Why study a Bachelor's Degree in Literature?
The objective of the Bachelor's Degree in Literature is to educate professionals with the ability to analyze, interpret and understand both literary and humanities texts.
The Literature Degree will allow you to: have a perfect command of Spanish that will help you develop and apply different projects (both educational and cultural) appropriate to the needs of the context and the current national and international situation. Develop successful communicative proposals (both oral and written communication), which are essential for both companies and the public sector. Know and be able to analyze the literary and cultural expressions of the Spanish language that make possible the understanding of the thought and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples. Why study a bachelor's degree in literature? Because it will give you a global knowledge of literature throughout history in general; and, above all, of Spanish and Latin American literature, through an approach to the literary works created in different periods and environments.
What type of people might be interested in this degree?
The person who wishes to study this degree must have these qualities and interests: respect, tolerance and interest in culture and the humanities, attraction to learning languages, enjoyment and habit of reading, interest and enjoyment in research, ability to concentrate and memorize, an analytical, critical and creative personality, ability to synthesize, oral and written communication skills, interest in drafting or writing, ability for academic work (both individual and group), ability to organize cultural activities, patience for teaching.
What kind of work does a Literature Graduate do? What scope does the degree have? In which sectors are Literature Graduates needed?
When you study the Bachelor's Degree in Literature, you become a professional who specializes in the search, selection and organization of the information needed in the teaching and business fields in order to promote humanistic studies and literary creation. The Literature Graduate will also be trained in information management and the administration of cultural programs within institutions and companies.
The Literature graduate will have training in literature in general; will possess a respectful, tolerant, and supportive attitude toward cultural diversity; will be able to analyze language, both in the literary field and in the cultural and social field; will be able to collect data and the material necessary for research through fieldwork or archival work; will be able to analyze existing texts and literary genres; will be able to apply the theoretical and methodological foundations of linguistics; will be able to carry out searches, selections, and organization of the information necessary for the business and teaching fields, with the aim of developing humanistic studies and literary production; will be trained to teach at the middle, upper-middle, and higher levels of education; and will also be able to work in the world of journalism, in print, radio, and television.
