General description

Those who complete the program have acquired a basic knowledge of the following aspects of Spanish and, optionally, Portuguese, with the goal of independently setting their own areas of research focus at Master’s level: history of Ibero-Romance literatures from the Middle Ages to the present day (including Latin America) and of literary genres, narratology, meter, rhetoric, and textual analysis; construction, usage, and history of language, methods of synchronic and diachronic Ibero-Romance linguistics, including methods of corpus linguistics. Those completing the course have Spanish communication skills to at least C1 level. They can produce bibliographies, are familiar with the relevant handbooks, take a critical approach to secondary literature, and have technical skills in the communication of knowledge.

Admission requirements

For general Informations on Application see: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application; More Informations in regulations and admission requirements of the program of study.

Branch of studies

Ibero-Romance languages and literatures

ECTS credits

60 ECTS Credits

Language of instruction

Spanish, Portuguese