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Programme code | 1DRAM024U |
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Programme type | Joint Honours (UG) |
Programme director(s) |
Jan Wozniak
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Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of Theatre |
Second School/department | Department of Italian |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups |
Dance, drama and performance (2019) (benchmark statement)
Languages, Cultures and Societies (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 4 years (full time) |
Theatre and Italian are complementary subjects that are mutually reinforcing and there is considerable potential for exchange. The Joint Honours programme allows students to enrich their understanding of Theatre and Performance through the study of Italian language and culture, including drama, and vice versa. This programme provides an opportunity for those students who wish to pursue studies in both subjects. Students spend half of their time in each Department, and are taught separately in each subject. In Theatre, students follow a comparable developmental path to Single Honours students but take fewer practical options (some practical units are still available to Joint Honours students). Students spend their third year studying or working in an Italian-speaking country, enriching their cultural knowledge and exposing them to diverse learning opportunities. Students conclude their Theatre and Performance studies in their fourth year.
The theatre component is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of performance/theatre, and to equip them to use the critical, theoretical and practical skills central to the discipline. Through historical and conceptual study, the programme enables students to analyse, research, interpret and understand performance/theatre from a critically and contextually informed perspective, and in certain options such as Melodrama, make comparative and cross-disciplinary connections. In addition to detailed and rigorous critical, historical and theoretical enquiry, the students also explore practical and creative approaches in some options. Final-year students will select independent study options, in which they can gain experience working in the creative industries, develop a practical project of their own devising, or produce an extended piece of scholarly writing. Having gained a combination of specialised and transferable skills, students are well-equipped to pursue a range of careers relating to the contemporary creative industries and arts-related professions, and within academic, professional and managerial sectors.
The Italian component is designed to allow students to achieve of a command of spoken and written Italian at a high level of fluency and accuracy. It also offers students the opportunity to study aspects of Italian Culture that will provide an understanding of Italy's rich diversity from the Middle Ages to the present day. The curriculum offers a multidisciplinary approach to cultural study through which students develop skills in interpreting a range of texts. Attention to the importance of historical context in understanding issues of cultural production and reception provides students with a thorough understanding of Italy's complicated heritage. The curriculum offers an excellent multidisciplinary training and equips students with advanced practical language skills. Graduates enter employment in a wide variety of contexts making use of their language skills and of the skills and values characteristic of a Humanities degree.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Theatre component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures and seminars (1-7, 10) Set and directed viewings and visits to performances, and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-8, 10, 12) Seminars and small-group tutorials to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-12) Seminars and workshops to develop student creative and practical production skills acquisition (5, 6, 8-12) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (5, 6, 8-12) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-7, 10, 12) Italian component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through seminars (some lectures in Year 1) 1, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18 Directed reading with strong emphasis on primary material in Italian 1-12, 14-18, Independent learning is achieved through selective reading for coursework assignments 9, 10-12, 16-20 Incorporation of student seminar presentations to promote responsibility for group learning 1, 2, 9-11, 16-18 Feedback on work given through written comments and meetings with tutor: 1, 2, 8-10, 17-19 Use of authentic language material for all written and oral classes and exercises: 1-4, 6 Formal grammar teaching: 1-3, 5 , 7 Use of variety of Italian language media: 1-4, 8 Availability of self-access resources: 1-4, 7, 8 Study of texts in target language: 1, 2, 4, 7 Marking of weekly language exercises: 1, 2, 3, 6 Prepared plan of language study (written and oral) 1-3, 5, 6 Specialist Language units in Year 4: 1-3, 4-7, 11-14, 16 Compulsory period of residence in Italy: 1-3, 7, 8, 11-15 |
Methods of Assessment | |
