Year 3 in 2020-21
Your teaching and learning experience in Year 3, the first of your honours years.
Ordinarily, this would be your Year Abroad. We share your regret and frustration that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in many cases this year cannot be spent as you would have expected.
How you will study and be assessed in Year 3 depends on a combination of the degree programme you are studying and what your original plans were for your Year Abroad. To find out what you can expect from your teaching, learning and assessment this year, choose your scenario from the seven we’ve given you on this page.
In these scenarios, we mention different types of study abroad. To help you choose your scenario, Erasmus or equivalent study includes Latin American exchanges where grade conversions are possible, and non-Erasmus study includes Russian exchanges where grade conversion is not possible.
Please note these scenarios do not apply in full to students on joint degree programmes in Arabic & Modern European Languages (MEL), Chinese & MEL, International Business with MEL, Law & MEL, and Scottish Ethnology & MEL. However, if you are on one of these degree programmes, you will have access to the extra Guided Language Study (GLS) activities and materials for your European language. And everyone on the joint programmes involving Arabic, Chinese, or Scottish Ethnology will also take the compulsory Year Abroad Online Language Learning Course in the relevant European language.
Scenario 1
For students doing a single honours degree in a European language
This scenario is for students on the following single honours programmes:
- MA (Hons) French
- MA (Hons) German
- MA (Hons) Italian
- MA (Hons) Portuguese
- MA (Hons) Russian Studies
- MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies
- MA (Hons) Spanish
... and covers all types of original Year Abroad plans for single honours students.
Scenarios 2 to 4
For students doing a joint honours degree in two European languages
This scenario is for students whose joint honours (MA Hons) degree programme combines any two of the following subjects:
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian Studies
- Scandinavian Studies
- Spanish
... and who were originally intending to spend all of their Year Abroad on Erasmus or equivalent study. This includes Latin American exchanges where grade conversions are possible.
This scenario is for students whose joint honours (MA Hons) degree programme combines any two of the following subjects:
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian Studies
- Scandinavian Studies
- Spanish
... and who were originally intending to spend part of their Year Abroad on Erasmus or equivalent study, and part on non-Erasmus study or work placement.
Erasmus or equivalent study includes Latin American exchanges where grade conversions are possible. Non-Erasmus study includes Russian exchanges where grade conversion is not possible.
This scenario is for students whose joint honours (MA Hons) degree programme combines any two of the following subjects:
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian Studies
- Scandinavian Studies
- Spanish
... and who were originally intending to spend all of their Year Abroad on non-Erasmus study, or work placement. Non-Erasmus study includes Russian exchanges where grade conversion is not possible.
Scenarios 5 to 7
For students doing a joint honours degree: one part in a European language; the other part in Celtic, or a subject that is not a language
This scenario is for students whose joint honours (MA Hons) degree programme combines one of the following subjects in European languages and cultures:
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian Studies
- Scandinavian Studies
- Spanish
... and one of the following subjects:
- Business
- Celtic (i.e. Celtic and French or Celtic and Scandinavian Studies)
- Classics
- English Language
- English Literature
- History
- History of Art
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Social Policy
... and who were originally intending to spend all of their Year Abroad on Erasmus or equivalent study. This includes Latin American exchanges where grade conversions are possible.
This scenario is for students whose joint honours (MA Hons) degree programme combines one of the following subjects in European languages and cultures:
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian Studies
- Scandinavian Studies
- Spanish
... and one of the following subjects:
- Business
- Celtic (i.e. Celtic and French or Celtic and Scandinavian Studies)
- Classics
- English Language
- English Literature
- History
- History of Art
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Social Policy
... and who were originally intending to spend part of their Year Abroad on Erasmus or equivalent study, and part on non-Erasmus study or work placement.
Erasmus or equivalent study includes Latin American exchanges where grade conversions are possible. Non-Erasmus study includes Russian exchanges where grade conversion is not possible.
This scenario is for students whose joint honours (MA Hons) degree programme combines one of the following subjects in European languages and cultures:
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian Studies
- Scandinavian Studies
- Spanish
... and one of the following subjects:
- Business
- Celtic (i.e. Celtic and French or Celtic and Scandinavian Studies)
- Classics
- English Language
- English Literature
- History
- History of Art
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Social Policy
... and who were originally intending to spend all of their Year Abroad on non-Erasmus study, or work placement. Non-Erasmus study includes Russian exchanges where grade conversion is not possible.
Had your plans changed?
If your Year Abroad plans had already changed since you told us about them, the flowcharts in each scenario should still cover your situation - remember to refer to the flowchart based on your original plans. However, if you foresee any problems with the proposed assessment plan for your circumstances, please contact us by email - we're sorry but we cannot answer calls at this time.
Department of European Languages and Cultures
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Email: delc.yearabroad@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
Room 1.07
50 George Square- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH8 9LH
Availability
We hope you’ll understand why we are not currently able to offer drop-in appointments. Please email us and we will respond as soon as we can.