Language, Culture and History: Hispanic Studies MA/PG Dip/PG Cert

University College London

Postgraduate

In London

£ 10,140 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

This wide-ranging and flexible programme offers students the opportunity to develop their understanding of the cultures of the Hispanic world at an advanced level. As a pathway of the Language, Culture and History MA, students can combine their interest in Hispanic Studies with optional modules from Gender Studies, Translation Studies, and Comparative Literature.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

This programme may lead to further research, or to employment in which a broad familiarity with Spanish and Latin American culture is an asset.

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. A knowledge of Spanish at least equivalent to UK A level standard is required. Applications from students who do not have formal qualifications in Spanish but who are competent in the language, will be considered.

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Subjects

  • Translation
  • Language
  • History
  • Culture
  • Trauma
  • Visual culture
  • Spanish Film
  • Argentine Cinemas
  • Luis Borges
  • Eight-Minute Documentary

Course programme

Core module
  • Language, Culture and History. This core module permits research into two areas of major contemporary interest; recent modules available have included Trauma, Visual Culture, Comedy, Que(e)rying Sexuality
Optional modules

Students take a choice of optional modules on topics such as the following:

  • Spanish Film
  • The Works of Jorge Luis Borges
  • The Conquest of Mexico
  • New Argentine Cinemas
  • How to Make an Eight-Minute Documentary
  • Advanced Translation from and into Spanish
Dissertation/report

All students undertake an independent research project on a literary, cultural or historical topic, which culminates in a 12,000-word dissertation (taught pathway) or 18,000-word dissertation (research pathway), written in Spanish or English.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, classes and tutorials. Students are encouraged to undertake independent reading both to supplement and consolidate what is being taught. Students are assessed by a variety of methods, including long essays, take-home exams, and the dissertation.

Additional information

Fee -£21,160 (FT) £10,740 (PT)

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Language, Culture and History: Hispanic Studies MA/PG Dip/PG Cert

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