Degree in English Philology Degree in English Philology Degree in English Philology Degree in English Philology



  • Structure First and second cycle

  • Length 4 years, divided into 8 four-month terms

  • Credits
    • Core and obligatory: 114
    • Optional: 156
    • Free choice: 30
    • Total credits: 300

  • Access
    • Option PAU LOGSE: Humanities
    • Option COU: D Humanistic-linguistic
    • CFGS: Interpretation of the sign language
    • Access exam for over 25s

  • Description of the studies
    Graduates in Philology work on all aspects of English language and literature.
  • Desirable prior knowledge
    Basic level of English.
  • Favourable personal characteristics
    Interest and attraction for philological studies of the English language and literary tradition. Taste for literary reading. Capacity for developing linguistic intuition.
  • Requirements for permanence
    Students enrolled in any of the studies in the UdL will have to pass a minimum of 12 credits from the list of core and obligatory credits in the first academic year.
  • Professional opportunities
    • Assessment of multilingual institutional communication.
    • Teaching of English language and literature.
    • Editing and correction of texts.
    • Cultural management.
    • Specialised research.
    • Philological, historical or critical research.
    • Documentary tasks.
    • Tasks editorial.
    • Tasks in the fields of public relations or tourism.
    • Technologies of the language.
    • Translation and interpretation of texts.
    • Professional opportunities web of the DURSI: http://www.gencat.net/estudisuniv

  • Correspondence to other degrees in the UdL

  • Study plan

    • Core subjects

      The core subjects are those set by the Royal Decree for the directives for each degree. The following subjects have to be studied:

      SubjectsCredits
      Basis of Linguistics 4.5
      English Grammar II 3
      English Grammar III 6
      History of the English Language I 6
      History of the English Language II 6
      History and Culture of the English-speaking Countries I 6
      History and Culture of the English-speaking Countries II 3
      Introduction to English Literature 3
      English Literature I 6
      English Literature II 3
      English Literature IV 3
      English Literature V 3
      English Literature VI 3
      North-American Literature I 3
      North-American Literature II 3
      Language 9
      English Language I 3
      English Language II 3
      English Language III 3
      English Language IV 6
      Levels of Linguistic Analysis 4.5
      Second Language and its Literature 12
      Theory of the Literature I 6
      Theory of the Literature II 3

    • Optional Subjects

      The optional subjects are set by the UdL. The number of these to be studied corresponds to the number necessary to obtain the credits established for the degree.

      SubjectsCredits
      Second Language Acquisition (English) 6
      Analysis of Linguistic Use (English) 6
      Discourse Analysis in the English Language 6
      Descriptive Analysis of the English Language 6
      English as a Second Language and its Literature I 6
      English as a Second Language and its Literature II 6
      Oral and Written English I 6
      Oral and Written English II 3
      English for Academic and Professional Purposes 6
      Linguistic Commentary of French Texts I 6
      Literary Commentary of Spanish Texts 6
      Literary Commentary of French Texts I 6
      Audio-visual Communication in English. Language and Image I 3
      Audio-visual Communication in English. Language and Image II 6
      Correction and Editing of Texts in English 3
      Creation of Texts in English 6
      Criticism Literary of Spanish Texts 6
      Consolidation Course of University Studies (English) I 4.5
      Consolidation Course of University Studies (English) II 4.5
      Consolidation Course of University Studies (English) III 4.5
      Consolidation Course of University Studies (English) IV 4.5
      Catalan Dialectology I 6
      Spanish Dialectology 6
      Gender in Written Literature in English 6
      Roman Thought 6
      Journalism as a Literary Genre (English) 6
      The Teaching of Spanish as a Second language I 3
      Colloquial Spanish 6
      Stylistics of the English Language 6
      Studies in French Literature I 6
      Studies in French Literature II 6
      Studies carried out in the Framework of International Agreements entered into by the UdL 30
      Acoustic Phonetics (English) 6
      Phonetics and Phonology 6
      English Phonetics and Phonology I 9
      English Phonetics and Phonology II 6
      English Phonetics and Phonology III 6
      Diachronic Phonetics and Phonology 6
      Catalan Phonology I 6
      Geography of Europe I 6
      Geography of Europe II 6
      Descriptive Catalan Grammar I 6
      French Grammar I 6
      Generative Grammar 6
      History of Linguistics 6
      History of the Catalan Language I 6
      History of the Spanish Language 6
      History of Music I 6
      History of Contemporary European Society 6
      History of the Cinema and other Audio-visual Media I 6
      History of the USA 6
      History and Culture of the English Speaking Countries III 6
      History and Culture of the English Speaking Countries IV 6
      French History and Culture I 6
      History and Society of the United Kingdom 9
      History and Society of the USA 6
      Introduction to Hispano-American Literature 6
      Introduction to North-American Literature I 6
      Research in English Linguistics 6
      Literature and Cinema (English) 6
      English Linguistics I 3
      English Linguistics II 6
      English Linguistics III 6
      Applied Linguistics 6
      Applied Linguistics (English) I 6
      Applied Linguistics (English) II 6
      Applied Catalan Linguistics I 6
      Computational Linguistics 6
      Germanic Linguistics 6
      Historical Linguistics 6
      English Literature in Catalonia 6
      Comparative English Literature 6
      English Literature III 6
      English Literature IX 6
      English Literature VII 6
      English Literature VIII 6
      Canadian Literature 6
      Contemporary Catalan Literature II 6
      Medieval Catalan Literature III 6
      French Literature II 6
      Hispano-American Literature I 6
      Literature and Geography (English) 6
      Irish Literature in English I 6
      Latin Literature 6
      North-American Literature III 6
      North-American Literature IV 6
      North-American Literature V 6
      Literatures of African Countries Written in English 6
      Literatures of English Speaking Countries I 6
      Literatures of English Speaking Countries II 6
      European Literatures 6
      Romance Literatures 6
      English Language V 9
      English Language VI 6
      English Language VII 6
      Applied Language (English) 6
      French Language II 6
      German Language and/or Literature I 6
      German Language and/or Literature II 6
      German Language and/or Literature III 6
      German Language and/or Literature IV 6
      Latin 6
      Non Indo-European Languages 6
      Logic and Philosophy of the Language 6
      Classical Mythology 6
      Morphology 6
      Utopian Narrative 6
      Popular Narratives (English) I 6
      Popular Narratives (English) II 6
      Orality and Writing 6
      Pragmatics 6
      Psycho-linguistics 6
      Semantics 6
      Semiotics 6
      Syntax 6
      Socio-linguistics 6
      English Socio-linguistics 6
      Catalan Socio-linguistics I 6
      Literary Theory and Criticism (English) 6
      Theory and Practice of Literary Creation I 3
      Third Language and/or Literature 12
      Third Language and/or Literature 12
      Translation (English) I 9
      Translation (English) II 6
      Translation (English) III 6
      Academically Guided Work 9

    • Free subjects

      Each year, the UdL draws up a list of the free subjects on offer to students.
      Free choice subjects from other universities can also be studied as long as there is a signed agreement with the corresponding university.
      It is only necessary to study the number of credits established for each degree.


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