Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Modern Languages

• BC1 Possess and understand knowledge in an area of study that starts from the base of general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study.
• BC2 Apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way, and have the competences that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the solving of problems within their area of study.
• BC3 Gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflections on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
• BC4 Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialized and non-specialized public.
• BC5 Develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

• GC1 Identify the main theoretical contributions in the field of linguistic and literary studies.
• GC2 Acquire basic scientific education applied to modern foreign languages and their professional practices.
• GC3 Develop argumentation and exposition strategies, orally and in writing, within the field of study of Applied Modern Languages.
• GC4 Know fundamental issues about the nature of language in order to understand its relationship with culture, society and other humanistic disciplines.
• GC5 Understand, evaluate and analyze messages in different supports in the languages studied, framed in different sociocultural contexts.
• GC6 Use new information and knowledge technologies for the organization, planning and development of academic and professional activities in the field of Applied Modern Languages.
• GC7 Recognize, document, evaluate and delve into linguistic, literary and cultural diversity in the current context, taking into account its origins and future perspectives.
• GC8 Develop the ability for linguistic mediation to achieve understanding, acceptance of diversity and its value in intercultural communication.
• GC9 Use search tools for documentary resources for the study of modern foreign languages and handle the sources of their corresponding literatures.

• SC1 Develop the skills to communicate autonomously and effectively in two modern foreign languages and instrumentally in a third language.
• SC2 Know the theoretical and practical description of the chosen languages and their literatures in order to apply it to their academic and professional use with a different degree of instrumental mastery.
• SC3 Effectively apply techniques and resources related to linguistic mediation, language teaching, the improvement of communication mediated by technology and the resolution of intercultural conflicts in professional environments.
• SC4 Describe the structure of the languages studied at different levels (phonological, lexical, morphological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic-discursive), identifying the different registers.
• SC5 Know the pragmatic rules of the languages studied in order to properly interpret oral and written messages, preventing linguistic and intercultural misunderstandings.
• SC6 Understand the complexity of linguistic facts and literary works, appreciate their aesthetic values and assess their significance in the sociopolitical context in which they are framed.
• SC7 Develop, present and defend an original work, a synthesis of the skills acquired in the Bachelor's Degree.
• SC8 Know and know how to apply basic concepts, methods and terminology of linguistics, literature and language acquisition.
• SC9 Apply knowledge of linguistics both in its synchronic and diachronic aspects.
• SC10 Recognize the temporal, spatial, social and situational varieties of the languages studied, to interpret texts of different types and to adjust to them in communicative exchanges.
• SC11 Know the fundamentals of technological applications for natural language processing, improving communication, organization and access to information.
• SC12 Identify and understand the elements that define and articulate linguistic and literary studies as scientific disciplines and recognize their interdisciplinary nature.
• SC13 Know the current geopolitical and social situation of the countries of the languages studied from a historical perspective.
• SC14 Understand, know, analyze, compare and evaluate different psycholinguistic and cognitive theories of language acquisition and different methodologies and approaches for teaching languages.

Those interested in studying and or University must have the following profile. They will be students of the baccalaureate of Humanities and Social Sciences, with good grades, with a special inclination towards modern languages, literature, humanities and culture in general. Specifically, the student who chooses Applied Modern Languages must have:

• Interest in knowledge, in general.
• Respect for culture.
• Intellectual curiosity for the acquisition of new knowledge.
• Interest in acquiring international experience and broadening one's own vision of the world.
• Interest and sensitivity for literature, love of reading.
• Interest in communicating in several languages and in learning about the cultures associated with these languages.
• Concern and curiosity about the manifestations of contemporary art, literature and culture and, in general, about the humanities.
• Interest in the current socioeconomic and political environment.
• Interest in becoming professionally competent.
• Respect for human rights and equality between people.
• Sensitivity towards people with disabilities.
• A degree of proficiency in English equivalent to, at least, the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for the Learning, Teaching and Assessment of Languages will be an access requirement, since it is the lingua franca of the degree.

