Student profile
Type of Degree
An intermediate level of English is a minimum requirement for students wishing to study the Degree in English Studies. They should also be interested in the humanities, linguistics, culture and literature, have a good memory and a capacity for understanding and synthesis, be able to express themselves well in writing, and possess an aptitude for languages. They will need the capacity to reason and understand abstract thought, together with an interest in reading, and should be able to show imagination, creativity and the capacity for insight.
This is an officially recognised University Degree, valid throughout the European Higher Education Area.
WORLD HERITAGE
This Degree complies with European Higher Education Area requirements
Career Opportunities Graduates of the Degree in English Studies are equipped for professional practice in: w
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Teaching (in secondary schools, adult education centres, lifelong learning centres and private language schools), translation and interpreting, publishing, the media, cultural foundations, etc. Literary and textual criticism, proofreading and literary editing in publishing. Graduates can also work as translators, information specialists, philologists, linguists, grammarians, newspaper reporters or collaborators, author, library and archive researchers, librarians, etc.
FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND ARTS Colegio San José de Caracciolos
C/ Trinidad, 3 y 5 28801 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) www.uah.es/filosofiayletras
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Foreign language teaching. Language, literary and cultural mediation. Planning and advisory roles in the media. International relations. Tourism and cultural management. Publishing. Activities related to translation and interpreting. Employment in cultural and international companies. Commerce. Human resources and public relations. State administration.
INFORMATION CENTRE www.uah.es ciu@uah.es
Bachelor’s Degree in:
Overall credit distribution SUBJECT TYPE
English Studies
ECTS
Basic Training (B)
60
Obligatory (Ob)
82
Optional (Opt)
84
Bachelor’s Degree Final Project (Ob)
14
TOTAL CREDITS
240
STUDY PLAN
COURSE ORGANISATION
FIRST YEAR First semester
Type
ECTS
Second semester
Type
ECTS
History of English-Speaking Countries
B
6
Literary Analysis of English
B
8
English I
B
8
English II
B
8 8
French / German I
B
8
French II / German II
B
Spanish Language
B
8
Academic English
Ob
6
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Ob
8
SECOND YEAR First semester Linguistics
Type
ECTS
B
6
Second semester Cultures and Civilisations in English-Speaking Countries
English III
Ob
8
English IV
Ob
8
French III / German III
Ob
8
Great Works of Literature in the English Language
Ob
8
Ob
8
Cross-Disciplinary Skills I
Total ECTS
30
Introduction to Translation (English-Spanish)
Opt
6
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
THIRD YEAR First semester
Type
ECTS
Second semester
History of the English Language
Ob
6
North American Narrative
Ob
6
English Narrative
Ob
8
Discourse Analysis
Ob
8
Optional 1
Opt
8
Optional 3
Opt
8
Optional 2
Opt
8
Optional 4
Opt
8
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Ob
14
FOURTH YEAR Type
ECTS
Cross-Disciplinary Skills II
First semester
Opt
6
Bachelor’s Degree Final Project
Second semester
Optional 5
Opt
8
Students may choose between:
Optional 6
Opt
8
— External Practical Training
Opt
16
Optional 7
Opt
8
— Optional 8 and Optional 9
Opt
16
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
TOTAL ECTS CREDITS: 240 B: Basic Training; Ob: Obligatory; Opt: Optional
Optional subjects: Studies of Linguistic Theory and Applied Linguistics in the English Language Literary and Cultural Studies of English-Speaking Countries Complementary Subjects for English Studies
56 56 16
Course contents
DEGREE IN ENGLISH STUDIES
The Degree in English Studies is fundamentally aimed at forming professionals with an outstanding capacity for understanding and expressing themselves in the English language and a satisfactory knowledge of a second language, together with a comprehensive knowledge of the linguistic, historical, cultural and literary reality of English-speaking countries. Accordingly, the course contents focus on the acquisition of English and a second foreign language; on the methodology of textual and contextual analysis, on a study of the history of English language and literature, on the description and analysis of the phonological, lexical, morphological, syntactical, semantic and pragmatic-discursive levels of the English language, and on an understanding of social, historical, political, philosophical, geographical and artistic contexts related to the Anglo-Saxon world. All of the above are taught from the perspective of democratic values, gender equality and a culture of peace.
The new Degree is characterised by: Educational innovation. w Integration of the new technologies. w Small group size. w Work experience. w A focus on practical applications. w Individualised attention. w Periods of study at foreign universities. w European validity of the Degree. w Teaching in at least two foreign languages. w Flexibility regarding choice of subjects to study. w Possibility of full- or part-time study. w Excellent bibliographical resources. w Varied extracurricular activities: cinema forum, conferences, seminars, lectures, etc. And encourages: w Student mobility. w Agreements with other national and foreign universities. w Validity of the Degree within the European Union. w Cooperation and joint projects with foreign universities. w Organisation of seminars, workshops and lectures by foreign visiting lecturers.