Bachelor’s Degree Final Project
Code: 106665 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| English and French Studies | OB | 4 |
Contact
- Name:
- Anna Corral Fulla
- Email:
- ana.corral@uab.cat
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Prerequisites
General prerequisites
Students can register for the TFG provided they have passed 2/3 of the credits of the curriculum, that is, 160 credits.
The TFG is a 4th year second-semester subject.
Students who are registering for the TFG a second time or who can duly justify a personal circumstance will be able to do the TFG during the first semester if the Teaching Committee grants permission.
Since students enrolled in the TFG will have obtained credits in basic training and mandatory second and third year subjects, it is expected that they will express themselves correctly both orally and in writing in Catalan, English and Spanish.
Students are expected to know the general presentation guidelines for an academic paper.
Specific prerequisites
Specific prerequisites are determined by the branch of knowledge chosen to carry out the TFG. When the final degree project (TFG) has been assigned to one of the departments that are part of this degree combination, students should check the TFG study guides of the English Studies Degree and French Studies Degree (in the latter case, please refer to the contents of this guide).
Objectives and Contextualisation
General Aims
The TFG is a piece of work that must allow a global and synthetic assessment of the specific and cross-curricular competences of the degree.
The TFG involves two educational activities:
- Writing an academic paper (15-25 pages long /4000 to 9000 words). The topic has to be related to one of the areas of the English and Classical Degree.
- Oral presentation of the paper in front of a committee.
Specific Aims
Specific aims are determined by the branch of knowledge chosen to carry out the TFG. Please check the TFG study guides of English Studies Degree or French Studies Degree (in the latter case, please refer to the contents of this guide).
Competences
- Act with ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and duties, diversity and democratic values.
- Apply scientific ethical principles to information processing.
- Carry out effective written work or oral presentations adapted to the appropriate register in different languages.
- Demonstrate the ability to work autonomously and in teams with the aim of attaining the planned objectives in multicultural and interdisciplinary contexts.
- Develop arguments applicable to the fields of English and French literature, culture and linguistics and evaluate their academic relevance.
- Make changes to methods and processes in the area of knowledge in order to provide innovative responses to society's needs and demands.
- Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their study area) to issue judgments that include reflection on important issues of social, scientific or ethical.
- Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
- Take sex- or gender-based inequalities into consideration when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Understand and produce oral and written academic texts with appropriateness and fluency in distinct communicative contexts.
- Use digital tools and specific documentary sources to gather and organise information.
- Use spoken English and French correctly for academic and professional purposes related to the study of linguistics, history, culture and literature.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply adequately the knowledge acquired to obtain data and manage documentary sources applicable to the study of French language, literature and culture.
- Argue in a reasoned and coherent way one's own hypotheses on the basis of documentation, bibliography and relevant data, and recognise the academic relevance of one's own discourse.
- Autonomously search, select and process information both from structured sources (databases, bibliographies, specialized magazines) and from across the network.
- Carry out a critical review of specialised texts and studies on linguistics, literature and culture and determine their relevance within the selected area of study.
- Communicate using language that is not sexist or discriminatory.
- Express oneself effectively orally and in writing using expository and argumentative techniques.
- Express oneself in English, orally and in writing, in an academic register, using the appropriate terminology in relation to the area selected for the final dissertation.
- Express, orally and in writing, opinions or content in English and French at higher-proficient-user level (C2).
- Identify situations that require a change or improvements in the area selected for the final degree project.
- In a responsible and reasoned way, apply the appropriate computer techniques for the consultation and management of specific documentary sources.
- In French, justify in a reasoned, coherent and structured way one's own hypotheses and conclusions on topics of French language, linguistics, literature or culture based on relevant documentation, bibliography and data.
- Incorporate ideas and concepts from published sources into work, citing and referencing appropriately.
- Interpret oral and written discourse in depth and provide arguments for their critical analysis.
- Locate specialised and academic information and select this according to its relevance.
- Make oral and written presentations of an academic and/or professional nature on French language, linguistics, culture or literature with a high degree of linguistic accuracy and terminological precision in French.
- Organise and manage learning time efficiently and profitably.
- Plan work effectively and independently in order to fulfil the planned objectives.
- Present arguments and evaluate the relevance of the analysis of a linguistic, literary or cultural phenomenon.
- Produce an essay (or similar) respecting the ethical aspects related to the authorship of ideas and the diversity of opinions.
- Produce an original piece of work that makes a contribution to knowledge of French literature or culture, to the application of this knowledge, to its transfer to the professional field or to its social dissemination.
- Produce speeches in French adapting language register to the communicative situation.
- Produce written and oral academic texts at higher-proficient-user level (C2) on the concepts and competences relevant to the area selected for the final dissertation.
- Produce written work or oral presentations in accordance with the principles of academic ethics.
- Select and interpret data relevant to the area selected for the degree-final project.
- Synthesise information obtained from distinct sources, problematise a topic, and structure the information in a relevant way in oral and written presentations adapted to the audience.
- Understand specialised academic texts on the area selected for the degree-final project.
- Work with independence and initiative, integrating the contributions of others and respecting the established work plan.
Content
FRENCH STUDIES
General Content
Degree project is a compulsory 6-credit subject. The project (TFG) is to be done individually and autonomously under the supervision of a member of the degree teaching staff.
The project must be original and unpublished. Plagiarism will be penalized (fail). Students are to sign a document (see Moodle) declaring that that have not committed plagiarism. This document is to be attached to the paper when it is handed in. Students may choose their topic from any of the branches of knowledge related to their degree.
