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Bachelor of Languages

Unit of study table

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Bachelor of Languages

Candidates must complete 144 credit points of units of study comprising:
(i) 18 credit points of degree core units of study as set out in Table A
(ii) A major (48 credit points) in a modern language as specified in Table A
(iii) A minor (36 credit points) or second major (48 credit points) as specified in Table A or Table S
(iv) 12 credit points of eligible language units to satisfy the 60 credit points of language study as specified in Table A if the minor or second major is not in a modern language
(v) For students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream: A minimum of 12 credit points of Dalyell units of study as specified in Table D
(vi) Where appropriate, elective units from Table S, or Table O (maximum 12 credit points from Table O), or for students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, Table D.

Core units

Students complete 18 credit points in the following sequence:
(i) SLCS1200 Language Hybrids and Cultural Fusions
(ii) SLCS2200 Language, Culture and Translatability
(iii) SLCS3001 Ethics in Translating and Interpreting
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

1000 level core units

SLCS1200
Language Hybrids and Cultural
Fusions
6  

2000 level core units

SLCS2200
Language, Culture and Translatability
6 P ICLS1200 or SLCS1200

3000 level core units

SLCS3001
Ethics in Translating and Interpreting
6 P ICLS2200
N SLCS4203

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
23/06/2025

Requirements published as:

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(iv) 12 credit points of eligible language units to satisfy the 60 credit points of language study as specified in Table D if the minor or second major is not in a modern language

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Requirements amended to:

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(iv) 12 credit points of eligible language units to satisfy the 60 credit points of language study as specified in Table A if the minor or second major is not in a modern language

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