MA Spanish and Philosophy
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 Philosophy, a Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Philosophy degree. Students spend the third year abroad studying or working in a Spanish-speaking destination. The first year covers morality and value, history of philosophy (may include Western and non-Western traditions), logic, philosophy of science, 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, and philosophy, divinity and law. The second year includes epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, 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. The third year involves 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, and University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day).
Modules
- morality and value
- history of philosophy (may include Western and non-Western traditions)
- logic
- philosophy of science
- 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
- epistemology
- metaphysics
- philosophy of language
- philosophy of mind
- 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)