2023/24 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: | Dr Stuart Green | Contact address: | S.N.S.J.Green@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 485
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit: 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, Cultures and Societies:
Languages, Cultures and Societies
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 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) | |
| 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) | |
| SPPO1420 | Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- 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) |
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:
| MODL2016 | Black Europe | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2101 | Issues in Hispanic Cinemas | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2115 | Literature and the Arts in the Spanish-speaking World | 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 | Not running in 202324 | |
| SPPO2681 | Modern Spain (1868-1975) | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Portuguese & Brazilian Options
- Students will be required to study 30 credits from the following selection:
| SPPO2021 | Film and Literature in the Portuguese-speaking World | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2415 | Culture and Society in the Portuguese-Speaking World | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students may choose to study the below optional module instead of 15 credits from the above list of Spanish/Spanish-American and Portuguese/Brazilian options.
| MODL2005 | Linguists into Schools | 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.
Discovery modules:
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:
| MODL9500 | LCS 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) | |
| 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) |
Spanish & Spanish-American Options
- Students will be required to study 20 credits from the following selection:
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| 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 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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 202324 | |
| 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 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| 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) |
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Portuguese & Brazilian Options
- Students will be required to study 20 credits from the following selection:
| MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SPPO3701 | Urban Realities and Representations in the Portuguese Speaking World | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
-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.
Students may choose to study the below optional module instead of 20 credits from the above list of Spanish/Spanish-American and Portuguese/Brazilian options.
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- MODL3800 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.
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