BA International Relations and Portuguese

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

In addition to the outcomes achieved in Year 1, on completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
- demonstrate a broad understanding of the concepts, information and techniques which are standard features in a range of aspects of the discipline;
- apply generic and subject specific intellectual qualities to standard situations outside the context in which they were originally studied;
- appreciate and employ the main methods of enquiry in the subject and critically evaluate the appropriateness of different methods of enquiry;
- adjust to disciplinary boundaries;
- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms.


On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- achieve effective communication in Portuguese with native or other competent speakers
- demonstrate complex receptive and productive language skills in Portuguese and in a variety of contexts
- have consolidated and extended knowledge and understanding of complex structures of the Portuguese language
- demonstrate a knowledge of a variety of aspects of the literatures, cultures, history, social and economic structures of Portuguese-speaking countries
- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms
- demonstrate mastery of advanced level work in the other subject studied

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to practise as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to the subject area(s) studied
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility
- decision making


Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- qualities and transferable skills valuable for employment related to the subject area(s) studied, such as being able to gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, being able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility and independent learning, including the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners
- decision making;

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:
- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects of the discipline to complex situations.
- work that is often descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion.



Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects/competencies of the discipline
- work that is often descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material;
- demonstrating basic professional competencies relevant to the discipline;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;