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2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Classical Literature and Spanish

Programme code:BA-CLAS&SPANUCAS code:QR84
Duration:4 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Ingo Cornils Contact address:i.cornils@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 485

Entry requirements:

For entry requirements for this course please visit www.leeds.ac.uk/coursefinder

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Programme specification:

The programme will:
- enable students to work across more than one discipline by providing the flexibility to study three disciplines at level one;
- allow the study of two disciplines to the same depth as any single honours student but with less breadth in each discipline;
- provide a basis for further advanced study in either of the disciplines or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.

General
- The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds joint honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer, as well as in the exceptional range of degree combinations available.
- They permit students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree.
- They are emphatically joint honours programmes, rather than integrated programmes: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by others.
- The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than single honours students.
- Many of these programmes also allow the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad.


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In level 1 students must study 120-125 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in each of their two main subjects, a 20 credit cornerstone module and 20 credits of discovery modules. The discovery credits may take the form of either further modules in one or both main subjects or of one or more modules chosen from other subject areas.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

CLAS1610After Troy: Homecoming in Greek Epic and Tragedy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
CLAS1620Latin Literature: Republic and Empire20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1150Worlds of Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1010Practical Language Skills in Spanish 120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)


Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study one of the following modules:

SPPO1045The Historical Development of Spain and Hispanic America20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1160Introduction to the Cultural Production of Spain and Spanish-America20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

In addition, candidates may choose to take up to 20 credits of the following optional modules instead of a Discovery Module:

CLAS1200Intermediate Ancient Greek20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1250Intermediate Latin20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1810Beginners Ancient Greek20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1910Beginners Latin20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1045The Historical Development of Spain and Hispanic America20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1080Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SPPO1145Catalan Language and Culture I20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1160Introduction to the Cultural Production of Spain and Spanish-America20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

NB. Students may not take the same module twice, even if it appears twice in the above lists of modules.

As part of your induction to academic work, and in order to provide you with additional support in key areas of your programme, students are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to undertake the following 5-credit Study Skills module. This module resides above the required 120 credits students take in Level 1 and as such it is not compulsory, but it draws together key guidance that augments provision elsewhere.

MODL1500LCS Academic Essentials5 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study 0-20 credits of discovery modules.


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects. Of the remaining credits, 20 credits should be taken in one of the named subjects; the final 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or in either of the named subjects.

In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

CLAS2800Evidence and Enquiry in Classics20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2010Practical Language Skills in Spanish 220 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following core modules:

CLAS2600Virgil's Aeneid20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS2700Homer's Iliad20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates may also choose further modules from among the following:

CLAS3120Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS3250The Athenian Empire20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3350Herodotus and the Beginning of History20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
CLAS3360Ovid the Innovator20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3370Satyrs and Donkeys: The Latin Novel20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3380Classics in 20th-21st Century Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS3410Classics on Screen: Antiquity through a Modern Lens20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3420Augustus and his Legacy20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3430The Ancient Greek Novel20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3440Understanding Aristotle's Poetics20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3510Pompeii - Past, Present and Future20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
CLAS3595Heroines: Representations of Mythological Women from Antiquity to the Present20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS3610Greeks and Barbarians20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3630Politics in Ancient Greece20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3650The Image of Sparta20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3660The Art of Persuasion20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS3680Greek Art and Society20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3710Plato on Love20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
CLAS3740Greek Religion20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
CLAS3790Greek Tragedy20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3800Greek Cultural Values20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3820Plato: Three Dialogues20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3850Transforming Myth20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3860How to be human: Aristotle's anthropology20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3880Society and Culture under Nero20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3890The City in the Roman World20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
CLAS3900Roman Comedy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
CLAS3910Plato's Republic20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3920Living the Religious Experience at Rome20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3940Making Athens Laugh: Aristophanes & Comedy20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3970Ancient Magic20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3980Should We Ban Homer? Philosophers & Poetry in the Ancient World20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3990Edge of Empire20 creditsNot running in 201718
ITAL3045Introduction to Dante's Comedy20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

NB. Not all modules will run in every year.

