ObjectivesThe Department of Spanish and Spanish American Studies is active in all fields of Hispanic language, literature and cultural history from the earliest times to the present day. Our particular strengths are in medieval and early modern studies, modern literature and culture (both Peninsular and Latin-American), and the modern Spanish language.
Entry requirementsEntry Requirements -International Baccalaureate 34 points overall including HL6 in English and History -Irish Leaving Certificate A1 A1 B1 B1 B2 B2 at Higher level including grade B1 in English or History -European Baccalaureate 80% overall inc 80% in English or History -USA: Advanced Placement Tests Three AP subjects with 544 including English or History at grade 5 -Australia: Tertiary Entrance Ranking 95+ Tertiary Entrance Ranking, or an OP of band 4 for Queensland
Academic titleBA Hispanic Studies with Linguistics
Course descriptionBA Hispanic Studies with Linguistics
Programme
Year 1
-Spanish: Spanish Language I (30 credits
-Introduction to Linguistics
Year 2
-Spanish: Spanish Language II (15 credits)
-A History of English
-Language Varieties & Sociolinguistics
-Language & Mind
-Language, Context & Pragmatics
-Second Language Acquisition
-Text & Discourse Analysis
Year 3
-Normally spent abroad.
Year 4
-Spanish: Spanish Language IV (15 credits)
-Essay on a linguistic topic