Spanish and German Studies (Language 1 Spanish; Language 2 Spanish)
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
17044
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
Rogério Miguel do Deserto Rodrigues de Puga
Opening date
2024-09-16
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 are obtained from compulsory courses, from programmme-restricted electives, and from unrestricted electives. In their 1st year, students should not enrol in more than 30 credits per semester, respecting precedence rules when they have been set. At the beginning of each semester, the students will be advised on which courses to take, according to what best suits their academic requirements.
Legal framework/Study programme - Regulamento n.º 490/2024, DR, 2ª série, nº 85, de 2 de maio de 2024.
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
Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Conditions of admittance
Students may be admitted to the Licenciatura Degree through the National Call to enrol in higher education, the Special Contests and the Special Access Regimes, as well as through Readmission or a Change of Institution/Program. To apply for access to higher education through the National Call, students must fulfill the requirements set by the General Directorate of Higher Education (DGES) on their website: http://www.dges.gov.pt/guias/?plid=593 For information regarding International Students please visit: https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/en/international-student-statute/
Evaluation rules
Students are assessed based on the work carried out over the course of a semester, based on class participation, on the presentation of oral and written papers, and on tests and exams taken. The results of that assessment are expressed on a scale from 0 to 20. In order to pass, students must have at least 10 marks. Students who fail, however, have a second change to retake the final exam. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REGIMES: - Student-worker - Students with competitive athlete status - Student mothers and fathers - Association leaders - Military personnel - Other special regimes provisioned by law. Students with special educational needs can benefit from teaching and learning conditions adapted to their needs.
Structure
| Conditional Options 1 - The student completes at least, six levels of German. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711101075 | German A1.1 | 6.0 |
| 711101076 | German A1.2 | 6.0 |
| 711101077 | German A2.1 | 6.0 |
| 711101078 | German A2.2 | 6.0 |
| 711101079 | German B1.1 | 6.0 |
| 711101080 | German B1.2 | 6.0 |
| 711101081 | German B1.3 | 6.0 |
| 711101082 | German B2.1 | 6.0 |
| 711101083 | German B2.2 | 6.0 |
| 711101084 | German B2.3 | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 36 |
| Conditional Options 5 - The student completes at least six levels of Spanish. At the end of the course, the student must acquire, at least, the competences in Spanish at Level B2.1 and in German at Level B1.2 of the Eur Framework. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mandatory ECTS number: 36 |
| Conditional options 2 - The student chooses one curricular unit from this set | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711101060 | German Seminar | 12.0 |
| 711111085 | Spanish Seminar | 12.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
| Conditional options 3 (German) -The student chooses two curricular units from this set. It is up to the student to choose the predominant foreign language in the study cycle. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711101072 | 19th Century German Literature | 6.0 |
| 01106931 | 18th. Century German Literature: between Rationalism and Sentimentality | 6.0 |
| 711101071 | 20th Century German Literature | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
| Conditional options 3 (Spanish) -The student chooses three curricular units from this set. It is up to the student to choose the predominant foreign language in the study cycle. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711111073 | Introduction to Comparative History of Literature in the Iberian Peninsula | 6.0 |
| 711111075 | Spanish Literature (18th and 19th Century) | 6.0 |
| 711111076 | Contemporary Literature of the Iberian Peninsula | 6.0 |
| 01106958 | Hispano American Literatures: from Modernism to the Present | 6.0 |
| 01107015 | Hispano American Literatures: from the Colonial Period to Processes of Independence | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 18 |
| Conditional options 4 (German) - The student choose one curricular unit from this set,. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01101199 | 19th Century German Culture | 6.0 |
| 01101200 | 20th Century German Culture | 6.0 |
| 711101058 | History of Germany | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 6 |
| Conditional options 4 (Spanish) - The student chooses two curricular units from this set. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711111113 | Spanish and Latin American Contemporary Cultures | 6.0 |
| 01100572 | Baroque Art History | 6.0 |
| 01101041 | History of al-Andalus | 6.0 |
| 01101211 | Hispanic Thought | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
| Obrigatórias | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 711101074 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 6.0 |
| 711160000 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 6.0 |
| 711131043 | Introduction to Language Sciences | 6.0 |
| 711111112 | Guided Reading | 6.0 |
| 01100210 | German Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 01100204 | Spanish Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 711160003 | Research Methodology | 6.0 |