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Programme code | 1DRAM016U |
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Programme type | Joint Honours (UG) |
Programme director(s) |
Jacqueline Maingard (Film)
Marianne Ailes (French) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of Film and Television |
Second School/department | Department of French |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups |
Communication, media, film and cultural studies (2019) (benchmark statement)
Languages, Cultures and Societies (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 4 years (full time) |
Film and French are complementary subjects that are mutually reinforcing. The Joint Honours programme allows students to enrich their understanding of Film and Television through the study of French culture and language, 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 Film, 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 a French-speaking country, enriching their cultural knowledge and exposing them to diverse learning opportunities. Students conclude their Film studies in their fourth year.
The Film component of the programme is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of film and television, and to equip them to use the critical, theoretical and practical skills central to the disciplines. Through historical and conceptual study, the curriculum enables students to analyse, research, interpret and understand film and television from a critically and contextually informed perspective. In addition to detailed and rigorous academic enquiry into film and television, the students also acquire practical filmmaking skills. A set of options that focus on some of the most significant historical, cultural, artistic and technological forms of film and television promote a more detailed exploration of these media and their creative realisation. Final-year students 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 academic writing. Having gained a combination of specialised and transferable skills, students are well-equipped to pursue a range of careers relating to contemporary media and arts-related professions, and within academic, professional and managerial sectors.
The study of French language is a central component in all years – students have three hours of language tuition per week. In the first year students take the same combination of French units, providing a grounding in the three main areas of the Department's work: language, cultural production and society. In the second year students choose from a range of optional units, allowing them to weight their studies more heavily towards literature, visual culture or society eg: The French Novel (FREN20023), French Drama (FREN20026). The third year is spent abroad in a French speaking country and students have to write a dissertation in French on a cultural topic related to the location of their placement. In the final year students make an informed choice of units on the basis of their experience.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-10) Set and directed viewings, and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-10) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-13) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (1-4, 11-13) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1-4, 11-13) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-5, 9-10) French component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials. (1-8) Directed reading with a strong emphasis on primary materials in French. (1-8) Independent learning is achieved through written coursework and preparation for oral presentations. (1-3) Use of student group-work to develop ideas and understanding. (1, 2, 7) Use of student seminar presentations promoting team skills of co-operation and responsibility. (1-2) Formative feedback on assessment is given through tutorials and written comments. Language is taught in mandatory intensive units under the guidance of teachers who are native French speakers or who have near-native competence. Formal grammar teaching using a specially designed coursebook. (1-3) Compulsory period of residence in a French-speaking country. (1-2, 4-6, 8) Availability of self-access resources. (1-3) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-10) Individual and group presentations (1-10) Practice-based productions (1-4, 11-13) Reflexive accounts of practical work (1-4, 11-13) French component Regular language exercises (translations, essays, comprehension, grammar exercises, oral presentations and aural comprehension) during academic session. (1-3) Examinations (unseen) in all three years testing breadth of knowledge of different subjects. (1-3) Range of short and extended essays, testing ability to present and analyse a single topic in detail. (1-8) Oral presentations. (1, 4) Class tests, assessing knowledge of basic factual data. (3, 7) Coursework dissertations completed during the session abroad. (1-2, 4, 8) Special subjects to allow final-year students to investigate areas in depth, with the option of a dissertation researching a subject of their own choice in detail. (2-8) Practical exercises and most class tests are formative; essays and certain class tests are both formative (with feedback to help students improve their performance) and summative (marks contributing to the final degree). Examinations and the final-year dissertations are summative. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-5, 7-8, 10) Set and directed viewings (including student work), and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-4, 8, 11) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-8, 11) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (2, 4, 6-7, 9-11) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1, 3-4, 6-11) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-8, 11) French component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials.(1-8) Directed reading with a strong emphasis on primary materials in French. (1-8) Independent learning is achieved through written coursework and preparation for oral presentations. (1-3) Use of student group-work to develop ideas and understanding. (1-2, 7) Use of student seminar presentations promoting team skills of co-operation and responsibility. (1-2) Formative feedback on assessment is given through tutorials and written comments. Language is taught in mandatory intensive units under the guidance of teachers who are native French speakers or who have near-native competence. Formal grammar teaching using a specially designed coursebook. (1-3) Compulsory period of residence in a French-speaking country. (1-6, 8) Availability of self-access resources. (1-3) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-8) Individual and group presentations (1-8) Practice-based productions (2-4, 6, 8-11) Reflexive accounts of practical work (3-6, 8-11) French component Regular language exercises (translations, essays, comprehension, grammar exercises, oral presentations and aural comprehension) during academic session. (1-3) Examinations (unseen) in all three years testing breadth of knowledge of different subjects. (1-3) Range of short and extended essays, testing ability to present and analyse a single topic in detail. (1-8) Oral presentations. (1, 4) Class tests, assessing knowledge of basic factual data. (3, 7) Coursework dissertations completed during the session abroad. (1-2, 4, 8) Special subjects to allow final-year students to investigate areas in depth, with the option of a dissertation researching a subject of their own choice in detail. (2-8) Practical exercises and most class tests are formative; essays and certain class tests are both formative (with feedback to help students improve their performance) and summative (marks contributing to the final degree). Examinations and the final-year dissertations are summative. