CK101 BA (Hons) Subject - Spanish
Overview
See information on Timetable Groups and Subject Combinations on the BA (Hons) - CK101 page.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | ||
| Students take 15 credits as follows: | 15 | |
| Beginners' Spanish - Core Modules 1 | ||
| First Year Spanish Language for Beginners (15) | ||
| Non-Beginners' Spanish - Core Modules 2 | ||
| Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies (5) | ||
| First Year Spanish Language for Non-Beginners (10) | ||
| Year 2 | ||
| 50-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 50 credits as follows - all listed core modules (15 credits) and 35 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| HS2101 | Second Year Spanish Language Course (Ex-Beginners) 3 | 10 |
| or HS2102 | Second Year Spanish Language (Ex-Non-Beginners) | |
| HS2063 | Research Project: Culture & Society in the Spanish-speaking World | 5 |
| Elective Modules | 35 | |
| Students take modules to the value of 35 credits from the following, with at least 10 credits from Group A: | 35 | |
| Group A 4 | ||
| Contemporary Writing from Spain (5) | ||
| Contemporary Hispanic Theatre (5) | ||
| Iberian Identities (5) | ||
| Understanding Latin America (5) | ||
| US Latino Literatures (5) | ||
| Group B | ||
| Culture in the Spanish Golden Age (5) | ||
| HS2016 | Creative Practices on Social Justice and Marginalities in Latin America | 5 |
| Basque Language I (5) | ||
| Basque Language II (5) 5 | ||
| Basque Cultural Studies I (5) 5 | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture I (5) 5 | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture II (5) 5 | ||
| Galician Language and Culture I (5) 5 | ||
| Galician Language and Culture II (5) 5 | ||
| Linguistic Aspects of Spanish (5) 6 | ||
| Cinema and Identity in Spain and Latin America (5) | ||
| Aspects of the Classical Tradition (5) | ||
| Introduction to Portuguese Language for Beginners (10) 5 | ||
| Cultural Identity in Portuguese-Speaking Africa (5) 5 | ||
| PU2205 | Gender and Cultural Creativity in Portuguese | 5 |
| PU2206 | World-Cinemas in Portuguese | 5 |
| PU2207 | Linguistic Aspects of Portuguese | 5 |
| 40-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 40 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 30 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| HS2101 | Second Year Spanish Language Course (Ex-Beginners) 3 | 10 |
| or HS2102 | Second Year Spanish Language (Ex-Non-Beginners) | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 30 credits from the following, with at least 10 credits from Group A: | 30 | |
| Group A 4 | ||
| Contemporary Writing from Spain (5) | ||
| Contemporary Hispanic Theatre (5) | ||
| Iberian Identities (5) | ||
| Understanding Latin America (5) | ||
| US Latino Literatures (5) | ||
| Group B | ||
| Culture in the Spanish Golden Age (5) | ||
| HS2016 | Creative Practices on Social Justice and Marginalities in Latin America | 5 |
| Basque Language I (5) | ||
| Basque Language II (5) 5 | ||
| Basque Cultural Studies I (5) 5 | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture I (5) 5 | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture II (5) 5 | ||
| Galician Language and Culture I (5) 5 | ||
| Galician Language and Culture II (5) 5 | ||
| Linguistic Aspects of Spanish (5) 6 | ||
| Cinema and Identity in Spain and Latin America (5) | ||
| Research Project: Culture & Society in the Spanish-speaking World (5) | ||
| Aspects of the Classical Tradition (5) | ||
| Introduction to Portuguese Language for Beginners (10) 5 | ||
| Cultural Identity in Portuguese-Speaking Africa (5) 5 | ||
| PU2205 | Gender and Cultural Creativity in Portuguese | 5 |
| PU2206 | World-Cinemas in Portuguese | 5 |
| PU2207 | Linguistic Aspects of Portuguese | 5 |
| 30-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 30 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 20 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| HS2101 | Second Year Spanish Language Course (Ex-Beginners) 3 | 10 |
| or HS2102 | Second Year Spanish Language (Ex-Non-Beginners) | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 20 credits from the following, with at least 10 credits from Group A: | 20 | |
| Group A 4 | ||
| Contemporary Writing from Spain (5) | ||
| Contemporary Hispanic Theatre (5) | ||
| Iberian Identities (5) | ||
| Understanding Latin America (5) | ||
| US Latino Literatures (5) | ||
| Group B | ||
| Culture in the Spanish Golden Age (5) | ||
| HS2016 | Creative Practices on Social Justice and Marginalities in Latin America | 5 |
| Basque Language I (5) | ||
| Basque Language II (5) 5 | ||
| Basque Cultural Studies I (5) 5 | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture I (5) 5 | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture II (5) 5 | ||
| Galician Language and Culture I (5) 5 | ||
| Galician Language and Culture II (5) 5 | ||
| Linguistic Aspects of Spanish (5) 6 | ||
| Cinema and Identity in Spain and Latin America (5) | ||
| Aspects of the Classical Tradition (5) | ||
| Introduction to Portuguese Language for Beginners (10) 5 | ||
| Cultural Identity in Portuguese-Speaking Africa (5) 5 | ||
