English
Core module:
Language 5
(Level 6, 30
credits)
Year Three
Core module
(English):
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
Note: this grid shows what your degree structure would look like if you take
either: 180 credits in Languages + 180 credits in English over THREE years
OR 210 credits in Languages + 150 credits in English over THREE years
OR 150 credits in Languages + 210 credits in English over THREE years.
Language Pathway E
The overall programme structure for this language pathway is
90 credits at Level 4, 120 credits at Level 5 and 150 credits at Level 6
Year One
Option module:
Year Two
Content module
in language area
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Core module:
Core module
(English):
Option module:
Reading
Literature (Level
4, 30 credits)
Option module:
Critical Methods
(Level 4, 30
credits)
Option module:
Content module
in language area
(Level 5, 30
credits)
Option module:
English module
(Level 5, 30
credits)
English module
(Level 5, 30
credits)
Option module:
Content module
in language area
(Level 5, 30
credits)
Option module:
Option module:
Option module:
Content module
in language area
(Level 6, 30
credits)
Content module
in language area
OR English
module
Content module
in language area
OR English
module
English module
or Project BA
English
Language 5
(Level 6, 30
credits)
Year Three
Core module
(English):
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each
(Level 6, 30
credits – or two
half units of 15
credits each)
Note: this grid shows what your degree structure would look like if you take
either: 180 credits in Languages + 180 credits in English over THREE years
OR 210 credits in Languages + 150 credits in English over THREE years
OR 150 credits in Languages + 210 credits in English over THREE years.