Degree in English Studies: Language and Literature

2023/2024 · 240 credits

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Academic years results

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Córdoba Rodríguez, Félix
Presidente
Acín Villa, María Esperanza
Secretaria
Acín Villa, María Esperanza
Vocal PDI
Estévez Saá, José Manuel
Vocal PDI
Alonso Ramos, Margarita María
Vocal PDI
Vizcaíno Fernández, Carlos Cayetano
Vocal PDI
Neira Sieira, David Manuel
Vocal Estudiante
Vázquez Méndez, María Del Carmen
Vocal PAS
Silva Pais, María Isolina
Administradora del centro
Córdoba Rodríguez, Félix
Presidente
González Muñoz, Luís Fernando
Vicepresidente
Acín Villa, María Esperanza
Secretaria
Estévez Saá, José Manuel
Vocal PDI
Acín Villa, María Esperanza
Vocal PDI
Sánchez Palomino, María Dolores
Vocal PDI
Alonso Ramos, Margarita María
Vocal PDI
Vizcaíno Fernández, Carlos Cayetano
Vocal PDI
Ledo Martínez, Jorge
Vocal PDI
Barros Grela, Eduardo
Vocal PDI
Fraile Somoza, Ana
Vocal Estudiante
Otero Ovies, Nuria
Vocal Estudiante
Rodríguez Seco, Lucía
Vocal PAS
Varela Andrade, Rosa María
Administradora del centro

Study facts

Study data

Students enrollment Period Value
Students count 2023/2024 261
Men 2023/2024 69
Women 2023/2024 192
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2023/2024 13,920
Credits on 1st enrollment 2023/2024 10,740
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2023/2024 1,811
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2023/2024 1,367
% credits repeated 2023/2024 22.83
Academic results Period Value
Average credits by student 2023/2024 53.32
Evaluation rate 2023/2024 84.62
Success rate 2023/2024 77.21
Performance rate 2023/2024 65.34
SEGUIMIENTO rates Period Value
Efficiency rate 2023/2024 138.4
Graduation rate 2019/2020 7.94
Leaving rate 2021/2022 29.33

Centre data

Student enrollment Period Value
Students count 2023/2024 599
Men 2023/2024 140
Women 2023/2024 459
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2023/2024 32,950
Credits on 1st enrollment 2023/2024 27,170
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2023/2024 3,198
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2023/2024 2,582
% credits repeated 2023/2024 17.54
Academics results Period Value
Average credits by student 2023/2024 55.01
Evaluation rate 2023/2024 84.5
Success rate 2023/2024 82.25
Performance rate 2023/2024 69.5

Study data

Students enrollment Period Value
Students count 2022/2023 264
Men 2022/2023 67
Women 2022/2023 197
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2022/2023 13,720
Credits on 1st enrollment 2022/2023 10,250
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2022/2023 2,274
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2022/2023 1,199
% credits repeated 2022/2023 25.31
Academic results Period Value
Average credits by student 2022/2023 51.98
Evaluation rate 2022/2023 84.58
Success rate 2022/2023 71.4
Performance rate 2022/2023 60.38
SEGUIMIENTO rates Period Value
Efficiency rate 2022/2023 84.72
Graduation rate 2018/2019 31.68
Leaving rate 2020/2021 22.47

Centre data

Student enrollment Period Value
Students count 2022/2023 643
Men 2022/2023 163
Women 2022/2023 480
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2022/2023 34,660
Credits on 1st enrollment 2022/2023 28,190
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2022/2023 4,158
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2022/2023 2,316
% credits repeated 2022/2023 18.68
Academics results Period Value
Average credits by student 2022/2023 53.91
Evaluation rate 2022/2023 85.74
Success rate 2022/2023 81.7
Performance rate 2022/2023 70.05

Study data

Students enrollment Period Value
Students count 2021/2022 278
Men 2021/2022 74
Women 2021/2022 204
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2021/2022 14,850
Credits on 1st enrollment 2021/2022 11,760
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2021/2022 2,265
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2021/2022 816
% credits repeated 2021/2022 20.75
Academic results Period Value
Average credits by student 2021/2022 53.4
Evaluation rate 2021/2022 81.03
Success rate 2021/2022 69.31
Performance rate 2021/2022 56.17
SEGUIMIENTO rates Period Value
Efficiency rate 2021/2022 87.65
Graduation rate 2017/2018 29.81
Leaving rate 2019/2020 25.4

