Hispanic Studies (Spain)

Programme Structure & Content

Courses are available from first to fourth year. There is an Honours degree, and a Designated degree in Hispanic Studies.

First Year
Either Spanish Language 1 and 2, or Introductory Spanish 1 and 2, Textual and Visual Representation in Modern Spain can be taken by students with previous, or no knowledge of Spanish language. They include the study of language, literature, visual culture, politics and modern history.

Second Year
Second year Spanish 1 and 2, Advanced Introductory Spanish, Señas de Identidad in Modern Spanish Literature include the study of language, literature and film. Students may substitute one of the culture courses with the School cross-disciplinary courses, Literature, History and Thought: 1848 to 9/11 or Modes of Reading. Students not intending to proceed to an Honours programme in Hispanic Studies may study the language courses alone.

Third & Fourth Year (Honours)
Students who attain satisfactory grades in Hispanic Studies in first and second year, and who fulfil the residence abroad requirements, are admitted into Honours. The Honours programme offers advanced language study coupled with a range of courses from the Hispanic Studies Honours programme. Students can specialise in Spanish Studies, and a wide range of option courses, covering Spanish literature, visual culture, society, anthropology, cultural history and translation is available.

Teaching & Assessment

Teaching quality in Hispanic Studies is rated as ‘Excellent'. All courses use up-to-date resources and teaching and assessment methods. Assessment takes the form of a combination of continuous assessment and examination. Continuous assessment forms a particularly important component of work at Honours level.