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MA History and Spanish & Latin American Studies

University of Aberdeen

Institution
University of Aberdeen
Level
undergraduate
Subject
History and Spanish & Latin American Studies
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
RV14
Typical offer
A-level BBC, IB 32

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 History, combining Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and History. Core topics include Language & Translation, Historical Research, Research Methods, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students undertake a compulsory period abroad in a Spanish-speaking country during year three.

Modules

  • Academic Writing for Language & Literature
  • Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
  • Making History
  • Spanish Language 2
  • Spanish Language 3
  • Spain and Spanish America: History, Culture, Politics
  • The Global City in Text and Film
  • Spanish Language 4
  • Latin America: Texts and Contexts
  • Spanish Language 6 (SP30A3)
  • Thinking History
  • History of Medicine (ME33HM)
  • Architecture and Power
  • Painting in Tudor and Early Stuart England
  • Spanish Language 7 (SP40A5)
  • Dissertation in Spanish
  • History in Practice
  • Undergraduate Dissertation in History
  • Special Sub: Enlightenment Compared: Ireland, Scotland, Central Europe
  • Special Sub.: Britain and Revolutionary Russia 1917 - 1924
  • Special Sub: the Child as Subject in the British World
  • Spec Sub: Court Society in Late Medieval Europe (C. 1300 – C. 1500)
  • Special Sub:european Constitutional Monarchies in the Long 19thcentury
  • Special Subject: History of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
  • Special Subject: Myths of the North