The aim of the Degree in Galician Language and Literature is to provide students with a complete education in Galician language and literature. Graduates receive extensive training in linguistics, grammar, literature and other subjects related to communication and culture. The curriculum offered by the USC guarantees an appropriate and complete training for work in various fields related to teaching, research, language management, publishing and communication. If you are interested in teaching Galician language and literature, if you are attracted to linguistic and literary research, or if you want to know the history of Galician language and literature in depth, the Degree in Galician Language and Literature at the USC is your best choice.
PresentationStudy programme by courseStudy plan by modulesAccess and admissionMaterial resourcesObjectivesResults of the training and learning processMobility & internshipsFinal Degree ProjectTeaching teamQuality indicatorsPresentation
The degrees offered by the Faculty of Philology have a flexible structure, similar to those in most European universities, in which the study of the language and literature of your choice is combined with a second and a third language and literature, or with General Linguistics, the Theory of Literature and Comparative Literature, or Romance Philology.
This structure comprises the following elements:
Basic Training Module. This aims to provide a general education in Linguistics and the Theory of Literature, as well as an introduction to three of the following languages: Classical Greek, English, French, Galician, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Major. This provides advanced training in the core discipline of the degree.
Supplementary Module. This provides a basic but significant competence in a second language and its literature, or in a related or intersecting discipline.
Elective Module. This allows students to finish shaping their degree according to their own interests.
Final Year Project. This allows students to demonstrate the full depth and scope of the skills and knowledge they have acquired over the four years of study.
There are no tracks or specializations included in this degree; however, studies can be organized into three different modalities:
a) Major/Minor Modality
This combines advanced training in Galician language and literature with the study of a second discipline that will lead to a specialization in the European Diploma Supplement.
b) Major Plus Modality
This is indicated for further in-depth studies of Galician language and literature by taking an optional specialization module.
c) Mixed Modality
This is achieved through a combination of complementary modules to complete the optional subjects.
More information is available on the center's website.
Access and admission
Admission profile
Although no specific prior training is required, it is recommended that students have completed a Humanities and Social Sciences program during high school (R.D. 1467/2007). It is also recommended that they possess the following personal and academic characteristics:
- Intellectual curiosity
- Reading habits
- Aesthetic sensitivity
- Analytical ability
- Critical thinking
- Perseverance and responsibility at work
- Teamwork skills
- Oral and written expression skills
- Basic linguistic proficiency in a foreign language
- Basic computer skills
Minimum number of ECTS enrollment credits per student and school period
Although no specific prior training is required, it is recommended that students have completed a Humanities and Social Sciences program during high school (R.D. 1467/2007). It is also recommended that they possess the following personal and academic characteristics:
- Intellectual curiosity
- Reading habits
- Aesthetic sensitivity
- Analytical ability
- Critical thinking
- Perseverance and responsibility at work
- Teamwork skills
- Oral and written expression skills
- Basic linguistic proficiency in a foreign language
- Basic computer skills
Tutorial action and reception
The USC has a student tutor program for undergraduate programs. Final-year students, following training provided by the University, provide guidance to students beginning their studies.
When an official degree is suspended, the USC guarantees the proper and effective development of the courses students have begun until their completion. To this end, the Governing Council approves the criteria related to, among others, the following:
• The admission of new students to the degree program.
• The gradual phasing out of teaching.
• If the discontinued degree is replaced by a similar one (modifying the nature of the degree), it establishes the conditions that facilitate students' continued studies in the new degree program and the equivalences between the subjects of both programs.
Access and admission rules
Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to students with the following degrees/ diplomas or studies, or any other recognized as equivalent to these:
A.1. Spanish Bachiller, European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
A.2. Baccalaureate from European Union Member States’ education systems or other countries withinternational agreements.
A.3. Advanced Technician in Vocational Training, Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts and Design orAdvanced Technician in Sports Education, from the Spanish Education System.
A.4.Studies carried out in European Union Member States or in other countries with international reciprocal agreements which meet the academic requirements in those States to access their university study programmes.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.
A.6. Partial (foreign or Spanish) university studies.
Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is also possible for:
B.1. People over twenty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
B.2. People over forty with work or professional experience related to a university field of knowledge.
B.3. People over forty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
Likewise, access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to:
C.1. People meeting the requirements to enter university according to the Spanish Education System regulations prior to Ley Orgánica 8/2013, of December 9.
Material resources
The Faculty of Philology has 27 general purpose lecture halls of varying capacities, three seminar rooms, plus language labs, a computer room for teaching, and two video-conference rooms.
The Faculty has wifi network coverage throughout the building, allowing for the use of the lobbies as informal work areas, which are equipped with work tables and power points for this purpose.
The Faculty of Philology Library, with in excess of 400 reading stations, plus an excellent collection comprising more than 200,000 volumes and 1,700 journals.
