Modern Hispanic Studies

['Modern Spanish Art, Music and Popular Culture', 'Myth, Image, Fashion and Propaganda in the Cuban Revolutionary Era', 'Spanish Dissertation', 'build on proficiencies in spoken and written Spanish', 'enable you to explore areas of modern Hispanic culture in depth', 'develop a critical awareness of these areas', 'introduce various methodological approaches', 'provide teaching which is informed by current research and scholarship and which requires you to engage with aspects of work at the frontiers of knowledge', 'provide a means of access to intercultural awareness and understanding', 'provide opportunities for the development of personal, communication, research and other key skills appropriate for graduate employment both in industry and in the public sector', 'develop general critical, analytical and problem-solving skills which can be applied in a wide range of situations', 'reinforce Spanish language skills.', 'twentieth-century Spanish literature', 'twentieth -century Spanish art, music and popular culture', 'Spanish avant-garde', 'Spanish cinema', 'twentieth-century Spanish history', 'literature, visual arts and identity in twentieth-century Spanish America.', 'how to develop the skills needed for academic study and enquiry', 'how to evaluate information critically', 'how to synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding of the subject', 'how to utilise problem-solving skills', 'how to utilise communication skills for the coherent expression and transfer of knowledge', 'how to analyse, evaluate and interpret a variety of types of evidence in a critical manner', 'how to study and reach conclusions independently.', 'developing your reading speed in Spanish', 'developing your detailed knowledge and effective understanding of the various structures and registers of Spanish', 'analysing critically a variety of texts and artistic products including literary texts, historical texts, art works and music', 'refining skills in these two related areas: reception (listening and reading), production (speaking and writing)', 'communicating effectively in Spanish (optional).', 'communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals using a variety of means', 'evaluate your own advanced academic performance', 'utilise problem-solving skills in a variety of theoretical and practical situations', 'refine accurate and effective note-taking and summarising skills', 'library and bibliographical research skills', 'take responsibility for your personal and professional learning and development', 'manage time and prioritise workloads, think and perform under pressure', 'leadership abilities', 'work creatively and flexibly', 'deploy a range of information technology skills effectively, such as word processing text with footnotes, basic formatting, using email, searching databases and text files, navigating the world wide web.']