MA Spanish and English Literature
Entry requirements
A level: from A*AA to AAA (required: a language other than English at B, English Literature or combined English at B) IB: from 36 points with 665 at HL to 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Spanish and English Literature, an English Literature and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies degree focusing on literary analysis, cultural contexts, and language acquisition. The four-year programme includes a full academic year spent studying or working abroad. The first year covers poetry, drama, prose, linguistics and English language, alongside options in areas such as business, economics and informatics; politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations; art and architectural history; history, classics and archaeology; Celtic and Scottish ethnology; and philosophy, divinity and law. Year 2 explores thematic courses including Cultural Responses to War, Migration, Exile, Diaspora, Crime and Detection in Literature, Gender and Culture, The Coming-of-Age Narrative, Introduction to European Cinema, Dynamics of Language and Power, and Languages Beyond University. Year 3 involves studying or working in one or two destinations, which may include spending two semesters at a single institution, splitting one semester at two different institutions, arranging a work or volunteer placement with a private company or charity, or applying to an established scheme like the British Council’s English Language Assistants programme.
Modules
- poetry
- drama
- prose
- linguistics and English language
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- philosophy, divinity and law
- Cultural Responses to War
- Migration, Exile, Diaspora
- Crime and Detection in Literature
- Gender and Culture
- The Coming-of-Age Narrative
- Introduction to European Cinema
- Dynamics of Language and Power
- Languages Beyond University
- study in one or two destinations
- work in one or two destinations
- study in one destination and work in another
- two semesters at a single institution
- one semester at two different institutions (in different destinations)
- arrange to work or volunteer with a private company or charity
- apply to an established placement scheme, such as the British Council’s English Language Assistants programme
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)