Hispanic Studies

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
 
107 place StudyQA ranking:2659 Duration:48 months

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Description

As befits one of the larger Hispanic Studies departments in the country, we offer a considerable range of courses on Spain, Portugal, Latin America, the Caribbean and Lusophone Africa, as well as the languages and cultures of Galicia, Catalonia and the Basque Country. In fact, Birmingham has one of the most significant concentrations of expertise in Iberian languages and cultures in the country.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline None, but early application advised Tuition fee Not specified Start date September 2015 Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test
  • English
Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

Across its four-year curriculum, Hispanic Studies at the University of Birmingham offers you courses in all of the languages of the Iberian Peninsula (Castilian/Spanish, Portuguese, Basque, Galician and Catalan), in linguistics, and also in a range of other subjects such as film, history, literature, visual culture and politics.

First and second years

During the first two years you take a variety of introductory courses, which deal with different aspects of Hispanic literature and cultures, as well as helping you develop your Spanish language skills.

Some modules earn 20 credits, while others are worth 10 credits. This means that you can combine courses (to a total of 120 credits) to maximise the breadth of subjects studied, thus enhancing your knowledge and skills.

The following modules are on offer to you in your first year at Birmingham:

  • Spanish language modules: Spanish Language; Intensive Spanish Language A & B.
  • Other Iberian language modules: Intensive Spanish Language A & B; Beginners’ Catalan: Catalan Language and Culture I; Beginners’ Galician: Galician Language and Culture I; Beginners’ Portuguese.
  • Culture modules: Hispanic Literature: Texts and Contexts; History & Politics; Images of Hispanic Identity; Iberian Languages & Linguistics.

In your second year at the University of Birmingham you will have the chance to develop and deepen your knowledge, expertise and skills in a number of areas. In year 2 the range of modules on offer includes:

  • Spanish language modules: Spanish Language II; Ex Beginners Spanish Language.
  • Other Iberian language modules: Beginners’ Basque: Basque Language and Culture I; Basque Language and Culture II; Beginners’ Catalan: Catalan Language and Culture I; Catalan Language and Culture II; Beginners’ Galician: Galician Language and Culture I; Galician Language and Culture II; Beginners’ Portuguese; Intermediate Portuguese Language.
  • Culture modules - both semesters: Hispanic Literature: Texts and Contexts L1; Life Writing in Contemporary Spain; Spanish Cinema.
  • Culture modules - semester one: Don Quixote and Golden-Age Prose Fiction; Conquest, Empire and Inquisition in 16th Century Spain and Spanish America; Contemporary Latin American History & Society; Barcelona - Urban Space and Cultural Identity; Spanish Linguistics; Medieval Galician Portuguese Lyric; Portuguese Literature.
  • Culture modules - semester two: Origins of the Spanish Theatre; Spanish Narratives of Violence; Introduction to the Spanish Caribbean: History, Literature & Popular Culture; Basque Society & Culture; Constructing Community in the Catalan-Speaking Territories; Love, Sin and Death in Medieval Spain; Brazilian Literature.

Third year

This year is spent at a university in Spain or Latin America, where you perfect your language skills and prepare a dissertation on a Hispanic theme.

In addition to studying at university students might also opt for approved placements in teaching or working in industry.

Fourth year

Final-year courses at the University of Birmingham offer you the opportunity to expand very significantly your knowledge and expertise, and during your last year of study, you are also offered the chance to research and write a dissertation on a topic of particular interest to you (as agreed with your tutor).

Modules on offer to final-year undergraduates include the following:

  • Spanish language modules: Advanced Spanish Language.
  • Other Iberian language modules: Advanced Basque Language; Advanced Catalan Language; Advanced Galician Language; Intermediate Portuguese Language; Advanced Portuguese Language.
  • Culture modules - both semesters: Dissertation; Translation Theory and Practice in Europe; Advanced Linguistics; Spanish Caribbean: History & Literature; US Latino Culture: The Spanish Caribbean; “Novel into Film”: Contemporary Spanish Film from Fiction; Spanish Civil War Literature; Social and Political Processes in Contemporary Latin America; Re-Imagining the World: Cervantes, Lopes and the Baroque.
  • Culture modules - semester one: Vision of the Vanquished; Great Power Intervention in the Spanish Civil War; Contemporary Latin American Novel; 20th Century Brazilian Fiction.
  • Culture modules - semester two: Investigating Iberia: Fictions of Detection; Libro De Buen Amor; Currents in Catalan Literature; Contemporary Portuguese Novel; Spanish Fiction Since 1975; A Time of Change: Collective and Cultural Memory in Contemporary Spain.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 80(Grade A) TOEFL iBT® test : 93

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Requirements

Number of A levels required: 3

Typical offer: ABB

Required subjects and grades: A level Spanish grad

International Baccalaureate: 34 points including Spanish at High Level

Additional information:

Other qualifications are considered.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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