Theatre component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-7, 10) Individual and group presentations (1-8, 10, 12) Practice-based presentations and performances (1-12) Workfiles, journals and vivas (1-12) Italian component Weekly formative assessment to support all aspects of language learning: 1-8 Formal language examinations (written, oral, aural)1-8Classroom tests: 1-8 Range of written assessment exercises on cultural and linguistic topics: 9-11, 14, 16-20 Course work essays to test in-depth understanding of single topic and grasp of key concepts9, 10, 11, 14, 16-20 Assessed oral presentations to test in-depth understanding of single topic and grasp of key concepts: 9-11, 14, 116-20 Project work to develop research skills and team-work: 9-11, 14, 16-20 Final Year Dissertation 9-11, 14, 16, Course work completed during period of residence 1-3, 8-10, 12, 13, 14-17, 19, 20 |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Theatre component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures and seminars (1, 2, 4-6, 9) Set and directed viewings and visits to performances, and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1, 2, 4-6) Seminars and small-group tutorials to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1, 2, 4-10) Seminars and workshops to develop student creative and practical production skills acquisition (1-3, 5, 6, 10-16) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (3, 9-14, 16) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1, 2, 4-9) Italian component Intellectual skills are developed through seminars, class discussion, oral presentation and essay writing Units are structured to promote skills of analysis, synthesis and the evaluation of secondary literature Specific units (Project/ Dissertation) focus on skills of problem solving and research |
Methods of Assessment | |
Theatre component Coursework analytical and research essays (1, 2, 4-9) Individual and group presentations (1-10,13,14,16) Practice-based presentations and performances (1-15) Workfiles, journals and vivas (1-16) Italian component Intellectual skills are developed through seminars, class discussion, oral presentation and essay writing Units are structured to promote skills of analysis, synthesis and the evaluation of secondary literature Specific units (Project/ Dissertation) focus on skills of problem solving and research |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Theatre component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures and seminars (3, 7, 9) Set and directed viewings and visits to performances, and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (3, 4) Seminars and small-group tutorials to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (2-7, 9) Seminars and workshops to develop student creative and practical production skills acquisition (1-9) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1-9) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (3-9) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Coursework analytical and research essays (2-5, 8) Individual and group presentations (1-9) Practice-based presentations and performances (1-9) Workfiles, journals and vivas (1-9) |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Theatre component: Year 1 is introductory, providing a foundation for second and third year learning and for fulfilling the programme’s outcomes. Students gain familiarity with performance forms, key theories and concepts, contexts and ways of analysing theatre and performance. Through workshops, practical skills are acquired, in theatre production, reading a script for performance and staging a play for an audience. In addition, students develop their ability to discuss issues and write critically about the arts in a broader cultural context, in dialogue with film and music students on the Criticism in the Arts unit. Italian component: Year 1 of the course is designed to lay the foundations which will allow students to fulfil the curriculum's aims and objectives. Students take the language unit appropriate to their level of entry. Language units address the development of key language skills. Mandatory units in twentieth-century literature, film and contemporary society introduce students to all the key areas of study offered in the curriculum. Students will gain a broad grounding in the discipline and its methodological concerns. This will also allow them to make informed choices about which units to select in future years. It is expected that students' work may require considerable direction from staff at this stage. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
Theatre component: In their second year students take two lecture and seminar units, which expand their contextual and historical, cultural and political frameworks for understanding theatre and performance. Students deepen their understanding of performance forms, genres or periods through optional units, which draw on expertise from staff research and enable a focus on particular theatre practices. In these options, which are taught across Level I/5 and H/6, students are expected to improve their skills in both creative, collaborative practice and their ability to reflect critically and theoretically. Students’ capacity for self-directed learning is also developed, which is necessary preparation for Level H/6 (e.g. through researching longer essays, devising and realising group performance projects).<br. Italian component: Students are expected to be able to demonstrate that they have expanded the range and depth of their knowledge of the discipline in both mandatory and optional units. They will develop analytical skills, and expand their ability to structure and present work effectively. Language work will be of a higher level of complexity and students will advance their ability to work creatively with Italian and improve mediation skills. Active participation in seminars and responsibility for group learning is required. There is an enhanced degree of self-directed learning (for example in the researching and writing of course work assignments)<br. The Year Abroad is designed to enable students to use, reinforce and expand the language structures learnt in the first two years of the degree scheme. Written work in Italian undertaken during the Year Abroad furthers students' capacity to carry out research on primary sources. Students will develop their knowledge of Italian culture and society through first-hand experience and extend their range of key transferable skills. