CK110 BA (Hons) World Languages Subject - Latin
Overview
See information around Timetable Groups and Subject Combinations on the BA (Hons) (World Languages) page.
Overview
See information around Timetable Groups and Subject Combinations on the BA (Hons) (World Languages) page.
Programme Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | ||
| Students take 15 credits as follows: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| LT1001 | Beginners' Latin | 15 |
| Year 2 | ||
| 15-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 15 credits as follows - all listed core modules (5 credits) and 10 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| LT2009 | Reading Latin 1 | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 10 credits from the following: | 10 | |
| Livy (5) | ||
| Tacitus: Agricola (5) | ||
| Prudentius, Psychomachia (5) | ||
| Lucan, Bellum Civile 1 (5) | ||
| 10-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 10 credits as follows - all listed core modules (5 credits) and 5 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| LT2009 | Reading Latin 1 | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take a module to the value of 5 credits from the following: | 5 | |
| Livy (5) | ||
| Tacitus: Agricola (5) | ||
| Prudentius, Psychomachia (5) | ||
| Lucan, Bellum Civile 1 (5) | ||
| New Subject 2 | ||
| Students take 15 credits as follows: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| LT1001 | Beginners' Latin | 15 |
| Year 3 | ||
| Study Abroad 3 | ||
| Year 4 4 | ||
| 15-credit Subject | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 15 credits from the following: | 15 | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Livy (5) | ||
| Tacitus: Agricola (5) | ||
| Prudentius, Psychomachia (5) | ||
| Lucan, Bellum Civile 1 (5) | ||
| 10-credit Subject | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 10 credits from the following: | 10 | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Livy (5) | ||
| Tacitus: Agricola (5) | ||
| Prudentius, Psychomachia (5) | ||
| Lucan, Bellum Civile 1 (5) | ||
| New Subject 5 | ||
| Students take 15 credits as follows: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| LT1001 | Beginners' Latin | 15 |
- 1
In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass LT2009.
- 2
Students who have not taken Latin in Year 1 may take it as a new subject in Year 2, subject to timetable constraints.
- 3
Students spend Year 3 of their programme studying at an approved university and/or on a work placement in one or two of the countries of the other language or languages studied.
- 4
Students who have taken LT1001 in Year 2 may take Latin as a 15-credit or 10-credit subject (see requirements for Year 2) in Year 4, subject to timetable constraints: in addition to general regulations for passing the year, students must pass LT2009.
- 5
Students who have not taken Latin in Year 1 or Year 2 may take it as a new 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.