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2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and English (Spanish)

Programme code:BA-ML/SP&ENUCAS code:
Duration:4 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Chiara La Sala Contact address:M.C.LaSala@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

The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for English outlined here:

https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-english

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2022/2023 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2023 or after, you can find the details of your programme: BA Modern Languages and English (Spanish) (For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of the BA Modern Languages and English at the University of
Leeds lie in the combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which it offers, as well as in the exceptional
range of degree combinations with languages available.

This programme also allows the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad.
The combination of English with the study of another language and cultural context allows students to
explore cultural production in multiple cultural contexts, gaining deeper and more critical cultural
insights alongside sophisticated reception and production skills in a major world language.

The programme permits students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a
broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree. It is emphatically a joint
honours programme, rather than an integrated programme: students can therefore make the links they
choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain
parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own
preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by
others.

The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch
between the two disciplines. A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme
structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than
single honours students.


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules 

ENGL1055Writing Matters20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL1065Reading Between the Lines20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL1150Worlds of Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Route A

Students with prior knowledge of Spanish (B1 of the CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:

SPPO1010Practical Language Skills in Spanish 120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1420Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students with prior knowledge of Spanish (B1 of the CEFR) may take up to 20 credits of the following optional modules:

SPPO1045The Historical Development of Spain and Hispanic America20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1080Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SPPO1145Catalan Language and Culture I20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1160Introduction to the Cultural Production of Spain and Spanish America20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Route B

Students with no prior knowledge of Spanish will be required to study the following modules:

SPPO1091Pre-Intermediate Spanish Language (A2 of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SPPO1093Spanish for Beginners (A1 of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SPPO1410Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Route A

Students who take SPPO1010 may take up to 20 credits of the following optional modules from the list below.

ENGL1221Modern Fictions in English: Conflict, Liminality, Translation20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL1261Poetry: Reading and Interpretation20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL1286Drama: Reading and Interpretation20 creditsNot running in 202425
ENGL1855Race, Writing and Decolonization20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students who take SPPO1010 may choose to study 20 credits of discovery modules


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

At level 2, Students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects. Of the remaining credits, 20 should be taken in either English or their chosen language; the final 20 credits may be taken as Discovery modules or in either English or the chosen language. Please note that not all modules will be available every year.



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:

Students must study the following compulsory modules:

ENGL2030Writing Environments: Literature, Nature, Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL2045Body Language: Literature and Embodiment20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students taking SPPO2010 may study up to 40 credits from the following lists of optional modules (Baskets 1-4).
Students taking SPPO2220 may study up to 20 credits from the following lists of optional modules (Baskets 1-4).




Basket 1: 

ENGL2029Renaissance Literature20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL2085Medieval and Tudor Literature20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Basket 2:

ENGL2065Postcolonial Literature20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL2090Modern Literature20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Basket 3:

ENGL2095Other Voices: Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Literature20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL2096The World Before Us: Literature 1660–183020 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Basket 4:

ENGL2055American Words, American Worlds20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL2080Contemporary Literature20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Students who studied SPPO1010 and SPPO1420 in level 1 must study the following module:

SPPO2010Practical Language Skills in Spanish 220 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students who studied SPPO1093, SPPO1091 and SPPO1410 in level 1 must study the following modules:

SPPO2210Política y Sociedad en el Mundo Hispanohablante Contemporáneo20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2220Spanish Language Skills B1/B220 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students studying SPPO2220 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules

MODL2001Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2015Black Europe20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2075Global Environmental Humanities20 creditsNot running in 202425
SPPO2100Issues in Hispanic Cinema20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2510Latin America since Independence (c1800 - c1930)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2680Modern Spain (1868-1975)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students studying SPPO2010 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules

MODL2001Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2015Black Europe20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2100Issues in Hispanic Cinema20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2110Literature and the Arts in the Spanish-speaking World20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2510Latin America since Independence (c1800 - c1930)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2580Translation Theory and Practice in a Spanish - English Context20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2590Catalan Language II20 credits 
SPPO2651The Spanish regional Melting Pot: the old same History?15 creditsNot running in 202425
SPPO2680Modern Spain (1868-1975)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in English or Spanish.


Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules

MODL9500LCS Year Abroad
Pre-requisite for: Year 4
120 creditsSemesters 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 40 credits in English and in their chosen language. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining credits should be taken in either of the named subjects or taken as Discovery modules. All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects. Please note that not all modules will be available every year.

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:

Students must study the following compulsory module:

SPPO3010Practical Language Skills in Spanish 320 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

ENGL3005Textual Editing Project40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ENGL3041Final Year Project40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3300Final Year Project: Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3340Final Year Project: Extended Translation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3350Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast)40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

- Students will be required to study between 40-80 credits in Spanish. The number of credits you have available for options modules will depend whether you choose to take your Final Year Project in Spanish or English. If you take your Final Year Project in Spanish you will take fewer optional modules in this subject.

- Students will be required to study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

MODL3200Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3410Contemporary World Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3600Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption20 creditsNot running in 202425
MODL3610Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3620Decolonial Approaches20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3630Social Movements across Cultures20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3650Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3800Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3062Spanish in an Economic and Business Context20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3071Contemporary Spain: Politics, Culture and Society After Franco20 creditsNot running in 202425
SPPO3420Spanish-English Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3535Catalan Language and Culture III20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3715Nationalism and Internationalism in the Spanish-Speaking World20 creditsNot running in 202425
SPPO3800Icons and Stars: Celebrity and Revolution in Spain and Latin America20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3900Race and Representation in the Spanish-speaking world20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

- Students who take their FYP in English may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules (EITHER Basket 3 OR Basket 4):

- Students who take their FYP in Spanish must take 40 credits from the following list of optional modules (EITHER Basket 3 OR Basket 4):

Basket 3

ENGL3031Sex and Suffering in the Eighteenth-Century Novel20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL3033Writing and Gender in Seventeenth-Century England20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL3034Romantic Lyric Poetry20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL3062Charles Dickens Then & Now20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL3063Haunted Hinterlands: Wyrd Works and Folk Horror Fictions20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL3114Forming Victorian Fiction20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL3163Milton20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL3321Angry Young Men and Women: Literature of the Mid-Twentieth Century20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL3359Indigeneity and the Postcolonial20 creditsNot running in 202425
ENGL3365Theatricalities: Beckett, Pinter, Kane20 creditsNot running in 202425
ENGL3386Telling Lives: Reading and Writing Family Memoir20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL3579Law and Literature: Transgression, Justice, and Interpretation20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL3680Postcolonial London20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Basket 4

ENGL3006Remixing the Renaissance20 creditsNot running in 202425
ENGL3008Writing Modern Sexualities20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL3027Shakespeare20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL3061Heart Disease in Contemporary Literature20 creditsNot running in 202425
ENGL3066The Public Poet (Creative Writing)20 creditsNot running in 202425
ENGL3100Digital Englishes20 creditsNot running in 202425
ENGL3153Refugee Narratives20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL32941‘Global English’: Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and Decolonisation20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL3314Imagining Posthuman Futures20 creditsNot running in 202425
ENGL3391September 11 in Fact and Fiction20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL3396Fictions of the End: Apocalypse and After20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL3402Home Bodies: Domestic Animals in Contemporary Literature20 creditsNot running in 202425
ENGL3407Shakespeare and Global Cinema20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ENGL3461Imagining the United States: Citizenship, Domesticity and Slavery20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in English or their chosen language.
- Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Discovery Skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.

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