Objectives
1. Form graduated students expert on knowledge, scientific methods and analysis resources for the advanced linguistic and literary studies in galician and the basic/intermediate study of a second language and its literature, Romance philology, General Linguistics or Literary Theory and Comparative Literature.
2. Use resources for the critical selection of bibliographic sources and promote the capacity of synthesis and complex information management.
3. Acquire the necessary tools, resources and techniques to develop adequately in a professional future (teaching literature, in galician, linguistic advice and correction, linguistic planning, communicative mediation, translation, clinical linguistics, publication activities, etc.).
4. Create problem identification and solution search habits applied to both academic and professional contexts.
5. Develop both analytic and critical abilities applying different approaches and techniques which allow a linguistic analysis of texts, literary and non-literary discourses, their interpretation and critical comprehension and their valuation and assessment.
6. Put into practice the intuition and logical thought through the Spanish grammar and literature study.
7. Use rational and critical procedures to examine the galician literary production in both its historical development and its specific socio – cultural framework.
8. Acquire abilities to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions, especially in the galician language and literature area, to both specialized and non-specialized audience.
9. Improve both spoken and written abilities in the mother tongue and develop basic competences in, at least, one foreign language.
10. Recognize the importance of controlling both linguistic and discursive abilities in scientific and academic activities, as well as in their daily life.
11. Develop the sensitivity, analytic and critical thinking to interpret the literary work, appreciate in a positive way the different linguistic/speech manifestations of different speech communities.
12. Respect the fundamental and equal rights for women and men, the promotion of human rights and equality of opportunities, non-discrimination and universal accessibility of disabled people.
Results of the training and learning process
Basic skills
That students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding in an area of study that builds on the foundation of general secondary education and is typically at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study;
That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills typically demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study;
That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific, or ethical issues;
That students can communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences;
That students have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
Generic skills
1. Acquisition and understanding of knowledge, scientific methods and analysis resources for (a) the advanced linguistic and literary Galician study or (b) the basic/intermediate study of a second language and its literature, Romance Philology, General Linguistics or Literary Theory and Comparative Literature.
2. Abilities to apply those knowledge and methods to recognize, identify and solve a problem both in the linguistic and in the literary studies and in the professional field: teaching languages and literature, linguistic advice and correction, linguistic planning, communicative mediation, translation, clinical linguistics, publication activities, etc.
3. Ability to reflect and have critical thought to describe, interpret and appreciate linguistic and literary facts.
4. Ability to put into practice inductive and deductive reasoning when combining the data analysis with the theoretical line of argument.
5. Ability to abstract thinking, synthesis and analysis, when making generalizations based on the description of data.
6. Ability to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions on Galician language and literature matters to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.
7. Fluency in spoken and written skills, both in Galician and other languages, in different contexts.
8. Ability in the use of computer devices and the use of the Net which allow them to establish national and international contact, as well as work in collaboration with others and in multicultural and multilingual context.
9. Autonomous learning of new knowledge and analysis techniques.
Specific skills
-Dominar as bases teóricas, enfoques e recursos elementais de análises do ámbito dá Lingüística xeral imprescindibles para (a) abordar ou estudo dá linguaxe e dás linguas; (b) analizar e contrastar a organización fónica, gramatical, léxico-semántica e pragmática en diferentes tipos de linguas.
-Dominar as bases teóricas, métodos e conceptos do ámbito dá Teoría dá Literatura e Literatura Comparada, necesarios para fundamentar a análise crítica de textos literarios nos niveis formal-estrutural, semiótico, hermenéutico, cultural e sistémico.
-Posuír coñecementos básicos / medios na gramática, literatura e cultura dunha segunda lingua, ou en Filoloxía románica.
-Identificar e comprender aqueles elementos (obxecto de estudo, metodoloxía, linguaxe e terminoloxía crítica especializada, etc.) que definen e articulan vos estudos lingüísticos e literarios como disciplinas científicas non ámbito dás Humanidades.
-Recoñecer ou carácter interdisciplinar dous estudos lingüístico-literarios.
-Aplicar a metodoloxía científica que permita abarcar vos distintos tipos de estudos lingüísticos e literarios.
-Dominar vos diversos enfoques e métodos que permiten a comprensión crítica dá obra literaria.
-Coñecer vos escritores e obras máis importantes e representativos de xéneros, correntes ou tendencias de cada un dous períodos dá historia dá literatura.
-Posuír un coñecemento avanzado dá lingua galega mediante ou estudo dá gramática, a reflexión sobre vos usos discursivos e a análise de textos literarios.
-Comprender a complexidade dous feitos lingüísticos e dás obras literarias, aprender a aprezar vos seus valores estéticos e extraer ou caudal informativo que encerra ou texto literario.
-Ser capaz de aplicar vos coñecementos técnicos e activos dá gramática dá lingua galega, tanto na súa vertente sincrónica como diacrónica.
