2018/19 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
| Programme code: | BA-SP&LAS | UCAS code: | RR45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Rebecca Jarman | Contact address: | r.s.e.jarman@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 485
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit www.leeds.ac.uk/coursefinder
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Languages and related studies
Programme specification:
- require students to acquire a high degree of intercultural competence with specific reference to the languages, history, societies, cultures and literatures of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries;
- enable students to experience directly the cultures of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries through the compulsory academic year and the obligatory term overseas.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 1 students must study 120-125 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| SPPO1010 | Practical Language Skills in Spanish 1 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO1035 | Introduction to Brazil, Portugal and Portuguese Speaking Africa | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO1060 | Essay Project in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO1080 | Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SPPO1081 | Portuguese Language for Beginners 1B | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
- Students SPPO1060 take assessments on a peninsular Spanish or Spanish-American topic, not a Portuguese/Brazilian topic.
- Students with prior knowledge of Portuguese may, at the discretion of the programme manager, substitute SPPO1083 (40 credits) for SPPO1080 and SPPO1081 (40 credits).
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study one of the following optional modules:
| SPPO1045 | The Historical Development of Spain and Hispanic America | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO1160 | Introduction to the Cultural Production of Spain and Spanish-America | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
As part of your induction to academic work, and in order to provide you with additional support in key areas of your programme, students are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to undertake the following 5-credit Study Skills module. This module resides above the required 120 credits students take in Level 1 and as such it is not compulsory, but it draws together key guidance that augments provision elsewhere.
| MODL1500 | LCS Academic Essentials | 5 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| SPPO2011 | Practical Language Skills in Spanish 2 | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2091 | Portuguese Language Skills | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO9002 | Spanish/Portuguese Term Abroad | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
NB. Students who have completed SPPO1083 and have performed exceptionally well in that module, may, at the discretion of the programme manager, take MODL2001/5 Linguists into Schools and teach Portuguese in a local school, instead of taking SPPO2090/1.
Optional modules:
Spanish & Spanish-American Options
- Students will be required to study 30 credits from the following selection:
| MODL2005 | Linguists into Schools | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2101 | Issues in Hispanic Cinemas | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2431 | Modern Spanish-American Literature | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2511 | Latin America since Independence (c1800 - c1930) | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2581 | Translation Theory and Practice in a Spanish<>English Context | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2596 | Catalan Language and Culture II | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2651 | The Spanish regional Melting Pot: the old same History? | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2681 | Modern Spain (1868-1975) | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2691 | Spanish Literature and Theatre | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 |
- MODL2005 (Linguists into Schools) can be studied either as part of the credit requirements in Spanish or as part of the credit requirements in Portuguese. Correspondingly, students are required to complete assessed work on Spanish or Portuguese topics. The student's decision as regards which of the languages the module will count for needs to be brought to the attention of the module coordinator by the student at the beginning of the module.
- FOAR2000 can only be counted as a Spanish module if the project undertaken relates to Spanish and you have sought prior approval of the Programme Manager.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Portuguese & Brazilian Options
- Students will be required to study 30 credits from the following selection:
| MODL2005 | Linguists into Schools | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2021 | Film and Literature in the Portuguese-speaking World | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2411 | Culture and Society in the Portuguese-Speaking World | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- MODL2005 (Linguists into Schools) can be studied either as part of the credit requirements in Spanish or as part of the credit requirements in Portuguese. Correspondingly, students are required to complete assessed work on Spanish or Portuguese topics. The student's decision as regards which of the languages the module will count for needs to be brought to the attention of the module coordinator by the student at the beginning of the module.
- Students may not take the same module twice, even if it appears twice in the above lists of modules.
- FOAR2000 can only be counted as a Portuguese module if the project undertaken relates to Portuguese and you have sought prior approval of the Programme Manager.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates must spend a 9-month stay in a Spanish-speaking or Portuguese-speaking country, as a student at an accredited university, as a British Council Teaching Assistant, or on a work placement approved by the Departmental Year Abroad Committee prior to departure:
| SPPO9001 | Spanish/Portuguese Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 60 credits in Spanish and 60 credits in Portuguese, including at least 20-credits as a Final Year Project which can be taken in and count towards either subject.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| SPPO3010 | Practical Language Skills in Spanish 3 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3110 | Advanced Portuguese Language | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3310 | Final Year Project: Extended Essay | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3320 | Final Year Project: Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Spanish & Spanish-American Options
- Students will be required to study 40 credits from the following selection:
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3050 | Things Can Only Get Better: The Role of the Arts and Cultural Institutions in Spain's Transition to Democracy (1962-1992) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SPPO3062 | Spanish in an Economic and Business Context | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3071 | Contemporary Spain: Politics, Culture and Society After Franco | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3361 | The Regulation of Sexuality in Iberia and Latin America | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SPPO3420 | Spanish-English Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3590 | Is Spain white? Nation, Immigration and Performance in Spain | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SPPO3690 | New Media in Latin America | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3710 | Nationalism and National Identity in Spain, 1833 to the Present | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- MODL3800, SPPO3570, SPPO3670 and SPPO3690 can be studied either as part of the credit requirements in Spanish or as part of the credit requirements in Portuguese. Correspondingly, students are required to complete assessed work on Spanish or Portuguese topics.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Portuguese & Brazilian Options
- Students will be required to study 40 credits from the following selection:
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3361 | The Regulation of Sexuality in Iberia and Latin America | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SPPO3690 | New Media in Latin America | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3700 | Sao Paulo, Lisboa, Maputo: Urban Realities and Representations in the Portuguese Speaking World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
- MODL3800, SPPO3570, SPPO3670 and SPPO3690 can be studied either as part of the credit requirements in Spanish or as part of the credit requirements in Portuguese. Correspondingly, students are required to complete assessed work on Spanish or Portuguese topics.
- Students may not take the same module twice, even if it appears twice in the above lists of modules.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Last updated: 09/11/2018
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