First Year: A Broad Timeline

Although you will be told which steps to take at each stage of the course, this timeline gives you a rough idea of the structure of the MLang during the first year of your degree!

October

• Confirm with the MLang convenor that you will be doing the MLang degree scheme

November

• Discuss study abroad options with Year Abroad tutors Isabelle (France) / Birgit (Germany) / Olga (Spain and Latin America)

December

• Meet with current MLang students

• Change of Programme form (if you haven’t directly applied for MLang)

• Enrolled onto the DELC200 preparation module and MLang Year Abroad module

• Enrolled onto the DELC320 dissertation module

January

• Meeting with MLang convenor after registration onto the MLang

February

• Start thinking about the universities where you will spend your study abroad placements (i.e. check out university websites, university course guides, options for university accommodation)

• Have the option to start attending 2nd year grammar seminars (FREN201, GERM201)

March

• Submit DELC320 Form A

• Talk about Final Year modules

• Year Abroad tutors notify universities that you wish to study there in the coming academic year

April

• Continue checking out course guides and accommodation for the respective universities

• Assigned Dissertation Tutor

May

• Submit DELC320 Form B

June

• Preparation course for YA

• Receive and fill out YA consent form & wellbeing support form

• Register for Erasmus + student

July

• Apply for accommodation for first university placement

• Start preparing for your Year Abroad!

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