BA Journalism and Hispanic Studies

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• Objectives
  Journalism Studies is a career-focused course, which will give you the skills to work in print, broadcast and online journalism, as well as related media careers. You learn how to gather, organise, write and present information in various ways. You learn relevant law, political organisation, ethics and standards. You practise journalism, day by day, on the course and have the opportunity to do work experience. You will study the products of journalism, its history, ownership and organisation, and the application of media study to media products. This new dual degree combines applied journalism and modern languages, giving you knowledge and skills highly valued by employers. About a third of teaching time is devoted to developing your written and oral fluency in Spanish, supported by language laboratory, video and satellite TV facilities and regular classes with native-speakers. All courses last four years. Level one provides a grounding in the language, culture, history and society of Spain and Latin America. Suitably qualified Dual Honours students can also take Portuguese or Catalan. Levels two and three allow you to plan your work to suit your particular interests, offering a broad coverage of Spanish and Latin American culture, history and society. Level three also includes practically-based modules on interpreting, translating, and teaching.
• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AB + BB. If two GCE AS levels are offered in Year 13, offer is BB + BB Scottish Highers - AABB (to include at least one Advanced Higher) Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB BTEC Level N - 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit International Baccalaureate - 32 points Core Requirements - Grade B in Spanish at GCE A Level
• Academic title
  BA Journalism and Hispanic Studies
• Course description
  Our students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.
  Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.
  
  Important notice :
  This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
  This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.
  
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  Typical First Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  
  Journalism Skills (Part One)  20
   
  Public Administration for Journalists  20
   
  Researching and Reporting  20
   
  Ethics and Journalism  10
   
  Understanding the Media  10
   
  Spanish Advanced: Language and Culture I  20
   
  Spanish Advanced: Language and Culture II  20
   
  Spanish Beginners: Language and Culture I  20
   
  Spanish Beginners: Language and Culture II  20
   
  Typical Second Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  
  Journalism Skills (Part Two)  20
   
  Media Law  20
   
  Advanced Spanish Language I  10
   
  Advanced Spanish Language II  10
   
  Alternative Media  20
   
  Language and Journalism  20
   
  Web Journalism  20
   
  Cinema, Nation and Identity in the Hispanic World  10
   
  Contemporary Latin America (Cuba)  10
   
  Contemporary Latin America (Mexico)  10
   
  Cuban Culture and the Revolution  10
   
  Further Portuguese: Language and Culture I  10
   
  Further Portuguese: Language and Culture II  10
   
  Hispanic Film and Human Rights  10
   
  Intensive Catalan I  10
   
  Intensive Catalan II  10
   
  Intensive Portuguese I  10
   
  Intensive Portuguese II  10
   
  Linguistic Developments in Modern Spain  10
   
  Narrative Perspectives on Post-Civil War Spain  10
   
  Representations of Latin America  10
   
  Spain and Enlightenment  10
   
  Spanish American 20th-Century Literature I  10
   
  Spanish Language in Business Contexts  10
   
  The Novels of Benito Perez Galdos  10
   
  Troubled Times: Writers and Social Conflict in the Spain of the 1930s  10
   
  Typical Third Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  
  Hispanic Studies Year Abroad  40
   
  Hispanic Studies Year Abroad  40
   
  Hispanic Studies Year Abroad (Project)  20
   
  Hispanic Studies Year Abroad (Project)  20
   
  Typical Fourth Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  
  Journalism Skills (Part Three)  20
   
  Magazine Journalism and Feature Writing  20
   
  Advanced Spanish Language III  10
   
  Advanced Spanish Language IV  10
   
  Dissertation  20
   
  Dissertation in Journalism  20
   
  Free Speech and Censorship  20
   
  Introduction to Investigative Journalism  20
   
  Journalism and Political Communication  20
   
  Portfolio in Print Journalism  20
   
  Spanish Language Teaching  20
   
  Catalan Advanced: Language and Culture I  10
   
  Catalan Advanced: Language and Culture II  10
   
  Contemporary Argentina  10
   
  Dissidence and Debate in Early 20th-Century Spain  10
   
  Genesis and Genre: From Novel to Play to Screen: Galdos Today  10
   
  Interpreting Skills  10
   
  Law and Culture in the Hispanic World  10
   
  Media Ethics in the Hispanic World  10
   
  Modern Peru  10
   
  Modern Uruguayan Narrative  10
   
  Musical Performance and Hispanic Culture  10
   
  Popular Culture and Society in Latin America  10
   
  Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture I  10
   
  Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture II  10
   
  Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture III  10
   
  Portuguese Advanced: Language and Culture IV  10
   
  Sexual Politics in Latin American Fiction  10
   
  Spain Since 1975  10
   
  The Politics and Fiction of Crisis: 1868 - 1898  10
   
  The Rise of Popular Culture in Latin American Fiction  10
   
  The Spanish-American New Narrative  10
   
  Translation Studies  10
   
  Visual Culture in Spain and Latin America  10
   
  Writers Under Franco  10
   
  Writing in Exile  10

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