Information for Incoming Erasmus
Welcome to the Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies!
You will see that we offer a wide range of courses on the language, literature, culture and history of countries throughout the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds.
You will find that you study in small classes of about 18 students, so you will get a good chance to meet other students and talk to your lecturers and language tutors. We will encourage you to participate actively and hope you will find the experience intellectually exciting, as well as giving you opportunities to improve your English.
Academic Year
Our academic year is in three terms and details can be found here
Teaching
Our teaching is divided into two 12-week teaching blocks (semesters), followed by 6 weeks of exams. Most courses are for one teaching block.
Please note that it is essential that you are present in Bristol for the duration of the whole teaching block. You will be allowed to return home only in approved circumstances so you should not arrange to take exams at your home university during Bristol terms. You may return home after your last examination in the summer term.
Students wanting to arrive in January/February should ensure that they arrive in time for the beginning of teaching block two.
Erasmus Students in the Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
All Erasmus students should take a maximum of 60 credits (30 ECTS credits) each semester at Bristol.
These must primarily be chosen from courses offered by the Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies.
You should consult the Year 2 and Year 4 option links for information on courses.
- HISP10011 Introduction to the History of Spain and Latin America (20 credits 10 ECTS)
- HISP10012 Introduction to the Literature of Spain and Latin America (20 credits 10 ECTS)
- HISP10303 History of Portuguese and Literature of Portuguese (10 credits 5 ECTS)
In addition, students may be able to enrol on any Year 2 or Year 4 units, subject to experience and availability.
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You can choose courses from any year. Availability will be confirmed when you register at the beginning of your stay with us.
In addition to courses offered by this department, you may also choose from a limited selection of other options:
You can study the Year 1 course on European Cinema or the course on Contemporary British Cinema, offered by the School of Modern Languages.
The Department of English offers two courses, each worth 20 credits (10 ECTS): ENGL30008 Literature 3 (1700-1830) in teaching block 1 and ENGL30009 Literature 4 (1830-1945) in teaching block 2.
The Department of History offers the following courses:
- HIST13011 Introduction to Medieval History - Teaching Block 1, 20 credit points (=10 ECTS)
- HIST13012 Introduction to Early Modern History - Teaching Block 1, 20 credit points (=10 ECTS)
- HIST 13014: Introduction to the History of the British Empire– Teaching Block 2, 20 credit points (= 10 ECTS)
Full details of these courses can be found by consulting the Historical Studies Handbook.
Please note that there is limited availability for these programmes, which are very popular. You will be able to find out more and register for these courses on your arrival.
For English language courses and courses in other languages at a various levels, please see the University's Language Centre.
Erasmus Students in other departments
Erasmus students registered outside the Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies are welcome to take options from our list of courses, subject to availability. Please consult the Year 2 and Year 4 option links for information.
Due to large student numbers, however, we do not accept students from outside the department onto our Spanish language programme.
The HiPLA departmental coordinator for incoming Erasmus students is Dr Caragh Wells.
If you have any queries about courses, please contact:sml-office@bris.ac.uk
Any queries about accommodation, etc. should be addressed to erasmus-study@bristol.ac.uk