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Theatre component: In the final year, students take supervised independent study projects, chosen from: extended essay; written dissertation; practical performance project; work placement. They develop their individual interests, and conceive self-directed projects that prepare them for professional contexts or postgraduate study. Students produce longer essays, are expected to formulate more nuanced and sophisticated arguments, refine their ability to gather and assimilate information, and should be confident using more advanced theory. Their knowledge of forms, genres and practices becomes deeper and they are expected to produce more professional, conceptually-informed creative practice. Their knowledge and understanding (15A) should be in depth and advanced, they should show a mastery of intellectual and creative attributes (15B), demonstrate self-motivation, effective collaborative working, independent thinking and a range of transferable skills (15C). Italian component: Students will be expected to have expanded their knowledge of the subject area through the study of optional units that allow them to follow more closely their particular area of interest. They will work at a higher level of methodological and conceptual complexity. They will be expected to work more independently in gathering and assimilating information, synthesising it in an appropriate way and engaging in the sophisticated analysis of primary texts. There is an emphasis on self-directed study and the development of research skills. Language work draws on the knowledge of Italian culture and society that students will have developed in the course of their compulsory residence in Italy. Students will be expected to be able to use Italian creatively and accurately for a range of purposes and audiences. The receptive and productive skills that students develop in the fourth year are designed to be useful in circumstances that students may encounter in the workplace. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
UG Workload Statement
Success as an undergraduate student depends on you being able to make the transition to self-motivated, independent learning. Programmes are designed to assist you in this development, in many cases by starting with units in which timetabled teaching, such as lectures and practical classes, provides the foundations of knowledge and skills in a subject, moving on to individual research-based work. Over time you will be expected to take increasing responsibility for your own learning, guided by the feedback on your work that you will receive. At the heart of your studies at every level there must be regular and disciplined individual reading, reflection and writing and it is this skill of independent studies, above all others, that will serve you best when you leave the University.
Most programmes use credits and a 20 credit unit broadly equates to about 200 hours of student input. This includes all activities related to the teaching, learning and assessment of taught units.
A component of this is the time that you spend in class, in contact with the teaching staff, which includes activities such as lectures, laboratories, tutorials and fieldwork. Some of this activity may be online and could consist of activity that is synchronous (using real-time environments such as Blackboard Collaborate) or asynchronous (using tools such as tutor moderated discussion forums, blogs or wikis).
In some programmes there are field courses and/or placements that will take place in concentrated periods of time.
Outside scheduled activities you are expected to pursue your own independent learning to build your knowledge and understanding of the subjects you are studying. Such independent activities include, reviewing lecture material, reading textbooks, working on examples sheets, completing coursework, writing up laboratory notes, preparing for in-class progress tests and revising for examinations.
We recognise that many students undertake paid employment. To achieve a sensible balance between work and study, you are advised to undertake paid work for no more than 15 hours per week in term-time.
Professional Programmes
Many undergraduates in the Faculty of Health Sciences will be following the professional programmes of:
For these professional programmes, full time attendance is compulsory unless absence is formally approved. Academic activities are timetabled throughout the 5-day week and student workload is around 40 hours per week on average. Where possible, students in the early years are permitted Wednesday afternoons for sport and extra-curriculum activities. This may not be available in later years of professional programmes as when a student progresses through the curricula there is an increasing exposure to clinical and professional activities. Students in clinic or on placements may need to stay later than core times of 08.00 – 18.00 or even overnight to observe out-of-hours activities. This increasing exposure to clinical activities means that students on these professional programmes often have longer term dates than the University standard. Individual years within programmes are likely to vary in length (for example because of the timings of placements) and further information on this will be found in individual programme regulations. Another important point to note is that many of the assessments sit outside of the standard University examination timetable and are likely to be more frequent meaning that students will more oftentimes be engaged in revision activities and self-directed learning.