Centre data

Student enrollment Period Value
Students count 2021/2022 673
Men 2021/2022 179
Women 2021/2022 494
Credits enrolled Period Value
Total enrolled credits 2021/2022 36,700
Credits on 1st enrollment 2021/2022 30,390
Credits on 2nd enrollment 2021/2022 4,865
Credits on 3rd enrollment and above 2021/2022 1,437
% credits repeated 2021/2022 17.17
Academics results Period Value
Average credits by student 2021/2022 54.53
Evaluation rate 2021/2022 83.88
Success rate 2021/2022 78.12
Performance rate 2021/2022 65.52

Facts by subject

Success Not success Not presented

1st year

Spanish Language 1
39
43
9
Galician Language 1
40
56
10
English Language 1
49
8
3
General Linguistics
37
46
19
Introduction to Literary Studies
49
19
16
Classical Language and Culture
38
16
26
Information and Communication Technologies
46
18
33
English Language 2
46
6
12
History
43
11
19
English Literature 1
43
13
23

2nd year

Spanish Literature
39
34
24
Galician Literature
48
18
14
Spanish Language 2
39
12
4
Galician Language 2
54
18
1
English Language 3
51
3
3
Modern Language: French
12
1
0
English Literature 2
37
21
9
Translation Techniques
49
3
2
English Language 4
45
11
8
Modern Language: Italian
32
10
3
Modern Language: Portuguese
2
0
0
Modern Language: German
4
0
4

3rd year

Languages of the World
7
0
0
Medieval Latin Culture
5
0
0
Romance Languages
1
1
0
Use of English 1
32
1
3
English Literature (16th and 17th Centuries)
30
2
6
Culture and Civilisation of English-Speaking Countries
28
6
4
English Phonetics
27
7
5
North American Literature 1
25
9
6
English Grammar
31
1
4
Postcolonial Literature
31
0
3
Writing and Argumentation Skills
24
1
1
Scientific and Technical English
29
0
1
Modern Language 2: Francés
4
0
0
Aspects of English
30
0
2
English Literature and Literary Criticism
23
6
5
Modern Language 3: French
3
0
0
Language, Discourse and Communication
6
0
1
Modern Language 2: Italian
6
1
2
Modern Language 2: German
2
0
0
Modern Language 3: Italian
4
0
1
Modern Language 3: German
0
1
0

4th year

Latin Literature
1
0
0
Language and Society
0
0
2
Comparative Literature
2
0
0
Romance Literature
4
0
0
North American Literature 2
44
1
4
English Literature (18th and 19th Centuries)
24
0
4
Use of English 2
22
3
4
History of the English Language
39
10
6
English Studies
23
3
7
English Literature (20th and 21st Centuries)
24
3
3
Final Year Dissertation
49
0
24
Varieties of English
30
0
0
English Literature and Gender
16
0
1
Literature and Visual Arts
9
0
0
Irish Literature
29
0
0
North American Literature through its Texts
21
1
0
Spanish as a Second Language
7
0
1
Modern Language 4: French
1
0
0
Modern Language 4: Italian
3
0
0
Modern Language 4: Portuguese
1
0
0

Success Not success Not presented

1st year

Spanish Language 1
43
39
11
Galician Language 1
30
60
10
English Language 1
62
6
3
General Linguistics
51
54
14
Introduction to Literary Studies
54
28
19
Classical Language and Culture
49
20
26
Information and Communication Technologies
45
34
29
English Language 2
55
5
13
History
69
10
26
English Literature 1
59
23
26

2nd year

Spanish Literature
13
42
13
Galician Literature
34
24
10
Spanish Language 2
34
5
4
Galician Language 2
28
33
3
English Language 3
41
10
5
Modern Language: French
3
5
1
English Literature 2
31
15
5
Translation Techniques
37
6
5
English Language 4
36
14
3
Modern Language: Italian
23
17
3
Modern Language: Portuguese
1
2
0
Modern Language: German
4
1
2