With regard to their admission competences, the following will be of value:

• Basic skills to express themselves orally and in writing in the language chosen as the main language.
• Basic knowledge about art and culture in its different manifestations and contexts.
• Ability for empathy and acceptance of cultural diversity.
• Ability to appreciate linguistic and cultural diversity.
• Sensitivity towards the humanities in general.
• Aptitudes and conceptual, linguistic and perceptive abilities linked to this area of knowledge.
• Ability to acquire new knowledge, not limited only to that related to the subjects of this degree.
• Ability to be part of teams, to collaborate on different projects with other people, as well as to interact in different linguistic and cultural contexts.

The access routes to the Bachelor's Degree in Applied Modern Languages are described below, in addition, the Antonio de Nebrija University will publish on its website the offer of available places for the first year of the Bachelor's Degree in Applied Modern Languages:

1. Students who have a baccalaureate degree and have passed the University Access Tests may apply for admission, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1892/2008, of November 14, which regulates the access conditions to official university teachings of Bachelor's Degrees.
2. Also, and in accordance with the provisions of RD 412/2014, the following students may apply for admission to the university:
   • a) Graduates in European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
   • b) Students who have Baccalaureate degrees, diplomas or studies from educational systems of Member States of the European Union, or other States with which international agreements applicable in this regard have been signed, on a reciprocal basis.
   • c) Students who have degrees, diplomas or studies homologated to the Baccalaureate degree of the Spanish Educational System, obtained or carried out in educational systems of States that are not members of the European Union with which no international agreements have been signed in reciprocity for the recognition of the Baccalaureate degree, notwithstanding the provisions of article 4 of RD 412/2014.
   • d) Students who have official degree of Senior Technician in Vocational Formation, of Senior Technician in Plastic Arts and Design, or of Senior Sports Technician belonging to the Spanish Educational System, or degrees, diplomas or studies declared equivalent or homologated to said degrees, without prejudice of the provisions in article 4 of RD 412/2014.
   • e) Students who have degrees, diplomas or studies, other than those equivalent to Baccalaureate degrees, Senior Technician in Vocational Training, Senior Technician in Plastic Arts and Design, or Senior Sports Technician of the Spanish Educational System, obtained or carried out in a member State of the European Union, or in other States with which international agreements have been signed that are applicable in this regard, on a reciprocal basis, when said students meet the academic requirements demanded in said Member State to access its Universities.
   • f) People who have passed the university entrance exam for people over 25 years old.
   • g) People who have passed the access test for official Bachelor's degree studies for people over 40 years old, through accreditation of work or professional experience. The procedures for admission through this route are reflected in the “POA_9 Access procedure over people over 40 years old”
   • h) People who have passed the university entrance exam for people over 45 years old.
   • i) Students who have an official Bachelor's, Master's or equivalent degree.
   • j) Students who have an official Associate's Degree, or a degree as Technical Architect, Technical Engineer, Undergraduate, Architect, Engineer, corresponding to the previous ordinance of university education, or an equivalent degree.
   • k) Students who have taken partial foreign or Spanish university studies, or who have finished foreign university studies but have not obtained their homologation in Spain and wish to continue studies at a Spanish university. In this case, it will be an indispensable requirement that Nebrija University have recognized at least 30 ECTS credits.
   • l) Students who were able to access the university according to regulations of the Spanish Educational System prior to Organic Law 8/2013, of December 9.
   • m) According to Order ECD/1941/2016, of December 22, its sole transitory provision establishes that it will not be necessary to pass the Baccalaureate evaluation test to access University studies in the following cases:
     • students who join a Baccalaureate course of the educational system defined by Organic Law 8/2013, of December 9, and having not passed Baccalaureate subjects from the curriculum prior to its implementation and take said subjects according to the curriculum of the previous educational system.
     • students who obtained the Baccalaureate degree in the 2015-2016 academic year and did not access the University at the end of said academic year.

In both cases, and when these students do not take the test, the grade to access official university degree studies will be the final grade obtained in the Baccalaureate courses.

