Comparative Literature with a Year Abroad

This four-year degree offers the same advantages as the Comparative Literature BA, focusing on European languages and with the added attraction of a year spent abroad in a European country. It combines comparative critical enquiry with a more in-depth study of one modern language and its literature and culture.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up to a total of 4.0 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 1.0 credit is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

In years one and two you will take two culture-specific compulsory modules in the department of your choice, either in SELCS or in SSEES. You will also study language and literature modules in one foreign language - selected prior to enrolment - either at beginner’s level or at more advanced post-A level alongside students taking modern languages degrees.

You will also attend compulsory modules in comparative literature and select two from a wide range of options.

The third year is spent abroad where your foreign language of choice is spoken. At least 50% of the subjects studied abroad must be in the area of literary and cultural studies. You may also study a second language subject to the host university's permission.

In the final year you will continue studying either your first foreign language or a different foreign language (which may be the one you began studying abroad) at an advanced level, together with comparative literary elective modules. A dissertation is compulsory.

A levels

Grades

AAA

Subjects

A humanities subject required. French required for French pathway. Spanish required for Spanish pathway.

GCSEs

English Language at grade B, plus Mathematics at grade C. For UK-based students, a grade C or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs

IB Diploma

Points

38

Subjects

A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects with no score lower than 5. See A Levels information for subject requirements.