Student Handbook - The School of Language, Linguistics and Film

ABROAD ASSESSMENT). The Year Abroad Assessment is valued at 120 credits. If you
split the year abroad between two different placements, you will submit two 60 credit
Semester Abroad Assessments.
As well as a credit value, modules also have a level assigned to them, which indicates their
difficulty, and you are required to progress up the scale to BA honours level during the
course of your studies. There are requirements as to how many modules you can take at the
lower levels as well as a minimum number you must take at the level of the award (level 6).
Registration and choosing modules
Students will be able to pre-register during the summer for modules in the School of
Languages, Linguistics and Film in the following session. Most other Schools also allow preregistration,
although only to students enrolled on their own programmes of study. Many
modules are heavily subscribed and you may be disappointed if you do not take advantage
of pre-registration. Please note that your core modules count towards your 120 credits per
year. Native speakers of any language they are studying should check with their Adviser
about alternative requirements (see Required pathways through the School’s degree
programmes).
Your Adviser is there to help you decide which modules to choose each year, and must
approve your choices to ensure that you follow a coherent programme throughout your
studies at Queen Mary. You should also take care to balance your workload; try to avoid too
many modules in the same semester, or too many with a high element of assessed
coursework.
Students in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film are not permitted to take more
than one introductory language at the same time. Students wishing to take Language Centre
modules should also note what is said below concerning levels.
Levels
All undergraduate modules in the School are assigned a level, either 4, 5, or 6. These levels
are consistent with the National Qualifications Framework, which classifies A-level standard
work as level 3. The level of a module indicates the difficulty and is determined by the
learning outcomes; essentially what you will be expected to have achieved by the end of the
module. Full details of these are given in §5.2 EXAMINATIONS PROCESS. The academic
levels are as follows:
Level 3: Pre-university or foundation level
Level 4: Certificate level
Level 5: Intermediate level
Level 6: Honours level
Level 7: Masters level
Occasionally, modules may be assigned a dual level, either 4/5 or 5/6, in which case
separate learning outcomes are given for each level; there is a separate module code, and
different assessment may apply.
A few of the College’s modules are defined as level 3, which means they are at or below the
standard for admission to an Honours degree programme, and although these modules do
count towards your 120 credit load for the year, they do not count towards the number of
credits required for progression, or towards the minimum credits required for the award of
your degree (see § 5.3 DEGREE CLASSIFICATION).
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