-Interpretar con rigor as obras máis importantes e representativas de xéneros, correntes ou tendencias de cada un dous períodos dá historia dá literatura galega.
-Coñecer a teoría e ou pensamento estético non seu discorrer histórico en tanto condicionante de xéneros, estilos, morfoloxía e técnicas do discurso literario.
-Ser capaz de recoñecer as variedades internas dá lingua galega (temporais, espaciais, sociais e situacionais).
-Coñecer a situación sociolingüística dá lingua galega, as súas causas históricas e estruturais.
-Coñecer as características dás diversas manifestacións dá creación literaria, incardinándoas non contexto socio-cultural non que se xestan e conectándoas con outras formas de expresión artística.
-Manexar con habilidade as novas tecnoloxías que faciliten ou estudo dá lingua e a literatura galegas.
-Empregar ferramentas de procura de recursos bibliográficos para ou estudo dá lingua galega e manexar as fontes documentais e bibliográficas propias dá literatura.
-Desenvolver a competencia comunicativa.
-Ser capaz de realizar posteriores estudos especializados, tanto nunha disciplina filológica como en calquera dás ciencias e técnicas que requiran bos fundamentos filológicos.
Mobility & internships
Mobility
Student mobility is regulated by the "Regulations on Interuniversity Exchanges." The Office of Foreign Affairs manages both national (SICUE), European (ERASMUS), and non-EU exchange programs (exchanges with Latin American countries or English-speaking countries):
Academic recognition of a maximum of six elective credits may be obtained by completing external internships related to the degree. To this end, the Faculty will annually issue a public call for applications from existing programs, so that interested students can apply for this opportunity. Students wishing to complete external internships must have earned 150 credits, including all credits corresponding to the first two years of the degree.
Final Degree Project
The student must demonstrate that he or she has acquired the skills associated with the degree over the four years of study.
Number of Students Enrolled in an Academic Year Excluding Incoming Mobility Program Students
Scale info: Whole Number
143,0
165,0
195,0
200,0
201,0
198,0
IN03
New enrolments.
Number of Students Enrolling in a Study Program for the First Time, Including Those Transferring Their Academic Records, Accessing Through Partial Recognition of Foreign Studies, or Transitioning from Phasing-Out Programs
Scale info: Whole Number
47,0
57,0
63,0
50,0
50,0
46,0
IN04
Enrolment for start of studies.
Number of Students Enrolling in the First Year of a Study Program for the First Time, Excluding Those Accessing Through Partial Recognition of Foreign Studies, Transfers, or Transitions from Phasing-Out Programs
Scale info: Whole Number
45,0
55,0
60,0
46,0
49,0
46,0
IN05
Variation of enrolment at the start of studies.
Relative Variation Rate of New Enrollment through Pre-registration
Scale info: Percentage with Two Decimal Places
-19,64
22,22
9,09
-23,33
-
-
Admittance profile
IN06
Average pre-enrolment access score.
Average Admission Grade through Pre-registration for Students Beginning Studies, Determining the Entry Profile.
Scale info: Rational number with two decimals. The range goes from 0 to the maximum value that can be obtained in each academic year for pre-registration (some historical values were 10.00 points, 12.00 points, or 14.00 points).
-
8,7851
9,165
8,8932
9,5307
9,2612
IN08
Percentage of foreign students over enrolled students.
Percentage of foreign students among enrolled students, excluding those enrolled in incoming mobility programs.
Scale info: Percentage with Two Decimal Places
-
0,61
0,51
0,5
0,0
0,0
IN09
Percentage of national students from outside Galicia over enrolled students.
Percentage of national students from outside Galicia among enrolled students, excluding those enrolled in incoming mobility programs.
Scale info: Percentage with Two Decimal Places
0,0
0,61
0,51
1,0
1,49
2,02
Adaptation to demand
IN10
Ratio of students pre-enrolled in 1st option over the places offered.
Number of first-time enrolled students who pre-registered as their first choice divided by the number of available seats.
Scale info: Percentage with Two Decimal Places
-
88,0
96,0
72,0
86,0
80,0
IN12
Occupancy rate
Number of new enrollment students through pre-registration divided by the number of available seats.
Scale info: Percentage with Two Decimal Places
-
110,0
120,0
92,0
98,0
92,0
Mobility
Indicator
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
External mobility
IN18
Percentage of students received by the USC from mobility programmes over the total number of enrolled students.
Number of students received at USC in that degree from other universities (mobility programs) divided by the number of students enrolled in the degree.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
4,24
0,0
3,0
1,0
0,51
Work placements
Indicator
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
IN22
Percentage of graduates who completed external work placements.
Percentage ratio between the graduates of a degree in an academic year who, during their studies, completed internships in companies and institutions, and the total number of graduates in that degree in the same academic year.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
0,0
11,76
10,71
12,12
36,36
25,71
Results
Indicator
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
Drop-out
IN40
Drop-out rate during the first year.
