Languages (Interpreting and Translating) (C41M-LAN)

Stage Composition		Mandatory Courses		Optional Courses		Elective Courses		Awards, Credits & Levels
		Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2
Stage 1	8 courses: 2 mandatory and 6 optional /elective (All at SCQF Level 7)	C47IL Introduction to Languages and Intercultural Studies SCQF level 7	C47EH Introduction to European History and Culture  SCQF level 7	EITHER Two course sets from List L1A OR One course set from List L1A AND One course set from List L1B		If two course sets have been chosen from List L1A, two elective courses should be chosen (one per semester)		Certificate of Higher Education Requires 120 SCQF Level 7 credits
Stage 2	8 courses: 2 mandatory 4 optional (1 from each set) 2 elective (Mandatory and optional courses at SCQF Level 8)	C48CS Complementary Studies 1: Societies and Institutions in Contemporary Europe SCQF level 8	C48CT Complementary Studies 2: General Linguistics / Societies and Institutions in Contemporary Europe (Project) SCQF level 8	Two course sets from List L2		One elective course	One elective course	Diploma of Higher Education Requires 240 SCQF credits of which a minimum of 90 are at Level 8 or higher
Stage 3	2 study placements abroad in 2 different locations (Each equivalent to 60 credits at SCQF Level 9)	Year studying abroad: students do two 5-month placements, one for each of the two languages studied C49YB Year Abroad Placement and ECTS Credits (1) and C49YC Year Abroad Placement and ECTS Credits (1) Please download a copy of the Year 3 Foreign Language Project: Notes & Regulations document (.doc) for further information.						Ordinary Degree of BA in Applied Languages and Translating Requires 360 SCQF credits, of which a minimum of 60 are at Level 9
Stage 4	8 courses: 4 mandatory 4 optional (All at SCQF Level 10)	C40XI Advanced Interpreting Skills 1 SCQF Level 10 AND C40ZC Complementary Studies 3: International Organisations / Translation Studies SCQF level 10	C40XJ Advanced Interpreting Skills 2 SCQF Level 10 AND C40ZD Complementary Studies 4: International Organisations / Translation Studies SCQF level 10	2  courses from List L4	2  courses from List L4			Honours Degree of MA in Languages (Interpreting and Translating) requires 480 SCQF credits including a minimum of 180  at Level 9 and at least 90 at Level 10

List L1A – Stage 1 Language course sets

• C47LF French Intermediate 1
  C47MF French Intermediate 2
• C47LG German Intermediate 1
  C47MG German Intermediate 2
• C47LE Spanish Intermediate 1
  C47MF Spanish Intermediate 2
  

List L1B – Stage 1 Language Intensive Beginners course sets

• C47FB French Intensive Beginners 1
  C47FC French Intensive Beginners 2
• C47GB German Intensive Beginners 1
  C47GC German Intensive Beginners 2
• C47SB Spanish Intensive Beginners 1
  C47SC Spanish Intensive Beginners 2
  

List L2 – Stage 2 Language course sets

• C48LF French Advanced 1
  C48MF French Advanced 2
• C48LG German Advanced 1
  C48MG German Advanced 2
• C48LE Spanish Advanced 1
  C48ME Spanish Advanced 2

List L4 – Stage 4 Language course sets

• C40FL French Proficiency 1
  C40FM French Proficiency 2
• C40GL German Proficiency 1
  C40GM German Proficiency 2
• C40EL Spanish Proficiency 1
  C40EM Spanish Proficiency 2

Stage Notes

Stage One:

Students study two languages, either both at intermediate level or one at intermediate level,  and one at beginners intensive level.  Students doing the latter take double weighted 30 credit courses, to ensure that they are in a position to join the advanced level language stream in stage 2.

Stage Two:

N/A

Stage Three:

Students spend Stage 3 studying at two partner institutions, spending 5 months at each (one placement per language studied). During the first placement students must successfully complete 30 ECTS credits (equivalent to 60 SCQF Level 9 credits).  During the second placement students must successfully complete a Foreign Language Project. Please download a copy of the Year 3 Foreign Language Project: Notes & Regulations document (.doc) for further information.

Stage Four:

All Stage 4 courses are Qualifying Courses. 

Progression Requirements

Progression through the Programme requires the following minimum number of credits at each Stage (at the end of each stage all the pre-requisite courses for mandatory and optional courses to be studied at a higher Stage must be passed at Grade D or better):

Stage 1 to Stage 2:

90 credits (6 courses, with both languages at SCQF level 7 passed at Grade D or better)

Stage 2 to Stage 3:

210 credits (14 courses,  with both languages   at SCQF level 8 passed at Grade D or better.  Plus, passes at Grade D or better in both mandatory courses at SCQF level 7)

Stage 3 to Stage 4:

360 credits (24 courses, with passes in both SCQF level 9 courses, plus passes at Grade D or better in both mandatory courses at SCQF level 8).

Award Requirements

Ordinary Degrees

Under the University's Common Assessment and Progression System (CAPS), students meeting the requirements for progression to stage four of the MA (Hons) also meet the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Arts (ordinary).  

Where a student obtains grade A in no less than five out of eight courses completed at stage 3, the examination board will consider whether to make the award of Bachelor of Arts with distinction.

Honours Degrees

Honours classification is determined by a weighted average of marks attained in the 8 courses completed in Stage 4.

As specified in General Information for First Degree Students, reg. 3 (New), para. 16.4, resits of Stage 3 Qualifying Courses are allowed but only in order to gain credits for the course. For the purposes of determining the degree classification, the mark obtained in the first assessment of a Qualifying Course must be used.

Supporting Information and Downloads

 

Programme Code C41M-LAN