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School for Cross-faculty Studies Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts with Modern Languages and Cultures



Liberal Arts With Modern Languages and Cultures will open your eyes to new and exciting dimensions of other cultures.

As well as studying languages, you will come to understand in depth the history, politics, and literature that have helped shape those languages and the places in which they are spoken throughout the world.

Modern Languages and Cultures is a vibrant interdisciplinary Department, and your Liberal Arts training will prepare you to engage confidently in modules which address important questions about society, culture and identity from different disciplinary perspectives.

What will I study on the Modern Languages and Cultures Route?

On this route, you might choose to study creative expressions in cinema, art and literature. You might study different historical periods, people and cultures, or focus on politics, sociology and public policy. You might explore philosophy, ideology and the evolution of thought in different cultural contexts.

You will undertake three years of language and cultural studies in the same area. These three years will provide you with linguistic competence and in-depth cultural understanding. You can also choose to take additional cultural modules as part of your options. Most cultural modules are delivered in English, with primary materials often in the target language.

Those studying Liberal Arts with Modern Languages and Cultures can choose to specialise in: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish.

While we do not formally require specific A-Levels for the Liberal Arts degree, some Disciplinary Languages on this route may necessitate a minimum language ability (to be determined by the School of Modern Languages and Cultures), evidenced either through a formal language qualification or interview.

Modules

In addition to language modules taken over three years, cultural modules that may be of interest to Liberal Arts students to take as options include:

Please note:

  • To study this route:
    • You must study 30 CATS of the same Language in each year of study (Y1, Y2 and Final Year).
    • You may wish to take additional cultural modules as part of your optional module choices
  • Module offerings change annually and so individual modules may vary.


Liberal Arts With Modern Languages and Cultures

Course Overview

In your first year, you will take 120 CATS of 100-level modules. These will be composed by a combination of your:
Core Modules (30 CATS) + Optional Core Modules (30 CATS) + Route Modules (30 CATS) + Optional Modules (30 CATS). Click on the sections below for more information.

IP101

Liberal Arts: Principles and Praxis

 0 CATS Terms 1-2

IP121

Truth and Misinformation

 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3
CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE RESEARCH METHODS MODULE:

IP110

Quantitative Methods for Interdisciplinary Research

 15 CATS Term 2

IP108

Qualitative Methods for Undergraduate Research

 15 CATS Term 1
CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE CRITICAL ISSUE MODULE:

IP120

Beauty

 15 CATS Term 2

IP122

Revolution

 15 CATS Term 1
You must take:
One x 30-CAT language module in EITHER Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, OR Spanish.

Your route will be in your chosen language (i.e. you cannot switch between languages on this route).

If you have pre-existing knowledge of one of these languages, your placement will be determined by a placement test and will be at the discretion of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.

Otherwise, all students will begin with the ab initio modules, which are listed below. ALl of these modules take place across the academic year.

NB: Only first-year students are eligible to take beginners-level language modules.

L2B9

 Arabic Beginners (Extra)
 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3

LL2C2

 Chinese Beginners 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3

FR102

 Modern French Language for Beginners 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3

IT101

 Italian for Beginners 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3

GE103

 Modern German Language for Beginners 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3

LL2A5

 Japanese Beginners 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3

LLL292

 Portuguese Beginners (Accelerated) 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3

LL2B8

 Russian Beginners (Extra) 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3

HP102

 Modern Spanish Language for Beginners 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3
CHOOSE AT LEAST 30 CATS OF ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL MODULES

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Choose 30 CATS from any available and approved 100-level modules that interest you from across the University. These can be from Modern Languages and Cultures as well, or you might wish to explore another area.

 1 x 30 CATS or
2 x 15 CATS		 Terms 1-2-3

In your second and final years, you will take 120 CATS per year for a total of
240 CATS of 200 and 300-level modules (120 CATS each).