Specific content
Specific content (topics) is determined by the branch of knowledge chosen to carry out the TFG. Please check the TFG study guides of English Studies Degree or French Studies Degree.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Tutorial meetings | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 9, 16, 27 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Tutorials | 7 | 0.28 | 1, 10, 2, 11, 18, 3, 26, 5, 21, 23, 20, 19, 8, 6, 7, 15, 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 27 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Preparation of a synthesis report of the activities carried out | 140 | 5.6 | 1, 10, 2, 11, 18, 3, 26, 5, 21, 23, 20, 19, 8, 6, 7, 15, 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 27 |
FRENCH STUDIES
General Methodology
This subject has no weekly in-class teaching activities. The teaching methodology is based on the activities detailed in the table. TFGs are done individually. Students on an Erasmus stay may do their TFG in their guest university, except for the oral presentation, which will be done at the UAB and obtain full recognition of their TFG done in the guest university as any other subject.
Supervisor/topic assignment
- Combined Degree students have to choose a branch of knowlege to carry out their TFG.
- The list of supervisors and topics offered will be published during the month of September on Moodle.
- Students will fill in a pre-registration google form and choose 10 preferences (5 preferences per
- branch).
- Pre-registration forms must be completed considering the deadlines established in the TFG calendar (see Calendar).
- Supervisors will be assigned in November according to transcript average marks.
- The list of assigned supervisors will be published in November.
TFG Calendar 2025-2026
Semester B
· July 2025: Registration period.
· 1st – 17th October 2025: Supervisor and topic preferences to be manifested.
· 20th October – 14th November 2025: Supervisor and topic assignment.
· 21st November 2025: publication.
. 16th March 2026: submission (to the tutor) of the index, bibliography and a chapter.
. 26th May 2026: submission (to the tutor) of the draft of the entire TFG for final correction.
· 17th June 2026 at 14:00: Due date for final TFG version
· 25th June– 3rd July 2026: TFG oral presentations.
Semester A (exceptional cases)
· 19th September 2025: Deadline to request to do the TFG insemester with the conditionsspecified in each syllabus.
· 22nd – 26th September 2025: Supervisor and topic assignment.
. 12th January: submission (to the tutor) of the draft of the entire TFG for final correction
· 26th January 2026: Due date for final TFG version.
·09th – 13rd February 2026: TFG oral presentations.
The public defense session is in person. The student will have 15 minutes to present their work.
The presentation of the TFG requires prior authorization from the tutor, who will sign the cover of the TFG as a sign of their agreement.
Specificmethodology
Specific methodology is determined by the branch of knowledge chosen to carry out the TFG. Please check the TFG guides of English Studies Degree or French Studies Degree (this guide).
It could be the case that some modifications occur depending on the new protocol.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral presentation | 40% | 1 | 0.04 | 5, 21, 23, 8, 6, 7, 15, 13, 22 |
| Written paper | 60% | 0 | 0 | 1, 10, 2, 11, 18, 3, 26, 5, 21, 23, 20, 19, 8, 6, 7, 15, 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 27 |
FRENCH STUDIES
General assessment
The assessment of this subject is based on the continuous assessment of three items and it consists of two parts:
- Written paper = 60% (writing follow-up: between 10% and 20%, finished paper: between 40% and 50%)
- Oral presentation = 40% Both the written part and the oral presentation need to be passed to pass the TFG
The student must include a detailed summary (between 5 and 8 pages) of the work carried out, written in the language of combination that was not chosen. The summary must include the research objectives, methodology, an analysis of the results, and an evaluation of the conclusions. Linguistic competence and academic use in both of the degree’s languages will be assessed by a committee made up of specialists in both languages. The committee will take into account both parts of the written work (produced in different languages), as well as the oral presentation, during which the student will be asked questions in both languages and will be expected to respond accordingly in each.
Since the assessment is continuous, part of the written essay grade (between 10% and 20%) will correspond to the tutor's monitoring of the work done by the students throughout the semester.
In order for the TFG to be evaluated, the student must have completed both parts: the written paper and the oral presentation. If the student does not attend the oral defense or fails it, the maximum grade for the thesis will be 4.
Excellent With Honors Award
The qualification Matrícula d'Honor will be awarded by a specific committee taking into consideration the TFG mark and the 3rd and 4th year transcript average (75% TFG, 25% transcript). The committee will be composed by single degree coordinators and the coordinator of the combined degrees.
Publication in the DDD
Those students with a mark ≥9will be asked to edit their work and sign a written consent for the TFG to be published in the UAB's DDD, and will be openly accessible for teaching, research or personal study purposes, except in those cases in which the author explicitly indicates the confidential nature of the TFG, or there are data that cannot be made public because of their private nature, or the author does not explicitly authorize the public access of the paper. In any possible use of the TFG, the author, nature of the paper and its link to the Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres (UAB) must be stated.
Reassessment
Reassessment is not applicable in the TFG.
Single assessment
This subject does not incorporate single assessment.
Plagiarism/AI
For this subject, since they are philology degrees, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to generate text or perform translations is not permitted. In all other cases, the use of such technology is subject to the discretion of the TFG’s supervisor, with prior written consent from the supervisor specifying the tasks for which the student may use it. The student must clearly identify which parts were generated using this technology, specify how it was used, and include a critical reflection on how it influenced the process and final outcome of the activity. This reflection, together with the supervisor’s written consent, must be included as annexes at the end of the paper. Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, thestudent will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinaryprocess that may take place.
Specific assessment
Please check the TFG guides of English Studies Degree or French Studies Degree (this guide). Oral presentations are mandatory and will take place at the end of June (see Calendar in the Methodology section).
Bibliography
The supervisor will provide the student with general and specific bibliographic references when the assignment to the department where the student will carry out their final degree project (TFG) has been made.
How to cite and compile references: https://www.uab.cat/web/estudia-i-investiga/com-citar-i-elaborar-la-bibliografia-1345708785665.html
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Groups and Languages
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