Spanish and English Literature BA Honours

Program Overview

The Spanish and English Literature BA Honours program at the University of Westminster emphasizes employability and cultural awareness. It develops students' language skills, literary analysis abilities, and intercultural understanding through a combination of language instruction, literary studies, and the option of an abroad experience. Graduates are equipped for careers in various sectors, including business, media, public service, and teaching.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Spanish and English Literature BA Honours program at the University of Westminster is designed to equip students with the skills necessary to become competent linguists, prepared for graduate employment. The program emphasizes employability and the contemporary cultural context of language learning, offering high-quality teaching in all language skills and a thorough understanding of language use in real-life situations. The program aims to develop students' Spanish reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in a culturally aware manner, enabling them to thrive linguistically in diverse cultural situations. It features an integrated curriculum focusing on applied language skills and cultural studies, supported by rigorous development of foreign language skills in all areas. In English Literature, students explore literary and non-literary works from various periods, from Shakespeare to the present day, encompassing a wide range of authors and themes, with a balanced coverage of dramatic, poetic, and prose works. Students also delve into theoretical tools for textual, cultural, and literary analysis. The program offers the option to spend an academic year abroad at a partner institution or, depending on language level, in an approved form of employment in a Spanish-speaking country. A year abroad enhances language skills, contributes to employability, encourages intercultural awareness, and builds confidence. Students can also choose elective modules from across the University each year.

Outline:

Level 4:

• Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture
• Introduction to Translation (available to intermediate students)
• Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture
• Poetry and Politics
• The Spanish World and the Word
• What Is Literature?

Level 5:

• Expressions of Spanish Culture
• Language in the Public Space
• Making Memory: Culture, History and Representation
• Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs
• Romanticisms
• The Novel
• The Victorian World
• Understanding Culture: Hispanic Studies in Focus

Placement Year (Between Years 2 and 3):

• Students can choose between a professional placement year in industry or a study abroad year at one of Westminster's partner institutions.
• A professional placement year leads to the award of Bachelor of Arts with Honours – Spanish and English Literature with Professional Experience.
• A study abroad year leads to the award of Bachelor of Arts with Honours – Spanish and English Literature with International Experience.

Level 6:

• Fiction after 1950
• Final Year Project
• Issues in Culture
• Identities on the Move: Hispanic Studies in Focus
• Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice
• Reading the Present
• Sex Strike: Gender and Protest
• Sexualities in Literature and Culture
• Special Topic
• The Modernist World
• Themes in Contemporary Hispanic Studies
• Tragedy: Ancient to Modern
• Work Placement for Humanities

Assessment:

Assessment methods include:

• Essays
• Exams
• Individual and group presentations
• Critical analysis

Teaching:

Teaching methods include:

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Practical sessions
• Seminars
• Workshops
The majority of learning is independent, conducted outside the classroom in the library, at home, and via online learning.

Careers:

The program prepares students for roles in various sectors, including:

• Advertising, marketing, and PR
• Business and finance
• Interpretation and translation
• Media and journalism
• Public sector work
• Publishing
• Teaching

Other:

• The University of Westminster is a Higher Education Language partner of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.
• The program offers access to the Languages Plus program, which connects students with native speakers through the Language Exchange, provides one-to-one grammar help at the Language Clinics, and allows students to gain work experience in a languages-related field.

UK tuition fee: £1,540 (Price per 20-credit module) When you have enrolled with us, your annual tuition fees will remain the same throughout your studies with us. We do not increase your tuition fees each year. International tuition fee: £2,830 (Price per 20-credit module) When you have enrolled with us, your annual tuition fees will remain the same throughout your studies with us. We do not increase your tuition fees each year.