French and Spanish - BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Nottingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Nottingham

  • Duration

    4 Years

If you want to combine two languages, then this popular joint honours degree is a great choice for you. It enables you to shape your study according to your strengths, interests and career ambitions.

You’ll study the French and Spanish language and culture through a range of lively options including modules that examine French cinema and literature and contemporary Spanish and Latin American politics.

In Year Three, you can spend time working or studying abroad in France, Spain or South America. Our partner universities are in Aix-en-Provence, Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Strasbourg, Nice, Besançon, Montpellier, Versailles, Alcala, Avila, Leon, Madrid, Salamanca, Santander, Valencia, and Santiago in Chile.

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Location

Start date

Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)
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Start date

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About this course

This is a major part of the curriculum. Key transferable skills are emphasised and there are opportunities to develop links with organisations and potential employers. As a result we have an outstanding record of graduate employment.

Joint honours courses develop a wide range of skills. These include:
written and oral communication skills
critical analysis
the ability to work independently and in groups
time management
self-motivation
a variety of IT skills.

104 UCAS tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent, including A-level French grade C)
GCSEs - English and Maths grade C / 4.
If you are unsure whether the qualifications you have, or are currently studying for, meet the minimum entry requirements for this course, please contact us before submitting an application through UCAS.

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Subjects

  • Spanish Language
  • Latin
  • Politics
  • Cinema
  • Culture
  • Film
  • Novel
  • Social Transformation
  • Capstone Project
  • Translation and Interpreting
  • Professional

Course programme

Year One
  • French Language One
  • Spanish Language One (Accelerated Beginners)
  • Spanish Language One (Post A-level)
  • Introduction to French Politics, Society and Culture
  • Introduction to Spanish Culture and Society (Post A-level only)
  • Introduction to Hispanic Studies (Accelerated Only)
Year Two
  • French Language Two
  • Spanish Language Two (Accelerated Beginners)
  • Spanish Language Two (Post A-level)
French optional modules
  • Film, Novel and Social Transformation in France (1950-1980)
  • Le Cas 68
  • Languages at Work
Spanish optional modules
  • Introduction to Spanish Cultural Representations
  • Introduction to Latin American Studies
  • Introduction to Contemporary Spain (Accelerated Only)
  • Languages at Work
Year Three

In Year Three, you can spend time working or studying in France. Our partner universities are found in Aix-en-Provence, Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Strasbourg, Nice, Besançon, Montpellier, and Versailles.

OR

In year three you can spend time working or studying in Spain or Latin America. Our partner Universities are found in Alcala, Avila, Leon, Madrid, Salamanca, Santander, Valencia, and Santiago in Chile.

Final Year
  • Capstone Project
OR
  • Real-Life Work Project
  • French Language Three
  • Spanish Language Three
French optional modules
  • Contemporary France: Texts in Transition
  • La France et l’Europe
  • Translation and Interpreting
  • The Limits of Representation: Text and Image in French Culture and Society
Spanish optional modules
  • Culture and Society in 20th-century Spain: Cinema, Music, Text
  • Contemporary Latin American Society
  • Translation in the Professional World

French and Spanish - BA (Hons)

Price on request