The Spanish Deparetment – A Breif

The Head of the Department

Associate Prof. Dr. Salwa Mohamed Mahmoud Hamd
Head of the Spanish Department

Definition & Objectives:

By the end of the 4 years, the students will be able to:

• Understand the cultural and human backgrounds of their civilization and other civilizations.
• Master the usage of both the Spanish and Arabic languages for purposes of understanding, expression, communication and writing.
• Translate texts in different fields by different means efficiently and accurately.
• Taste the language by understanding its expressions and its various meanings in different contexts.

The Spanish Department – Faculty of Arts at Helwan University- has an Egyptian-European Master’s Program; which becomes in the regulations of the post graduate studies under a Ministerial Decree No. 4599 on 22 of October, 2014 and adopted by the Supreme Council of Universities on 28^th of November, 2013.

The duration of the study in the program is: two years; following the European credit hours system. In this program, the number of credit hours is 90 hours, distributed as follows:

First year:

• 60 credit hours: (54 credit hours) for obligatory pre- courses and (6 credit hours) for selective courses.

Second Year:

• 30 credit hours: as master’s thesis

The Main Objectives of the Program Are to:

• Develop the student’s knowledge of the Spanish language and culture.
• Develop the student’s linguistic and research skills in the specialized fields according to the international standards and qualifications.
• Develop self-learning abilities and establish the principles of scientific research, analysis and criticism; which allow specialists to keep track with what is new and to find out about the latest developments in the field.
• Qualify the graduates to work in areas related to the Spanish language and culture, such as: teaching in various stages of education, mass media, international cooperation offices, translation, tourism… etc.

Advantages of the Program:

• The student obtains a common Egyptian-European degree.
• The Participation of a number of unique foreign professors from Salamanca, Bologna and Italy Universities. In addition to a group of Spanish professors from Cairo, Helwan, Ain-Shams, Al-Azhar and Al-Menia Universities.

Conditions for Admission:

• Bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Helwan, 6th of October or Aswan Universities.
• Pass the personal interview.

Required Documents:

• Copy of the bachelor’s degree,
• Copy of the certificate of the four years,
• Copy of the National ID,
• Two recommendation letters,
• A Motivation letter,
• 2 personal photos,
• A modified CV ( with the takes courses) and
• Any Certificates for learning or teaching Spanish language (if found).

Date of Admission:

• The second half of August, for two weeks.

For further information: Contact Dr. Haiam Abdou- Program Coordinator

Email: Haabdou200@yahoo.com

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Revised and Edited by: Nahla Surour, Lecturer

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