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty Assessment and Feedback Statement for Undergraduate Students. University of Bristol access only.
This new programme emerges from the current Drama and Italian Degree and enables the continuity of this Joint provision. The Theatre and Performance Studies component has been developed out of the existing Drama programme, which has effectively in recent years delivered a balanced curriculum across both film/television and theatre/performance studies. We wish to maintain a degree of cross-disciplinary optionality in this programme, as well as become open to the provision that becomes available from across the Faculty within Project Arts. Theatre and Performance Studies by its very nature is eclectic and hybrid, developing out of both language and literature studies; and we intend to maintain and develop that porosity.
Furthermore, this programme will build on the unique and distinctive strengths of Drama as was, namely the combination of internationally recognized scholarship and innovative practice-as-research, conducted in professional contexts, with the unique resource of the UOB’s Theatre Collection and the active partnerships at all levels with leading local and national arts-organizations. Teaching fellows will continue to offer practical production skills training, working alongside scholars to deliver performance projects to public audiences. These strengths in combination infuse and inform all the Department’s teaching, and provide its students with a highly distinctive provision: for instance, in terms of opportunities for engagement with archives and primary source materials, and industrial placements with leading artists in their field, such as Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, Mayfest, Bristol Old Vic and In Between Festival of Live Art.
this programme will build on the unique and distinctive strengths of Drama as was, namely the combination of internationally recognized scholarship and innovative practice-as-research, conducted in professional contexts, with the unique resource of the UOB’s Theatre Collection and active partnerships at all levels with leading local and national arts-organizations. Including teaching fellows offering practical production skills training, working alongside scholars to deliver performance projects to public audiences, these strengths in combination infuse and inform all the Department’s teaching, and provide its students with a highly distinctive provision: for instance, in terms of opportunities for engagement with archives and primary source materials, and industrial placements with leading organisations in their field, such as Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol Old Vic, Mayfest and In Between Festival of Live Art.
In addition to its Single Honours Italian degree, the Department also offers joint programmes in which Italian is combined with either a second language (any one of the following: Czech, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, or Russian), or with one of Drama, History of Art, Music, Philosophy or Politics. The Department currently has ERASMUS exchange links with the universities of Bologna, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Pisa, Siena, Turin, Venice and Verona.
The mandatory language unit in list A is a must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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List A - Take 40CP or 60CP | |||||
Italian Language 1A (Post A-level) | ITAL10001 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Italian Language 1B (ab initio students) | ITAL10002 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Introduction to Performance Practices Not available in this year | THTR10009 | 20 | Mandatory | A | |
List B - Take 20CP or 40CP if you take ITAL10001 in List A | |||||
Medieval and Renaissance Italy | ITAL10034 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Introduction to Performance Studies | THTR10008 | 20 | Mandatory | A,B | TB-1 |
List D - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
List E | |||||
Modern Italy | ITAL10033 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Mandatory Unit ITAL20001 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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You must take at least 40 CP of Italian units and at least 40 CP of Theatre units | |||||
List A - Students take 20 CP or 40 CP if THTR option in list D is not chosen | |||||
Italian Language 2 | ITAL20001 | 20 | Mandatory | A | TB-4 |
Performance Histories | THTR20010 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List B - Choose 20 CP from list B or from list D | |||||
Destination Italy: Cultural Responses to Migration | ITAL20032 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Italian Cinema: Genre and Social Change | ITAL29007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Melodrama | THTR20008 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Interpreting Plays | THTR20011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Popular Performance | THTR20018 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
World Cinemas: from national to transnational | MODL23016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
General Linguistics | MODL20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Woman and Nation | MODL23017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List C - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
Destination Italy: Cultural Responses to Migration | ITAL20032 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Italian Cinema: Genre and Social Change | ITAL29007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Applied Theatre | THTR20002 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Choreography for Theatre | THTR20004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Interpreting Plays | THTR20011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Performing the Archive: Re-use, Re-enactment and Adaptation | THTR20012 | 20 | Optional | C,E | TB-2 |
