BA International Development and Portuguese
Year 4
(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:- understand and demonstrate coherent and detailed subject knowledge and professional competencies some of which will be informed by recent research/scholarship in the subject;- deploy accurately standard techniques of analysis and enquiry within the subject;- demonstrate a conceptual understanding which enables the development and sustaining of an argument;- describe and comment on particular aspects of recent research and/or scholarship;- appreciate the uncertainty, ambiguity and limitations of knowledge in the subject;- make appropriate use of scholarly reviews and primary sources;- apply their knowledge and understanding in order to initiate and carry out an extended piece of work or project;- conform to professional boundaries and norms where applicable.On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:- communicate fluently and appropriately, maintaining a high degree of grammatical accuracy, in Portuguese, with native or other competent speakers- demonstrate sophisticated receptive and productive language skills in Portuguese in a variety of contexts- have consolidated and extended knowledge and understanding of complex structures and registers of the Portuguese language - demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the cultures and societies of the Portuguese-speaking world, that will normally have been enhanced by periods of residence in an appropriate country- demonstrate an ability to evaluate critically selected aspects of the literatures, cultures, history, politics, and social and economic structures of the societies of the countries of the Portuguese-speaking world - effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of media, including undertaking extended projects, making appropriate use of primary sources and showing an awareness of recent research and scholarship in the field- demonstrate mastery of advanced study in the other subject studied
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- the transferable/key/generic skills necessary for employment related to the area(s) studied;- the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;- the deployment of decision making skills in complex and unpredictable situations;- the communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in a variety of ways to a variety of audiences;- the ability to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature.Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to the subject area(s) studied, e.g. being able to gather and critically evaluate information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources and being able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning- skills necessary for the communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions- skills necessary for the exercising of independent judgement, personal responsibility and 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 subject;- work that draws on a wide variety of material;- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;- evidence of an ability to conduct independent, in depth enquiry within the discipline;- work that is typically both evaluative and creative.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 a broad knowledge base within the discipline- work that draws on a wide variety of material and is typically both evaluative and creative- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;- demonstrating evidence of the ability to conduct independent, in-depth enquiry within the discipline