Student Handbook - The School of Language, Linguistics and Film

It is usual for students to progress from one level to the next as they progress through each
year of their degree. However, it may be appropriate for you to take some modules from a
level lower or, in exceptional cases, a level higher than your year of study may indicate.
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS
You take 120 credits at level 4 in your first year.
SECOND YEAR STUDENTS
1. You must take at least 90 credits at level 5 in your second year.
2. Up to 30 credits may be at level 4 with your adviser’s agreement, and module
organiser’s consent. You may not take more than 150 credits in total at level 4 during
your entire degree.
3. Up to 30 credits may be at level 6 with your adviser’s agreement, and module
organiser’s consent (sought on a case-by-case basis), and if the appropriate level 5 prerequisite
has been met.
FINAL YEAR STUDENTS
1. You must take at least 90 overall credits at level 6 in your final year. This includes any
core modules.
2. In order for a subject to be named in your degree title, as well as meeting the minimum
credit and core module requirements of the programme, you must take at least 15
credits in that subject at level 6 in your final year.
3. You may take up to 30 credits at level 5 with your adviser’s agreement, and module
organiser’s consent.
4. You may not take any modules at level 4 in your final year.
Transfers between modules and programmes of study
If you wish to change a module or your programme of study you should first discuss any
proposed transfer with your Adviser. No module or programme changes can be made
without approval. You must consider carefully the academic coherence of your chosen
modules, as well as their suitability to your own personal interests and to the level at which
you are studying.
If you have registered for a module, and after attending one or two sessions realise that you
are not really suited to it, you may withdraw, but you must get your Adviser’s permission.
You will need to come to the School Main Office to make an amendment to your registration.
You will be expected to substitute another module, since all students must be registered for
modules to the value of 120 credits per year. You may not withdraw from a module, or
join a new module, however, after the end of the second week of teaching. If you
withdraw from a module, you must remember to let the Module Organiser know, or you may
find yourself being chased up for non-attendance. It is essential that you formally change
your registration; it is not enough simply to stop attending one module and start attending
another.
Transfers between programmes of study require the permission of any department or
School concerned. Within the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film, the transfer must
first be agreed by the UCAS selector for the programme you wish to join, including
transfers to the single honours programme of a subject you are already taking as a joint
honours student. You may need to repeat all or part of a year of study in order to meet the
requirements of your new programme. If the change is agreed, then you must complete a
‘Change of programme’ form which is available from the School Main Office.
Programme Regulations
The programme regulations lay out the requirements you need to meet to qualify for a
degree in your chosen programme of study. Apart from the core and compulsory theory and
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