Spanish BA (Hons)

With a BA Spanish undergraduate degree, you’ll immerse yourself in language and culture through an exciting and varied programme of modules, gaining invaluable employability skills. <br/><br/>Spanish is the second most spoken language globally, with over 400 million native speakers from over 20 different countries. Our staff have a wide range of expertise, including specialists in Iberian, Latin-American literature, history, linguistics and translation studies. Specialist options include: <br/><br/><br/>- Figuring and Re-figuring the Hispanic World in Visual Culture <br/><br/><br/>- The Digital Past <br/><br/><br/>- Gender and Sexuality in the Hispanic World <br/><br/><br/>- Spanish Exile Culture <br/><br/><br/>- Between the National and the Global: Peninsular Spanish History, 1936 to the Present Day <br/><br/><br/>- Translation in Theory and Practice in Europe <br/><br/><br/>Our BA Spanish degree is flexible, meaning youll be able to major in Spanish as a language or choose study it as a Joint Honours, where your second language holds equal weighting. <br/><br/>**Pathway options** you can also choose the option of Translation Studies alongside one or two languages.<br/><br/>One of the most exciting elements of this degree is that youll experience living and studying in a year abroad.<br/><br/>**Why study this course?**<br/><br/>**Practice as a professional** – Develop your skills with our state-of-the-art Interpreting Suite with Televic interpreting desks and sound proof booths at the same professional standard as the United Nations.<br/><br/>**More than fluent** – Choose vocational modules in areas such as Language Teaching, Legal Culture, Business and more; leading into a wide range of career prospects with the help of our Careers and Employability team. <br/><br/>**Flexibility** - choose to combine Spanish with ONE or TWO additional languages, Translation, Business Management, Linguistics, English Literature, History, History of Art or Music. <br/><br/>**Multicultural city** – Learn in a vibrant city that is culturally, ethnically and religiously diverse. Join a number of language and culture-based societies to further enhance your skills including the multilingual Linguist Magazine.<br/><br/>**Focused academic contact** – We pride ourselves on competitive contact hours. These take place within small groups, encouraging active language learning through engagement with cultural material (beginners will receive more support in English, as appropriate).<br/><br/>**20th for Iberian Languages in the Complete University Guide by subject (2023)**<br/><br/>**Top 30 for Iberian Languages in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide (2023)**