3rd year

Languages of the World
1
0
0
Medieval Latin Culture
1
0
0
Romance Languages
1
0
1
Use of English 1
26
2
5
English Literature (16th and 17th Centuries)
22
7
7
Culture and Civilisation of English-Speaking Countries
28
4
5
English Phonetics
29
7
5
North American Literature 1
25
4
7
English Grammar
27
1
7
Postcolonial Literature
24
0
4
Writing and Argumentation Skills
22
2
0
Scientific and Technical English
13
1
2
Modern Language 2: Francés
2
0
0
Philosophy and Literature
4
0
0
Aspects of English
26
0
0
English Literature and Literary Criticism
12
0
2
Modern Language 3: French
2
0
0
Language, Discourse and Communication
6
2
1
Modern Language 2: Italian
8
2
2
Modern Language 2: Portuguese
1
0
0
Modern Language 2: German
2
0
0
Modern Language 3: Italian
8
0
2
Modern Language 3: German
2
0
0

4th year

Latin Literature
1
0
0
Language and Society
2
0
0
Literature and Culture
4
0
1
Comparative Literature
2
0
0
Language and Technology
3
0
1
Romance Literature
1
0
0
North American Literature 2
33
5
3
English Literature (18th and 19th Centuries)
24
2
6
Use of English 2
22
7
4
History of the English Language
28
16
6
English Studies
21
3
6
English Literature (20th and 21st Centuries)
23
1
5
Final Year Dissertation
51
0
26
Varieties of English
19
1
4
English Literature and Gender
15
1
1
Literature and Visual Arts
13
1
0
Use of Galician
2
1
0
Irish Literature
24
0
1
North American Literature through its Texts
12
0
0
Spanish as a Second Language
13
0
1
Modern Language 4: French
2
0
0
Modern Language 4: Italian
5
0
0
Modern Language 4: Portuguese
1
0
0

Success Not success Not presented

1st year

Spanish Language 1
37
31
15
Galician Language 1
19
45
14
English Language 1
62
7
8
General Linguistics
29
73
18
Introduction to Literary Studies
43
43
23
Classical Language and Culture
44
25
28
Information and Communication Technologies
31
33
31
English Language 2
62
8
11
History
58
35
36
English Literature 1
36
41
33

2nd year

Spanish Literature
25
23
25
Galician Literature
24
30
21
Spanish Language 2
50
5
5
Galician Language 2
31
44
4
English Language 3
45
8
7
Modern Language: French
4
0
1
English Literature 2
36
5
13
Translation Techniques
43
5
7
English Language 4
45
9
12
Modern Language: Italian
31
18
10
Modern Language: Portuguese
1
2
0
Modern Language: German
4
0
1

3rd year

Languages of the World
4
1
0
Medieval Latin Culture
1
0
1
Romance Languages
0
0
1
Use of English 1
22
3
3
English Literature (16th and 17th Centuries)
20
11
5
Culture and Civilisation of English-Speaking Countries
25
10
3
English Phonetics
14
12
10
North American Literature 1
23
7
8
English Grammar
23
2
11
Postcolonial Literature
23
8
0
Writing and Argumentation Skills
15
0
0
Scientific and Technical English
26
1
5
Modern Language 2: Francés
3
0
0
Philosophy and Literature
1
0
0
Aspects of English
23
2
3
English Literature and Literary Criticism
11
2
3
Modern Language 3: French
3
0
0
Language, Discourse and Communication
7
0
1
Modern Language 2: Italian
9
2
3
Modern Language 2: Portuguese
1
0
0
Modern Language 3: Italian
5
1
1
Modern Language 3: Portuguese
1
0
0

4th year

Linguistic and Literary Contacts in Romance Tradition
2
0
0
Comparative Literature
2
0
0
Language and Technology
North American Literature 2
39
1
10
English Literature (18th and 19th Centuries)
36
3
1
Use of English 2
32
8
1
History of the English Language
35
15
2
English Studies
36
5
4
English Literature (20th and 21st Centuries)
37
1
5
Final Year Dissertation
46
0
31
Varieties of English
34
4
1
English Literature and Gender
15
0
6
Literature and Visual Arts
10
0
1
Use of Galician
7
0
0
Irish Literature
35
0
4
North American Literature through its Texts
16
3
5
Spanish as a Second Language
20
1
1
Modern Language 4: French
4
0
0
Modern Language 4: Italian
3
0
3
Modern Language 4: Portuguese
1
0
0

End of grade works

These are the end of grade works that have been read in recent academic years. For more information, visit our search engine of EOG works

Revoltingly Funny: A Linguistic Approach to Roald Dahl’s Rhymes and their Translation into Spanish