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1, 5) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1, 5) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (1, 5-6) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1-6) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-4) French component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials.(1-8) Directed reading with a strong emphasis on primary materials in French. (1-8) Independent learning is achieved through written coursework and preparation for oral presentations. (1-3) Use of student group-work to develop ideas and understanding. (1-2, 7) Use of student seminar presentations promoting team skills of co-operation and responsibility. (1-2) Formative feedback on assessment is given through tutorials and written comments. Language is taught in mandatory intensive units under the guidance of teachers who are native French speakers or who have near-native competence. Formal grammar teaching using a specially designed coursebook. (1-3) Compulsory period of residence in a French-speaking country. (1-2, 4-6, 8) Availability of self-access resources. (1-3) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-4) Individual and group presentations (1-5) Practice-based productions (1-6) Reflexive accounts of practical work (1-4, 6) French component Regular language exercises (translations, essays, comprehension, grammar exercises, oral presentations and aural comprehension) during academic session. (1-3) Examinations (unseen) in all three years testing breadth of knowledge of different subjects. (1-3) Range of short and extended essays, testing ability to present and analyse a single topic in detail. (1-8) Oral presentations. (1, 4) Class tests, assessing knowledge of basic factual data. (3, 7) Coursework dissertations completed during the session abroad. (1-2, 4, 8) Special subjects to allow final-year students to investigate areas in depth, with the option of a dissertation researching a subject of their own choice in detail. (2-8) Practical exercises and most class tests are formative; essays and certain class tests are both formative (with feedback to help students improve their performance) and summative (marks contributing to the final degree). Examinations and the final-year dissertations are summative. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Film component: The first year is introductory, providing a foundation for second and final year work. Students gain familiarity with the forms and aesthetics of film and television, and acquire practical skills in filmmaking, including editing and cinematography. In addition, students develop presentation and writing skills in small-group tutorials, and expand their understanding of film and television in a broader cultural context by examining them in dialogue with theatre and music on the Criticism in the Arts unit (SART10001). French component: Year 1 of the course has been expressly designed to lay the foundations, both in terms of subject-specific knowledge and skills and in terms of more general skills and abilities, which will allow students to fulfil the curriculum's aims and objectives. Core units in language are geared to help students progress in the consolidation and development of their A-level (or equivalent) language skills. Mandatory non-language units cover some of the main themes and concepts of French culture, familiarising students with the literature and political/social backcloth of France and thereby introducing them to the key areas of study offered in the curriculum. This will enable students to make informed choices between the optional units available in future years and provide a sound basis for study in Level I. The expectation is that their work will require considerable direction from members of staff at this stage. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
Film component: In the second year, students deepen their contextual knowledge of film and television, as well as developing their appreciation of the variety and diversity of these media, on two mandatory historical units. Students also consolidate their understanding of forms, genres and contexts in film and television, and develop filmmaking skills in new areas, through optional units. Second-year optional units typically draw upon research-led teaching. French component: In Year 2, students are expected to be able to demonstrate that, in both mandatory and optional units, they have expanded the range and depth of their knowledge and also their capacity to evaluate their work. The topics explored and source materials consulted will be of greater depth and substance. Students will develop their analytical skills, their ability to structure their work and to expound it effectively with the increased requirement for seminar presentation. Language work will be of a higher level of complexity and students will develop their capacity to work accurately and creatively with French. They will be encouraged in group-work skills through active participation in seminars. They will be acquiring a heightened capacity for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of coursework assignments). In Year 3, students will develop their command of spoken and written French during the mandatory period of residence abroad in a French-speaking country when they either follow a formal programme of instruction at an academic institution, take up an approved placement in a business or administrative organisation or take part in the British Council Teaching Assistantship scheme. Their linguistic, critical, research and presentational skills will also be enhanced through the writing of dissertations in French during the year. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Film component: Students choose one or two supervised independent project options, through which they develop their particular areas of interest and gain further experience in researching and formulating academic arguments, conceptually-informed creative practice, and related transferable skills for future employment. Students also deepen their critical and analytical expertise, and extend their skills in filmmaking, through further optional units. Optional units are more specialized than in the first and second years, focused around specific case studies. These units make further use of research-led teaching. French component: In Year 4, students are expected to expand the breadth of their knowledge through the study of optional units that allow them to pursue more closely their particular areas of interest. These units are more directly linked to staff research specialisms. Students are thereby able to benefit from a wide range of expertise at the cutting-edge of research that not only enhances their intellectual development but also serves actively to foster in them a research culture. Students will be expected to develop their ability to gather and assimilate information, synthesise it in an appropriately informed way, and engage in sophisticated evaluation of primary texts. These skills will have been enhanced through the heightened command of the French language acquired during the mandatory period of residence in a French-speaking country. |
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.
