Programme structure: Spanish and Portuguese (BA) - what's running in 2013/14

Mandatory Units Spanish Language (post-A and Ab-initio) and Portuguese Language (advanced and ab-initio) are must pass. For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Faculty of Arts Category	Teaching Block
The Making of the Hispanic World Not available in this year	HISP10021	20	Mandatory
Critical Concepts in the Study of the Hispanic World Not available in this year	HISP10010	20	Mandatory
Spanish Language and Cultures 1a Not available in this year	HISP10019	20	Mandatory
Spanish ab initio students take the following unit instead of HISP10010 and HISP10001:
Plus
Portuguese Language and Cultures 1b Not available in this year	HISP10018	40	Mandatory
Key Moments in Lusophone History and Culture Not available in this year	HISP10015	20	Mandatory
Students with A-Level Portuguese take the following instead of HISP10018.
Introduction to the Study of Cultures	MODL10011	20	Optional		TB-2
Certificate of Higher Education		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).