Programme structure: German and Portuguese (BA) - what's running in 2011/12

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Faculty of Arts Category	Teaching Block
German Language 1 (Post A-level)	GERM10009	20	Mandatory		TB-4
Portuguese Language	HISP10302	40	Mandatory		TB-4
An Introduction to Literature in Portuguese	HISP10303	10	Mandatory		TB-2
An Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian History	HISP10304	10	Mandatory		TB-1
Introduction to German Studies (Post A-Level)	GERM10013	40	Mandatory		TB-4
Instead of the above German language units, ab initio students take:
German Language 1 (ab initio)	GERM19003	40	Optional		TB-4
Introduction to German Studies (ab initio)	GERM10033	20	Optional		TB-4
Students with A-Level Portuguese take the following instead of HISP10302, HISP10303 and HISP10304.
Portuguese Language - Post A Level	HISP10307	20	Optional		TB-4
Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian History	HISP11303	20	Optional		TB-1
Introduction to Literature and Culture in Portuguese	HISP11302	20	Optional		TB-2
Certificate of Higher Education		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

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.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

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).

Additional progress information

Ab initio German: Students must gain 60% in the grammar test in GERM19003. Each element of GERM19003 must be passed.

A level German: Students must gain 60% in the grammar test in GERM1009. Each element of GERM10009 must be passed.