This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
If you are selecting optional units, ensure that you have a balanced workload through the year.
Mandatory Unit ITAL20048 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must take at least 40 CP of PHIL-coded units and at least 40 CP of ITAL-coded units You should aim to take 60 cps in Philosophy and 40 cps in ITAL coded units and 20 cps in either ITAL or MODL coded units. | ||||
| Mandatory units | ||||
| Realism and Normativity | PHIL20046 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Italian Language and Cultures 2 | ITAL20048 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
| The Idea of Italy | ITAL20049 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Select 20cps from the list below | ||||
| Dante's Inferno | ITAL20047 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Destination Italy: Cultural Responses to Migration | ITAL20032 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| General Linguistics | MODL20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Introduction to teaching Modern Languages as Foreign Languages | MODL20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Beginners Portuguese | MODL20022 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Catalan Language (Elementary) | MODL23014 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Historical Linguistics | MODL20017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Fairy Tales Across Borders | MODL20029 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| World Cinemas: from national to transnational | MODL23016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Select 20cps from the list below | ||||
| Philosophy of Science | PHIL20067 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Philosophy of Mind | PHIL20010 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Political Philosophy | PHIL20012 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Philosophy of Language | PHIL20017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Capital and Spirit | PHIL20066 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Classical Chinese Philosophy | PHIL20061 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Select 20cps from the list below | ||||
| Ethics | PHIL20011 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Aesthetics | PHIL20136 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The Nature of Reality | PHIL20062 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Ancient Philosophy | PHIL20040 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Philosophical Logic | PHIL20060 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Space, Time and Matter | PHIL20053 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| What is democracy, and how should it work? | PHIL20057 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Agency and Responsibility | PHIL20070 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Philosophy in the Digital Age | PHIL20064 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Diploma in Higher Education | 120 | |||
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
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.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
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 100 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).
