Overview

See information around Timetable Groups and Subject Combinations on the BA (Hons) (World Languages) page. 

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 15 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU1101	Portuguese Beginners Language	10
PU1102	Introduction to Portuguese Studies	5
Year 2
30-credit Subject
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU2201	Portuguese Language II 1	10
PU2207	Linguistic Aspects of Portuguese	5
Elective Modules
Select three from the following:
PU2202	Portuguese Literature and Culture	5
PU2203	Cultural Identity in Portuguese-Speaking Africa	5
PU2205	Gender and Cultural Creativity in Portuguese	5
PU2206	World-Cinemas in Portuguese	5
25-credit Subject
Students take 25 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU2201	Portuguese Language II 1	10
PU2207	Linguistic Aspects of Portuguese	5
Elective Modules
Select two of the following:
PU2202	Portuguese Literature and Culture	5
PU2203	Cultural Identity in Portuguese-Speaking Africa	5
PU2205	Gender and Cultural Creativity in Portuguese	5
PU2206	World-Cinemas in Portuguese	5
20-credit Subject
Students take 20 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU2201	Portuguese Language II 1	10
PU2207	Linguistic Aspects of Portuguese	5
Elective Modules
Select one of the following:
PU2202	Portuguese Literature and Culture	5
PU2203	Cultural Identity in Portuguese-Speaking Africa	5
PU2205	Gender and Cultural Creativity in Portuguese	5
PU2206	World-Cinemas in Portuguese	5
15-credit Subject
Students take 15 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 5 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
PU2201	Portuguese Language II 1	10
PU2207	Linguistic Aspects of Portuguese	5
10-credit Subject
Students take 10 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU2201	Portuguese Language II 1	10
New Subject 2
Students take 15 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU1101	Portuguese Beginners Language 1	10
PU1102	Introduction to Portuguese Studies	5
Year 3
Study Abroad 3
Students undertaking a work placement will take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
LL3901	International Work Placement	20
LL3902		10
Year 4 4
30-credit Subject
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU3301	Advanced Portuguese Language 5	10
PU3302	Contemporary Portuguese Literature and Culture	5
PU3303	Contemporary Brazilian Culture	5
PU3304	Research Project in Portuguese	5
PU3305	Hispanic and Portuguese-Speaking Art Worlds	5
25-credit Subject
Students take 25 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU3301	Advanced Portuguese Language 5	10
PU3302	Contemporary Portuguese Literature and Culture	5
PU3303	Contemporary Brazilian Culture	5
PU3304	Research Project in Portuguese	5
or PU3305	Hispanic and Portuguese-Speaking Art Worlds
20-credit Subject
Students take 20 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU3301	Advanced Portuguese Language 5	10
PU3302	Contemporary Portuguese Literature and Culture	5
PU3303	Contemporary Brazilian Culture	5
15-credit Subject
Students take 15 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU3301	Advanced Portuguese Language 5	10
PU3302	Contemporary Portuguese Literature and Culture	5
or PU3303	Contemporary Brazilian Culture
10-credit Subject
Students take 10 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU3301	Advanced Portuguese Language 5	10
New Subject 6
Students take 15 credits as follows:
Core Modules
PU1101	Portuguese Beginners Language 7	10
PU1102	Introduction to Portuguese Studies	5

¹

In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass PU2201.

²

Students who have not taken Portuguese in Year 1 may take it as a new subject in Year 2, subject to timetable constraints.

³

Subject to having completed a total of 25 credits of Portuguese in Years 1 and 2, students may spend either two semesters in a Portuguese-speaking country (study at partner institution and/or work placement), or one semester each in a Portuguese-speaking country and in a country of a second language studied in Years 1 and 2 (study at partner institutions or one semester study at partner institution and one semester work placement). All courses taken during Year 3 will be assessed by the approved Host University.

⁴

Students who have taken PU1101 and PU1102 in Year 2 may take Portuguese as a 20-credit, 15-credit or 10-credit subject (see requirements for Year 2) in Year 4, subject to timetable constraints. In addition to general regulations for passing the year, students must pass PU2201.

⁵

In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass PU3301 or PU2201 if PU1101 taken in Second Arts (WL)

⁶

Students who have not taken Portuguese in Year 1 or Year 2 may take it as a new subject in Year 4, subject to timetable constraints.

⁷

In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass PU1101.

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.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for BA (Hons) (World Languages) NFQ Level 8, Major Award

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• demonstrate a high level of linguistic competence in each of the languages studied, and at a level commensurate with the number of credits taken;
  
• read texts at an appropriate level in each of the languages studied and perform tasks based on their comprehension;
  
• communicate in writing at an appropriate level and in a range of registers in each of the languages studied;
  
• perform tasks based on aural comprehension and communicate orally at an appropriate level and in a range of registers in each of the languages studied;
  
• demonstrate awareness of aspects of non-linguistic communication relevant to each of the languages studied;
  
• engage in meta-linguistic discourse: i.e. discuss, describe and analyse language as a system;
  
• read and analyse a range of texts (including film and audio-visual texts) pertaining to the culture(s) of one or more of the languages studied;
  
• convey their knowledge in critical essays and oral presentations, using the critical vocabulary and methodologies of the relevant disciplines.