BA Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies (Including Foundation Year)
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
5 Years
About the course
Our BA Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies (including foundation year) is open to Home, EU and international students
It will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a programme that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your academic skills
This four-year course includes a foundation year (Year Zero), followed by a further three years of study
During your Year Zero, you study four academic subjects relevant to your chosen course as well as a compulsory academic skills module
You are an Essex student from day one, a member of our global community based at the most internationally diverse campus university in the UK
After successful completion of Year Zero in our International Academy, you progress to complete your course with the Department of Language and Linguistics
Taking this course will enable you to communicate with more than 500 million speakers of Spanish and Portuguese, and do business in a great number of countries, most importantly the rapidly rising Brazil
In addition to mastering both Spanish and Portuguese at a high level of proficiency, you gain practical skills in the use of these languages professionally (such as in translating and interpreting), as well as developing a thorough understanding of some of the world’s most vibrant societies
We house the internationally important collection of Latin American art, ESCALA
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Subjects
- Art
- Employability
- International
- Interpreting
- Latin
- Teaching
- Skills and Training
Course programme
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 0
An Introduction to the History of the United Kingdom During the Twentieth Century
Major Writers in English Literature
Political and Social Theory From Plato to the Present Day
Western Philosophy: Fundamental Questions, Major Thinkers
Academic Skills
Year 1
Advanced Portuguese (optional)
Brazil in Focus: Business, Culture and Society (optional)
Advanced Spanish (optional)
From the Caves to Modern Graffiti: A Visual History of the Spanish Language (optional)
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics
Year 2
Proficiency Level Portuguese (optional)
Modern Languages Project (optional)
Proficiency Level Spanish (optional)
Spanish and Latin American Art, Film and Music (optional)
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics
Final year
Mastery Level Portuguese
Mastery Level Spanish
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics
Final Year Language Dissertation
Translation, Interpreting and Subtitling Skills
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Teaching takes the form of lectures and seminar sessions or discussion classes
State-of-the-art technologies and materials create an ideal learning environment
Activities designed to develop your practical language skills, such as role-play and class presentations
Cultural and social themes are explored through film, music, the internet, theatre and literature
Assessment
Languages assessed through role-plays and translations
Written examinations are also taken for the majority of modules at the end of each academic year
Weighted 50% coursework and 50% exams
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BA Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies (Including Foundation Year)