• In the case of students with special educational needs derived from disabilities, the need for possible curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies will be assessed.
• In the case of non-Spanish-speaking students who wish to be admitted to the Bachelor's Degree in Applied Modern Languages and who wish to choose French as language B, they will be informed that there are a series of optional subjects in the 4th year that will require a B2 level of Spanish, so that they can plan their acquisition of Spanish in the case of wishing to opt for these elective subjects. Similarly, if students do not reach a B2 level of Spanish, they could complete their curriculum with the electives available in English.

At the Antonio de Nebrija University, the admission procedures established by university legislation will be carried out with particular reference to the guiding principles of accessing Spanish universities: equality, merit, ability, universal accessibility and adapting to the criteria of the European Higher Education Area.

Methods and deadlines for submitting admission applications.

In order to apply for admission to any official university Bachelor's degree, it will be necessary to complete the corresponding admission application through the University website, or request it at any of the university campuses within the deadlines established by the Department of University Development.
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Documentation necessary for admission to Bachelor's degree studies.

• a) Students with University Entrance Exams (from Baccalaureate and university entrance exams for people over 25yo): Those who have attended the University Entrance Exams must bring:
  • Copy of DNI or accrediting document.
  • Report card with the grades of the University Entrance Exams.
  • Personal academic record with the grades obtained in baccalaureate.
  • File Transfer Fees sealed by the University Secretary where the University Entrance Exam (Selectividad) was taken.
• b) Students who have a degree, diploma or studies equivalent to the Baccalaureate degree in educational systems from Member States of the European Union or from other States with which applicable international agreements have been signed, on a reciprocal basis. Graduates of European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
  • Photocopy of Passport or accrediting document.
  • Credentials for compliance with the requirements issued by the UNED or by the specified entity.
  • Report card with grades obtained in the University Entrance Exams, if applicable.
  • Accreditation of a B2 level in English, language in which the lectures will be taught throughout the degree.
• c) Students from Advanced Vocational Training, Second Degree Vocational Training: These students must provide the following:
  • Copy of the DNI or accrediting document.
  • Personal academic record with the grades obtained and the final numerical grade.
  • Diploma or the receipt of having paid the issuing fee of the diploma.
  • If applicable, document stating the result of the Specific Phase of the University Entrance Exams.
• d) University Graduates::
  • Photocopy of the DNI or accrediting document.
  • Academic record with the grades of each of the subjects taken and the final grade average.
  • Diploma or receipt of having paid the issuing fee for the diploma.

  In the case of students with validated foreign degrees, they must provide the following documentation:

  • Photocopy of Passport, DNI or accrediting document.
  • Homologation of the university degree.
  • Equivalences of grade averages of studies taken in foreign centers.
  • Accreditation of a B2 level in English, language in which the lectures will be taught throughout the degree.
• e) Students from previous educational arrangements who have not attended the general phase of University Entrance Exams, regulated in Royal Decree 1892/2008, of November 14:
  • Students from COU (college preparation courses) prior to the 1974-75 academic year, and students who have passed the Higher Baccalaureate with a state exam: photocopy of DNI, grade book and the grade card of the specific phase of the University Entrance Exams, if applicable.
  • Students who have passed the Higher Baccalaureate, PREU and the Maturity Test: photocopy of DNI, grade book, Maturity Test card and the grade card of the specific phase of the University Entrance Tests, if applicable.
• f) Students with partial recognition of foreign studies:
  These students must submit the following documentation, officially translated and legalized, if applicable:
  • Recognition request application form.
  • Photocopy of Passport or accrediting document.
  • Academic record accrediting the level and type of studies carried out, issued by the corresponding official Center, stating, at least, the following data: subjects taken, the credits or hourly load of each, grade and table or scale of grades.
  • Curriculum or table of subjects of the degree to which the subjects to be recognized belong, with express indication of the duration of those studies in academic years and the subjects that comprise it, and with the original seal of the Center of origin, or failing that, the documentation requested in the credit recognition procedure.
  • Subject programs, with details of the content and scope (hours and credits) with which they have been taken, and with the original stamp of the Center of origin or, failing that, the documentation requested in the credit recognition procedure.
  • Accreditation of a B2 level in English, language in which the lectures will be taught throughout the degree.
  • Equivalences of average grades of studies carried out in foreign centers.
• i) Students requesting admission due to change of university and/or studies. Students from other universities must submit the following documentation:
  • Photocopy of the DNI or accrediting document.
  • Copies sealed by the university of origin of the official content and competence programs, or teaching guides, of the different subjects passed or, failing that, the documentation requested in the credit recognition procedure
  • Personal academic record of university studies started with an average grade of 0-10, based on the provisions of Royal Decree 1125/2003 (BOE 18/09/2003).
  • Photocopy of the BOE where the degree's curriculum is published.
• j) Access to the University for people over 45 yo.
  • Photocopy of the DNI or accrediting document.
  • Certificate accrediting the passing of the Entrance Exam for those over 45 years old (test carried out at Nebrija University)
• k) Access to the University for people over 40 yo.
  • Copy of the DNI or accrediting document.
  • Positive report after the assessment at Nebrija University of all the requirements established in Art. 16 RD 412/2014.