Percentage ratio between the students of an entry cohort enrolled in the degree in academic year X, who did not enroll in academic years X+1 and X+2, and the total number of students in that entry cohort who entered in academic year X.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
54,17
14,89
23,08
17,02
18,0
15,0
IN41
Drop-out rate RD 1393.
Percentage ratio between the students of a new entry cohort who were supposed to obtain the degree in the previous academic year but did not enroll in either that academic year or the one before.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
50,0
40,0
66,67
27,66
33,33
27,66
Assessment
IN36
Assessment rate.
Percentage ratio between the total number of ordinary credits students presented themselves for and the total number of ordinary credits they enrolled in.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
84,33
90,66
92,69
87,08
85,78
87,15
Average duration of studies
IN38
Average duration of studies.
Average duration (in years) in which students take to complete the credits corresponding to the curriculum.
Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places.
5,4
4,6667
4,5909
4,3704
4,2632
4,6429
Efficiency of graduates
IN53
Efficiency rate (graduates' performance).
Percentage ratio between the total number of credits a student passed throughout the degree they graduated from and the total number of credits they enrolled in.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
85,68
85,92
88,51
92,54
96,55
90,44
Students per group
IN32
Average number of students per interactive teaching group.
Ratio between the number of enrolled students and the number of interactive teaching groups.
Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places.
26,051
27,2184
27,223
27,2491
25,6075
25,1678
IN55
Average number of students enrolled in subjects (FB and OB) per theory (lecture) group.
Ratio between the number of students enrolled in compulsory basic training subjects and the number of theory groups for those subjects.
Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places.
53,0
59,4554
62,0495
58,2593
55,3784
56,4327
IN56
Average number of students enrolled in optional subjects per theory (lecture) group.
Ratio between the number of students enrolled in elective subjects and the number of theory groups for those subjects.
Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places.
34,4
34,7692
35,1
36,725
32,5778
32,3333
Success
IN35
Success rate.
Percentage ratio between the total number of ordinary credits passed by students and the total number of ordinary credits they presented themselves for.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
85,79
94,32
87,83
85,16
82,2
85,13
IN50
Success rate of graduates.
Percentage ratio between the total number of credits a student passed throughout the degree they graduated from and the total number of credits they presented themselves for.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
85,68
85,92
92,48
94,63
98,05
93,37
Graduation
IN37
Graduation rate.
Percentage ratio between the students who completed their studies within the time planned in the curriculum or in one additional academic year and their cohort of entry.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
38,46
48,0
25,0
57,45
56,41
46,81
IN51
Graduation suitability rate.
Percentage ratio between the students who completed their studies within the time planned in the curriculum or earlier and their entry cohort.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
38,46
24,0
16,67
43,59
29,79
32,0
Performance
IN34
Performance rate.
Percentage ratio between the total number of ordinary credits passed by students and the total number of ordinary credits in which they enrolled.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
72,34
85,51
81,41
74,15
70,51
74,2
Satisfaction
IN15
Satisfaction of outgoing students with mobility programmes.
Average rating of the satisfaction survey for outgoing students with mobility programs.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
-
-
4,51
5,0
3,54
3,31
IN19
Student satisfaction with external work placement programmes.
Average rating of the satisfaction survey for students with external internships.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
-
-
-
-
4,2778
4,2778
IN20
Satisfaction of external tutors with external work placement programmes.
Average rating of the satisfaction survey for professional tutors with external internships.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
-
-
-
5,0
4,42
4,6
IN23
Graduate satisfaction with publicly available information.
Average rating of the satisfaction survey for graduates with the available public information.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
3,1667
-
-
-
-
-
IN33
Level of satisfaction of graduates with services.
Average rating of the questions related to satisfaction with services in the graduates' survey.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
3,5556
-
-
-
-
-
IN42
Overall level of satisfaction of graduates with the degree.
Average rating of the questions related to satisfaction with the degree in the graduates' survey.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
-
-
3,39
3,32
-
3,91
IN46
Student satisfaction with the teaching received.
Average rating of the student satisfaction survey with the teaching received.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
4,1
3,91
4,03
4,3
4,18
4,2
IN47
Satisfaction of the teaching staff with the teaching given.
Average rating of the faculty satisfaction survey with the teaching provided.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
4,1779
4,1353
4,093
4,1927
4,2925
4,2388
IN48
Response rate in the survey on student satisfaction with the teaching received.
Percentage of responses in the student satisfaction survey.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
40,5286
47,6852
41,6667
19,3237
17,9372
57,9909
Human resources
Indicator
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
IN24
Percentage of teaching and research staff with six-year terms over the total teaching and research staff in the degree.
Percentage ratio between the PDI (Teaching and Research Staff) with research periods (sexenios) and the total PDI with teaching in the degree who may have research periods.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
86,67
88,24
89,29
90,91
92,86
90,48
IN25
Percentage of PhD teaching and research staff over total teaching and research staff.
