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Admissions |
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In addition to the University regulations, candidates must satisfy the requirements for the specific degree course; candidates may be admitted direct to the second or Final Year of a degree course with the prior approval of School Board and in accordance with University Ordinance 7.2
We also welcome applicants with other qualifications (e.g. Irish Leaving Certificate, Scottish Higher, Welsh Baccalaureates, AGNVQ, etc.). Such applicants will be reviewed individually. Equivalent levels of performance in other internationally recognised qualifications (including the European Baccalaureate, the French Baccalaureate, the German Abitur and the Irish Leaving Certificate) are also acceptable.
Candidates whose first language is not English are required to reach a satisfactory standard in an approved test in English.
Mature students [over 21 years old] without any of the above qualifications are encouraged to apply if recent successful study has been undertaken at an appropriate level.
All individuals are selected and treated on their relative merits and abilities in line with the University’s Equal Opportunities Policy. Disabled applicants will be treated according to the same procedure as any other applicant with the added involvement of the Disability Office to assess their needs. |
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Structure of Programme(s) |
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The Programmes follow the University regulations specified in Section IV of the University Calendar.
Full-time degrees normally consist of three years study (or four years including a year’s residence abroad, for single and combined honours Modern Languages degrees). All degrees (with the exception of BA Contemporary Europe and degrees combining two of more Modern Languages where agreement must be reached with the disciplines) are normally available on a part-time basis.
With the permission of the School Board, a student may transfer between full-time and part-time study and vice versa. Part-time students will be subject to the same individual programme requirements are full-time students. A part-time programme shall extend over not less than four and not more than eight academic years, and students will be expected to register for a minimum of two and a maximum of six units per academic year.
Degree courses are based on a common unit structure as follows:
The subjects available in the School are divided into modules; candidates are normally required to take the equivalent of eight modules in each year to form a coherent pattern of study. Each module is normally worth 15 credit points (7.5 ECTS points). See Section IV for further details of the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) Regulations.
A module is a self-contained part of a programme of study. Each module will have its own aims and objectives, syllabus and assessment requirements. Units will normally be assessed during and/or at the end of the semester in which the student takes the unit.
The School may specify for each degree course certain modules which candidates for that degree course are required to take in each year. Apart from the specified modules (if any) the choice of modules shall be subject in all cases to programme approval. |
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Progression |
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If candidates have not attended the required lectures, seminars, classes or laboratory practicals, and have not completed the prescribed work for a degree course to the satisfaction of the Head of Programmes concerned, the Examining Board will have the discretion to mark or not to mark the scripts.
With the permission of the School Board candidates may transfer from one degree course to another not later than the end of the second semester of their course. In exceptional circumstances the Board may permit a transfer at a later stage. |
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Assessment |
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Award of Qualification(s) |
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The Programmes follow the University Regulations for the Progression, Determination and Classification of Results specified in Section IV of the University Calendar.
Candidates who successfully complete Year 1 but do not wish to proceed further with their course may be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE). Candidates who successfully complete Year 1 and Year 2 but do not with so proceed further with their course may be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE). |
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Placements/Study Abroad/Exchange/Fieldwork |
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The Programmes follow the University regulations specified in Section IV of the University Calendar.
In addition to the University regulations specified in Section IV of the University Calendar:
Single and Combined Honours Modern Languages students (with the exception of Contemporary Europe (English) and Applied English Language Studies) are required to spend the third year of their course abroad (unless exemption has been applied for and obtained from the School due to medical grounds, family commitments or because the student has native speaker competence and has worked or studied post 16 in a relevant country).
Students may spend the year abroad in one of the following ways:
Working as an English Language Assistant in a School or College
Enrolled on a university course normally as an ERASMUS exchange student
Employed on an approved work placement (which allows adequate time for study)
All students are required to attend and complete year 2 assignments for LANG2007 in Semester 2 of Year 2 prior to their Residence abroad.
Students must successfully complete this year in order to progress to the final year of study. Details of the regulations governing the Year Abroad can be found in the Year Abroad handbook, available from Modern Languages.
Students on Single Honours and Combined Honours Archaeology programmes are required to complete a minimum of 3 weeks of fieldwork in the Summer following the first part of their programme. They must participate in a fieldwork research project approved by the discipline. Every effort is made to accommodate students with disabilities in line with the Disability Discrimination Act. |
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Other |
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These regulations may be revised during the student's period of registration in accordance with the procedures approved by Senate.
Students’ attendance will be monitored. |
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