2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages and Politics (Portuguese)
| Programme code: | BA-ML/PO&PL | UCAS code: | L2R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Chiara La Sala | Contact address: | M.C.LaSala@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 480
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit: 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:
Languages, Cultures and Societies:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Languages-Cultures-and-Societies-15.pdf
Politics and International Relations: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-politics-15.pdf
Programme specification:
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students are required to study 120 credits in Level 1.
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory modules:
| MODL1100 | Politics, Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PIED1110 | Comparative Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED1601 | Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SPPO1035 | Introduction to Brazil, Portugal and Portuguese Speaking Africa | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO1080 | Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SPPO1081 | Portuguese Language for Beginners 1B | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students with prior knowledge of Portuguese may, subject to a placement test, study the more advanced language module SPPO1083 instead of SPPO1080 and SPPO1081.
Optional modules:
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Politics and a minimum of 40 credits in Portuguese. Of the remaining credits, 20 should be taken in either Politics or Portuguese; the final 20 credits may be taken as Discovery modules or in further Politics or Portuguese modules. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory module:
| SPPO2090 | Portuguese Language Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
POLITICS:
Students will be required to study TWO of the following core Politics modules, one from each list.
List A
| PIED2601 | Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2602 | Justice, Community and Conflict | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
List B
| PIED2100 | British Central Government | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED2139 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2161 | Media and Democracy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students may choose to take up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| PIED2100 | British Central Government | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED2161 | Media and Democracy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2204 | Development Theory and Practice | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2220 | North-South Linkages | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2403 | Comparative Politics of Pacific Asia | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2501 | Theories of International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2558 | Security Studies | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2601 | Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2602 | Justice, Community and Conflict | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2704 | Beliefs and Attitudes in Politics | 20 credits | ||
| PIED2711 | Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2721 | Approaches to Analysis | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students must study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2020 | Film and Literature in the Portuguese-speaking World | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2412 | Culture and Society in the Portuguese-Speaking World | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their Portuguese options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Portuguese in Level 2, including SPPO2090.
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Politics or Portuguese.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you. Where you are able to choose locations, you must have these approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following core residence abroad module. Please note that the appropriate Level 2 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.
| SPPO9001 | Spanish/Portuguese Year Abroad Pre-requisite for: Year 4 | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits, which includes a 40-credit Final Year Project Module. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in both Portuguese and Politics: the Final Year Project module can be taken in - and count towards - either of the two subjects. Any remaining credits should be taken as optional modules in either Portuguese or Politics, or as Discovery modules.
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory module:
| SPPO3110 | Advanced Portuguese Language | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast) | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PIED3750 | Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who take an MODL-coded Final Year Project are required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules.
Students who take the PIED-coded Final Year Project may choose to study 20 credits from the optional modules below:
| PIED3158 | British Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3160 | Prime Ministers and British Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3170 | The End of British Politics? | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3171 | The Politics of national identity in the UK | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3172 | Parliaments and the Public | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED3199 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED3207 | International Development and Social Policy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3261 | Violence and Reconciliation in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3302 | Extreme Right Parties in Contemporary Europe | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED3304 | Extreme Right Parties | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3310 | Britain and the EU | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3325 | Europe in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3342 | Gender and Security in Global Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3402 | American Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED3408 | Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3503 | Crisis Diplomacy: Coercion, Sanctions and the Use of Force in International Relations | 20 credits | ||
| PIED3504 | Critically Analysing The Responsibility to Protect | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3565 | Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3609 | Radical Political Ideas: Marx, Nietzsche, Schmitt, Foucault, Kristeva | 20 credits | ||
| PIED3617 | Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3702 | Introduction to Programming for Social Science | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED3810 | Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students who take the PIED-coded Final Year Project are required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules.
Students who take an MODL-coded Final Year Project may choose to study 20 credits from the optional modules below:
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3701 | Urban Realities and Representations in the Portuguese Speaking World | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional optional modules in Politics or Portuguese.
Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Discovery Skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.
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