Only those candidates who have submitted the required documentation within the deadlines established by the Admissions Department will be processed. In addition, the student will be asked for all the additional information that was deemed appropriate in order to know the candidate's suitability for the Bachelor's Degree.

For the purposes of pre-admission and admission, the evaluation of the candidate will be made using a scale of 0 to 10 points, taking into account the following criteria and percentages:

• Academic record of the student's route of origin: 60%
• Multiple-choice psychotechnical test: Evaluation 5%
  This test consists of a personality assessment test that explores the emotional, intellectual, social, and norms and values areas of each candidate for the Bachelor's Degree in Applied Modern Languages at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
• Specific knowledge test on the Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Modern Languages. Evaluation 10%.
  This is a multiple-choice test, and consists mainly of specific contents of some of the main areas of general knowledge (Arts and Humanities) that are going to be studied in the degree chosen by the candidate, in addition to other elements common to all degrees. This specific test may also be taken in person or online.
• Personal interview. Evaluation 25 %.
  Carried out by the person in charge of the Academic Program. This interview is used to verify the suitability of the candidate and his/her profile in accordance with this degree. The aim is to determine if the candidate has sufficient motivation, training and knowledge, skills, aptitudes, communication skills, and future interests necessary to be admitted as a student in the Bachelor's Degree in Applied Modern Languages at the Antonio de Nebrija University. This personal interview may be carried out in person or by videoconference.

The Admissions Committee will meet when necessary and will communicate the result of the admission to the candidate through email, telephone and letter so that they can proceed with their enrollment.

Once the student has been admitted, they will proceed to enroll, which consists of the following phases:

Place reservation

Candidates must reserve a place. This economic pre-enrollment guarantees the candidate's place at the University. This will not be returned except for students who are only conditionally admitted, or do not meet the legal access requirements, or for a justified medical cause.

Enrollment

Pre-enrolled candidates who wish to formalize their academic enrollment at the University must, within the indicated deadlines, follow these steps:
1.- Submit documentation: prove that they meet the requirements established by Spanish university legislation to be able to start university studies.
2.- Formalize the enrolment process online: The self-enrollment service on the Nebrija website allows admitted students to carry out all the academic, economic and administrative procedures within the established deadlines. To do this, they will receive, together with their letter of admission, the access code and personal password necessary to be able to carry out their self-enrollment. Once the self-enrollment has been formalized, the candidate acquires the status of Nebrija University student.

If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places offered, the student's academic record (grade average) will be taken as admission criteria.

Therefore, anyone interested in accessing the studies of the Bachelor's Degree in Applied Modern Languages must submit, without exception, their academic record, since it will be its grade average that decides their admission to the Bachelor's Degree in Applied Modern Languages, if the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered.

Once all places are full, in the event that there are more candidates interested in accessing the degree, they will be placed on a waiting list in case of any possible vacancies that may arise before the start of the academic year, and will be subject to the admission and selection criteria detailed in point 4 used for the rest of applicants.