Robin Hood: the Contemporary Survival of a Myth

Running towards Translation: A Cross-Linguistic Analysis of Motion Verbs in English and Spanish through the series Anne with an E

Taylor Swift’s Words Worth: The Uncovering of Literary Allusions and Feminist Reinterpretations

The Construction of Identity: Race and Gender in Octavia Butler´s 'Bloodchild' and 'The Evening and the Morning and the Night'

The evolution of dystopian narratives over the years: The Last of Us and Cormac McCarthy’s The Road

The Grand Theft Auto series: A Satirical Representation of American Society

The Influence of French on English: a Legacy of the Norman Conquest

The Influence of the Beat Generation on Patti Smith's Music and Poetry

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. From book to film: a comparative perspective

The Māori According to Katherine Mansfield: A Postcolonial Feminist Approach

The Modern Bildungsroman: How A Song of Ice and Fire Creates Heroes in Today’s World

The name of the rose. From novel to film. Comparative semiotic-textual analysis

The Northern English Accent from a Historical Perspective

The Things They Carried: Trauma, Racial Hatred, Sexist Masculinity and Stories to Keep on Telling

Trauma literature and religious oppression in Emma Donoghue's The Wonder: the impact of the Great Famine on Irish society

Understanding Psychological Trauma Through Literature: The Constructions of Emotional Impact in Avni Doshi’s Burnt Sugar

"The Silence of the Lambs", from Literature to Cinema

"When a person talks too much, they learn little": An Approach to Gender Contrast and Inclusive Language in English and Spanish

"Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?" The Motif of the Wolf in Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber

“Frightening”: The Impact of Anti-Feminism through Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls

“The war is on the home front”: Fashion, crime, and Pachucos.

A Comparative Reading between Le Roman de la Rose and The Romaunt of the Rose

A Cross-Linguistic Approach to Informal Spoken Language in Tv Series: The Case of the English and Spanish Versions of “New Girl”

A study of modern-day similarities with the dystopian society of Nineteen Eighty-Four

A Study of the Role of Women in American Regionalist Literature: Kate Chopin’s “The Storm”, Alice Dunbar-Nelson’s “Little Miss Sophie” and Sarah Orne Jewett’s “A White Heron”

Analysis of Feminist Retellings Focusing on Madeline Miller's Circe

Anglicisms in Spanish: A theoretical Approach

Butterflies in the Bards' Beard: The Entanglement of Whitman's and Lorca's Poetics of Masculinity

Change in women-related discourse: A comparison between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries

Circe ou o pracer do azul (2009) and Circe (2018): Narratological analysis and comparison of two reinterpretations of the myth through a feminist perspective

Colonialism, Post-colonialism and Decolonialism in Joseph Conrad's works through “A Personal Record” and “Almayer’s Folly”

Comparison between the novel In Cold Blood and its filmic transposition

Creation of a Dystopian Society in The Hunger Games Trilogy

Naming the Unnamable: A Cross-Linguistic Analysis of Swearing in TV Series

Narrative Strategies: Applying Propp's Folktale Morphology to J. R.R. Tolkien's short stories

Naturalization and Convention in Dystopian Fiction: Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale

Postcolonial artistic representations: the hardship and intricacy endured by the diasporas in Anglophone countries

Pride and Prejudice: a Comparative Analysis Between Joe Wright's Filmic Transposition and Jane Austen's Original Novel

Regency Romances over Time: A Comparison between Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton: The Duke and I and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility.

Shedding Light on the Translation of Idioms: A Study Based on American TV Series.

The Falklands War: A Historical Issue of Sovereignty

The Pianist: literary discourse and conematographic discourse.

The Presence of Idioms in the Corpus of Contemporary American English

The Reception of the Brontës in Present-Day Spain: The Cases of Espido Freire and Ángeles Caso

The Reception of the Brontës through Present-Day Biographies: the Case of Laura Ramos

The Representation of Adolescence in Media: Puberty, Gender and Sexuality through Big Mouth.

The Representation of Youth in 1990s Scottish Short Fiction: "Routes" and "The Granton Star Cause"

The role of written press in the construction of division in Northern Ireland

William Shakespeare in the big screen: "Romeo and Juliet"'s transposition by Baz Luhrmann

Women in 1950's America: An Analysis of Breakfast at Tiffany's

Word-formation from the names of United States presidents

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