2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Professional Language and Intercultural Studies (Part-Time)
Programme code: | MA-PL&IS-PT | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Haynes Collins | Contact address: | H.Collins@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
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
Programme specification:
This programme offers a unique combination of intercultural (or cross-cultural) studies with the study of modern languages, including English. It aims to help students develop a broad understanding of the nature of contemporary relations between different cultural groups and hence the cultural sensitivity, together with the high-level communicative skills, needed for use in international professional settings or in further study of the field.
Intercultural Studies modules comprise ‘Skills and Issues in Intercultural Studies' which focuses on improving understanding of the processes and contexts of interaction between different peoples, and ‘English in International Communication' which examines the nature of language and of English in particular, as both native tongue and lingua franca. Students also undertake a project/dissertation on a topic related to Intercultural Studies.
Professional Language modules comprise ‘Methods and Approaches in Translation Studies’ and practical modules in specialised translation in a wide variety of language pairs (subject to passing level test/availability), and/or English for professional purposes modules (public speaking and document drafting).
Optional Centre for Translation Studies/MAPLIS modules include ‘Managing Business across Cultures’, ‘Introduction to Interpreting Skills’, ‘Introduction to Screen Translation’, ‘English for Translators’, and others. A wide variety of optional modules are also available in applied linguistics and in the history, culture and/or politics of the world’s regions, nations and ethnic groups. There is also a wide variety of foreign language modules at all levels to choose from.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
MODL5012M | Skills and Issues in Intercultural Studies | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5033M | English in International Communication | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Professional Language Options
Candidates must select 30 credits from the following modules:
MODL5001M | Methods and Approaches in Translation Studies | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL5014M | Rhetoric and Public Speaking | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5050M | Writing for Professional Purposes | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
NB. MODL5001M should only be taken if student intends to take Specialised Translation modules in Year 2 of programme and has passed the entry test to do so.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students are advised to split their optional module credits evenly across the two semesters of Year 2.
Optional modules:
Dissertation
Candidates must choose one of the following modules:
MODL5300M | Research Methods and Project for MAPLIS | 30 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | |
MODL5305M | Research Methods and Dissertation for MAPLIS | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
Professional Language Options
Candidates may select between 0 and 30 credits from the following modules. You may not select a module in this group that you have already selected for the professional language options in Year 1 of the programme.
MODL5014M | Rhetoric and Public Speaking | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5016M | Managing Business Across Cultures | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5030M | Literary Translation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5050M | Writing for Professional Purposes | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5113M | Specialised French-English Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5114M | Specialised German-English Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5115M | Specialised Italian-English Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5117M | Specialised Portuguese-English Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5118M | Specialised Russian-English Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5119M | Specialised Spanish-English Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5120M | Specialised English-Arabic Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5123M | Specialised French-English Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5124M | Specialised German-English Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5125M | Specialised Italian-English Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5127M | Specialised Portuguese-English Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5128M | Specialised Russian-English Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5129M | Specialised Spanish-English Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5130M | Specialised English-Arabic Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5211M | Specialised Arabic-English Translation | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5212M | Specialised English-Chinese Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5221M | Specialised Arabic-English Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5222M | Specialised English-Chinese Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5306M | Specialised English-Japanese Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5312M | Specialised Chinese-English Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5316M | Specialised Japanese-English Translation A | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5322M | Specialised Chinese-English Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5326M | Specialised Japanese-English Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5336M | Specialised English-Japanese Translation B | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
- Students choosing modules in Specialised Translation (subject to availability/ level test) are strongly encouraged to take MODL5001M Methods and Approaches in Translation Studies in Year 1 of the programme.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Further Options
Candidates must select between 0 and 60 credits from the following optional modules to bring their credit total for the year to 90. You may not select a module in this group that you have already selected for the professional language options above.
EAST5035M | Development Issues in South East Asia | 15 credits | ||
EAST5041M | Political Economy of the Pacific Rim | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
ENGL5105M | Caribbean and Black British Writing | 30 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
ENGL5742M | Postcolonial Cultures of Encounter and Settlement | 30 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
GEND5105M | Global Genders | 30 credits | ||
GEOG5110M | Research Frontier: Citizenship and Belonging | 15 credits | ||
HIST5839M | Black Internationalism | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LING5241M | Pragmatics | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LING5290M | Second Language Acquisition | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LING5440M | Approaches to Linguistics and Language Acquisition | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LING5450M | Methodology in Language Teaching | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LING5460M | Language Teaching in Practice | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5360M | Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS5365M | Diversity Management | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS5909M | China and India in the Global Context | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5006M | Introduction to Screen Translation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5009M | English for Translators | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5014M | Rhetoric and Public Speaking | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5017M | Introduction to Interpreting Skills | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5028M | International Organisations: Context, Theory and Practice | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL5030M | Literary Translation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL5050M | Writing for Professional Purposes | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5210M | Africa in the Contemporary World | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5213M | Conflict, Complex Emergencies and Global Governance | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5225M | Democracy and Development | 30 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
PIED5255M | Gender, Globalisation and Development | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5256M | Global Inequalities and Development | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PIED5275M | Political Economy of Resources and Development | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5383M | The EU and the Developing World | 30 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
PIED5410M | Contemporary Politics of the Middle East | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5450M | Political Transitions in South East Asia | 30 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
PIED5501M | The Politics of the Israel-Palestine Conflict | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5510M | Insurgency | 15 credits | ||
PIED5523M | International Political Economy | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5524M | International Politics and The Environment | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
PIED5561M | Terrorism | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
SLSP5113M | Advanced Racism and Ethnicity Studies | 30 credits | ||
SLSP5142M | Globalization and International Social Change | 30 credits | ||
SLSP5235M | 'Race', Identity and Culture in the Black Atlantic | 30 credits | ||
THEO5100M | Contemporary Issues in Religion and Gender | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
- Please check carefully the prerequisites and other restriction, including timetable, of any module you choose from the optional modules list. Please also consider carefully whether you will have the appropriate level of background knowledge/prior training to take modules from other faculties.
- Optional modules taken from other MA programmes are made available to MAPLIS students where places remain available after students enrolled on those other programmes have made their choices of options.
- Other relevant options at M level or final year undergraduate level may also be allowed at the discretion of the Programme Managers. There are also numerous special skills elective modules in modern foreign languages at a variety of levels taught by the Language Centre that students may select from (search for the FLTU module code on the module catalogue.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
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