Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Language with a profile in “Language, Literature and Hispanic Civilization”

Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Language with a profile in “Language, Literature and Hispanic Civilization”

Academic title of the study Bachelor's Degree in Spanish Language with a profile in Language, Literature and Hispanic Civilization
Study cycle First Cycle Studies
Name and status of the institution University of Tirana, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Public Institution
Language used in teaching/exams Albanian, Spanish, Language C, Language D
The official duration of the study program 3 (three) years
Type of study Full-time
Access requirements According to merit criteria of the state matura
Objectives and formative activities of the study program

The Bachelor’s program in Spanish with a profile  in ” Language, Literature and Hispanic Civilization” is offered at the Faculty of Foreign Languages by the Department of Spanish and aims to prepare specialists with very good knowledge not only of the written language  and spoken  language, but also of Spanish culture, history and literature.

This study program offers:
  • advanced knowledge not only  of the written language and  spoken language, but also of Spanish culture, history and literature, including a critical thinking of theories and principles in this field of study.
  • advanced skills that demonstrate high competence and innovation, required to solve complex and unpredictable problems in this field of study.
The program has the following objectives:
  • To offer in-depth theoretical training in teaching subjects using language skills
  • To provide knowledge on the  Hispanic language, literature and culture .
  • To develop acquired skills in the field of teaching.
  • To develop skills for reflection and professional development.
Competencies

The program, with a wide range of subjects, provided during 3 (three) years of study, includes diverse disciplines, which provide general university education  specialized in the relevant field, as well as aim to:

  • Equip  students with basic applicable knowledge and skills in accordance with their general linguistic, literary, historical and Hispanic civilization formation;
  • Be able  to communicate and switch from one language to another, in different contexts and fields;
  • Possess a high level of knowledge about the disciplines of the study program (language, literature, history and Hispanic civilization) through the first foreign language, language B (Spanish);
  • Own a perfect mastery of the Albanian language (language A) and the first foreign language, Spanish (language B);
  • Identify and correct flaws (linguistic and/or logical) in texts of different natures and styles;
  • Possess at an advanced level the second foreign language, language C;
Opportunities for employment and professional qualification

The Faculty of Foreign Languages offers further training for students in coordination with employers. These trainings are related to different topics and in accordance with the scientific training and the needs of the students in the labor market.

Students can be employed part-time in companies with which FFL has signed a Cooperation Agreement. Our students can be employed in the public and private sector such as: Educational institutions, media, publishing houses, cultural and tourism institutions, translation agencies.

Students  graduated from the Bachelor program can be employed as:

  • Teacher of foreign language centers.
  • Tourist guide in museums, historical and cultural centers.
  • Tourist info-points near municipalities throughout the country.
  • Clerk of foreign and public relations offices in all public and private institutions.
  • Employee of written and visual media.
  • Employee of Albanian embassies abroad or of foreign embassies in Albania.
  • Researcher and cultural mediator.
Further studies at FFL-UT

The Bachelor’s degree in “Spanish Language” with a profile  in ” Language, Literature and  Hispanic Civilization” provides further study opportunities in the Second Cycle of Study and/or in the programs of other cycles provided by other legal and by-laws in force.

  • Master of Science in “Language and Intercultural Communication and Tourism”
  • Master of Science in “Technical – Literary Translation and Interpretation”
  • Professional master’s degree in “Translation” with the profile of Translator
  • Master of Science in Automatic Language Processing, specialty Automatic and linguistic processing of written documents
Erasmus + scholarship program funded by the European Union

Our students have the opportunity to conduct one or two semesters of study at foreign partner universities with which FFL-UT has concluded inter-institutional agreements Erasmus + KA1, in: Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovenia, Romania.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Bachelor in Spanish Language with a profile in Language, Literature and Hispanic Civilization

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Bachelor in Spanish Language with a profile in Language, Literature and Hispanic Civilization
NO FIRST-YEAR COMPULSORY SUBJECTS CREDITS SEMESTER CLASSES
SEMESTER I
1. Morphology of Language A 4 I 40
2. Syntax of Language A 4 I 40
3. Practical Usage of Language B (1) 12 I 120
4. Informatics 4 I 40
5. Spanish as a Foreign Language C (1) 4 I 40
SEMESTER II
6. Practical Usage of Language B (2) 12 II 120
7. Language C (2) 4 II 40
8. Phonetics of Language B 4 II 40
9. Introduction to Linguistics 4 II 40
10. Text Typology of Language B (1) 4 II 40
Latin/ Geography/ Applied Grammar 4 II 40
Total 60 600
SECOND-YEAR COMPULSORY SUBJECTS CREDITS SEMESTER CLASSES
SEMESTER I
1. Theory of Literature 4 I 40
2. Morphology of Language B 4 I 40
3. Text Typology of Language B (2) 4 I 40
4. Medieval History of Language B 4 I 40
5. Foreign Language C (3) 4 I 40
6. Academic Writing 4 I 40
SEMESTER II
7. Civilization of Latin America (1) 4 II 40
8. Modern/Contemporary History of Language B 4 II 40
9. Syntax of Language B 4 II 40
10. Text Typology of Language B (3) 4 II 40
11. Literature of Language B (1) 4 II 40
12. Lexicology of Language B 4 II 40
13. Foreign Language C (4) 4 II 40
14. ELECTIVES 8 I/II 80
Hispanic Art/ Language D
Total 60 600
THIRD-YEAR COMPULSORY SUBJECTS CREDITS SEMESTER CLASSES
SEMESTER I
1. Didactics of Foreign Language 4 I 40
2. Literature of Language B (2) 4 I 40
3. Hispanic American Literature 4 I 40
4. Civilization of Latin America (II) 4 I 40
5. Text Typology of Language B (4) 4 I 40
6. Foreign Language C (5) 4 I 40
7. Literature of Language B (3) 4 I 40
SEMESTER II
7. Didactics of Foreign Language 2 4 II 40
8. Text Linguistic 4 II 40
9. History of Language 4 II 40
10. Journalistic Translation B-A 4 II 40
11. Foreign Language C (6) 4 II 40
12. ELECTIVES 8 I/II 80
Translation of terminology B -A / Literary Translation
13. Final Examination 8
Total 60 520
Total in 3 years 180 1720