MA Film & Visual Culture and Spanish & Latin American Studies
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Photography, combining visual culture with advanced language training. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Language & Translation. The curriculum includes a compulsory period abroad during the third year, undertaken as a teaching assistant or visiting student in a Spanish-speaking region, alongside independent dissertation options in both disciplinary areas.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Introduction to Visual Culture
- Introduction to Film and the Cinematic Experience
- Spanish Language 2
- Spanish Language 3
- Spain and Spanish America: History, Culture, Politics
- The Global City in Text and Film
- Visualising Modernity
- Spanish Language 4
- Latin America: Texts and Contexts
- Spanish Language 6 (SP30A3)
- Spanish Language 7 (SP40A5)
- Dissertation in Film & Visual Culture
- Dissertation in Spanish