Percentage ratio between the doctoral PDI (Teaching and Research Staff) and the total PDI with teaching in the degree.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
88,35
87,76
84,47
84,55
85,71
85,05
IN26
Percentage of civil servant teaching and research staff over total teaching and research staff.
Percentage ratio between the tenured PDI (Teaching and Research Staff) and the total PDI with teaching in the degree.
The degrees offered by the Faculty of Philology have a flexible structure, similar to those in most European universities, in which the study of the language and literature of your choice is combined with a second and a third language and literature, or with General Linguistics, the Theory of Literature and Comparative Literature, or Romance Philology.
This structure comprises the following elements:
Basic Training Module. This aims to provide a general education in Linguistics and the Theory of Literature, as well as an introduction to three of the following languages: Classical Greek, English, French, Galician, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Major. This provides advanced training in the core discipline of the degree.
Supplementary Module. This provides a basic but significant competence in a second language and its literature, or in a related or intersecting discipline.
Elective Module. This allows students to finish shaping their degree according to their own interests.
Final Year Project. This allows students to demonstrate the full depth and scope of the skills and knowledge they have acquired over the four years of study.
There are no tracks or specializations included in this degree; however, studies can be organized into three different modalities:
a) Major/Minor Modality
This combines advanced training in Galician language and literature with the study of a second discipline that will lead to a specialization in the European Diploma Supplement.
b) Major Plus Modality
This is indicated for further in-depth studies of Galician language and literature by taking an optional specialization module.
c) Mixed Modality
This is achieved through a combination of complementary modules to complete the optional subjects.
More information is available on the center's website.
Admission profile
Although no specific prior training is required, it is recommended that students have completed a Humanities and Social Sciences program during high school (R.D. 1467/2007). It is also recommended that they possess the following personal and academic characteristics:
- Intellectual curiosity
- Reading habits
- Aesthetic sensitivity
- Analytical ability
- Critical thinking
- Perseverance and responsibility at work
- Teamwork skills
- Oral and written expression skills
- Basic linguistic proficiency in a foreign language
- Basic computer skills
Minimum number of ECTS enrollment credits per student and school period
Although no specific prior training is required, it is recommended that students have completed a Humanities and Social Sciences program during high school (R.D. 1467/2007). It is also recommended that they possess the following personal and academic characteristics:
- Intellectual curiosity
- Reading habits
- Aesthetic sensitivity
- Analytical ability
- Critical thinking
- Perseverance and responsibility at work
- Teamwork skills
- Oral and written expression skills
- Basic linguistic proficiency in a foreign language
- Basic computer skills
Tutorial action and reception
The USC has a student tutor program for undergraduate programs. Final-year students, following training provided by the University, provide guidance to students beginning their studies.
When an official degree is suspended, the USC guarantees the proper and effective development of the courses students have begun until their completion. To this end, the Governing Council approves the criteria related to, among others, the following:
• The admission of new students to the degree program.
• The gradual phasing out of teaching.
• If the discontinued degree is replaced by a similar one (modifying the nature of the degree), it establishes the conditions that facilitate students' continued studies in the new degree program and the equivalences between the subjects of both programs.
Access and admission rules
Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to students with the following degrees/ diplomas or studies, or any other recognized as equivalent to these:
A.1. Spanish Bachiller, European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
A.2. Baccalaureate from European Union Member States’ education systems or other countries withinternational agreements.
A.3. Advanced Technician in Vocational Training, Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts and Design orAdvanced Technician in Sports Education, from the Spanish Education System.
A.4.Studies carried out in European Union Member States or in other countries with international reciprocal agreements which meet the academic requirements in those States to access their university study programmes.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.
A.6. Partial (foreign or Spanish) university studies.
Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is also possible for:
B.1. People over twenty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
B.2. People over forty with work or professional experience related to a university field of knowledge.
B.3. People over forty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
Likewise, access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to:
C.1. People meeting the requirements to enter university according to the Spanish Education System regulations prior to Ley Orgánica 8/2013, of December 9.
The Faculty of Philology has 27 general purpose lecture halls of varying capacities, three seminar rooms, plus language labs, a computer room for teaching, and two video-conference rooms.
The Faculty has wifi network coverage throughout the building, allowing for the use of the lobbies as informal work areas, which are equipped with work tables and power points for this purpose.
The Faculty of Philology Library, with in excess of 400 reading stations, plus an excellent collection comprising more than 200,000 volumes and 1,700 journals.
1. Form graduated students expert on knowledge, scientific methods and analysis resources for the advanced linguistic and literary studies in galician and the basic/intermediate study of a second language and its literature, Romance philology, General Linguistics or Literary Theory and Comparative Literature.
2. Use resources for the critical selection of bibliographic sources and promote the capacity of synthesis and complex information management.
3. Acquire the necessary tools, resources and techniques to develop adequately in a professional future (teaching literature, in galician, linguistic advice and correction, linguistic planning, communicative mediation, translation, clinical linguistics, publication activities, etc.).
