BA Danish and Spanish
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Spanish required.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, to include Spanish, with no higher level score below 5.)
About this course
BA in Danish and Spanish, a German and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies degree centred on language acquisition and cultural studies. The course includes a compulsory year abroad spent immersing students in the societies of both languages, alongside advanced project work in the final year. The first year covers foundational studies through Introduction to Danish Language and Culture, Spanish Language I, and Introduction to Nordic Studies 1. The second year builds proficiency through Intermediate Danish Language and Culture and Spanish Language II, alongside optional modules covering Nordic literature and Scandinavian linguistics. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year features Advanced Danish Language and Culture, Spanish Language III, and Advanced Project Work in Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, while optional choices include Translation from the Scandinavian Languages, Golden Age Drama: Plays, Players and Playing in Early Modern Spain, and Vikings and Valkyries in Contemporary Culture.
Modules
- Introduction to Danish Language and Culture
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 1
- Introduction to Nordic Studies 2
- Spanish Language I
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Intermediate Danish Language and Culture
- Spanish Language II
- Intermediate Danish Language and Culture 2
- Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture 1
- Intermediate Norwegian Language and Culture 1
- Intermediate Icelandic Language and Culture 1
- Nordic Literature in Context
- Intermediate Icelandic Language and Culture 2
- Intermediate Swedish Language and Culture 2
- Topics in Scandinavian Linguistics
- Intermediate Norwegian Language and Culture 2
- Intermediate Danish Language and Culture 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Advanced Danish Language and Culture
- Advanced Project Work in Danish, Norwegian or Swedish
- Spanish Language III
- Northern Sites and Cities: Perspectives of Urban and Cultural Geographies of the Nordic Region
- Translation from the Scandinavian Languages
- Vikings and Valkyries in Contemporary Culture
- Viking-Age Scandinavia A
- Spanish Film from the 1990s: New Ways of Seeing (II)
- Spanish and Latin American Studies: Cultural Dilemmas II
- The Battle for Memory in the Contemporary Spanish Novel: Part 1, The Transition to Democracy
- The Battle for Memory in the Contemporary Spanish Novel: Part 2, Democracy Consolidated
- Golden Age Drama: Plays, Players and Playing in Early Modern Spain