ObjectivesThe BA in Music and Hispanic Studies is a Dual Honours four-year course, which allows you to combine the study of two subjects. Music: An extensive range of modules in level one allows you to define your own modular programme through levels two and three. You may wish to specialise at level three in composition, dissertation or performance. A personal tutor will work with you over three years to help you make the most of your studies and encourage you to excel. Lectures, seminars and group tutorials are reinforced by individual supervision or feedback. Most of the degree is assessed through projects, performances and coursework, giving you a chance to develop your own skills and interests in an independent and creative manner. The Performance module at level one is assessed by a short recital; the level three Instrumental or Vocal Recital is given in public. While following a recital track you are given tuition on your principal instrument. Hispanic Studies: 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. Level one provides a grounding in the language, culture, history and society of Spain and Latin America. Suitably qualified 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. We offer a large number of year abroad options in Spain and Latin America, and are flexible in making arrangements to suit your interests.
Entry requirementsEntry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB-BBC Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+BB Scottish Highers - AABB-ABBB Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB International Baccalaureate - 32-30 points Core Requirements - Grade B in GCE A Level Music plus Grade B in GCE A Level language (not necessarily Spanish)
Academic titleBA Music and Hispanic Studies
Course descriptionOur 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.
Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit Credits
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
Case Studies in Western Music 10
Composition 10
Critical Responses to Music 10
Individual Project 10
Introduction to Harmony and Counterpoint 10
Introduction to Studio Techniques 10
Listening Skills 10
Music History 10
Music of the World 10
Performance 10
Popular Music Studies 10
Stylistic Harmony 10
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit Credits
Advanced Spanish Language I 10
Advanced Spanish Language II 10
Analytical Approaches to Music 20
Ballet Music in the Twentieth Century 20
Baroque Counterpoint 20
Classical Harmony 20
Contemporary Popular Music 20
Creative Applications of Music Technology 20
Early Nineteenth-Century Harmonic Styles 20
Ensemble Class 20
Ethnomusicology 20
History of Popular Music 20
Intermediate Composition 20
Jazz History 20
Messiaen and His Times 20
Music Perception 20
Music and Arts Administration 20
Music and the Recording Industry 20
Music in Culture and Society 20
Music in Education 20
Music in Paris 1900-45 20
Music in the Community 20
Musical Culture in East Asia 20
Nineteenth-Century Symphonic Thought 20
Orchestral Technique 20
Practical Skills 20
Practice and Concepts of Improvisation 20
Psychological Approaches to Performance 20
Sound Recording Practice 20
Studies in Music since 1945 20
The American Experimental Tradition 20
The Late Baroque 20
The Operas of Mozart 20
The String Quartet, 1770-1828 20
Wagnerian Music Drama 20
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
Spain and Enlightenment 10
Spanish American 20th-Century Literature I 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
Advanced Spanish Language III 10
Advanced Spanish Language IV 10
Extended Dissertation 40
Extended Portfolio of Compositions 40
Extended Prepared Instrumental or Vocal Recital 40
Dissertation 20
Dissertation 20
Portfolio of Compositions 20
Prepared Instrumental or Vocal Recital 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
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
Spain Since 1975 10
The Politics and Fiction of Crisis: 1868 - 1898 10