4. Create problem identification and solution search habits applied to both academic and professional contexts.
5. Develop both analytic and critical abilities applying different approaches and techniques which allow a linguistic analysis of texts, literary and non-literary discourses, their interpretation and critical comprehension and their valuation and assessment.
6. Put into practice the intuition and logical thought through the Spanish grammar and literature study.
7. Use rational and critical procedures to examine the galician literary production in both its historical development and its specific socio – cultural framework.
8. Acquire abilities to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions, especially in the galician language and literature area, to both specialized and non-specialized audience.
9. Improve both spoken and written abilities in the mother tongue and develop basic competences in, at least, one foreign language.
10. Recognize the importance of controlling both linguistic and discursive abilities in scientific and academic activities, as well as in their daily life.
11. Develop the sensitivity, analytic and critical thinking to interpret the literary work, appreciate in a positive way the different linguistic/speech manifestations of different speech communities.
12. Respect the fundamental and equal rights for women and men, the promotion of human rights and equality of opportunities, non-discrimination and universal accessibility of disabled people.
Basic skills
That students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding in an area of study that builds on the foundation of general secondary education and is typically at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study;
That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills typically demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study;
That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific, or ethical issues;
That students can communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences;
That students have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
Generic skills
1. Acquisition and understanding of knowledge, scientific methods and analysis resources for (a) the advanced linguistic and literary Galician study or (b) the basic/intermediate study of a second language and its literature, Romance Philology, General Linguistics or Literary Theory and Comparative Literature.
2. Abilities to apply those knowledge and methods to recognize, identify and solve a problem both in the linguistic and in the literary studies and in the professional field: teaching languages and literature, linguistic advice and correction, linguistic planning, communicative mediation, translation, clinical linguistics, publication activities, etc.
3. Ability to reflect and have critical thought to describe, interpret and appreciate linguistic and literary facts.
4. Ability to put into practice inductive and deductive reasoning when combining the data analysis with the theoretical line of argument.
5. Ability to abstract thinking, synthesis and analysis, when making generalizations based on the description of data.
6. Ability to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions on Galician language and literature matters to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.
7. Fluency in spoken and written skills, both in Galician and other languages, in different contexts.
8. Ability in the use of computer devices and the use of the Net which allow them to establish national and international contact, as well as work in collaboration with others and in multicultural and multilingual context.
9. Autonomous learning of new knowledge and analysis techniques.
Specific skills
-Dominar as bases teóricas, enfoques e recursos elementais de análises do ámbito dá Lingüística xeral imprescindibles para (a) abordar ou estudo dá linguaxe e dás linguas; (b) analizar e contrastar a organización fónica, gramatical, léxico-semántica e pragmática en diferentes tipos de linguas.
-Dominar as bases teóricas, métodos e conceptos do ámbito dá Teoría dá Literatura e Literatura Comparada, necesarios para fundamentar a análise crítica de textos literarios nos niveis formal-estrutural, semiótico, hermenéutico, cultural e sistémico.
-Posuír coñecementos básicos / medios na gramática, literatura e cultura dunha segunda lingua, ou en Filoloxía románica.
-Identificar e comprender aqueles elementos (obxecto de estudo, metodoloxía, linguaxe e terminoloxía crítica especializada, etc.) que definen e articulan vos estudos lingüísticos e literarios como disciplinas científicas non ámbito dás Humanidades.
-Recoñecer ou carácter interdisciplinar dous estudos lingüístico-literarios.
-Aplicar a metodoloxía científica que permita abarcar vos distintos tipos de estudos lingüísticos e literarios.
-Dominar vos diversos enfoques e métodos que permiten a comprensión crítica dá obra literaria.
-Coñecer vos escritores e obras máis importantes e representativos de xéneros, correntes ou tendencias de cada un dous períodos dá historia dá literatura.
-Posuír un coñecemento avanzado dá lingua galega mediante ou estudo dá gramática, a reflexión sobre vos usos discursivos e a análise de textos literarios.
-Comprender a complexidade dous feitos lingüísticos e dás obras literarias, aprender a aprezar vos seus valores estéticos e extraer ou caudal informativo que encerra ou texto literario.
-Ser capaz de aplicar vos coñecementos técnicos e activos dá gramática dá lingua galega, tanto na súa vertente sincrónica como diacrónica.
-Interpretar con rigor as obras máis importantes e representativas de xéneros, correntes ou tendencias de cada un dous períodos dá historia dá literatura galega.
-Coñecer a teoría e ou pensamento estético non seu discorrer histórico en tanto condicionante de xéneros, estilos, morfoloxía e técnicas do discurso literario.
-Ser capaz de recoñecer as variedades internas dá lingua galega (temporais, espaciais, sociais e situacionais).
-Coñecer a situación sociolingüística dá lingua galega, as súas causas históricas e estruturais.
