Degree in Spanish: Language and Literature

Curriculum Structure

Distribution of the Curriculum by type of subject

The Curriculum of the Degree in Spanish: Language and Literature The degree offered by the University of La Laguna comprises a total of 240 credits distributed across four years of 60 ECTS credits each, divided into two semesters. The distribution of subjects is shown in the following table, taking into account the subjects within the specialization, compulsory and elective courses, external internships, and the final degree project.

Distribution of credits by subject type
Type of subjectsECTS creditsTotal Offer
Basic Training (FB1 + FB2)60
(36 + 24)		60
(36 + 24)
Mandatory132132
Electives3060
External Internships1212
Final Degree Project66
Total credits240270
Academic recognition of optional credits
(Art. 12.8 of RD 1393/2007 and section 10 of the General Guidelines for the Design of Degree Titles of the University of La Laguna)		6

Modules and subjects that make up the curriculum

The curriculum is structured in modules, which group subjects according to the similarity of their content. All subjects comprising the Basic Training are grouped into a single module, as are the External Internships and the Final Degree Project, each of which has its own specific module. 

Curriculum
Module Subject Guy ECTS Course Four.
Module 1:
Basic Training 		Techniques for expressing oneself in Spanish FB 6 1st 1st
Techniques of expression in modern language FB 6 1st 2nd
Introduction to the history of art FB 6 1st 2nd
Introduction to history FB 6 1st 2nd
Visual culture and contemporary artistic creation FB 6 1st 1st
Texts and Contexts of the Classical World FB 6 1st 1st
Module 2:
Theoretical foundations of language 		Linguistic bases of communication FB 6 1st 1st
Linguistic typology OBL 6 2nd 2nd
Module 3:
Description and analysis of the Spanish language 		Spanish phonetics and phonology FB 6 1st 2nd
Descriptive grammar of Spanish. Morphology OBL 6 2nd 1st
Descriptive grammar of Spanish. Syntax OBL 6 2nd 2nd
Lexicology and pragmatics of Spanish OBL 6 2nd 1st
Module 4:
History and variation of the Spanish language 		History of the Spanish language OBL 6 3rd 1st
Varieties of Spanish OBL 6 3rd 2nd
Atlantic Spanish: The Canary Islands and America OBL 6 4th 1st
Module 5:
Applied Spanish Language 		Spanish as a foreign language OPT 6 3rd 2nd
Spanish in the media OPT 6 4th 1st
Resources and techniques for teaching and researching Spanish OPT 6 4th 1st
Standard Spanish OBL 6 4th 1st
Module 6:
Applicability and methods of linguistic analysis 		Discourse analysis OBL 6 3rd 1st
Language, society and culture OPT 6 3rd 2nd
Applied Linguistics OBL 6 4th 1st
Module 7:
Historical foundations and textual practice of literature 		Contemporary Literature OBL 6 2nd 1st
Contemporary Literature OBL 6 2nd 1st
Enlightenment, Romanticism and Realism OBL 6 2nd 2nd
Literary Theory OBL 6 2nd 2nd
Renaissance and Baroque Poetry OBL 6 3rd 1st
Prose and theatre of the Renaissance and Baroque periods OBL 6 3rd 2nd
Medieval literatures OBL 6 3rd 2nd
Literature of the Canary Islands OBL 6 3rd 2nd
From the new novel to the latest Latin American poetics OBL 6 4th 2nd
Module 8:
Cross-cutting relationships in literature 		Comparative Literature FB 6 1st 1st
Art and literature FB 6 1st 2nd
From Modernism to the avant-garde OBL 6 2nd 2nd
Latin American Literature: Modernism and Avant-garde OBL 6 3rd 1st
Literature and film OBL 6 3rd 1st
World Literature OPT 6 4th 1st
Module 9:
Applied Literature 		Text analysis and literary creation OPT 6 4th 1st
Theatre: text and performance OPT 6 4th 1st
Literary criticism OPT 6 4th 1st
Contemporary Latin American narrative: great voices OPT 6 3rd 2nd
Module 10:
Final degree project 		Final degree project Final Degree Project 6 4th 2nd
Module 11:
Internships 		Internships PE 12 4th 2nd

Curriculum Planning
First semester Second semester
Subject Credits Subject Credits
First year
Spanish Expression Techniques (FB) 6 Modern Language (English) Expression Techniques (FB) 6
Visual culture and contemporary artistic creation (FB) 6 Introduction to History (FB) 6
Texts and Contexts of the Classical World (FB) 6 Introduction to the History of Art (FB) 6
Linguistic bases of communication (FB) 6 Spanish phonetics and phonology (FB) 6
Comparative Literature (FB) 6 Art and Literature (FB) 6
Second year
Descriptive grammar of Spanish. Morphology (Ob) 6 Descriptive grammar of Spanish. Syntax (Ob) 6
Contemporary Literature (Ob) 6 Linguistic typology (Ob) 6
Lexicology and pragmatics of Spanish (Ob) 6 From Modernism to the Avant-Gardes (Ob) 6
Profiles of Latin American Literature (Ob) 6 Theory of Literature (Ob) 6
Current Literature (Ob) 6 Enlightenment, Romanticism and Realism (Ob) 6
Third year
History of the Spanish Language (Ob) 6 Varieties of Spanish (Ob) 6
Renaissance and Baroque Poetry (Ob) 6 Prose and theatre of the Renaissance and Baroque periods (Ob) 6
Latin American Literature: Modernism and Avant-garde Movements (Ob) 6 Medieval literatures (Ob) 6
Discourse analysis (Ob) 6 Optional 1 6
Literature and film (Ob) 6 Optional 2 6
Fourth year
Atlantic Spanish: Canary Islands and America (Ob) 6 Standard Spanish (Ob) 6
Applied Linguistics (Ob) 6 From the new novel to the latest Hispanic American poetics (Ob) 6
Optional 3 6 External internships (Ob) 12
Optional 4 6 Final Degree Project (Ob) 6
Optional 5 6
Optional subjects Credits
Optional 1
(to choose from)		 Literature of the Canary Islands 6
Language, society and culture 6
Optional 2
(to choose from)		 Contemporary Latin American narrative: great voices 6
Resources and techniques for teaching and researching Spanish 6
Optional 3
(to choose from)		 Literary criticism 3
Text analysis and literary creation 3
Optional 4
(to choose from)		 Spanish as a foreign language 6
Theatre: text and performance 6
Optional 5
(to choose from)		 World Literature 6
Spanish in the media 6
Nature of the subject
Basic Training (FB) Mandatory (Ob) Optional (Opt)

The courses are divided into four 60-credit courses, split into two semesters, encompassing all the theoretical and practical training students must acquire. This distribution reflects the Faculty's organization of the course offerings and is intended as a guide only. Students may take courses at any time and in any order they choose, subject to the limitations of the Academic Progress and Retention Regulations and the requirements for External Internships and the Final Degree Project.
All subjects offered are semester-long and worth 6 ECTS credits.

In the third and fourth years, students, in addition to the required credits, must take elective credits, corresponding to five 6-credit electives chosen from those offered, which are listed in the table. These elective courses are offered in the second semester of the third year and in the first semester of the fourth year.