In addition, candidates may choose to take up to 20 credits of the following special skills modules:

CLAS1200Intermediate Ancient Greek20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1250Intermediate Latin20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1810Beginners Ancient Greek20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1910Beginners Latin20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:

FOAR2000Research Placement20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2001Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2100Issues in Hispanic Cinema20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2430Modern Spanish-American Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2510Latin America since Independence (c1800 - c1930)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2580Translation Theory and Practice in a Spanish<>English Context20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2595Catalan Language and Culture II20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2650The Spanish regional Melting Pot: the old same History?20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2680Modern Spain (1868-1975)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2690Spanish Literature and Theatre20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

- Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their Spanish options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Spanish in level 2 including SPPO2010.
- FOAR2000 can only be counted as a Spanish module if the project undertaken relates to Spanish and you have sought prior approval of the Programme Manager.
- NB: Not all modules will be available every year.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.


Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates will spend the third year of the progamme in Spain or a Spanish-speaking country.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be enrolled on the following module:

SPPO9001Year Abroad120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)


Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects, plus at least 20-credits as a Final Year Project which can be taken in and count towards either subject. Any remaining credits can be taken in either of the named subjects or as discovery modules. A maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules may be taken in level 3. Finalists may only take level 1 modules which are listed as discovery skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.

In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:

SPPO3010Practical Language Skills in Spanish 320 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

CLAS3200Major Research Project40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3300Final Year Project: Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3310Final Year Project: Extended Essay20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3320Final Year Project: Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3340Final Year Project: Extended Translation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3350Final Year Project: Digital Documentary40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following modules:

CLAS3120Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS3250The Athenian Empire20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3350Herodotus and the Beginning of History20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
CLAS3360Ovid the Innovator20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3370Satyrs and Donkeys: The Latin Novel20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3380Classics in 20th-21st Century Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS3410Classics on Screen: Antiquity through a Modern Lens20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3420Augustus and his Legacy20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3430The Ancient Greek Novel20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3440Understanding Aristotle's Poetics20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3510Pompeii - Past, Present and Future20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
CLAS3595Heroines: Representations of Mythological Women from Antiquity to the Present20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS3610Greeks and Barbarians20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3630Politics in Ancient Greece20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3650The Image of Sparta20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3660The Art of Persuasion20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS3680Greek Art and Society20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3710Plato on Love20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
CLAS3740Greek Religion20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
CLAS3790Greek Tragedy20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3800Greek Cultural Values20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3820Plato: Three Dialogues20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3850Transforming Myth20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3860How to be human: Aristotle's anthropology20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3880Society and Culture under Nero20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3890The City in the Roman World20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
CLAS3900Roman Comedy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
CLAS3910Plato's Republic20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3920Living the Religious Experience at Rome20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3940Making Athens Laugh: Aristophanes & Comedy20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3970Ancient Magic20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3980Should We Ban Homer? Philosophers & Poetry in the Ancient World20 creditsNot running in 201718
CLAS3990Edge of Empire20 creditsNot running in 201718
ITAL3045Introduction to Dante's Comedy20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

NB. Not all modules will run in every year.

In addition, candidates may choose to take up to 20 credits of the following special skills modules:

CLAS1200Intermediate Ancient Greek20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1250Intermediate Latin20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1810Beginners Ancient Greek20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1910Beginners Latin20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS3050Advanced Ancient Language20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:

MODL3800Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3035From Bolívar to Chávez: Revolutionary Icons in Contemporary Latin American Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SPPO3050Things Can Only Get Better: The Role of the Arts and Cultural Institutions in Spain's Transition to Democracy (1962-1992)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3062Spanish in an Economic and Business Context20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3071Contemporary Spain: Politics, Culture and Society After Franco20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3240The Crisis of the Spanish Nation? Nationalisms and National Identities in Spain, 1868 - 197820 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SPPO3361The Regulation of Sexuality in Iberia and Latin America20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SPPO3420Spanish-English Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3535Catalan Language and Culture III20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3570Viva! Contemporary Film Industries of Latin America and the Marketing of 'Latin American-ness'20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3590Is Spain white? Nation, Immigration and Performance in Spain20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3670Crime and Punishment in Contemporary Latin American Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SPPO3690New Media in Latin America20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

- Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their Spanish options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Spanish in the final year including SPPO3010.
- NB: Not all modules will be available every year.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.

Last updated: 11/08/2017

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