- Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- Bellaterra campus
- Duration: 4 courses - 240 credits
- Places: 80
- Admission mark: 6,093
- Price per credit: 17.69 euros
- Language: English (90%); Catalan (5%) and Spanish (5%) only in the first year cross-curricular subjects.
- Academic calendar
- Learning mode: Classroom-based learning
Do you think and dream in English? If you want to be an English language professional, our bachelor's degree provides you with a broad knowledge of the linguistic, literary and cultural dimensions of English-speaking societies from their historical origins to the most up-to-date currents of thought and research. We provide our students with a total immersion in the use and practice of English, encouraging teamwork, cooperative learning and critical thinking.
As a student of English Studies, you will learn to do linguistic analysis, analyse literary texts and interpret cultural models, and improve your communication skills.
You will also be able to enrol in elective credits with professional or research specialisation that deal with some of the following topics: English teaching methods and their pronunciation, acquisition of English in multilingual contexts, management of linguistic diversity, English for specific purposes, translation, linguistic applications, advanced syntactic analysis, advanced phonetics and phonology, intercultural studies, queer studies, transnational studies, North American literature, contemporary British and Irish fiction, and literature teaching.
We offer:
- Multilingual and highly qualified teachers.
- International exchange and mobility programmes.
- External work placement programme.
- Language tandem programme with native speakers.
Career options
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Teaching in public or private education centres at secondary school level and in official language schools (EOI) through the university's official Master's Degree in Teaching in Secondary Schools, Vocational Training and Language Centres.
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Teaching in language academies and private centres.
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Production of teaching materials.
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Translation and interpreting.
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Multilingual institutional communication in businesses, publishing houses, libraries and language departments.
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Development of language technology applications.
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Public relations and international relations.
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Cultural counselling and management: documentation tasks for publishers, collaborations with journals and cultural supplements, coordination and planning of cultural activities for companies, foundations and public institutions.
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Academic research.
Testimonials
Mobility programmes
Mobility programmes allow the UAB community to experience different realities and enable foreign students to complete their education at UAB.
Map of UAB exchange programmes.
Do you want to be an exchange student? Check the Circuit for outgoing students.
Are you interested in studying at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities? Check the Procedure for incoming students
Professional training
Coordinator: Mercè Coll
Off-campus Traineeship is offered in two different ways:
- As a work experience with a collaborating institution off campus. The internship is formalized through a specific agreement signed by the student, the collaborating institution and the UAB, which defines the conditions and gives details of the student's work plan.
- As a work / academic experience offered within the Department of English and German Studies (for example, helping in a recognised research project of the UAB, etc.). Internships are formalized through a specific agreement between the student, the department, and the UAB, which defines the conditions and gives details of the student's work plan.
· Practical work with a collaborating institution: 125h
· Final written report: 7.5h
· Regular tutorials with the coordinator: 10h.
· Training for workplace insertion: 7.5h
For more details, consult the Teaching Guide for Off-campus Traineeship:
English version
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