Faculty of Modern LanguagesSpanish/Romance Studies – Bachelor 50%
Romance studies considers Romance languages, literature and cultures. The focus in Spanish is on the Spanish-speaking world.
Facts & Formalities
Degree | Bachelor of Arts |
Type of programme | Undergraduate |
Start of programme | Winter and summer semester |
Standard period of study | 6 semesters |
Language(s) of instruction | German and Spanish |
Fees and contributions | 151.05 € / Semester |
Application procedure | Subjects with no admission restrictions |
Application deadlines | Information about deadlines can be obtained after you have put together a degree program. |
Teaching degree option | Yes |
Language certificates | Spanish B2 by the end of the second semester and basic Latin by the end of the fourth semester. |
Course Content
The Bachelor’s degree programme in Spanish 50% encompasses the following areas:
Literary studies:
- literary history of Spain from the Middle Ages to the present day (genres, movements)
- literary history of Latin America from the colonial period to the present day (genres, movements)
- theories and methodologies in literary studies
- interaction between national literatures
- interaction between literature and other cultural systems (e.g. philosophy, theology, film, music)
- situating literature within society and culture
Linguistics:
The content of courses in Spanish linguistics focusses primarily on the following areas:
- development, history and spread of the Spanish language in Europe and Latin America
- analysis of the Spanish language system (vocabulary, word formation, grammar, phonetics, dimensions of meaning)
- investigation of the Spanish language via speech, text and discourse analysis
- linguistic theories and methods
- linguistic variation and varieties of Spanish
Cultural studies:
- analysis of cultural phenomena in the Spanish and Hispanic world; from artistic expression (e.g. film) to popular culture (e.g. fashion), both in the past and in the present day
- analysis of public discourse and its presentation in the media
- analysis of the relationships between culture and power (e.g cultural heritage, mass media)
- theories and methods of cultural analysis (e.g. performance, construction of space) and comparative cultural analysis (e.g. intercultural and transcultural approaches)
- interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches
- decolonisation theories
Language practice:
Spanish language courses are designed to enable students to
- speak and write correctly and fluently
- understand complex contemporary texts (novels, newspapers, academic texts etc.),
- films, radio and television programmes, song lyrics etc.
- reflect on and discuss, both orally and in writing, aspects of the Spanish-speaking world, literary works and
- linguistic phenomena.
- master and make accurate and differentiated use of grammatical structures,
- in particular in the area of Spanish syntax
- recognise and distinguish between different registers (formal, informal, official
- Spanish)
- translate texts of all types into Spanish (i.e. literary, academic, journalistic texts)
Course Structure
A description of the period of study can be found in the module handbook for the degree programme.