Degree in English Studies

240 credits - Faculty of Philosophy and Arts

Title
Official
Implementation year of this curriculum version
2009-10
Report
Third official university statement modification ( 29/05/2024 )

The main aim of the degree programme is to train professionals with a global scientific knowledge of all areas within English Studies and with an ability to continue training to adapt to constantly changing sociocultural and professional settings. The skills and abilities worked on throughout the degree intend to train domestic and international competent students in issues relating to the description and analysis of English language and linguistics, and the main literary and cultural production from the United Kingdom, the United States and other English-speaking countries with increasing importance.

In short, the Degree in English Studies intends to provide core consolidated training to students for them to perform their professional duties in different areas, including education and research, linguistic consulting for businesses and institutions, translation, cultural management and the media. In turn, the programme aims to enable students to go on to further postgraduate training.

Credit Summary

Core Training Mandatory Elective Subjects External Practicum Final Degree Project Total
  60   144   30   -   6 240

Subject list by year and semester

Subjects

First Year

First Semester

English Language I*
Introduction to Literary Studies*
Oral and Written Expression Techniques*
The Idea of Europe throughout History*
Visual Culture: Themes and Symbols in the History of Art*

Second Semester

English Language II*
Comprehension and Interpretation of Academic Texts in
the English Language*
Cultural Insights into the English-Speaking World I*
Second Foreign Language and its Literature I* (1)
Philosophy in the Current World*

Second Year

First Semester

English Language III
Second Foreign Language and its Literature II (1)
Introduction to English Linguistics
English Literature I: 20th-Century Voices
Learning to Teach EFL (English as a Foreign Language)

Second Semester

English Language IV
Fundamentals of English Phonology
English Lexicology
Postcolonial Literatures in English
Introduction to Translation Studies

Third Year

First Semester

English Language V
Understanding English Grammar I
English Literature II: Romantics and Victorians
Cultural Insights into the English-Speaking World II
Elective 1

Second Semester

English Language VI
Understanding English Grammar II
Literatures of the United States of America
Applications of English Linguistics and ICT
(Information and Communication Technologies)
Elective 2

Fourth Year

First Semester

English Language VII
English Pragmatics and Discourse
English Literature III: The 'Long 18th Century'
Elective 3
Elective 4

 

* Core Training

Second Semester

English Language VIII
Origins and Development of the English Language
English Literature IV: From the Origins to Shakespeare
Elective 5
 Final Degree Project

  Skills

Skills

  1. The skill to obtain and manage information that enables lifelong learning.
  2. The ability to learn and work independently and as part of a team.
  3. The ability to interpret, analyse, synthesise and assess information critically.
  4. The ability to link and incorporate ideas and knowledge from different sources and disciplines, and apply them to practice.
  5. The ability to develop the necessary interpersonal skills and strategies for professional practice.
  6. The skill to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in at least one of the official languages of the Balearic Islands.
  7. The ability to respect and value linguistic and cultural diversity, strengthening equal opportunities in the professional sphere.
  8. The ability to pass on disciplinary knowledge, produce and support arguments, and set out problems and solutions to a specialised and general audience.
  9. The ability to adapt to different professional contexts, in line with the legal framework and ethical principles of professional practice.
  10. The ability to generate new ideas (creativity) and to design and manage projects.
  11. The ability to take decisions and solve professional in a professional setting.
  12. The ability for self-criticism that enables a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Specific Skills

  1. The ability to fluently communicate in English, both orally and in writing, with the suitable level and complexity for any context or situation.
  2. Knowledge of different levels of analysis and usages of the English linguistic system to understand the links between form and meaning, on the one hand, and meaning and context, on the other.
  3. Knowledge and comprehension of the main cultural and literary tracts that define the English-speaking world.
  4. The ability to analyse English texts from a linguistic, literary and cultural standpoint.
  5. Knowledge and comprehension of the main contributions made from discipline related to English Studies (linguistics, applied linguistics, literary studies, cultural studies).
  6. Knowledge of teaching practice for English language, culture and literature.
  7. The ability to translate different types of text.
  8. The ability to interpret and produce academic documents or technical reports in the discipline.
  9. The ability to carry out linguistic and stylistic advice and proofing tasks.
  10. The ability to located and use information related to the discipline in databases and internet resources, as well as use specific computer applications in the field of study.
  11. Knowledge of a second foreign language, its culture and literature.