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Programme code | 1HILA001U |
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Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
Jo Crow
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Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups | Languages, Cultures and Societies (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 4 years (full time) |
The programme provides the opportunity to study the language, literature society, culture, politics and history of Spanish -speaking countries and another subject.
Aims:
To develop a good knowledge of the Spanish language and the ability to understand it in its written and spoken forms and to speak and write it well.
To provide students with a grounding in the languages, literature, society, culture, politics and history of Spanish -speaking countries from the medieval period through to the present day.
To enable students to acquire an in-depth specialist knowledge of specific aspects and periods of the language, literature, society, culture and history of Spain and Latin America.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge through lectures, seminars and tutorials. |
Methods of Assessment | |
A range of essay writing skills (short and extended essays). Project work. Seminar presentations. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Intellectual skills are developed through seminars, tutorials, oral presentations and essay writing. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Essay writing and examinations test the students' ability to analyse information and present reasoned arguments. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Seminars and tutorials are used to develop oral communication by requiring students to engage in class discussions and to give short introductory talks/presentations to initiate discussion. These oral skill are further developed in the language classes. |
Methods of Assessment | |
All units are assessed through written coursework in the form of essays of varying lengths and requirements. These require a detailed and expansive handling of literature and extensive reading in support of their conclusions. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Year 1 of the course has been expressly designed to lay the foundations which will allow students to fulfil the course's aims and objectives. Core units in language are geared to lead the student in the development of their language skills. Foundation units introduce students to the literature, society, culture, politics and history of Spanish-speaking countries from the medieval period through to the present day. The expectation is that their work may require considerable direction from members of staff at this stage. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
In Year 2 students are expected to be able to demonstrate that they have expanded the range and depth of their knowledge in various areas of the discipline and their capacity to evaluate their work. The themes and language readings will be of greater depth and substance. Students will develop their analytical skills, their ability to structure their work and present it fluently. They will be encouraged in group work skills through active participation in seminars and oral language classes. They will be developing a capacity for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of essays and projects). The grammatical and lexical knowledge of the Spanish language will be tested, as will their specialist knowledge of specific periods/topics within the language, literature, society, culture, politics, history of the Spanish-speaking world. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Students are expected to have expanded the breadth of their knowledge through the study of optional units, which are more closely linked to staff research interests and which aim to develop conceptual and methodological approaches in more complexity.Students will be expected to develop further their ability to gather and assimilate information, to synthesise these in an appropriate way, to engage in sophisticated evaluation of texts. The students' ability to assimilate and synthesise material, organise their ideas, weigh conflicting interpretations, marshal arguments, form judgements and present their thoughts in written and verbal forms with precision and clarity will be further developed. There will be an emphasis on independent learning, self-directed study and research skills. The grammatical and lexical knowledge of the Spanish language will be tested, as will their specialist knowledge of specific periods/topics within the language, literature, society, culture, politics and history of the Spanish- speaking world. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Workload Statement
In common with the rest of the University, units in the Faculty of Arts
adhere to the credit framework which sets out that 20 credits normally
equates to some 200 hours of student input. Some of this time will be spent
in class, with the remainder divided between preparation for classes and
preparation for, and completion of, the assessment tasks. Some of this
activity may occur within the University’s online learning environment,
Blackboard, which you may use to prepare wikis, to interact with other
students, to download tutorials or to receive feedback.
Assessment Statement
Please select the following link for a statement about assessment. This is University of Bristol access only.
https://www.bris.ac.uk/arts/current/under/assessment.html
The Department also offers a single honours programme in Hispanic Studies (Spanish with Portuguese or Catalan) and through the School of Modern Languages, joint programmes in Spanish with one of the following: Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Drama; History of Art, Philosophy and Politics, and in Portuguese with one of the following: Czech, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Drama; History of Art, Philosophy and Politics.The Department has SOCRATES links/exchanges with universities in Barcelona, Granada, Vigo, Vic, and Zaragoza. Links with Latin American universities are being established.
Mandatory Unit Spanish Language 1 (Post A-level) or Spanish Language (ab-initio , 40 credits) is must pass. For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Spanish Language (Post A level) | HISP10001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
The Making of the Hispanic World, from 1492 to the present day | HISP10014 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Critical Concepts in the Study of the Hispanic World | HISP10010 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
Introduction to the Study of Cultures | MODL10011 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
40 credit points of Open Units | OPEN | 40 | Optional | ||
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Mandatory Unit Spanish Language 2 is must pass. For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Year Abroad TB-1 | MODL20014 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
Year Abroad TB-2 | MODL20015 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Independent Study 1 | MODL30005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Spanish Language 3 for Single Honours | HISP30089 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Students must choose a minimum of three but no more than four from the following list: | |||||
Spanish for Business | HISP30057 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
The Theatre of Federico Garcia Lorca | HISP30029 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Novels of Carmen Laforet | HISP31026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
The Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1939 | HISP30076 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
History of Latin America's Indigenous People | HISP30068 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Hispanic Sociolinguistics | HISP30056 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Dictatorships, prisons, and writing(s) in the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking worlds | HISP30070 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Colombia: History and Culture since Independence | HISP30071 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Oceanic Images in Modern Chilean Culture | HISP30084 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Images and Text: Hybrid Media and Power in Latin America | HISP30086 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Latin American Digital and Visual Cultures: Identity and Resistance | HISP30092 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Students may choose up to one unit from the following list: | |||||
Translating in a Professional Context | MODL30010 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Communism in Europe | MODL30001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Sociolinguistics: Language Variation and Change | MODL30015 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Gender, Sexuality and Cinema | MODL30018 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
The Italian City: Medieval and Early Modern Cultures | MODL30020 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Students may choose MODL30011 if they took MODL23014 in their second year of study and students may choose MODL30012 if they took MODL23015 in their second year of study: | |||||
Catalan Language (follow-on) | MODL30011 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (follow-on) | MODL30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Students also have the option to choose the following unit: | |||||
Liaison Interpreting | MODL30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
Spanish (BA) | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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