Fact file - 2014 entry
UCAS code:R410
Qualification:BA Hons
Type and duration:4 year UG (year 3 out)
Qualification name:Hispanic Studies
A level offer: AAA-AAB
Required subjects: Grade A in Spanish at A level
IB score: 34-36 (6 in Spanish at Higher Level)
Available part time: yes
Course places: 21
Campus: University Park Campus
Course overview
On this course you will study the Spanish and Portuguese languages and aspects of the histories, cultures, cinemas and literatures of the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking worlds. Most students opt to study Portuguese throughout the degree, but it is possible to concentrate exclusively on Spanish after the second year.
Year one
In this year, you will begin a structured course in Spanish to take you from A level to degree level, and also begin the study of Portuguese. You are also introduced to aspects of modern Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American literature, culture and history.
Year two
In this year, you will develop your knowledge of both Spanish and Portuguese to prepare you for the year abroad and deepen and widen your knowledge of more specialist aspects of modern Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American literature, culture and history.
Year three
Usually either spent in Spain or Spanish America or, if pursuing Portuguese, divided between Spain or Spanish America and Portugal or Brazil, either studying, working as an assistant in a school or on a work placement.
Year four
In this year, you will build on your language acquisition in year three to develop your language skills to degree level, and will select specialist options from a range of research-based topics in the literature, culture and history of Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
Entry requirements
A levels: AAA-AAB including A in spanish at A level
English language requirements
IELTS 7.0 (no less than 6.0 in any element)
TOEFL iBT 100 (minimum 19 with 20 in Speaking).
Alternative requirements
For details please see alternative qualifications page.
Flexible admissions policy
We may make some applicants an offer lower than advertised, depending on their personal and educational circumstances.
Modules
The modules we offer are inspired by the research interests of our staff and as a result, may change from year to year. The following list is therefore subject to change but should give you a flavour of the modules we offer.
Typical year-one modules
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Beginners' Portuguese
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Lengua Española: I
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Introduction to Literature in Spanish
Typical year-two modules
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Lengua Española: II
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Lingua Portuguesa Nivel Intermedio
Typical year-three modules
Year spent abroad.
Please see the Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies Year Abroad page.
Typical year-four modules
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Advanced Spanish Translation
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Lengua Española: III
Typical optional modules
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Islamic Iberia
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Hispanic Visual Culture
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Writing and Politics in Contemporary Spain, Portugal, Galiza, Angola and Mozambique
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Civil War and Memory Wars in Contemporary Spain
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The radicalisation of nationalism in modern Latin America: the Cuban Revolution in continental perspective
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Lusophone Identities, Culture, and Modernity in Portugal and Africa
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Literature and Film under Franco
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Metropolis and Empire: Spain, Portugal and the Americas 1492 to Independence
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Modern Spanish and Spanish American Literature and Film
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An Introduction to the History of Modern Spanish America and Brazil
Careers
You will have acquired a high level of competence in Spanish and Portuguese (if applicable) and will have the ability to use them in complex contexts. You will have a broad knowledge of Hispanic and Portuguese-speaking cultures, and an in-depth understanding of the topics you have chosen to focus on. Your year abroad will have shown you are adaptable and independent.
Average starting salary
The average starting salary for 2010/11 full-time graduates of the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies was £16,622.*
*Average starting salary from known destinations of first-degree leavers who studied full-time, 2010/11.
Careers Support and Advice
Studying for a degree at The University of Nottingham will provide you with the type of skills and experiences that will prove invaluable in any career, whichever direction you decide to take. Throughout your time with us, our Careers and Employability Service can work with you to improve your employability skills even further; assisting with job or course applications, searching for appropriate work experience placements and hosting events to bring you closer to a wide range of prospective employers.
Have a look at our Careers page for an overview of all the employability support and opportunities that we provide to current students.
KIS
Key Information Sets (KIS)
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Assessment
This course contains a period of study abroad. The assessment consists of a grammar and translation exercise, completed in class during week one under exam conditions, and a written report on a topic related to the year abroad. This is submitted in week two.
The grammar and translation exercise tests knowledge on all grammatical structures studied in years one and two. The report should be 500 words, word processed and about a relevant cultural, social, political or religious aspect of the country where the year was spent. The average of both pieces gives 10% of the final mark for each final year language module.