| PU2205 | Gender and Cultural Creativity in Portuguese | 5 |
| PU2206 | World-Cinemas in Portuguese | 5 |
| PU2207 | Linguistic Aspects of Portuguese | 5 |
| 20-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 20 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 10 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| HS2101 | Second Year Spanish Language Course (Ex-Beginners) 3 | 10 |
| or HS2102 | Second Year Spanish Language (Ex-Non-Beginners) | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 10 credits from the following: | 10 | |
| Contemporary Writing from Spain (5) | ||
| Contemporary Hispanic Theatre (5) | ||
| Iberian Identities (5) | ||
| Understanding Latin America (5) | ||
| US Latino Literatures (5) | ||
| 10-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 10 credits as follows: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| HS2101 | Second Year Spanish Language Course (Ex-Beginners) 3 | 10 |
| or HS2102 | Second Year Spanish Language (Ex-Non-Beginners) | |
| Year 3 | ||
| 50-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 50 credits as follows - all listed core modules (15 credits) and 35 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| HS3001 | Final Year Spanish Language 7 | 10 |
| HS3063 | Advanced Research Project in Spanish & Latin American Studies | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 35 credits from the following: 8 | 35 | |
| HS3004 | Translating Business, Culture and Society in the Hispanic World | 5 |
| History and Society in Spanish Literature (5) | ||
| Aspects of Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (5) | ||
| Linguistic Aspects of Spanish as a Global Language (5) 6 | ||
| HS3010 | Stages of Exile in the Hispanic World | 5 |
| Text and Performance in Contemporary Iberia (5) | ||
| Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Art World(s) (5) | ||
| Basque Language III (5) | ||
| Basque Cultural Studies II (5) | ||
| Catalan Language III (5) | ||
| Catalan Cultural Studies (5) | ||
| Galician Language II (5) | ||
| Galician Cultural Studies (5) | ||
| The Body and Senses in the Spanish Golden Age (5) | ||
| Gender, Violence and Power on the US-Mexico Border (5) | ||
| Human Rights, Memory and the Post-Dictatorship Generation in the Southern Cone (5) | ||
| HS3059 | Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Cultures in a Global Context | 5 |
| Catalan Language IV (5) | ||
| HS3130 | Basque Language IV | 5 |
| Travel Writing (5) 9 | ||
| European Cultural Capitals (5) 9 | ||
| Portuguese Language II (10) | ||
| Contemporary Portuguese Literature and Culture (5) | ||
| Contemporary Brazilian Culture (5) | ||
| Students may select one of the following second year 5-credit language-learning modules as an elective, if not already taken: | ||
| Basque Language II (5) | ||
| Basque Cultural Studies I (5) | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture I (5) | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture II (5) | ||
| Galician Language and Culture I (5) | ||
| Galician Language and Culture II (5) | ||
| 40-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 40 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 30 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| HS3001 | Final Year Spanish Language 7 | 10 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 30 credits from the following: 8 | 30 | |
| HS3004 | Translating Business, Culture and Society in the Hispanic World | 5 |
| History and Society in Spanish Literature (5) | ||
| Aspects of Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (5) | ||
| Linguistic Aspects of Spanish as a Global Language (5) 6 | ||
| HS3010 | Stages of Exile in the Hispanic World | 5 |
| Text and Performance in Contemporary Iberia (5) | ||
| Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Art World(s) (5) | ||
| Basque Language III (5) | ||
| Basque Cultural Studies II (5) | ||
| Catalan Language III (5) | ||
| Catalan Cultural Studies (5) | ||
| Galician Language II (5) | ||
| Galician Cultural Studies (5) | ||
| The Body and Senses in the Spanish Golden Age (5) | ||
| Gender, Violence and Power on the US-Mexico Border (5) | ||
| Human Rights, Memory and the Post-Dictatorship Generation in the Southern Cone (5) | ||
| HS3059 | Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Cultures in a Global Context | 5 |
| Advanced Research Project in Spanish & Latin American Studies (5) | ||
| Catalan Language IV (5) | ||
| HS3130 | Basque Language IV | 5 |
| Travel Writing (5) 9 | ||
| European Cultural Capitals (5) 9 | ||
| Portuguese Language II (10) | ||
| Contemporary Portuguese Literature and Culture (5) | ||
| Contemporary Brazilian Culture (5) | ||
| Students may select one of the following second year 5-credit language-learning modules as an elective, if not already taken: | ||
| Basque Language II (5) | ||
| Basque Cultural Studies I (5) | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture I (5) | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture II (5) | ||
| Galician Language and Culture I (5) | ||
| Galician Language and Culture II (5) | ||