Workload Statement
In common with the rest of the University, units in the Faculty of Arts
adhere to the credit framework which sets out that 20 credits normally
equates to some 200 hours of student input. Some of this time will be spent
in class, with the remainder divided between preparation for classes and
preparation for, and completion of, the assessment tasks. Some of this
activity may occur within the University’s online learning environment,
Blackboard, which you may use to prepare wikis, to interact with other
students, to download tutorials or to receive feedback.
Assessment Statement
Please select the following link for a statement about assessment. This is University of Bristol access only.
https://www.bris.ac.uk/arts/current/under/assessment.html
The film and television curriculum has developed a balance of historical and aesthetic enquiry with creative and practical work in a way that is distinctive to the University of Bristol. This combination has emerged out of the University’s long-standing tradition of film-related teaching (previously as part of the Drama programme). The undergraduate curriculum outlined in this document provides an in-depth investigation of film and television aesthetics and history alongside the acquisition and development of filmmaking skills. These points of emphasis, and this overall trajectory, develop and extend the successful approaches that already characterise the teaching of film and television at Bristol.
Honours Degree programmes involving French and another subject require mandatorily that one year (Year Three) be spent abroad in a French-speaking country. Many students opt to take an assistantship in a French school under a scheme organised by the British Council. The French Department has ERASMUS exchange agreements with universities in, Paris, Bordeaux, Aix en Provence, Toulouse, Poitiers, La Réunion and Geneva. A number of placements or stages are also taken up; some placements are recurrently available to Bristol students while others are arranged anew each year.
The French Department, thanks to its size with 14 full-time teaching staff, is able to offer a rich array of internal pathways for students to follow. All the pathways place an emphasis on the development of language skills and the enhancement of the students' knowledge and expertise in a variety of genres and periods of culture selected from the wide range available. The Department has always encouraged a strong synergy between research and teaching. This has resulted in the creation and development of a vibrant learning environment for students within the Department, as staff continuously upgrade existing teaching materials and introduce fresh optional units.