Early Modern Theatre Practice | THTR20013 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Catalan Language (Elementary) | MODL23014 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (Elementary) | MODL23015 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Woman and Nation | MODL23017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Introduction to teaching Modern Languages as Foreign Languages | MODL20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Beginners Portuguese | MODL20022 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Migrations of Culture | MODL20024 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List D - Choose 20 CP from list D or from list B | |||||
Dante's Inferno (TB2) | ITAL20035 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Politics of Performance | THTR20005 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Historical Linguistics | MODL20017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List E - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
Dante's Inferno (TB2) | ITAL20035 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Performing the Archive: Re-use, Re-enactment and Adaptation | THTR20012 | 20 | Optional | C,E | TB-2 |
Early Modern Theatre Practice | THTR20013 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Clowning Through History | THTR20014 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Decolonising Performance | THTR20019 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
World Cinemas: from national to transnational | MODL23016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List F - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
Take 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units – OR choose an additional 20 CP from lists A-E above | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
Mandatory units MODL20014 and MODL20015 are must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Year Abroad TB-1 | MODL20014 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
Year Abroad TB-2 | MODL20015 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
120 |
Mandatory Unit ITAL30001 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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You must take at least 40 CP of Italian units and at least 40 CP of Theatre units | |||||
List A | |||||
Independent Study: Performance Project | THTR30015 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Independent Study: Dissertation | THTR30018 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Italian Language 3 | ITAL30001 | 20 | Optional | A | TB-4 |
List B - Choose one unit from this list | |||||
Shakespearean Tragedy: Textual and Literary Criticism | ENGL39027 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Independent Study: Extended Essay | THTR30017 | 20 | Optional | B,E | TB-1,TB-2 |
Screening the Past: Representing History in Contemporary Italian Cinema | ITAL30046 | 20 | Optional | B,C | TB-1 |
Dante: Purgatorio and Paradiso | ITAL30059 | 20 | Optional | C,E | TB-2 |
Communism in Europe | MODL30001 | 20 | Optional | E | TB-2 |
List C - Choose 20 CP from list C or F unless you choose THTR30015 in list D | |||||
Screening the Past: Representing History in Contemporary Italian Cinema | ITAL30046 | 20 | Optional | B,C | TB-1 |
Institutions and Anti-Institutions in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s (TB2) | ITAL30055 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Dante: Purgatorio and Paradiso | ITAL30059 | 20 | Optional | C,E | TB-2 |
Translating in a Professional Context | MODL30010 | 20 | Optional | C | TB-1 |
Catalan Language (follow-on) | MODL30011 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (follow-on) | MODL30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Follow-on Portuguese | MODL30037 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Liaison Interpreting | MODL30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
List D - Choose one unit from this list | |||||
Professional Development in Theatre and Performance | THTR30023 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
Institutions and Anti-Institutions in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s (TB2) | ITAL30055 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Studying and Making Early Printed Books | MODL30040 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Transnational Narrative in pre-modern cultures | MODL30041 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List E - Choose 20 CP from this list unless you choose THTR30018 in list B | |||||
Independent Study: Extended Essay | THTR30017 | 20 | Optional | B,E | TB-1,TB-2 |
Professional Development in Theatre and Performance | THTR30023 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
Independent Study 1 | MODL30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
List F - Choose 20 CP from list F or from list C unless you choose THTR30015 in list D | |||||
Take 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units – OR choose an additional 20 CP from lists B-E above. However, you may not choose THTR30017 in any combination with THTR30018. | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Theatre and Italian (BA) | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
An oral distinction may be awarded.
The alternative classified honours degree of Arts (Modern Language Studies) may be awarded on this programme. For further details please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes
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.
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