English and Spanish Studies
Education objectives
1) To acquire methodological tools for research and analysis in order to develop learning, critical choice and reflective skills which allow appropriate application of knowledge to practical situations;
2) To acquire basic skills in the area of human sciences thus enabling lifelong learning of theoretical and practical knowledge of foreign languages with a high degree of autonomy;
3) To develop the ability to collect, select and interpret relevant textual and non-textual information, enabling principled decisions which take into account the relevant social, academic and ethical aspects associated to the study of new languages, literatures and cultures;
4) To develop a theoretical and practical knowledge of languages, literatures and cultures set in their national historical contexts;
5) To develop communicative competence in foreign languages, and in the mother tongue, encouraging plurilingualism and interculturality;
6) To develop the ability to work autonomously in the interdisciplinary field of literary, culture and language studies;
7) To develop skills in the application of new technologies to literary, cultural and language sciences.
General characterization
DGES code
8311
Cicle
Specialization Area
Degree
Licence
Access to other programs
Completion of the Licenciatura (1st cycle) degree allows the holder to apply for Masters programmes (2nd Cycle), or other post-graduate courses including those which do not confer a degree.
Coordinator
Teresa Maria Dimas Botelho da Silva
Opening date
2020-10-06
Vacancies
Available soon
Fees
697 Euros/year or 3500 Euros/year (foreign students)
Schedule
Presencial
Teaching language
Portuguese language
Degree pre-requisites
Each student must obtain 180 credits: credits from compulsory courses of the study programme, credits from restricted options and credits from free options. Each semester the student may not enrol in more than 30 credits and must respect any pre-requisites which have been set. At the beginning of each semester, the student is advised as to which courses are the most appropriate for their academic pathway and which they should take.
Legal framework/Study programme - Aviso n.º 13184/2016, DR, 2ª série, nº 206, de 26 de outubro de 2016.
The degree of licenciado corresponds to the level 6 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.
This path is an option of
Licenciatura in Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Conditions of admittance
Students may be admitted to Higher Education through the National Competition for Access to Higher Education, special competitions/regimes and entry systems, re-enrolment systems, course changes and transfers. To apply for access to higher education through the National Competition, students must fulfill the requirements described in DGES/Access to Higher Education. More info at http://www.dges.gov.pt/guias/?plid=593 For more information about International Students please visit https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/internacional/estatuto-de-estudante-internacional/
Evaluation rules
Students at FCSH are evaluated based on the work developed over a semester, based on class participation, presentation of written and oral tests and examinations. The result obtained either by continuous assessment or evaluation of the tests is expressed on a scale of 0 to 20. To be approved, students must have at least 10 points to pass, however, who fail have a second chance to repeat the exams. Repeat exam: Has access any student of 1st or 2nd cycle who has obtained the minimum grade of eight values per rounding in the final grade of the curricular unit. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION: - Worker-Student - Students with the status of top athletes - Mothers and fathers students - Associative leaders - Military - Other special arrangements provided legally. Students with special needs can benefit from teaching and learning conditions to meet their needs.
Structure
| Obrigatórias | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 711101074 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 6.0 |
| 711091111 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 6.0 |
| 711131043 | Introduction to Language Sciences | 6.0 |
| 711111112 | Guided Reading | 6.0 |
| 01100204 | Spanish Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 01100221 | English Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 711160003 | Research Methodology | 6.0 |
| Optional Curricular Units 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711111114 | Spanish A1 | 6.0 |
| 711111115 | Spanish A2 | 6.0 |
| 711111116 | Spanish B1.1 | 6.0 |
| 711111117 | Spanish B1.2 | 6.0 |
| 711111118 | Spanish B2.1 | 6.0 |
| 711111119 | Spanish B2.2 | 6.0 |
| 711111120 | Spanish C1.1 | 6.0 |
| 711111121 | Spanish C1.2 | 6.0 |
| 711121061 | English B2.1 | 6.0 |
| 711121062 | English B2.2 | 6.0 |
| 711121063 | English C1.1 | 6.0 |
| 711121064 | English C1.2 | 6.0 |
| 711121065 | English C1.3 | 6.0 |
| 711121066 | English C2.1 | 6.0 |
| 711121067 | English C2.2 | 6.0 |
| 711121068 | English C2.3 | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 72 |
| Optional Curricular Units 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711111085 | Spanish Seminar | 12.0 |
| 711121053 | English Seminar | 12.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
| Optional Curricular Units 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711111073 | Introduction to Comparative History of Literature in the Iberian Peninsula | 6.0 |
| 71111114 | Literature and Cinema:British and North American Literature on screen | 6.0 |
| 711111075 | Spanish Literature (18th and 19th Century) | 6.0 |
| 01101065 | Contemporary English Literature | 6.0 |
| 01101076 | English Victorian Literature | 6.0 |
| 01101087 | English Literature of the Renaissance | 6.0 |
| 01101098 | English Romantic Literature | 6.0 |
| 711121050 | North American Literature | 6.0 |
| 01101101 | Contemporary North American Literature | 6.0 |
| 711111076 | Contemporary Literature of the Iberian Peninsula | 6.0 |
| 711111077 | Hispano-American Literature | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 30 |
| Optional Curricular Units 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01101112 | Contemporary English Culture | 6.0 |
| 01101123 | 19th Century English Culture | 6.0 |
| 01101134 | Contemporary North American Culture | 6.0 |
| 711111113 | Spanish and Latin American Contemporary Cultures | 6.0 |
| 711121051 | The United States in the 20th Century | 6.0 |
| 01101140 | Anglo-Portuguese Studies | 6.0 |
| 01101155 | Great Britain in the 20th Century | 6.0 |
| 711051134 | History of Medieval Hispania | 6.0 |
| 01101166 | History of England | 6.0 |
| 01100424 | History of Iberian and Latin American Music | 6.0 |
| 01101041 | History of al-Andalus | 6.0 |
| 711051132 | History of the Spanish Empire | 6.0 |
| 01101177 | British Media | 6.0 |
| 01101188 | North American Media | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 18 |
| Opção Complementar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01100210 | German Linguistics | 6.0 |