- UCAS course code
- RRK5
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
BA Spanish and Portuguese
Gain specialist language and culture skills with a focus on Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: RRK5 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Study with a language
- Typical A-level offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: BBC including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBC including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 34 points overall with 6,5,5 at HL including specific subjects
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £26,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
- Find out more from student finance
- Eligible UK students can apply for bursaries and scholarships
- Funding for EU and international students is on our country-specific pages
- Many students work part-time or complete a student internship
Course unit details:
Brazilian Literature
| Unit code | SPLA20832 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 2 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
Brazil is a large, multi-ethnic country, marked by deep social and geographical contrasts. This course will discuss different aspects of Brazilian culture and society through the analysis of representative works from Brazilian literature. By reading original texts in Portuguese, students will significantly improve their vocabulary and syntax while developing a sophisticated knowledge of Brazilian literature and culture.
Pre/co-requisites
This unit is available as free choice with knowledge of the target language.
Available on: SPLAS (Portuguese) Programme
Pre/Co/Antirequisite units | Pre-requisite: SPLA52010 Portuguese Language 1 (or equivalent) Co-requisite: SPLA51050 Portuguese Language 5 |
Aims
On successful completion of this course unit, students will be able to:
Teaching and learning methods
- Lectures
- Task- motivated group work
- Structured debate
- Presentations given by groups of students
- Active and informed participation in seminar discussion.
Knowledge and understanding
- Discuss key aspects of 19th and 20th century Brazilian literature
- Discuss important aspects of Brazilian culture and society and and how they are represented in literature
- Display literary analytical skills
Intellectual skills
- Display cultural analytical skills (literary analysis, social and political analysis)
Practical skills
- Significantly improve their ability to read Portuguese
- Significantly improve vocabulary and syntax in Portuguese
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Demonstrate independent and critical thinking
- Demonstrate an ability to present material and ideas individually and collectively in oral and written form.
- An ability to participate in group discussions
- An ability to participate in internet discussions
Assessment methods
| Assessment task | Formative or Summative | Weighting unit within |
| Short essay | Formative | |
| Final essay | Summative | 70% |
| Group Presentations | Summative | 30% |
Resit Assessment:
Essay
Feedback methods
- Written feedback on presentations
- Peer feedback on formative essay
- Written feedback on final essay
- Formative feedback about in-class participation and discussion
- Additional one-to-one feedback (during the consultation hour or by making an appointment)
Recommended reading
- Bethell, Leslie. “The Independence of Brazil”, Cambridge History of Latin America, vol 3,(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984) pp. 157-196
- Fausto, Boris. A Concise History of Brazil (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1999). SLC
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 11 |
| Seminars | 22 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 167 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Lucia Sa | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
Please check your ‘My Manchester’ timetables for days/times. Any queries can be directed to salc-languages@manchester.ac.uk or the Languages Student Information Office.
This module must be passed with a minimum overall mark of 40% in order to progress.