French and Spanish studies (language 1 French; 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
17047
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 Spanish | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 5 - The student completes at least six levels of French | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711111122 | French A1 | 6.0 |
| 711111123 | French A2.1 | 6.0 |
| 711111124 | French A2.2 | 6.0 |
| 711111125 | French B1.1 | 6.0 |
| 711111126 | French B1.2 | 6.0 |
| 711111127 | French B2.1 | 6.0 |
| 711111128 | French B2.2 | 6.0 |
| 711111129 | French C1.1 | 6.0 |
| 711111130 | French C1.2 | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 36 |
| Conditional options 2 - The student chooses one curricular unit from this set | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711111085 | Spanish Seminar | 12.0 |
| 711111087 | French Seminar | 12.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
| Conditional options 3 (French) -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 | ||
| 01101222 | Contemporary French Literature | 6.0 |
| 01101233 | 19th Century French Literature | 6.0 |
| 01101244 | 18th Century French Literature | 6.0 |
| 01106997 | World Literature in French | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 18 |
| Conditional options 3 (Spanish) -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 | ||
| 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: 12 |
| Conditional options 4 (French) - The student chooses two curricular units from this set. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01106865 | French Feminisms | 6.0 |
| 01106969 | Contemporary French Culture and Thought | 6.0 |
| 01106986 | History of France: topics and problems | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 18 |
| Conditional options 4 (Spanish)- The student chooses one curricular unit 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 |
| 711051132 | History of the Spanish Empire | 6.0 |
| 01101211 | Hispanic Thought | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 6 |
| 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 |
| 01100204 | Spanish Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 01100195 | French Linguistics | 6.0 |
| 711160003 | Research Methodology | 6.0 |