BA Spanish and Film and Television

Spanish and Film & Television is a four year degree programme designed for students who are particularly interested in exploring diverse aspects of our intensely mediated society while extending and consolidating their proficiency in Spanish language to Honours level. This programme establishes a 50/50 balance between the two areas of study and includes a year abroad in year three for all students.

The modules from the School of Language and Communication Studies (LCS) combine the specialised study of the Honours language and the study of specific audio-visual related modules. This degree also integrates the study of film from the language perspective via the optional modules of Subtitling and Dubbing, Translation and Adaptation, or Translation Issues in the Media.

The modules in the School of Film and Television Studies (FTV) provide you with the opportunity to approach the study of film and television from different angles. The modules also offer you in-depth study of the key critical and theoretical approaches to the study of film and television and the history of the two media in the broader context of 19th, 20th and 21st century cultural history.

Year One

The whole of the first year comprises compulsory study. The FTV modules in year 1 (Analysing Film and Television, Studies in Film History, and Interrogating Culture) provide you with an introduction to critical concepts and historical issues central to the study of film and television, as well as a range of relevant theoretical and methodological approaches. In LCS, alongside level 1 post-A level language competence modules you take a module entitled Study, Research and Communication Skills which provides you with a practical and critical basis for all language and language-related study throughout the degree.

Year Two

In year two, you build up your linguistic and cultural proficiency alongside the specific study of audiovisual material in a Spanish-speaking context in Spain Through the Eye of the Lens. This module takes a thematic approach to Spanish society from a socio-cultural perspective through the study of films, soap operas, documentaries, TV commercials, music videos etc. In addition, during the second year, the aim is to allow you to consolidate and extend your knowledge through more detailed work in optional modules with a two thirds/one third split between LCS and FTV respectively. Here the wide range of choice in FTV includes: Analysing Television; British Cinema and the Past; Film Noir; The Hollywood Musical; Chick Flicks: Women and Hollywood Storytelling; Media and Cultural Theory; Film and Authorship; The Practice of Screenwriting: Issues in Adaptation; Television Genre; Asian Cinemas; Reception and Audience Studies in Film and Television; and Celebrity. In LCS, the modules available enable you to focus on language and translation issues in relation to audiovisual media in Subtitling and Dubbing, Translation and Adaptation and Translation Issues in the Media. Latin American Film is also available as an option.

The Year Abroad

Year Three is spent in a country where Spanish is spoken. For further information, please click on the Study Abroad tab above.

The year abroad is a closely monitored period of study, part of which involves documentary research on a topic relevant to the country of residence. This helps you to focus on the academic aspect of your year abroad, and to prepare for the final year back at UEA.

Final Year

The final year language work modules make up half the year’s credit and consolidate and build on improved competence acquired on the year abroad. You will write a dissertation in Spanish on a film-related topic. The FTV options make up the remaining sixty credits and aim to promote more advanced understanding of film and television by asking you to undertake more in-depth work in modules such as Science Fiction Cinema; Popular Animation; Crime and Investigation in Contemporary US Television; Television Sitcom; Gender and Genre in Contemporary Cinema; Contemporary Japanese Visual Media; and Film and Cultural Politics.

Honours Language Work

In each year, you have on average four contact-hours per week in your Honours language. The Honours language teaching is closely related to the study of contemporary society in the country (or countries) where your Honours language is spoken and your experience of learning language at UEA will include a combination of lectures, seminars and conversation classes. It will cover grammar, translation from and into Spanish, reading and listening comprehension, précis and paraphrase work, the study of different styles and registers, lexical exercises and oral work. You will also spend a significant proportion of time working independently using subject-oriented teaching dossiers, radio, TV, films, transcripts, newspapers and online resources while keeping abreast of current affairs and cultural life at home and abroad. Our Language Centre has a digital language laboratory, a viewing and editing room, an interpreting suite for advanced language training, live satellite television broadcasts in Spanish, a large, multi-media self-access resources room with a wide range of Spanish DVDs and reference books, up-to-date computers linked to the internet, and translation software.