| 30-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 30 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 20 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| HS3001 | Final Year Spanish Language 7 | 10 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 20 credits from the following: 8 | 20 | |
| HS3004 | Translating Business, Culture and Society in the Hispanic World | 5 |
| History and Society in Spanish Literature (5) | ||
| Aspects of Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (5) | ||
| Linguistic Aspects of Spanish as a Global Language (5) 6 | ||
| HS3010 | Stages of Exile in the Hispanic World | 5 |
| Text and Performance in Contemporary Iberia (5) | ||
| Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Art World(s) (5) | ||
| Basque Language III (5) | ||
| Basque Cultural Studies II (5) | ||
| Catalan Language III (5) | ||
| Catalan Cultural Studies (5) | ||
| Galician Language II (5) | ||
| Galician Cultural Studies (5) | ||
| The Body and Senses in the Spanish Golden Age (5) | ||
| Gender, Violence and Power on the US-Mexico Border (5) | ||
| Human Rights, Memory and the Post-Dictatorship Generation in the Southern Cone (5) | ||
| HS3059 | Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Cultures in a Global Context | 5 |
| Catalan Language IV (5) | ||
| HS3130 | Basque Language IV | 5 |
| Travel Writing (5) 9 | ||
| European Cultural Capitals (5) 9 | ||
| Portuguese Language II (10) | ||
| Contemporary Portuguese Literature and Culture (5) | ||
| Contemporary Brazilian Culture (5) | ||
| Students may select one of the following second year 5-credit language-learning modules as an elective, if not already taken: | ||
| Basque Language II (5) | ||
| Basque Cultural Studies I (5) | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture I (5) | ||
| Catalan Language and Culture II (5) | ||
| Galician Language and Culture I (5) | ||
| Galician Language and Culture II (5) | ||
| 20-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 20 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 10 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| HS3001 | Final Year Spanish Language 7 | 10 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 10 credits from the following: 8 | 10 | |
| HS3004 | Translating Business, Culture and Society in the Hispanic World | 5 |
| History and Society in Spanish Literature (5) | ||
| Aspects of Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (5) | ||
| Linguistic Aspects of Spanish as a Global Language (5) 6 | ||
| HS3010 | Stages of Exile in the Hispanic World | 5 |
| Text and Performance in Contemporary Iberia (5) | ||
| Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Art World(s) (5) | ||
| Basque Language III (5) | ||
| Basque Cultural Studies II (5) | ||
| Catalan Language III (5) | ||
| Catalan Cultural Studies (5) | ||
| Galician Language II (5) | ||
| Galician Cultural Studies (5) | ||
| The Body and Senses in the Spanish Golden Age (5) | ||
| Gender, Violence and Power on the US-Mexico Border (5) | ||
| Human Rights, Memory and the Post-Dictatorship Generation in the Southern Cone (5) | ||
| HS3059 | Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Cultures in a Global Context | 5 |
| Catalan Language IV (5) | ||
| HS3130 | Basque Language IV | 5 |
| Travel Writing (5) 9 | ||
| European Cultural Capitals (5) 9 | ||
| Portuguese Language II (10) | ||
| Contemporary Portuguese Literature and Culture (5) | ||
| Contemporary Brazilian Culture (5) | ||
| 10-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 10 credits as follows: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| HS3001 | Final Year Spanish Language 7 | 10 |
- 1
Students wishing to take Beginners' Spanish must have obtained a Grade H4 in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) in another modern continental language or Irish, Latin or Greek or evidence of competence equivalent to a minimum Grade H4 in a foreign language other than Spanish. Students who have studied Spanish at second level and obtained a Grade below H4 can also join the Beginners' Spanish course.
- 2
Students wishing to take Non-Beginners' Spanish must have obtained a minimum Grade H4 in Spanish in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent).
- 3
In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass HS2101 Second Year Spanish Language Course (Ex-Beginners) or HS2102 Second Year Spanish Language (Ex-Non-Beginners) (10 credits)
- 4
Students should refer to the Department for registration protocol of elective modules and guidance on appropriate module choices for Teaching Council.
- 5
Students are only permitted to take one other peninsular language apart from Spanish in second year as part of their optional module choices.
- 6
HS2026 Linguistic Aspects of Spanish is a prerequisite for HS3008 Linguistic Aspects of Spanish as a Global Language.
- 7
In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass HS3001 Final Year Spanish Language (10 credits).
- 8
When Final Year options are full, or in exceptional circumstances, students may take one Second Year option not previously studied, subject to approval by the Department/School.
- 9
Students may take only one LL module
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.