This subject is offered by the School of Modern Languages.
Spanish language provision in the School of Modern Languages combines practical language study and communication skills with the study of Spanish and Latin American cultures, giving you the opportunity to undertake a wide range of optional modules.
You study Spanish to a high level of expertise in courses specially designed to prepare you for the Year Abroad and for subsequent employment. Language courses are taught in Spanish using a communicative approach, but you will also get a thorough, interactive Grammar course in years 1 and 2, and learn Liaison Interpreting in your final year.
Combined Honours students are expected to spend one third of their time on Spanish language study.
Apart from the language modules, our options cover aspects of language, culture and society in Modern and Contemporary Spain and in Latin American countries. You can choose from a wide range of subjects such as film, history, society, linguistics and language acquisition, modern literature, or popular culture.
You will spend an Intercalating Year abroad in a Spanish-speaking country. When you return to Newcastle, in Stage 3 you continue to study Spanish language and optional non-language modules taught in Spanish, and you can also choose to write a dissertation on an approved topic focusing on Spain or Latin America or the use of Spanish in the contemporary world.
You can study Spanish either from scratch, post-GCSE or post-A level (or equivalent) standards.
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | ||
| Level A | ||
| SPA1065 |
Spanish General Language I | 20 credits |
| SPA1066 | Spanish General Language II | 20 credits |
| LAS1010 | Introduction to Latin America | 20 credits |
| SML1018 | Text and Contexts | 20 credits |
| SML1019 | Introduction to Linguistics | 20 credits |
| SML1021 | Introduction to International Film | 20 credits |
| SML1022 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 20 credits |
| SPA1017 | Comparative History of Spain and Portugal since the Reconquista | 20 credits |
| Level B | ||
| SPA1071 | Level B Spanish General Language | 20 credits |
| LAS1010 | Introduction to Latin America | 20 credits |
| SML1018 | Text and Contexts | 20 credits |
| SML1019 | Introduction to Linguistics | 20 credits |
| SML1021 | Introduction to International Film | 20 credits |
| SML1022 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 20 credits |
| SPA1017 | Comparative History of Spain and Portugal since the Reconquista | 20 credits |
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 2 |
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| Level B | ||
| SPA1071 | Level B Spanish General Language | 20 credits |
| LAS1010 | Introduction to Latin America | |
| SML1018 | Text and Contexts | 20 credits |
| SML1019 | Introduction to Linguistics | 20 credits |
| SML1021 | Introduction to International Film | 20 credits |
| SML1022 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 20 credits |
| SPA1017 | Comparative History of Spain and Portugal since the Reconquista |
20 credits |
| Level C | ||
| SPA2061 | Level C Spanish General Language | 20 credits |
| SPA2021 | Introduction to Catalan | 20 credits |
| SPA2005 | Key Directors of Spanish & Latin American Cinema | 20 credits |
| SPA2025 | Representations of Revolution, Dictatorship and Democracy in Spain and Latin America | 20 credits |
| LAS2026 | Comparative History of Latin America I: From Independence to the End of Slavery (1789/1810-1888) | 20 credits |
| LAS2027 | Introduction to Quechua | 20 credits |
| LAS2028 | Cultural Diversity in Latin America | 20 credits |
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 3 |
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| Level C | ||
| SPA2061 | Level C Spanish General Language | 20 credits |
| SPA2019 | World Spanish | 20 credits |
| SPA2021 | Introduction to Catalan | 20 credits |
| SPA2005 | Key Directors of Spanish & Latin American Cinema | 20 credits |
| SPA2025 | Representations of Revolution, Dictatorship and Democracy in Spain and Latin America | 20 credits |
| LAS2026 | Comparative History of Latin America I: From Independence to the End of Slavery (1789/1810-1888) | 20 credits |
| LAS2027 | Introduction to Quechua | 20 credits |
| LAS2028 | Cultural Diversity in Latin America | 20 credits |
| Level D | ||
SPA4061 |
Level D Spanish General Language | 20 credits |
| LAS4001 | Inter-American Relations since the Spanish American War | 20 credits |
| LAS4003 | Culturas de la Juventud en Latinoamérica, Espana y Portugal | 20 credits |
| LAS4005 | Multilingualism and Society in Latin America | 20 credits |
| SPA4001 | Syntax and History of Spanish | 20 credits |
| SPA4003 | Recent Spanish and Mexican Cinema | 20 credits |
| SPA4004 | Spain after 1975 | 20 credits |
| SML4099 | Dissertation | 20 credits |