BA Hons Portuguese

at University College Cork

Year 1 modules:
 

All modules 5 credits unless otherwise stated.

• PU1101 Portuguese Beginners Language (10 credits)
• PU1102 Introduction to Portuguese Studies

Year 2 modules

• Portuguese Language; Portuguese Studies; Cultural Identity in the Lusophone (Portuguese Speaking) World.
   

Year 3*/4 modules

• Advanced Portuguese Language; Contemporary Brazilian Culture; Portuguese Modernism and Fernando Pessoa.
   

*BA International students spend third year studying in an approved foreign university in a country of the student's major language or subject. They will return to complete their final year in UCC in year 4.
 

Course Practicalities

Expected lecture/reading hours

In the language classes, contact hours will vary depending on proficiency levels. Beginners have more hours of tuition, up to four hours a week, but additional hours may be required for reading, laboratory work, etc. Cultural studies modules are one hour weekly, but students are expected to carry out independent work.
 

Assessment

Written exams will take place before Christmas and in May. Not all modules will have formal examinations. Many modules use other types of assessment including written and oral examinations, in-class tests and journals for language modules. Essays, group projects and presentations are the predominant forms of assessment in cultural studies modules. 

Non-EU Candidates
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*  
 

• 6.5 Overall
• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT  

• 90 Overall
• Listening 20
• Reading 19
• Speaking 21
• Writing 20

The fees for BA  Hons Portuguese may vary from €16,000 to €35,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

Our degrees will equip you with a range of skills including:
 

• language, intercultural, communication and technological
• intensive language training
• laboratory training
• training in translation and writing for professional purposes.
   

UCC has recently refurbished its language training facilities to offer optimum conditions for student learning.
 

Students with languages and soft communication skills have more opportunities in international business, teaching, marketing, translating, public service, tourism, recruitment, journalism and media, both at home and abroad.