Modern Languages (Spanish with German) BA (Hons) – 2020 entry

University of Surrey

Bachelor's degree

In Guildford

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Guildford

  • Duration

    4 Years

This course will improve your practical language skills and allow you to gain a strong understanding of how languages work.

You’ll have the opportunity to study translation modules and gain an insight into various aspects of the translation profession. You’ll also learn about the cultures and societies of the countries where your chosen languages are spoken in interactive modules taught in the target language.

The course includes a Professional Training placement abroad, giving you the choice between work, study, or a combination of the two.

You’ll also have the opportunity to begin learning Portuguese from scratch in your second year.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Guildford (Surrey)
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GU2 7XH

Start date

On request

About this course

We’re one of the UK’s leading universities for modern languages, with our courses ranked in the top 10 by the Guardian University Guide 2020 and our Iberian languages courses have been ranked top five in the UK by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.

Our flexible BA Modern Languages (Spanish with German) course trains students to become world-class language experts. You’ll study both Spanish and German to a high level. In your final year you will write a dissertation in Spanish and have the opportunity to carry out a research project in German.

A Professional Training placement provides you with the opportunity to develop your professional, academic and personal potential, equipping you to be adaptable, resilient, globally minded, confident, entrepreneurial and digitally savvy in the workplace. These qualities are widely recognised by employers and many of our students are offered employment on graduation by their placement provider.

The Professional Training placement year gives our students an insight into their subject and career potential, and early access to professional experience. It can be invaluable in developing work-based skills and helping them secure a graduate career.

Language graduates from the University have gone into a wide range of careers. Our graduates over the last few years have secured roles such as:

Associate Finance Consultant, JDX Consulting
Internal Account Manager, Gamma
Market Researcher, NonStop Medical Devices
Personal Assistant, Ministry of Defence
Project Executive, Language Connect
Quality Manager, Transperfect
Sales and Marketing Executive, Palgrave Higher Education/Macmillan Education.

Applicants with one of these languages at the required grade at A-level can be considered if they would like to study the second language ab initio. Ab initio study will involve additional contact hours and intensive study during the first year of the programme.

Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element.

GCSE or equivalent: English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent).

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Subjects

  • German Language
  • Writing
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Spanish Language
  • Writing Skills
  • Translation
  • English
  • Language
  • Skills
  • LANGUAGE SPECIALISTS
  • Spanish Grammar
  • Spanish Conversation

Course programme

Year 1 (with PTY)

Module
  • AB INITIO LANGUAGE I
  • GERMAN LANGUAGE I FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
  • SKILLS FOR LANGUAGE SPECIALISTS
  • SPANISH LANGUAGE I FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
  • TRANSLATION GERMAN-ENGLISH I
  • TRANSLATION SPANISH-ENGLISH I
  • AB INITIO LANGUAGE II
  • GERMAN LANGUAGE II FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
  • SPAIN: AN INTRODUCTION TO ITS HISTORY, CULTURE AND SOCIETY
  • SPANISH LANGUAGE II FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
Optional modules for Year 1 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 4

Students must take the compulsory modules of the two named languages of their pathway.

Students without A level or equivalent in a language will take two ab initio modules in the first year, in place of Language for academic purposes and Language for professional purposes. For all other modules they will join post-A level students.

Year 2 (with PTY)

Module
  • AB INITIO PORTUGUESE I
  • GERMAN LANGUAGE III FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
  • INTRODUCTION TO TEFL
  • SPANISH LANGUAGE III FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
  • TRANSLATION GERMAN-ENGLISH II
  • TRANSLATION SPANISH-ENGLISH II
  • AB INITIO PORTUGUESE II
  • GERMANY SINCE 1945: POLITICS, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
  • INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS
  • LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE IN EDUCATION
  • SPAIN SINCE 1975: POLITICS, THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
  • TRANSLATION ENGLISH-GERMAN II
  • TRANSLATION ENGLISH-SPANISH II
Optional modules for Year 2 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 5

Students must take the compulsory modules of the two named languages in their pathway and choose 4 of the relevant optional modules.

Year 3 (with PTY)

Module
  • SPANISH DISSERTATION
  • ADVANCED ORAL AND WRITING SKILLS IN GERMAN
  • ADVANCED ORAL AND WRITING SKILLS IN SPANISH
  • RESEARCH PROJECT
  • TRANSLATION ENGLISH-GERMAN III
  • TRANSLATION ENGLISH-SPANISH III
  • TRANSLATION OF SPECIALISED AND CREATIVE TEXTS
  • GERMAN SOCIOLINGUISTICS
  • RESEARCH PROJECT
  • SPANISH SOCIOLINGUISTICS
  • THE ARTS IN FRANCE
  • TRANSLATION GERMAN-ENGLISH III
  • TRANSLATION SPANISH-ENGLISH III
Optional modules for Year 3 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 6

Choose 5 from the relevant optional modules, maintaining a balance between the two named languages of the pathway.The two Advanced Oral and Writing Skills modules are also available as optional modules.

Professional Training Year (PTY)

Module
  • PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (FULL-YEAR STUDY)
  • PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (FULL-YEAR WORK)
  • PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (WORK-STUDY 50/50)

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