MA Spanish and Linguistics
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 Linguistics, an English Language and Linguistics and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies degree centred on the study of language structures alongside Spanish culture and communication. The programme includes a compulsory year abroad spent studying or working in a Spanish-speaking destination. The first year covers introductory modules such as Linguistics and English Language 1A and Linguistics and English Language 1B alongside outside subjects. The second year explores specialised areas through courses including Cultural Responses to War, Crime and Detection in Literature, Introduction to European Cinema, and Dynamics of Language and Power. The third year is spent abroad, offering options to study at one or two institutions, undertake work placements, or participate in the British Council’s English Language Assistants programme. Students can also choose to study Portuguese or Catalan as part of the degree.
Modules
- Linguistics and English Language 1A - this offers a brief introduction to the study of language in general and of English in particular
- Linguistics and English Language 1B - this will help you develop the tools and knowledge needed to investigate the different subsystems of language in a systematic way
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- linguistics and language sciences
- philosophy, divinity and law
- the variations observed in the languages of the world
- the structure and history of world languages
- 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)