PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
Programme title:
Modern Language Plus
Final award (BSc, MA etc):
BA (Hons)
(where stopping off points exist they should be detailed
here and defined later in the document)
UCAS code:
RY00
(where applicable)
Cohort(s) to which this programme
specification is applicable:
Intakes from 2012 onwards
(e.g. from 2008 intake onwards)
Awarding institution/body:
University College London
Teaching institution:
University College London
Faculty:
Arts and Humanities
Parent Department:
The nominated home department from the Faculty of Arts and
Humanities for the route selected. Additionally, the Faculty of Arts
and Humanities.
N/A
(the department responsible for the administration of the
programme)
Departmental web page address:
(if applicable)
Method of study:
Full-time
Full-time/Part-time/Other
Criteria for admission to the programme:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduatestudy/degrees/ubalngsmop06
Length of the programme:
Four years full-time. All students spend the third year abroad in a
country where the modern language selected is spoken. Depending
on the language selected, this may be on an approved university
course of study, as a language assistant in a school or on an
approved work placement.
Advanced Level (Level 6)
(please note any periods spent away from UCL, such as
study abroad or placements in industry)
Level on Framework for Higher Education
Qualifications (FHEQ)
(see Guidance notes)
Relevant subject benchmark statement
(SBS)
(see Guidance notes)
Language and related studies (unit 29)
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Pages/S
ubject-benchmark-statement-Languages-and-related-studies.aspx
For the non-modern language subject, please refer to the relevant
single subject specification.
Brief outline of the structure of the
programme and its assessment methods:
(see guidance notes)
This degree is an "envelope" degree, which consists of the study of
one modern language in combination with another discipline. The
final title of the award will reflect the chosen combination (e.g. BA
Dutch and History of Art, BA Italian with Management Studies).
The following combinations of subjects may be studied together
(subject to entry requirements):
Dutch and English
Dutch and Management Studies
Dutch with Management Studies
French and English
German and English
German and Jewish Studies
German with Management Studies
Italian and Jewish Studies
Italian and Management Studies
Scandinavian Studies and English
Scandinavian Studies with Management Studies
Spanish with Management Studies
Additionally, all of the above modern languages as well as Hebrew
may be studied together as "and" combinations with:
Latin
History and Philosophy of Science
History of Art
Philosophy (from 2013 onwards)
Science Communication and Policy
and as a "with" combination with Film Studies
Subjects that are studied as "and" combinations are 50/50
combinations, with students taking half of their programme of study
in each participating department in each year of study; those studied
as "with" combinations involve students taking three-quarters of their
programme of study in the relevant modern language each year, and
one-quarter in the other discipline.
For all combinations, there is a compulsory year abroad in Year 3.
All programmes share the same educational aims and programme
outcomes (knowledge and understanding, skills and
teaching/learning/assessment methods and strategies) of the two
relevant single-subject programmes, the only difference being the
matter of breadth of study achieved in each of two elements; the
depth remains the same.
For full details of these, please refer to the detailed Programme
Specifications of the relevant languages/disciplines.
Board of Examiners:
Name of Board of Examiners:
School of European Languages, Culture and Society Undergraduate
Board of Examiners
N/A
Date of next scheduled
Professional body accreditation
accreditation visit:
(if applicable):
EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME:
The programme aims to develop the learner's interest in and knowledge and understanding of the world where the
chosen modern language is spoken, past and present, including language, literature, culture, history, and, where
appropriate, cinema or a range of management disciplines, and in so doing to offer society the resource of
intellectually trained individuals capable of acting as bridges of understanding and conduits of knowledge between the
two cultures and British culture, who may enter employment in a wide range of contexts and become life-long learners
with an appreciation of the value to society of the critical skills provided by an education in the humanities.
Additionally, the educational aims of the non-modern language component of this degree are the same as for its
single-subject counterpart. [Please refer to the relevant Programme Specification; Film Studies and Management
Studies are included in this specification.]
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES:
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding,
qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
A: Knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding of:
1. The modern language (spoken and
written);
2. The literature, past and present;
3. The culture and history;
4. Where appropriate, the history and
particularity of film;
5. The position of 2 and 3 above in a
wider European and world context;
6. Key methods and concepts of literary,
historical, linguistic and, where
appropriate, film analysis
7. Where appropriate, film and film theory
as disciplines requiring specific tools
for appreciation, analysis and
interpretation;
8. Where appropriate, the theoretical and
practical aspects of a range of
management disciplines;
9. Where appropriate, the cultural,
political, social, economic and
technological issues that impact upon
organisations.
Teaching/learning methods and strategies:
See the relevant Programme Specifications for the two
components concerned.
For the non-modern language component
[apart from Film Studies and Management
Studies], please refer also to the relevant
Programme Specification.
Assessment:
As above.
B: Skills and other attributes
Intellectual (thinking) skills:
Teaching/learning methods and strategies:
1. reason critically;
2. apply linguistic, literary and historical
concepts;
3. identify and solve problems;
4. analyse and interpret;
5. demonstrate and exercise
independence of mind and thought;
6. Where appropriate, define, analyse and
present recommendations for the
solution of given management
problems.
As above.
For the non-modern language component
[apart from Film Studies and Management
Studies], please refer also to the relevant
Programme Specification.
Assessment:
As above.
C: Skills and other attributes
Practical skills (able to):
Teaching/learning methods and strategies:
1. retrieve, sift and select information
from a variety of sources;
2. plan, undertake and draft a
bibliographically-based piece of
research;
3. speak, write and read the language at a
high level of proficiency;
4. apply key methods and concepts of
literary, historical and linguistic
analysis, and, where appropriate, of the
analysis of film;
5. Where appropriate, identify and
discuss the impact of cultural, political,
social, economic and technological
issues on organisations;
6. Where appropriate, present arguments
and views which demonstrate
understanding of the realities of
working in and managing
organisations.
As above.
For the non-modern language component
[apart from Film Studies and Management
Studies], please refer also to the relevant
Programme Specification.
Assessment:
As above.
D: Skills and other attributes
Transferable skills (able to):
Teaching/learning methods and strategies:
1. structure and communicate ideas
effectively both orally and in writing;
2. manage time and work to deadlines;
3. participate constructively in groups;
4. work independently;
5. find information and use information
technology;
6. be self-reliant;
7. assess the relevance and importance
of the ideas of others;
8. Where appropriate, assess and
address problems;
9. Where appropriate, demonstrate
numeracy skills;
10. Where appropriate, explain theoretical
management concepts and their
practical application;
11. Where appropriate, define, analyse and
present recommendations for the
solution of management problems.
As above.
For the non-modern language component
[apart from Film Studies and Management
Studies], please refer also to the relevant
Programme Specification.
Assessment:
As above.
The following reference points were used in designing the programme:
 the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications:
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Framework-Higher-Education-Qualifications-08.pdf);
 the relevant Subject Benchmark Statements:
(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements);
 the programme specifications for UCL degree programmes in relevant subjects (where applicable);
 UCL teaching and learning policies;
 staff research.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning
outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full
advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information on the learning outcomes,
content and teaching, learning and assessment methods of each course unit/module can be found in the
departmental course handbook. The accuracy of the information contained in this document is reviewed annually by
UCL and may be checked by the Quality Assurance Agency.
Programme Organiser(s) Name(s): Tony McNeill, SELCS Undergraduate and Exams Tutor
Date of Production:
2004
Date of Review:
July 2014
Date approved by Head of
Department:
July 2014
Date approved by Chair of
Departmental Teaching
Committee:
Date approved by Faculty
Teaching Committee