-Coñecer as características dás diversas manifestacións dá creación literaria, incardinándoas non contexto socio-cultural non que se xestan e conectándoas con outras formas de expresión artística.
-Manexar con habilidade as novas tecnoloxías que faciliten ou estudo dá lingua e a literatura galegas.
-Empregar ferramentas de procura de recursos bibliográficos para ou estudo dá lingua galega e manexar as fontes documentais e bibliográficas propias dá literatura.
-Desenvolver a competencia comunicativa.
-Ser capaz de realizar posteriores estudos especializados, tanto nunha disciplina filológica como en calquera dás ciencias e técnicas que requiran bos fundamentos filológicos.
Mobility
Student mobility is regulated by the "Regulations on Interuniversity Exchanges." The Office of Foreign Affairs manages both national (SICUE), European (ERASMUS), and non-EU exchange programs (exchanges with Latin American countries or English-speaking countries):
Academic recognition of a maximum of six elective credits may be obtained by completing external internships related to the degree. To this end, the Faculty will annually issue a public call for applications from existing programs, so that interested students can apply for this opportunity. Students wishing to complete external internships must have earned 150 credits, including all credits corresponding to the first two years of the degree.
The student must demonstrate that he or she has acquired the skills associated with the degree over the four years of study.
Number of Students Enrolled in an Academic Year Excluding Incoming Mobility Program Students
Scale info: Whole Number
143,0
165,0
195,0
200,0
201,0
198,0
IN03
New enrolments.
Number of Students Enrolling in a Study Program for the First Time, Including Those Transferring Their Academic Records, Accessing Through Partial Recognition of Foreign Studies, or Transitioning from Phasing-Out Programs
Scale info: Whole Number
47,0
57,0
63,0
50,0
50,0
46,0
IN04
Enrolment for start of studies.
Number of Students Enrolling in the First Year of a Study Program for the First Time, Excluding Those Accessing Through Partial Recognition of Foreign Studies, Transfers, or Transitions from Phasing-Out Programs
Scale info: Whole Number
45,0
55,0
60,0
46,0
49,0
46,0
IN05
Variation of enrolment at the start of studies.
Relative Variation Rate of New Enrollment through Pre-registration
Scale info: Percentage with Two Decimal Places
-19,64
22,22
9,09
-23,33
-
-
Admittance profile
IN06
Average pre-enrolment access score.
Average Admission Grade through Pre-registration for Students Beginning Studies, Determining the Entry Profile.
Scale info: Rational number with two decimals. The range goes from 0 to the maximum value that can be obtained in each academic year for pre-registration (some historical values were 10.00 points, 12.00 points, or 14.00 points).
-
8,7851
9,165
8,8932
9,5307
9,2612
IN08
Percentage of foreign students over enrolled students.
Percentage of foreign students among enrolled students, excluding those enrolled in incoming mobility programs.
Scale info: Percentage with Two Decimal Places
-
0,61
0,51
0,5
0,0
0,0
IN09
Percentage of national students from outside Galicia over enrolled students.
Percentage of national students from outside Galicia among enrolled students, excluding those enrolled in incoming mobility programs.
Scale info: Percentage with Two Decimal Places
0,0
0,61
0,51
1,0
1,49
2,02
Adaptation to demand
IN10
Ratio of students pre-enrolled in 1st option over the places offered.
Number of first-time enrolled students who pre-registered as their first choice divided by the number of available seats.
Scale info: Percentage with Two Decimal Places
-
88,0
96,0
72,0
86,0
80,0
IN12
Occupancy rate
Number of new enrollment students through pre-registration divided by the number of available seats.
Scale info: Percentage with Two Decimal Places
-
110,0
120,0
92,0
98,0
92,0
Mobility
Indicator
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
External mobility
IN18
Percentage of students received by the USC from mobility programmes over the total number of enrolled students.
Number of students received at USC in that degree from other universities (mobility programs) divided by the number of students enrolled in the degree.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
4,24
0,0
3,0
1,0
0,51
Work placements
Indicator
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
IN22
Percentage of graduates who completed external work placements.
Percentage ratio between the graduates of a degree in an academic year who, during their studies, completed internships in companies and institutions, and the total number of graduates in that degree in the same academic year.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
0,0
11,76
10,71
12,12
36,36
25,71
Results
Indicator
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
Drop-out
IN40
Drop-out rate during the first year.
Percentage ratio between the students of an entry cohort enrolled in the degree in academic year X, who did not enroll in academic years X+1 and X+2, and the total number of students in that entry cohort who entered in academic year X.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
54,17
14,89
23,08
17,02
18,0
15,0
IN41
Drop-out rate RD 1393.
Percentage ratio between the students of a new entry cohort who were supposed to obtain the degree in the previous academic year but did not enroll in either that academic year or the one before.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
50,0
40,0
66,67
27,66
33,33
27,66
Assessment
IN36
Assessment rate.
