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MA Spanish and History

University of Edinburgh

Institution
University of Edinburgh
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
RV41
Typical offer
A-level AAA, IB 36

Entry requirements

A level: from A*AA to AAA (required: a language other than 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 History, a degree in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and History and History. Students spend the third year abroad studying or working in one or two destinations. The first year covers history alongside options such as linguistics and language sciences, and philosophy, divinity and law. Second-year choices include Cultural Responses to War, Migration, Exile, Diaspora, and Crime and Detection in Literature. The third year involves a period abroad through study at an institution or work or volunteering placements. In the final year, advanced study spans film, literature, history, politics, language, linguistics, and media and cultural production.

Modules

  • a wide-ranging core course focused on key skills and habits, and showcasing the variety of topics available at Edinburgh, including in modern history
  • one of two courses, covering either: the medieval period the early modern period
  • the medieval period
  • the early modern period
  • linguistics and language sciences
  • 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)
  • film
  • literature
  • history
  • politics
  • language
  • linguistics
  • media and cultural production