Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Course Catalogue 2025/26
UHPL-AYB35: BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French and Mandarin)
Route: BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French and ab initio Mandarin) with Year Abroad
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MODERN LANGUAGES (FRENCH AND MANDARIN)
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Year Abroad
Normal course duration: 4 Years
[Page last updated: 11 July 2025]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | No |
DACS and exit awards: | Diploma of Higher Education [exit award] Certificate of Higher Education [exit award] Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: No; Year 2: No; Year 3: No; Year 4: No; |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0% Stage 2: 24% Stage 3: 8% Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
This course is being replaced. Years 1 to 3 of this version are not available in 2025/6. |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Students must select at least one (and a maximum of two) national options in French during this programme year |
Academic Year: Final Stage
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL30989 | French written and spoken language 3 | 12 Credits |
PL31028 | Mandarin written and spoken language 3 | 24 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL30965 | MLES dissertation | 12 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL30107 | Culture & national identity | 6 Credits |
PL30468 | Transitions to democracy | 6 Credits |
PL30732 | The politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism | 6 Credits |
PL30744 | Anti-politics and direct action | 6 Credits |
PL31007 | Translation and intercultural communication | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL30873 | Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité - perception(s) et réalité(s) dans la société française | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL30881 | Contemporary security challenges in Asia | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3 units from the following list:
: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL30108 | Art and politics | 6 Credits |
PL30971 | Language, power and society | 6 Credits |
PL31067 | The resurgence of reactionary politics | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL30027 | French national option F11: La persuasion et la propagande | 6 Credits |
PL30900 | Les banlieues de la République | 6 Credits |
PL30964 | Applied translation studies | 6 Credits |
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
PL30879 | Modern silk roads: international trade in a global economy | 6 Credits |
PL30898 | Politics in China | 6 Credits |
PL30964 | Applied translation studies | 6 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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