BA French and Spanish (Linguistic Studies) (4 years)

University of Southampton

Bachelor's degree

In Southampton

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Southampton

  • Start date

    September

Introducing your degree
Travel the world like a local with the benefit of an understanding of two hugely influential languages and cultures. With the French and Spanish (Linguistic Studies) degree, you will not only achieve a high level of fluency in both French and Spanish but also an in-depth understanding of both cultures. Linguists are always in high demand in the business and hospitality worlds and graduates of this course find themselves as highly valuable professionals, not just in the UK but across the globe.

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Southampton (Hampshire)
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University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Subjects

  • Credit

Course programme

Year 1

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

In each semester you will be required to follow four modules (a total of eight modules over the year). In the first year of your programme all modules are compulsory.

Semester One

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

Compulsory

LANG1017

Academic Skills for ML students

FREN1016Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Making of Modern French

SPAN1002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to the Languages of the Spanish-Speaking World

Optional

FREN1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Modern French Culture

FREN1017Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

Semester Two

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

Compulsory

LING1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Elements of Linguistics - Sound, Structure and Meaning

LING1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Applications of Linguistics

Year 2

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

Choose two optional modules in each semester.

LANG2010 is a compulsory fifth module for all second year students taking a Modern Languages degree, whether single or joint honours.

Semester One

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

Compulsory

FREN2018Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Exploring French Linguistics

Optional

FREN2008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Post-War French Thought

FREN2021Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Identities in Crisis: Post-war French Literature and Film

LING2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Psycholinguistics

LING2004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Discourse Analysis

LING2008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Sound and Voice (see also ISVR2016: Speech Sciences and Lip-Reading)

SPAN2011Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Myths and Realities of Contemporary Spain

Semester Two

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

Compulsory

SPAN2010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Exploring Spanish Linguistics

Optional

LING2003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Syntax: Studying Language Structure

LING2007Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

LING2009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Multilingualism

SPAN2006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

High, Popular and Mass Culture in Modern Spain

Year 3

You will spend the year abroad in a country where one of the chosen languages is spoken, either as:

  • an English language assistant
  • studying on a university course
  • on an approved work placement

Investigative Project:
Independent study project (6,000 words) supervised by a member of staff

Further information:
Year abroad

Year 4

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

In addition to the compulsory modules, choose either:

  • In semester One you must choose either SPAN3004 or SPAN3013 and one LING module. In semester two you must choose one optional module.
  • If you wish to take the double unit LANG3003 - Modern Languages Dissertation in your final year, you should discuss this with the Programme Leader for Linguistics.

Semester One

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

Compulsory

SPAN3004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Barrios and Borders: Language and Identity amongst US Latinos

Optional

LANG3003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Dissertation

LING3001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Second Language Acquisition

LING3003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Advanced Syntax

LING3005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Language Teaching Theory and Practice

SPAN3012Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Sex, Soap Operas and Female Dissidents: Representations of Women in the Hispanic World

Semester Two

Compulsory language module:
FREN9__ French Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

Compulsory

FREN3030Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

French Sociolinguistics: Challenges to Francophonie

SPAN3013Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Transatlantic Crossings: Linguistic Variation in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America

Optional

LANG3003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Dissertation

LANG3008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Audiovisual Translation

LING3006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Writing in a Second Language

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