These will be composed by a combination of:
Core Modules (60 CATS) + Optional Core Modules (45 CATS) + Route Modules (60 CATS) + Optional Modules (75 CATS).
Click on the sections below for more information.

IP205

Consuming Cultures

 30 CATS

Year 2 – Terms 1-3

IP302

 Dissertation 30 CATS Year 3 – Terms 1-3

You must take at least THREE (3) optional core modules between your second and final year (45 CATS total). If you take one of the SCFS Venice Modules, it will count towards this requirement.

NB: Not all modules will run in all years and modules offered are subject to change. The optional modules that we have offered in the past have included the following list:

IP204

 The Apocalyptic Imaginary 15 CATS

IP226/IP326

The Liquid Continent

 15 CATS

IP304

Posthumous Geographies I: Underworlds

 15 CATS

IP305

Posthumous Geographies II: Paradises

 15 CATS

IP306

Quantitative Methods: Research Project

 15 CATS

IP309

Quantitative Research Methods: Understanding Relationships in Data

 15 CATS

IP312

The Quest I: Departures and Heroic Journeys

 15 CATS

IP313

The Quest II: Exile and Homecoming

 15 CATS

IP315

(Taught in Venice)

A Sustainable Serenissima: Water and the Future of Venice

This module is offered through the Alliance Intensive Study Programme

Hear about what the 2022-23 module cohort got up to in Venice in July 2022.

 15 CATS

IP317

(Taught in Venice)

Venice: Resistance and Representation

This module is offered through the Alliance Intensive Study Programme

Hear about what the 2022-23 module cohort got up to in Venice in July 2022.

 15 CATS


You can see a list of our current offering of optional modules by clicking on this link: Honours-Level Optional Core Modules in Liberal Arts

YOU MUST TAKE AT LEAST 30 CATS PER YEAR OF 200– AND 300–LEVEL
LANGUAGE MODULES IN Y2 AND IN FINAL YEAR.
Click here to search for the details on the relevant modules below in the course catalogue. Link opens in a new window

LL2A1
LL2C3
LL2A2
LL314
LL317
FR201
FR202
IT201
IT301
GE201
GE203
LL2C1
LL2A6
LL2A4
LL299
HP201
HP202


One x 30-CAT language module from the list to the left in EITHER Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, OR Spanish to be taken in Y2

Based on the level studied in Y1, students will move to the next 30-CAT module in the language in Y2

(The new level will be listed as "prerequisite for..." in the completed Y1 module in the module catalog).

 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3
LL323
LL324
LL2A2
LL314
LL317
LL318
FR301
IT301
IT401
GE401
LL2A6
LL319
LL321
HP301


One x 30-CAT language module from the list to the left in EITHER Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, OR Spanish to be taken in FY.

Based on the level studied in Y2, students will move to the next 30-CAT module in the language in FY.

(The new level will be listed as "prerequisite for..." in the completed Y2 module in the module catalogue).

 30 CATS Terms 1-2-3
NB: 200-Level Modules cannot be taken in your final year of study.
NB: 200-Level Modules cannot be taken in your final year of study.
CHOOSE 75 CATS OF ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL MODULES

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Choose 75 CATS from any available and approved 200- and 300-level modules that interest you from across the University. These can be from Modern Languages and Cultures as well, or you might wish to explore another area.

 75 CATS total Terms 1-2-3

Intercalated Year (optional)

Are you interested in extending your degree by a year? You can do so either via an additional year of study abroad or work placement:

Study Abroad Year

An optional intercalated year abroad is available between your second year and final year. Click here for more information on our Year Abroad partnerships: Liberal Arts Year Abroad Options.

Dr. Bryan Brazeau is the Department's Study Abroad Coordinator. Click here to contact him and find out more.

Work Placement Year

An optional intercalated work placement is available between your second year and final year. Click here for more information on the Intercalated Work Year option: Liberal Arts Intercalated Work Placements.

Bodrun Nahar is the Department's Employability and Placement Manager. Click here to contact her and find out more.

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