A further source of strength in the learning experience of students comes from the interaction between French and other departments. Single honours students will normally follow Additional units taught outside the French Department. In addition, units have consistently been available as options within other departments as well as French. Furthermore, almost all the units figuring in the programme may be followed by students of French within the School of Modern Languages. The School offers a wide variety of joint programmes involving the study of any two of the following languages: Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. There are also joint programmes combining French and Theatre, History of Art, Music, Philosophy, Politics, History and Law. Such students serve to enrich the intellectual environment within which teaching and learning take place within the French Department.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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List A - Take 40 CP | |||||
French Language | FREN10029 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Filmmaking Fundamentals | FATV10001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List B - Take 40 CP | |||||
French Cultures in Context Not available in this year | FREN10030 | 20 | Mandatory | ||
Introduction to Film and Television Studies | FATV10005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List D | |||||
Close-Up on Film | FATV10002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
List E | |||||
Reading Literary and Visual Cultures in French | FREN10010 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
120 |
Take at least 40 CP in each subject
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Students must take 40 CP Film units and 40 CP French units | |||||
List A - Students take 20 CP or 40 CP including optional Film & Television unit | |||||
Film History to 1960 | FATV20011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
French Language 2 | FREN20001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List B - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Film Genre | FATV20002 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Film Director's Vision | FATV20006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film and Television Audiences | FATV20008 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
French Drama | FREN20026 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Introduction to Francophone African Literature | FREN20043 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The French Language: Structures and Varieties | FREN20044 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
General Linguistics | MODL20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Cinema and Revolution | MODL20020 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Woman and Nation | MODL23017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Introduction to teaching Modern Languages as Foreign Languages | MODL20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List C - Choose 20 CP | |||||
British Cinema and Television | FATV20001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film and TV Comedy | FATV20005 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Experimental Film | FATV20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Short Fiction Film | FATV20022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Hollywood Cinema History | FATV20007 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Screen Performance | FATV20003 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
French Drama | FREN20026 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Introduction to Francophone African Literature | FREN20043 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Francophone Belgian Culture: From Symbolism to bande dessinée | FREN20064 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Comic and Grotesque in Pre-Modern Culture | FREN20060 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Catalan Language (Elementary) | MODL23014 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (Elementary) | MODL23015 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
General Linguistics | MODL20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Cinema and Revolution | MODL20020 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
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 | |
List D - Students must select FATV20004 unless they chose FATV20011 in list A, otherwise students should move on to list E. | |||||
Film and Television History, 1960 to the present | FATV20004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
French Fiction: from Realism to the 21st Century | FREN20048 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Introduction to French Cinema | FREN20056 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
The Comic and Grotesque in Pre-Modern Culture | FREN20060 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
France in Ferment 1870-1940 | FREN20063 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Gender in Post-Socialist Central and Eastern Europe | MODL20011 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Historical Linguistics | MODL20017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List E - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Documentary Histories and Practices | FATV20009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Animated Film | FATV20010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Creative Technologies | FATV20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Paris 1857-1897 | FREN20041 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
French Fiction: from Realism to the 21st Century | FREN20048 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
France 1940-44: Occupation and Resistance | FREN20037 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List F | |||||
Take 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units – OR choose on additional unit from lists B-E above | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
120 |
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 |
Take at least 40 CP in each subject
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Students must take 40 CP Film units and 40 CP French units | |||||
List A - Take 40 CP from this list, including 20CP Film units and 20 CP Language units | |||||
Television: Ideas and Industry | FATV30020 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Contemporary World Cinemas | FATV30010 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
French Language 3 | FREN30001 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
List B - choose one unit | |||||
Film Criticism | FATV30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Contemporary Hollywood Cinema | FATV30011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Les Miserables: Readings and Receptions | FREN30030 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Censor's Scissors, 1750-1830 | FREN30112 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Communism in Europe | MODL30001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Italian City: Medieval and Early Modern Cultures | MODL30020 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List C - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Global Cinemas / Local Stories | FATV30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Digital Filmmaking | FATV30007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Character Animation | FATV30021 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
French for Business and Enterprise | FREN30047 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Around Cubism | FREN30096 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Intellectuals and the Media in France | FREN30108 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Me, Myself, and I: The Essais of Michel de Montaigne | FREN30114 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Propaganda, Politics, and the Islamic Other: Literary Responses to the Crusades | FREN30117 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Translating in a Professional Context | MODL30010 | 20 | Optional | 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 | |
Multi- and Plurilingualism: Language Policies across Europe and Beyond | MODL30038 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List D - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Industrial Placement | FATV30008 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Political Film | FATV30018 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Practical Project | FATV30009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Industry Study | FATV30004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
The Alchemy of Influence: Imitation, Translation, and Creativity | FREN30131 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Francophone Women Directors: Documentary Filmmaking | FREN30111 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Liaison Interpreting | MODL30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
Pan-Africanism: ideas and archives | MODL30026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
The Cultural heritage of Historic Towns and Cities in Europe and Beyond | MODL30027 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List E - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Written Dissertation | FATV30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Industry Study | FATV30004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Contemporary Television Drama | FATV30022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
MODL30005 is mandatory for Single Honours Students | |||||
Independent Study 1 | MODL30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Gender, Sexuality and Cinema | MODL30018 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Pan-Africanism: ideas and archives | MODL30026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Theoretical Approaches to Language Teaching | MODL30036 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List F - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Choose 20 CP from Bristol Futures/UWLP/Faculty wide Units or another Modern Languages unit from lists B or C above or another unit of any type from List D | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Film and French (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.
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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