Percentage ratio between the total number of ordinary credits students presented themselves for and the total number of ordinary credits they enrolled in.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
84,33
90,66
92,69
87,08
85,78
87,15
Average duration of studies
IN38
Average duration of studies.
Average duration (in years) in which students take to complete the credits corresponding to the curriculum.
Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places.
5,4
4,6667
4,5909
4,3704
4,2632
4,6429
Efficiency of graduates
IN53
Efficiency rate (graduates' performance).
Percentage ratio between the total number of credits a student passed throughout the degree they graduated from and the total number of credits they enrolled in.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
85,68
85,92
88,51
92,54
96,55
90,44
Students per group
IN32
Average number of students per interactive teaching group.
Ratio between the number of enrolled students and the number of interactive teaching groups.
Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places.
26,051
27,2184
27,223
27,2491
25,6075
25,1678
IN55
Average number of students enrolled in subjects (FB and OB) per theory (lecture) group.
Ratio between the number of students enrolled in compulsory basic training subjects and the number of theory groups for those subjects.
Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places.
53,0
59,4554
62,0495
58,2593
55,3784
56,4327
IN56
Average number of students enrolled in optional subjects per theory (lecture) group.
Ratio between the number of students enrolled in elective subjects and the number of theory groups for those subjects.
Scale info: Rational number with two decimal places.
34,4
34,7692
35,1
36,725
32,5778
32,3333
Success
IN35
Success rate.
Percentage ratio between the total number of ordinary credits passed by students and the total number of ordinary credits they presented themselves for.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
85,79
94,32
87,83
85,16
82,2
85,13
IN50
Success rate of graduates.
Percentage ratio between the total number of credits a student passed throughout the degree they graduated from and the total number of credits they presented themselves for.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
85,68
85,92
92,48
94,63
98,05
93,37
Graduation
IN37
Graduation rate.
Percentage ratio between the students who completed their studies within the time planned in the curriculum or in one additional academic year and their cohort of entry.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
38,46
48,0
25,0
57,45
56,41
46,81
IN51
Graduation suitability rate.
Percentage ratio between the students who completed their studies within the time planned in the curriculum or earlier and their entry cohort.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
38,46
24,0
16,67
43,59
29,79
32,0
Performance
IN34
Performance rate.
Percentage ratio between the total number of ordinary credits passed by students and the total number of ordinary credits in which they enrolled.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
72,34
85,51
81,41
74,15
70,51
74,2
Satisfaction
IN15
Satisfaction of outgoing students with mobility programmes.
Average rating of the satisfaction survey for outgoing students with mobility programs.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
-
-
4,51
5,0
3,54
3,31
IN19
Student satisfaction with external work placement programmes.
Average rating of the satisfaction survey for students with external internships.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
-
-
-
-
4,2778
4,2778
IN20
Satisfaction of external tutors with external work placement programmes.
Average rating of the satisfaction survey for professional tutors with external internships.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
-
-
-
5,0
4,42
4,6
IN23
Graduate satisfaction with publicly available information.
Average rating of the satisfaction survey for graduates with the available public information.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
3,1667
-
-
-
-
-
IN33
Level of satisfaction of graduates with services.
Average rating of the questions related to satisfaction with services in the graduates' survey.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
3,5556
-
-
-
-
-
IN42
Overall level of satisfaction of graduates with the degree.
Average rating of the questions related to satisfaction with the degree in the graduates' survey.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
-
-
3,39
3,32
-
3,91
IN46
Student satisfaction with the teaching received.
Average rating of the student satisfaction survey with the teaching received.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
4,1
3,91
4,03
4,3
4,18
4,2
IN47
Satisfaction of the teaching staff with the teaching given.
Average rating of the faculty satisfaction survey with the teaching provided.
Scale info: Minimum 0.00, maximum 5.00.
4,1779
4,1353
4,093
4,1927
4,2925
4,2388
IN48
Response rate in the survey on student satisfaction with the teaching received.
Percentage of responses in the student satisfaction survey.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
40,5286
47,6852
41,6667
19,3237
17,9372
57,9909
Human resources
Indicator
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-2024
IN24
Percentage of teaching and research staff with six-year terms over the total teaching and research staff in the degree.
Percentage ratio between the PDI (Teaching and Research Staff) with research periods (sexenios) and the total PDI with teaching in the degree who may have research periods.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
86,67
88,24
89,29
90,91
92,86
90,48
IN25
Percentage of PhD teaching and research staff over total teaching and research staff.
Percentage ratio between the doctoral PDI (Teaching and Research Staff) and the total PDI with teaching in the degree.
Scale info: Percentage with two decimal places.
88,35
87,76
84,47
84,55
85,71
85,05
IN26
Percentage of civil servant teaching and research staff over total teaching and research staff.
Percentage ratio between the tenured PDI (Teaching and Research Staff) and the total PDI with teaching in the degree.
