MA Spanish and History of Art
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 of Art, a Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and History of Art degree focusing on the linguistic and visual cultures of Spanish-speaking societies alongside global art history. The four-year programme includes an academic year spent abroad studying, working or volunteering in one or two international destinations. The first year covers multiple subject areas through modules such as linguistics and language sciences, art and architectural history, and history, classics and archaeology. The second year examines thematic approaches via modules including Cultural Responses to War, Migration, Exile, Diaspora, Crime and Detection in Literature, and Gender and Culture. The third year consists of an international period abroad, offering options to study at a single institution or split time across two destinations, as well as working or volunteering placements. The final year allows advanced specialisation across areas such as film, literature, history, politics, language, linguistics, and media and cultural production.
Modules
- 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