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Spanish and Latin American Studies
Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2023
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Semester 1:
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito
Semester 2:
Associate Professor Mara Favoretto
Email: mara.f@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
The minimum entry requirement for Spanish and Latin American Studies honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in Spanish / Spanish and Latin American Studies and an average of at least H2B (70%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.
The honours program in Spanish and Latin American Studies comprises advanced coursework and an individual research project designed to extend students’ knowledge and skills in one specific field of Hispanic Studies (such as Hispanic literary studies or Hispanic cultural studies). After successfully completing the program, students will have gained considerable practical skills such as research skills, report writing, presentation and communication skills, language skills and international and cultural awareness.
Intended learning outcomes
See course objectives.
- Please see course level intended learning outcomes
Last updated: 3 May 2024
Structure
100 credit points
Students undertaking Pure Honours in Spanish & Latin American Studies must complete:
- SPAN40007 Spanish & Latin American Thesis Part 1, and SPAN40008 Spanish & Latin American Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
- SPAN40002 Spanish Honours Language Seminar 1 (12.5 points);
- Three honours electives in Spanish & Latin American Studies (37.5 points)
Note: Students must discuss their choice of electives with the honours coordinator or the Convenor of Spanish & Latin American Studies.
Students undertaking Combined Honours in Spanish & Latin American Studies and another program must complete:
- SPAN40007 Spanish & Latin American Thesis Part 1, and SPAN40008 Spanish & Latin American Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
- SPAN40002 Spanish Honours Language Seminar 1 (12.5 points);
- Three honours subjects in the combined discipline (37.5 points)
or
- Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
- One honours subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points);
- SPAN40002 Spanish Honours Language Seminar 1 (12.5 points);
- Two honours electives in Spanish & Latin American Studies (25 points)
TOTAL 100 POINTS
Subject Options
Compulsory subjects:
Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SPAN40002 | Spanish Honours Language Seminar | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SPAN40007 | Spanish & Latin American Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
SPAN40008 | Spanish & Latin American Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Spanish & Latin American Studies Honours Elective subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EURO40002 | Seminars in Languages and Linguistics A |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EURO40003 | Seminars in Languages and Linguistics B |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EURO40001 | Introduction to European Critical Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT40007 | Special Research Topics |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Links
http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/
Last updated: 3 May 2024