BA Hungarian and Portuguese
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Previous study of a foreign language is preferred (not necessarily one of the named languages) but not required. Applicants may study two languages at beginner level and may seek advice from the departments concerned if needed.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
About this course
BA in Hungarian and Portuguese, a modern languages degree centred on Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Modern Languages. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory year abroad and is taught across the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and the School of European Languages, Culture and Society. The first year covers language acquisition and cultural foundations through Introduction to Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture, Introduction to Portuguese Literature, The Brazilian Novel, and Hungarian Language Level 1. The second year builds proficiency with Intermediate Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture, The Golden Age of Portuguese Travel Literature, Afro-Brazilian Literature in Translation, and Hungarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The final year focuses on advanced proficiency and specialized study through Advanced Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture, Portugal and Its Empire in the 20th Century: Trajectories and Memories, Short Fiction and the Making of Modern Brazil, and Hungarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension, with an optional Free-standing Dissertation.
Modules
- Introduction to Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture
- Introduction to Portuguese Literature
- The Brazilian Novel
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Hungarian Language Level 1
- Intermediate Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture
- The Golden Age of Portuguese Travel Literature
- Afro-Brazilian Literature in Translation
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Hungarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Hungarian Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Hungarian Literature and Culture
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Advanced Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture
- Portugal and Its Empire in the 20th Century: Trajectories and Memories
- Short Fiction and the Making of Modern Brazil
- Hungarian Language Level 3b - Production
- Hungarian Literature 3
- Hungarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Free-standing Dissertation