BA Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (specific subject requirements) BTEC: We will consider the level 3 QCF BTEC at Subsidiary Diploma level and above in combination with other qualifications. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information. IB: 34 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including 5 in Higher Level Spanish
About this course
BA in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, a humanities degree centred on Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and English Literature, American Studies and Creative Writing. The course includes a compulsory year abroad in a Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking country and a final-year project. The first year introduces foundational themes through compulsory modules such as Upper Intermediate Spanish (B2), Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies and Introduction to Brazil, Portugal and Portuguese Speaking Africa. The second year builds proficiency with Practical Language Skills in Spanish 2, Portuguese Language Skills and Culture and Society in the Portuguese-Speaking World. The third year is spent on an integrated year abroad. The fourth year concludes the degree with advanced study including the Final Year Project, Practical Language Skills in Spanish 3 and Advanced Portuguese Language. Optional modules across the degree allow students to examine topics such as cinema, history, translation, politics and urban cultures.
Modules
- Introduction to Brazil, Portugal and Portuguese Speaking Africa
- Upper Intermediate Spanish (B2)
- Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies
- The Historical Development of Spain and Hispanic America
- Introduction to the Cultural Production of Spain and Spanish-America
- Beginners Portuguese (A1)
- Pre-intermediate Portuguese (A2)
- Lower Intermediate Portuguese (A2+ B1)
- Practical Language Skills in Spanish 2
- Portuguese Language Skills
- Culture and Society in the Portuguese-Speaking World
- From Brazil to Africa: World Cinemas in Portuguese
- Global Queer Politics and Cultures
- Social Class across Cultures
- Black Europe
- Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature
- Global Environmental Humanities
- Languages in Action: from Theory to Practice
- Digital Communications Across Cultures
- Issues in Hispanic Cinema
- Literature and the Arts in the Spanish-speaking World
- Latin America since Independence (c1800 - c1930)
- Translation Theory and Practice in a Spanish - English Context
- Modern Spain (1868-1975)
- LCS Year Abroad
- Final Year Project
- Practical Language Skills in Spanish 3
- Advanced Portuguese Language
- Languages in Action: from Theory to Practice
- Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo
- Contemporary World Literature
- Decolonial Approaches
- Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present
- Spanish in an Economic and Business Context
- Contemporary Spain: Politics, Culture and Society After Franco
- Spanish-English Translation
- Urban Cultures of the Portuguese-Speaking World
- Icons and Stars: Celebrity and Revolution in Spain and Latin America
- Race and Representation in the Spanish-speaking world