One Major and One Minor Language

• You cannot take more than 150 credits at Level 4 across the four years of the programme.
• You must take at least 90 credits at Level 6 by the end of the programme.

Year One

30 credits ESPS Core Course (ESPS0001)

45 credits Major Language

30 credits Minor Language

15 credits additional option (language or specialism)

Year Two

45 credits language, to be composed of 30 credits taught in your language department

AND

30 credits in minor language
45 credits in area of specialism

OR

15 credits in minor language
60 credits in area of specialism
15 additional credits

Year Three

Year abroad

Final Year

30 credits for your major language (15 for German, Russian and French)

30 credits for your ESPS Dissertation (ESPS0029)

60 credits for your chosen specialism(s) (75 for some languages)

The minor language needs to be discontinued in your fourth year.

Notes

• An A grade at A level (or equivalent qualification) in the appropriate language is required for students wishing to major in French, or Spanish.
• Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese and Mandarin are offered as major languages with no prior knowledge.
• Arabic can only be taken ab initio if taken as the major language.
• French and Spanish can be taken as minor languages ab initio in the CLIE, or post-A level or equivalent in SELCS.
• A humanities or social science subject is not taken until the second year on the one major and one minor language route.
• The minor language is discontinued after Year Two.

Breakdown of Courses taken in the Department of the Major Language and Information on the Minor Language (First Year)

All courses listed below are indicative and may not be taught each year.

For Major Language

Mandarin

• LCMA0009 Level 1+2 (30 credits) - for ab initio students*
• ESPS0034 - Introduction to Chinese Politics (15 credits)
• Content modules relevant to the major language (15 credits)

*Students with previous experience in Mandarin will have their language level tested and will take a language module that is appropriate to their level.

Japanese

• LCJA0009 Level 1+2 (30 credits)
• ESPS0040 - Politics of Japan (15 credits)
• Content modules relevant to the major language (15 credits)

Arabic

• LCAR0007 Level 1+2 (30 credits)
• Content modules relevant to the major language (30 credits) [please find suggestions for these here: Modules with content pertaining to the Middle-East, please be mindful that these are just given as suggestions and not necessarily all of these modules will run this year or be available, and some may have changed their name and/or code]

Hebrew

• HEBR0005 Modern Hebrew for Beginners (30 credits) - for ab initio students*
• HEBR0007 Sources, Methods, and Skills in Jewish Studies (15 credits)
• Additional modules to the value of 15 credits from the following:
• HEBR0015 Introduction to Israeli Culture, Society and Politics (15 credits)
• HEBR0011 Survey of Jewish History 1: The Ancient and Medieval Near East (15 credits)
• HEBR0012 Survey of Jewish History 2: From Medieval to Early Modern Europe (15 credits)
• HEBR0013 Survey of Jewish History 3: The Modern World (15 credits)

*Students with previous experience in Hebrew will have their language level tested and will take a language module that is appropriate to their level.

French

• FREN0002 - Use of French (15 credits)
• FREN0065 - French Oral (15 credits)
• FREN0005 - The Making of Modern France (15 credits)
• FREN0006 - French Literature in Contexts (15 credits)

Spanish

• SPAN0001 - Spanish Language I (30 credits)
• Content modules relevant to the major language (30 credits)

For Minor Language

Any language available at UCL may be taken as a minor language. A list of the relevant departments can be found here. French and Spanish may be taken ab initio through the CLIE as a minor language.