You will acquire specific expertise in the traditional language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, as well as transferable skills such as time management, self-discipline and self-motivation, intercultural awareness, flexibility and resourcefulness, mediation skills, IT literacy and teamwork.

Events

French and Spanish Film series: LCS runs a foreign film series for its home and visiting students and local A1 and A2 students. The screenings are of subtitled French and Spanish films. This helps increase exposure to foreign language and culture for the groups of students listed above while strengthening links with local schools. It also provides a regular event around which to focus informal tandem learning relationships between LCS language students and UEA’s community of French- and Spanish-speaking visiting students.

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Entry Requirements A Level: ABB International Baccalaureate: 32 Scottish Advanced Highers: ABB Irish Leaving Certificate: AABBBB Access Course: Please contact the University for further information. HND: Please contact the University for further information. European Baccalaureate: 75% Students for whom English is a Foreign language

We welcome applications from students from all academic backgrounds. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading). Recognised English Language qualifications include:

• IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in all components)
• TOEFL: Internet-based score of 88 overall (minimum 18 in the Listening and Writing components; 19 in the Reading component; and 21 in the Speaking component)
• PTE: 62 overall with minimum 55 in all components

If you do not meet the University's entry requirements, our INTO Language Learning Centre offers a range of university preparation courses to help you develop the high level of academic and English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study.

Interviews

The School does not currently interview all applicants for undergraduate study as standard, however we do offer the opportunity to meet with an academic individually on a Visit Day in order to gain a deeper insight into the course(s) you have applied for.

Gap Year

We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year.

Deferred Entry

We also welcome applications for deferred entry, believing that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry and may wish to contact the appropriate Admissions Office directly to discuss this further.

Special Entry Requirements

It is generally expected that you should have at least a Grade B at A Level, or its equivalent, in the language or languages that you intend to take at honours level.

In the case of Spanish studied from Beginners' or Spanish and French from post-GCSE level, we require evidence of foreign language learning ability, such as a good grade in a foreign language at GCSE.

If two honours languages are studied, only one can be taken from below A Level.

Intakes

The School's annual intake is in September of each year.

Alternative Qualifications

If you have alternative qualifications that have not been mentioned above then please contact the University directly for further information.

GCSE Offer

Students are required to have Mathematics and English at Grade C or above at GCSE level.

Assessment

For the majority of candidates the most important factors in assessing the application will be past and future achievement in examinations, academic interest in the subject being applied for, personal interest and extra-curricular activities and the confidential reference. We consider applicants as individuals and accept students from a very wide range of educational backgrounds and spend time considering your application in order to reach an informed decision relating your application. Typical offers are indicated above. Please note, there may be additional subject entry requirements specific to individual degree courses.

The School of Language and Communication Studies is a small, lively School where we offer flexible undergraduate degree programmes with an emphasis on language competence and on issues relating to contemporary language and translation. Our graduates are highly employable and enter an extremely wide range of professions using their well-developed language and communication skills, and intercultural sensitivity.

Our MA graduates are equally successful professionally. Courses at this level enable flexible planning in the combination of core and optional modules and in the range of possible dissertation topics, while the Faculty of Arts and Humanities provides a rich interdisciplinary environment designed to encourage dialogue and the cross-fertilisation of ideas.

New for 2012-13

We’re always working to build on our strengths here in LCS, improving your student experience – and your prospects. Here are some new Key Features for 2012-13 that you won’t yet find in our brochure:

• Smaller groups in language classes – as few as 10 – mean even better quality learning.
• New high-spec professional interpreter training facilities – helping to keep you ahead of the game.
• Employability boost – extra timetabled sessions to develop your skills and employability profile for a range of professions using language skills right from the start of your degree course.

Find out what our undergraduate students say or check out our Facebook page for 2013 applicants where you can ask our current students questions about studying and living here:

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UniStats Information Fees and Funding University Fees and Financial Support: UK/EU Students

Further information on fees and funding for 2012 can be found here

University Fees and Financial Support: International Students

The University will be charging International students £11,700.00 for all full time School of Language and Communication Studies undergraduate programmes which start in 2012.

Please click to access further information about fees and funding for International students.