Program Overview

Overview of the Spanish Program

The Spanish program at Trinity College Dublin is a four-year course that provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the Spanish language, literature, and culture. The program is designed to equip students with a range of language skills, including grammar, syntax, and communication skills, as well as an in-depth knowledge of Hispanic cultures.

Course Details

• The program is a Joint Honours course, which means that students must combine Spanish with another subject.
• The course is taught by a variety of methods, including intensive language teaching, to equip students with a comprehensive range of language skills.
• The program covers three main areas: language, Iberoamerican cultures, and literature and cinema.
• In the first two years, students will study language, Iberoamerican cultures, and literature and cinema.
• In the third and fourth years, students will continue with language study and deepen their knowledge of Hispanic cultures through the study of literature, theatre, and film.

Admission Requirements

• Leaving Certificate: H4 in Spanish or, for beginners, in a language other than English.
• Advanced GCE (A Level): Grade C in Spanish or, for beginners, in a language other than English.
• English Language Requirements: All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements.

Course Fees

For a full list of undergraduate fees, please refer to the Trinity College Dublin website.

Career Opportunities

A degree in Spanish opens up many career opportunities in education, journalism, the diplomatic service, business administration, banking, publishing, interpreting, translation, advertising, public relations, digital communication, and visual media. Recent graduates have started careers in Google, Oracle, Telefónica, Ryanair, Central Bank of Ireland, Gerson Lehrman Group, NGOs, and the European Union.

Study Abroad

Spending a year or semester studying abroad is one of the highlights of a student's Trinity experience, and immersing oneself in the language and culture is also one of the most valuable ways of achieving fluency when studying a language. Joint Honours students are encouraged to spend a year or a semester in their third year in one of Trinity's partner universities.

Research Areas

The program covers a range of research areas, including:

• Medieval and Golden Age Spanish Literature
• Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Literature
• Spanish and Latin American Film
• Translation Studies
• Spanish Linguistics

Capstone Project

In the final year, students will research and write a Capstone project on a subject of their choice in consultation with a supervisor.

Assessment

At all levels, students will be assessed by a combination of exams, essays, and continuous assessment. Language modules are assessed by continuous assessment, written and oral examinations.