Overview

See information around Timetable Groups and Subject Combinations on the BA (Hons) (World Languages) page. 

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 15 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AS1600	Guided Study Project-Korean	5
AS1601	Korean Language Level 1 1	10
Year 2 2
20-credit subject
Students take 20 credit as follows:
Core Modules
AS1602	Korean Language Level 2 3	10
AS2002	Korea’s Modern History	10
15-credit Subject
Students take 15 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AS1600	Guided Study Project-Korean	5
AS1601	Korean Language Level 1 1	10
10-credit Subject
Students take 10 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AS1602	Korean Language Level 2 3	10
Year 3
Study Abroad 4
Year 4 5
Students take 20 credits from Option 1 or 2, depending on their Korean Language level.
Core Modules
Option 1: Intermediate 6
AS1602	Korean Language Level 2 7	10
or AS1603	Korean Language Level 3
AS3009	Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea	10
Option 2: Advanced 8
AS1603	Korean Language Level 3 9	10
or AS1604	Korean Language Level 4
AS3006	Translations in Contemporary Korean Culture and Current Affairs	10
15 credit Subject
Students take 15 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AS1600	Guided Study Project-Korean	5
AS1601	Korean Language Level 1 1	10
10 credit subject 10
Students take 10 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AS1602	Korean Language Level 2 7	10
or AS1603	Korean Language Level 3

¹

In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass AS1601.

²

Students who have not taken Korean in Year 1 may take it as a new subject in Year 2, subject to timetable constraints.

³

In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass AS1602.

⁴

Subject to having completed a total of 25 credits of Korean in Years 1 and 2, students may spend either two semesters studying at a partner institution in South Korea, or one semester in South Korea (study at partner institution) and one semester in a country of a second language studied in Years 1 and 2 (study at partner institution or work placement). All courses taken during Year 3 will be assessed by the approved Host University. Please note that a work placement in Korea will not initially be available.

⁵

Students who have not taken Korean in Year 2 may take it as a new subject in Year 4, subject to timetable constraints.

⁶

Students who have taken Korean as a 15-credit subject (AS1600 and AS1601) in Year 2 may take Korean as a 10-credit subject in Year 4, subject to timetable constraints.

⁷

In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass AS1602 or AS1603.

⁸

Students may take Korean as a 20-credit Subject in Year 4 on condition that they have the pre-requisite for AS3006, namely ‘a significant standard of Korean Language (assessed before entry)’, and would normally be expected to have made good progress having spent Year 3 studying at a Korean university.

⁹

In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass AS1603 or AS1604.

¹⁰

Students who have taken Korean as a 15-credit subject (AS1600 and AS1601) in Year 2 may take Korean as a 10-credit subject in Year 4, subject to timetable constraints.

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for BA (Hons) (World Languages) NFQ Level 8, Major Award

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• demonstrate a high level of linguistic competence in each of the languages studied, and at a level commensurate with the number of credits taken;
  
• read texts at an appropriate level in each of the languages studied and perform tasks based on their comprehension;
  
• communicate in writing at an appropriate level and in a range of registers in each of the languages studied;
  
• perform tasks based on aural comprehension and communicate orally at an appropriate level and in a range of registers in each of the languages studied;
  
• demonstrate awareness of aspects of non-linguistic communication relevant to each of the languages studied;
  
• engage in meta-linguistic discourse: i.e. discuss, describe and analyse language as a system;
  
• read and analyse a range of texts (including film and audio-visual texts) pertaining to the culture(s) of one or more of the languages studied;
  
• convey their knowledge in critical essays and oral presentations, using the critical vocabulary and methodologies of the relevant disciplines.