2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages (German and Spanish)
| Programme code: | BA-ML/GR&SP | UCAS code: | R1R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Maria Garcia Florenciano | Contact address: | M.GarciaFlorenciano@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 480
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
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:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Languages, Cultures and Societies outlined here:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/sbs/sbs-languages-cultures-and-societies-23.pdf?sfvrsn=3c71a881_10
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme:
BA Modern Languages (German and Spanish)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
On this programme, students will become highly competent in their two chosen languages while acquiring an understanding of(?), analysing, interpreting and engaging with the cultures and societies where these languages are spoken.
A compulsory period of residence abroad will provide students with the unique opportunity to develop language skills in a rich and varied context of use, while engaging with other cultures and societies, thereby fostering intercultural awareness and pluricultural competence, self-reliance and flexibility.
This dual-language programme offers opportunities for students at all levels to engage with the connections and contrasts between the languages they study (e.g. through ‘MODL’ modules that span multiple language areas), enabling them to deepen their critical understanding of their chosen languages. There might also be an opportunity to take discovery modules, which include modules in an additional language for students wishing to expand their linguistic repertoire.
At Level 1, students will study core language modules that are tailored to their ability alongside modules which will introduce them to the cultures and societies of the languages they are studying. They will also receive training in crucial academic skills such as critical analysis, argumentation, research and academic writing.
At Level 2 and 3 students will continue to develop their communicative proficiency and their linguistic and intercultural awareness through core language modules. They will also choose from a range of optional modules exploring various aspects of the cultures, history, politics, and social and economic structures of the countries of the languages of study. They will analyse and critically interpret a wide diversity of cultural forms, products and practice, and will learn to mediate, analyse and compare ideas and events that cross national, cultural or linguistic boundaries.
Throughout the programme, students will develop valuable interpretative, analytical and digital skills, as well as becoming confident researchers. Students will demonstrate these qualities when they undertake a Final Year Project on a topic of their choice in one of the language subjects they study.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Optional modules:
At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in German and a minimum of 40 credits in Spanish. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects.
The remaining 20 credits may be taken as a MODL module, which can count towards either of their two subjects (German AND Spanish), a further option with EITHER German OR Spanish, or discovery modules.
Route A (German)
Students with prior knowledge of German (B1 of the CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:
| GERM1010 | German Language Awareness and Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM1140 | Exploring German-Speaking Cultures, Histories and Societies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Route B (German)
Students with no prior knowledge of German will be required to study the following modules:
| GERM1020 | Beginners German (A1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| GERM1021 | Pre-Intermediate German Language (A2/B1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| GERM1145 | Exploring German-Speaking Cultures, Histories and Societies for Beginners | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Route A (Spanish)
Students with prior knowledge of Spanish (B1 of the CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:
| SPPO1010 | Practical Language Skills in Spanish 1 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO1420 | Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Route B (Spanish)
Students with no prior knowledge of Spanish will be required to study the following modules:
| SPPO1091 | Pre-Intermediate Spanish Language (A2 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SPPO1093 | Spanish for Beginners (A1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SPPO1410 | Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Route A (German)
Students with prior knowledge of German (taking GERM1010) may study the following optional module:
| GERM1200 | 20th Century German History | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Route A (Spanish)
Students with prior knowledge of Spanish (taking SPPO1010) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:
| SPPO1045 | The Historical Development of Spain and Hispanic America | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO1080 | Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SPPO1145 | Catalan Language and Culture I | 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) |
All students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| MODL1050 | Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1060 | Language: Structure and Sound | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL1070 | World Histories | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1090 | Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL1100 | Politics, Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1150 | Worlds of Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1401 | Discourse, Culture and Identity | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
All students may choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students are required to take 120 credits in Level 2. Those students taking 40 credits of language modules must take 80 credits of studies modules, that is 40 credits in each language. They may substitute 20 credits of studies modules in one language with MODL2001 and/or they may substitute 20 credits in the other language with language and culture broadening modules. Students taking 60 credits of compulsory language modules must take 60 credits of studies modules, with at least 20 credits of studies modules in each language. They may take an additional 20 credits in either language or they make take MODL2001 or a language and culture broadening module instead.
Compulsory modules:
Optional modules:
Students who took GERM1010/GERM1080 at level 1 will be required to study the following module:
| GERM2010 | German Language Skills in Context | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who took GERM1020/GERM1021 and GERM1085 at level 1 will be required to study the following module:
| GERM2020 | German Language Skills (B1/B2 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who took SPPO1010 and SPPO1420 at level 1 will be required to study the following module:
| SPPO2010 | Practical Language Skills in Spanish 2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who took SPPO1091, SPPO1093 and SPPO1410 at level 1 will be required to study the following modules:
| SPPO2210 | Política y Sociedad en el Mundo Hispanohablante Contemporáneo | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2220 | Spanish Language Skills B1/B2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students taking GERM2010 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits (and a maximum of 40 credits) from the following optional modules;
Students taking GERM2020 may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| FILM2030 | Introduction to German Cinema | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2070 | Behind the Headlines: Germany in the 21st Century | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2080 | Translating German-Speaking Cultures: The German Language in Intercultural Relations | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Only students taking GERM2010 will be able to take GERM2070 as an optional module.
Students taking SPPO2010 will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules;
Students taking SPPO2210/SPPO2220 will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| SPPO2100 | Issues in Hispanic Cinema | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2510 | Latin America since Independence (c1800 - c1930) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students taking SPPO2010 may study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| SPPO2110 | Literature and the Arts in the Spanish-speaking World | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2580 | Translation Theory and Practice in a Spanish - English Context | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2680 | Modern Spain (1868-1975) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students may take the below module instead of further optional modules or language and culture broadening modules.
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional language and culture modules (instead of further optional German/Spanish or MODL modules):
| ARAB2007 | Arabic for Beginners 2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FILM2030 | Introduction to German Cinema | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FILM2110 | Cinema in France: The Seventh Art | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FLTU2333 | Introduction to Professional French | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN2010 | French Language in Contexts | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2015 | Italian Language A | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2016 | Italian Language B | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLAV2120 | The Structures of Russian | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2595 | Catalan Language and Culture II | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students are not permitted to take a module in either of their chosen languages.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where this period of residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you during Level 2. Where you are able to choose a location, you must have this approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to take one of the following core residence abroad modules. Please note that the appropriate Level 2 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad. The Year Abroad will be in the language in which they did not take a Term Abroad in Year 2.
| MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must take 120 credits in Level 3. Students are required to take modules in the same two languages as in Level 1 and Level 2.
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory modules:
| GERM3010 | Advanced German Language in Contemporary Discourses | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3010 | Practical Language Skills in Spanish 3 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 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 (Podcast) | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| FILM3026 | Contemporary German Cinema | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| GERM3092 | Advanced Translation from German into English | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM3240 | Cultures of protest and resistance: challenging state and society in German-speaking cultures | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| 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 | Not running in 202425 | |
| SPPO3420 | Spanish-English Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3535 | Catalan Language and Culture III | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3715 | Nationalism and Internationalism in the Spanish-Speaking World | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| SPPO3800 | Icons and Stars: Celebrity and Revolution in Spain and Latin America | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO3900 | Race and Representation in the Spanish-speaking world | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
The following modules can be taken in and count towards either German or Spanish credits. Students may choose to study up to 40 credits from the modules below instead of GERM/SPPO optional modules.
| MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their German options must take a minimum of 60 credits in German in the final year including GERM3010.
- Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their French options must take a minimum of 60 credits in French in the final year including FREN3010.
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